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Soccer => Soccer Forum => Topic started by: Bow on Mar 04, 2008, 07:25: AM
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http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_3240777,00.html Theres he article
Anybody else think this will be where Becks will get his 100th cap
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I think that's awesome. Though I wish it was in the States, only to promote football more and more.
Becks should get his cap here no doubt. It'll be against some guys that he probably knows. Even if that means subbing him on with 10 minutes left.
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May 28th... nice!
Too bad it's going to be in England. When England came hear with their second team to play the US, it was a great game and it got lots of TV coverage.
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*Yaaaawwns*
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*Yaaaawwns*
:-*
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most def becks will get his 100 here and how fitting he now plays in the US now
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this game is coming up soon and two big england players pulled out of the match
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it'll be alot of uncapped or rotation players i think the likes of agbonlahor, young etc
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This will be fun to watch. There are actually a lot of good friendlies coming up. :popcorn:
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this game is coming up soon and two big england players pulled out of the match
Terry and Lampard?
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um cant remember the second one is owen for sure
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Nice match but, Euro without England is so sad!
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This game is quickly coming up. I think England will take it 3-1.
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the us starts qualifying on the 15th of next month. we should field a pretty solid lineup
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Beckham already has his 100th cap. Were people trying to say he will gain it against US? Because this is wrong
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I think thats what they meant TheKingNut,Because even to my knowledge Becks has his well deserved 100th cap.
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Beckham already has his 100th cap. Were people trying to say he will gain it against US? Because this is wrong
that was pre 100th cap
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I believe Donovan is getting his 100th cap. England is about to be embarrassed hard. 2-1 USA :banana:
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2-0 england. terry, lampard
eddie johnson :down:
we were pretty lifeless for most of the game. we missed landon a lot. england played very well
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Good for Terry to get a goal.
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http://www.soccernews.com/terry%c2%b4s-goal-gets-england-captain-smiling-again/2586/
John Terry finally had something to smile about as he marked his return as England captain with a goal in Wednesday's 2-0 friendly win over the United States.
Just seven days ago Terry was inconsolable after his penalty miss cost Chelsea the Champions League final against Manchester United.
But Fabio Capello gave the defender a much-needed boost by handing him the skipper's armband for the first time since September and he responded by heading England's first half opener at Wembley.
Terry is desperate to regain the England captaincy on a permanent basis after watching Steven Gerrard and Rio Ferdinand lead the team in Capello's first two matches. So this was the perfect way to stake his claim and wipe away the tears shed in Moscow last week - though it will need a more significant win than this against weak opposition to totally erase the scars.
Gerrard's strike after the break sealed Capello's second win as England coach, although the Italian must realise there is still plenty of room for improvement after a performance that could be described as workmanlike at best.
Terry admitted his goal was perfectly timed to lift his Russian blues: “That goal was for all the Chelsea fans for last week,” he said.
“It's been a difficult week since what happened in Moscow but getting back into the routine has been a massive plus. I'm a big man and I take what happened.”
Capello saluted Terry's effort. “I am very happy for him and for the England team,” he said. “He played a very good game. He is a leader for Chelsea and when he plays with the national team.
“It was important for him to score a goal and now he goes on holiday happy.”
Capello insisted this friendly was invaluable to his preparations for next season's World Cup qualifiers. Yet the sight of numerous empty red seats around Wembley suggested England's fans had little interest in such a low profile match - and the suspicion among many people with a friendly away to Trinidad and Tobago this weekend was it had more to do with garnering CONCACAF votes for the bid to host the 2018 World Cup.
Capello gave Jermain Defoe his first start for nearly two years in a 4-4-2 formation that allowed Wayne Rooney to play a roving role.
Gerrard thought he had opened the scoring with a volleyed finish from David Beckham's free-kick, but referee Kyros Vassaras had already whistled play dead before the ball was delivered.
Capello's pre-match demand for more English spirit from his players suggested he has already realised that perspiration rather than inspiration will be the defining factor for a squad short on pace and lacking a genuine playmaker.
Rooney is the only player capable of filling England's creative void and Capello has asked the Manchester United forward to be more selfish and forget about wasting energy on defensive chores.
He linked up well with Defoe at times but it was the Portsmouth forward who wasted a chance to open the scoring when he steered Gerrard's cross wide from close-range.
That was a rare moment's cohesion from England and it was no surprise that it took a set-piece to break the deadlock. Beckham's value to England in recent years has been measured mostly in his quality from dead balls and he delivered once again here.
The LA Galaxy midfielder, who was presented with a golden cap by Sir Bobby Charlton to mark his 100th appearance in England's last match, whipped in a perfect 38th minute free-kick and Terry stooped to power a header past Tim Howard from near the penalty spot.
That was Beckham's last contribution as David Bentley replaced him at half-time.
Bob Bradley's lacklustre visitors finally threatened when Eddie Johnson drove a fierce strike just wide early in the second half.
Defoe shot straight at substitute keeper Brad Guzan moments later but England didn't have to wait long for a second goal.
Gareth Barry's sublime pass sent Gerrard clear on goal in the 59th minute and the Liverpool midfielder - who might well be playing alongside Barry next season at Liverpool - calmly slotted his shot past Guzan.
CHELSEA!! CHELSEA!! ;P
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I believe Donovan is getting his 100th cap. England is about to be embarrassed hard. 2-1 USA :banana:
What? 2-0?....Yeah I thought so....SHUT UP!!!
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such vehemence, kingnut, such vehemence. Chilllllllllll
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I believe Donovan is getting his 100th cap. England is about to be embarrassed hard. 2-1 USA :banana:
What? 2-0?....Yeah I thought so....SHUT UP!!!
:lol:
I bet if I told this guy that I was actually Landon Donovan, he'd believe me.
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US was pure crap. They couldn't even string 5 passes together. I think Adu should start as well. He brought some skill and life to the game.
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US was pure crap. They couldn't even string 5 passes together. I think Adu should start as well. He brought some skill and life to the game.
agreed
and kingnut, just in case you didnt know, ELITE is actually Landon Donovan
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the bad:
i didn't like how we approached this game. i don't know why josh wolff played. in previous years, i think he would have been, and was, an asset in these types of games, but i don't see how his play this year at 1860 would warrant a call-up. at least we, hopefully, have learned that he won't do us much good at this level right now. i would have liked to have seen:
johnson
adu
dmb clark bradley dempsey
but whatever. i wasn't, however, expecting us to possess the ball well. you will almost never see us possess the ball more than our opponents. i was more "concerned" with how we looked going forward. at some point, i was kind of hoping that we'd just start trying to play eddie johnson in over the top.
the good:
rooney and defoe didn't get turned to run at onyewu and bocanegra too often. that would have been a fucking nightmare and a red card waiting to happen.