England start their qualifying for the 2010 World Cup with an away match against Andorra and Croatia double header strange, the team that eliminated them from qualifying for Euro 2008.
With Fabio Capello finally, the choice of John Terry as his permanent captain shortly before the convincing performance against the Czech Republic in a friendly last month at Wembley, English fans will now the results of the first match of Capello England team to play as purchasing term focus condemned Steve McClaren.
Better distribution Soccer predicted that a 2-2 would have been happy, but the English team were booed off the field against the Czechs, and it was just an injury time equalizer from substitute Joe Cole spared Capello shame to lose at home in a stadium less than full.With England not to perform a demanding and rumors of fighting in the FA chief executive Brian Barwick departing December 31, English footballer really need two strong performances in the upcoming double header to produce.
Andorra and Croatia, both in England and the European Championship qualifying group of players that Capello should both teams know.
However, the placement could have soccer betting, spread over a dozen high against Andorra in the opening game, look at the last device in March 2007 at the Montjuic Olympic Barcelona as England struggled in the beginning, going in 0-0 at half for the -0 end of three winners, with goals from Steven Gerrard (2) and the debut of David Nugent child.
The match against Andorra last year was followed by a goalless draw in Israel for the week was during this time, the foundations of the regime McClaren began to crumble.
Frank Lampard was missing because of an injury to Gerrard was Owen Hargreaves in midfield partnership. However, Andorran defended well and it was not until the 54th minute when he ran to a firing Gerrard Wayne Rooney and crashed a volley into the corner mark on the network.
This eventually settled and 77 Gerrard England doubled their lead in the minutes when a sub-DOS with Jermain Defoe and played only the keeper to the left of the room. Substitute David Nugent Do what gravity fault line, when he scored on his debut at the last minute after good work from Defoe.
England were much better in the home match against Andorra at Old Trafford in September 2006 when they won 5-0. Like Capello, were opposed to Andorra, McClaren first competitive game and the players did not disappoint with goals from Gerrard and two of the current strike partnership Portsmouth, Defoe and Peter Crouch.
Three points are good enough for Capello, but for English fans, convincing win against Andorra is also needed because the team to Zagreb and then head on a revenge mission to Croatia.
Slaven Bilić Croatian team has six points behind England in the European Championship meant a 2-0 victory in Croatia and a 3-2 win at Wembley, England, who had spent the summer watching the tournament in Austria and Switzerland.
When they met in the past Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb, Eduardo Arsenal goals and an own goal from Gary Neville Fake Steve McClaren delighted with his first competitive game, something that Capello will try to avoid.
England McClaren tried on the first page in 12 years hit home to Croatia in a competitive game, and now Capello will try to do the same on September 10. But both Capello and his players should look at the performance that night in October 2006.
Goalkeeper Paul Robinson will always be notorious for his bad shot, Gary Neville's back to give slow role in the net 2-0 to Croatia, but many people forget that Robinson a number of outstanding saves made to keep England in the will executed as a game dominated by Croatia.
It is a little known fact that Robinson tried Gordon Brown game record of seven clean sheets in a row.
However, England had few chances in a 3-5-2 formation and the continuing pressure on the side eventually led Edward Slavin Bilić scored on a header in the 60th minute.
Eight minutes later their lead expand to Croatia in a harmless looking pass from Gary Neville return decreased as Robinson tried to clear the ball, and jumped on his leg in an empt
y net, to the delight of the fans at home.Prior to the final qualifier against Croatia, England, the possibilities for classification seemed dead, after their defeat against Russia in Moscow in October, but Israel has left a huge advantage over Russia, the diplomas in their own hands.
England only needed a draw to qualify for the European Championship, but a terrible night of continuous rain, found themselves 2-0 after just 15 minutes to a Croatian side had already qualified.
Scott Carson is introduced to correct the error prone Robinson in goals, but the worst possible start to his debut in competitive Niko Kranjčar shot under the arms on the wet floor, went out to Croatia 1-0 in the eighth minutes presented .
It was even worse when Eduardo by Ivica Olic, who rounded Carson and placed the ball into the empty net seven minutes later he was playing.
2-0 after the half McClaren brought on David Beckham and Defoe in the second half and former captain was one of the few players who led England to their potential.
A Defoe penalty in the 56th minute when Josip Simunic was his jersey retired in the box by referee Peter Fröjdfeldt have. England have been unlucky with the penalty, but it was Lampard kicks, and kept his cool to England a lifeline.
Although they already qualified, were determined to win and Croatia had a few good chances, their two goal lead at the moment, but Carson said a series of fine saves.
Their efforts were in the 65th minute when Beckham crossed for Crouch, who rewarded his chest before firing home check mark.
This would be qualified to LINE England score, but to go with 13 minutes, Mladen Petric Croatia instead drilled home to a waiting period of 25 meters shoot England to murder ... and the short reign of Steve McClaren as England coach.
So many lessons learned for Capello and England, she will learn before the double header as?
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