luni, 13 iunie 2011

Spain U-21 England U-21 1 -1

DANNY WELBECK saved England with an 88th-minute equaliser.

It came after the Ander God looked to have condemned Stuart Pearce's Young Lions to a controversial defeat.
Ander Herrera put Spain in front with a first-half goal that had more than a suspicion of handball about it.
But to their credit, Psycho's cubs, despite being on the back foot for most of the night, never chucked in the towel.

And their determination was rewarded when Manchester United striker Welbeck turned in Kyle Walker's defence-splitting pass to earn a barely merited point.
Make no mistake, while England grabbed a draw, Spain earned the plaudits with their superior football.
Luis Milla's young matadors would have won by a comfortable margin had complacency not set in among their attackers and had England keeper Frank Fielding and his dogged defenders not stood firm under pressure.

While a draw is a welcome result, it cannot mask the deficiencies of English football, which were once again highlighted at an international tournament for the world to see. It was uncomfortable viewing for any Englishman - and a certain interested Italian would not have been too impressed either.
Quite what Fabio Capello thought, sitting alongside Sir Trevor Brooking and a sprinkling of FA bigwigs in the VIP seats at the MCH Arena in Herning, is anybody's guess.
England's senior boss refused to comment before or afterwards, though what could he have said?
As international performances go, this was almost as bad as anything his full squad churned out in South Africa last summer - even if Pearce's men showed distinctly more pride.


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