I'm an England fan, I'm wearing my England scarf as I compose this entry. Needless to say, the 2010 World Cup was a big disappointment. We're all waiting for Capello and Co. to pull it together.
So obviously, loved the Wales match. Loved seeing John Terry back as Captain. Loved seeing Lampard score the PK, and loved seeing England get up early over a young, inexperienced Wales side.
It was also nice to be able to actually see the match for once. ESPN carried the match, and a lot of the time we'll only get the friendlies on FSC. It was awesome to see an England match that meant something.
Really, what is there to say about such a dominant performance? Wales was totally hemmed in their own half for the entire first half, and England probably could have gotten more goals in. Obviously, Capello switching some tactics paid off some. Lamps had the PK, and a great goal from Darren Bent, and England had it done and dusted early.
Wales looked a lot better in the second half for sure, but just couldn't get it done against the high powered England side. Perhaps the only drawback for England was Wayne Rooney getting a yellow, which rules him out for the next qualifier.
For Wales. I was actually hoping to see a bit better display, and they came closer in the second half. Gary Speed has a lot of work ahead of him, but the good news is, there seems to be nowhere to go but up. I did think Ramsey did a good job as Wales Captain. At least Speed doesn't have the controversy that Capello has about the Captain situation.
Personally, though Capello's kind of screwed this up by his own actions, I think putting Terry back in with the armband was the right move, no disrespect for Ferdinand. The next controversy he has on his hands is the sending home of 5 Champions League players before the Ghana friendly, which is having some of the folks who bought tickets for that match feeling a little short changed.
Major props to Scott Parker though, he played an awesome match. I'd hate to see West Ham go down, just for his sake.
Can't wait to get a look at Carroll and some of the rest of the squad in the Ghana match!
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