Tag Archives: England
England’s abject humiliation
Germany 4-1 England. In 1953 Hungary’s Magical Magyars came to Wembley and thrashed England 6-3. To prove it was no fluke, the Magyars beat England 7-1 the following year in Budapest. Until the 6-3 result England had not ever lost at home. The professional game at the time was run by the amateurs at the FA and the then manager [...]
They bombed our chip shop
England unite at last but Capello is left to count cost of missed chances – World Cup, Football – The Independent. Profligate in front of goal but generally looking more like they meant it, England setup a next round game against the Germans. This could lead to a potential quarter final against Argentina. You’ve got [...]
A team of strangers
England 0-0 Algeria. There was so much wrong with this display, it’s difficult to pin down exactly what went wrong. The key to it seems to be though, that we play as if we’ve never played together. There’s not the team spirit and togetherness you get at club level. In all honesty players of this [...]
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