It's 'skillful' Japan against 'physical' England, but Nadeshiko coach Norio Sasaki - the only man directly involved in the match - bizarrely refuses to change his simple 4-4-2 in the face of Hope Powell's 4-...
osakaben | 06.07.2011
The necessary, but unlikely changes that should be made for tonight's under-21 group game.The defence has been superb all tournament, not just in defending capably but the attacking threat of Walker and Smalling in particular has greatly ...
mbillington10 | 19.06.2011 | Comments: 17
A snapshot of Scotland's attacking play in the latter stages of the first half in the notorious Wembley encounter.
cjfthistle | 16.06.2011
To me Henry did well enough to get the start this game as well. I'm going to roll the dice and say that Peterson and Gordon's injuries were not bad enough to prevent them from starting against NE. Winter will look to emulate the style of pl...
TFCBlogger | 12.06.2011
My England team based on possession football.
mbillington10 | 10.06.2011
This is how I'd like to see England line up in the next matches. I think this is the strongest squad we have at the moment without Gerrard. Smalling is faster, fitter than Ferdinand. Sit Rooney in behind Bent, where he can create chances and us...
4321chris | 09.06.2011 | Comments: 6
Gary Cahill and Chris Smalling will be the new CB's. Both tall, fit and strong. Walker and Gibbs as full-backs, they can get forward easily as they have lots of pace and good fitness so will work back aswell. Tom Huddlestone as holding midfie...
4321chris | 10.06.2011
The idea here was to keep the diamond midfield remotely intact, remove Austin da Luz from the starting 11, and try to play to Matt Kassel's strengths.1. The forward pairing of Henry and Rodgers stays as is, and hopefully continues to do what ...
jeremythunder | 07.06.2011
Swiss are the type of team who can hurt you when caught off guard. They are not stronger than England but could cause damage if not taken seriously. Just remember Spain's opening game against them in the World Cup.Capello's squad selectio...
nvr | 03.06.2011 | Comments: 6
Most of the 1986 WC Semi-Final played out like this, with England's attacking play stifled by Argentina's 3-5-2.
cjfthistle | 02.06.2011
The last 15 minutes of the 1986 WC Semi Final, where England went all out to try to equalise, causing Argentina's 3-5-2 to creak and almost crack.
cjfthistle | 02.06.2011
A few names aren't spelled correctly but you get the idea.
Joynertw | 15.04.2011 | Comments: 3
