Probably. As much as I would love to spin an Olympifying yarn about how England triumphed over the lost of Rooney as Peter Crouch tormented defenders with his ability to win air balls and his frightening set of bunny teeth, I am inclined to say that the dream was probably 60% crushed when Ferrerira got his foot in. With Owen not as sharp as he was post-injury. England would have to probably rely on Crouch and possibly a toss up between Defoe and Bent to wing it. I really don't see it happening.
They say football has little to do with luck and fate. I agree. The gods of fortune are not to be blamed should England return with their tails and cockles between their boots. But the inability of Sven to groom a decent successor to the magical pair as well as he grooms and prepares mistresses for consumption, is and will be the cause.
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Over?
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Posted by The Geek at 8:32 PM
3 comments:
play carrick in a holding role, lampard at the top of a diamond and gerrard in a free role just behind owen.
this solves three problems:
1. the holding role
2. gerrard n lampard
3. no rooney
does it sound too simple to be true?
cannot lah. rooney brings a lot to the table. he is really quite spectacular when on form and plus, the likelihood of him putting away chances is quite high.
there isn't a better alternative, though. you could play beckham in a holding role and stick wright phillips on the right, playiing a more rigid 4-1-4-1. apart from mixing around with midfield options, all we're left with is beanpole, benchwarmer, one season wonder.
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