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Steve McClaren sacked!!!
And no it's not in the Quarter Finals, its the qualifying group stages.
What a joke lah England... I really think that Israel's win over Russia was not really a blessing, but really a curse in disguise. If Israel had only drawn, England would have needed a win, hence former England manager Steve McClaren would not have played a 4-5-1, but would have gone all out for a win. It was coming really, McClaren's sacking. Let's look at the players last night...
Scott Carson was HORRIBLE. He can only redeem himself one bit by that outstanding, but really, reaction save to keep it at 2-1. Micah Richards, that was his worse game in my opinion. His lack of international experience showed in that match. He was really running around like a headless chicken, in my opinion. Sol Campbell was exposed time and time again with his lack of pace, as Eduardo da Silva and Ivica Olic gave him and Joleon Lescott a run around. Wayne Bridge was a terror down the left flank, FOR CROATIA! He's runs and crosses were absolutely poor, his defending? Need you ask? And to think this is the second choice defence behind quartet Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, John Terry and Ashley Cole.
Shaun Wright-Phillips was pretty much average, one or two successful runs, one or two decent crosses, that pretty much sums up his performance... Wait, he had a one on one with the goalkeeper when England were one down and his first touch failed him, the rest was history. Gareth Barry, what the heck was he doing??? He was suppose to play in the hole, wasn't he? He was time and time again going further ahead of the two attacking midfielders. Crap. Steven Gerrard didn't look good either, one or two nice passes complimented with ten misplaced passes. Frank Lampard's only contribution was probably his bravery at the penalty spot, and that he converted it. Joe Cole's little moment of brilliance here or there was just about it for the Chelsea winger, his crossing weren't very good either. David Beckham's sublimed cross for the equaliser was his only contribution, his set-pieces tonight wasn't as great.
Peter Crouch managed to get the equaliser after a brilliant first touch chest control and a close range volley. His holding up play was good but there weren't any midfielders close to him to help him. Jermaine Defoe looked decent, but not fantastic. Darren Bent, he should have scored when he had that chance. Once he missed that chance to make it 3-3, it was bye bye to Euro 08 for England.
Micah Richards plays with Richard Dunne in central defence for Manchester City, where he looks good, but he has the assurance that Dunne is there when he is out of place. Sol Campbell plays with a much faster Sylvan Distin at Portsmouth. Joleon Lescott plays with a much pacer Joseph Yobo at Everton. Wayne Bridge is second choice at Chelsea, so to Shaun Wright-Phillips! Joe Cole, Lampard and Gerrard are the only other first choices. Lampard has Michael Essien or Claude Makelele or Jon Obi Mikel supporting him from behind, covering the defence. So to Gerrard, who has either Xabi Alonso, Javier Mascherano, Lucas Leiva or Mohamed Sissoko protecting the back-four. All of England's strikers today aren't even first choice at their clubs. Crouch hardly gets a game under Rafa Benitez. Darren Bent and Defoe can't displace Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov at White Hart Lane.
This is the state English football is in. The only bright side is Stuart Pearce's U-21s. The likes of Gabriel Agbonlahor, Lee Cattermole, Theo Walcott and Steven Taylor excites any England fan.
Now I really wish Jose Mourinho will come in as England manager. His utter arrogance will surely subdue the ever-pressurizing English media. Alan Shearer could come in at assistant manager to give Mourinho much more insight than the Portuguese already knows about English football, and yet Shearer can learn the trade as manager too.
I don't have a clue what I'm going to do next June.
Bye~!