it was a shame how rooney's reputation precedes himhim
Mon Jun 25, 2012 09:19
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as otherwise he would have been subbed off yesterday instead of welbeck, who was having a decent game. I also thought Milner should have stayed on, he was also looking decent and he did more than either Walcott or Young.
i like him as a player, but i have to admit he has become one of a long line of so called England 'stars' who have just failed to perform in the big tournaments.... Waddle, Hoddle, Barnes, being... more
he's been on the same training base as all the other england players for the last couple of weeks, if anything he should have been fresher having not played 180 minutes in the space of 5 days. I... more
combined well on a 'one two' to create one of Englands best chances, badly missed by Wellbeck. I was surprised that Milner was taken off but I wouldn't want to be too critical. I doubt it would have... more
but perhaps you're forgetting he went into the tournament as England's most in form player with a goal every couple of games record over the last 7 or 8 games. easy to forget eh
were in possession of the ball for 2 minutes 20 seconds. On his own, Pirlo was in possession of the ball for 4 minutes 28 seconds. Pirlo made 131 passes. Gerrard and Parker totalled 67 between them.... more
Possession is just a statistic. It doesn't necessarily win games - as last night showed. Italy had all the possession but couldn't score. Possession stats on their own are meaningless unless you... more