England-Egypt 3-1, friendly

[zamalkawyawy]

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10 things we learned from England v Egypt

By Dan Silver in Mirror Football Blog

Published 22:05 03/03/10


England's friendly victory over Egypt was the proverbial game of two halves, with a brace from Peter Crouch and a Shaun Wright-Phillips goal overturning a first half deficit. But what did we learn from the game, asks Dan Silver?

1) Rooney might be on-song, but he isn't down with the song
Given that it's generally accepted that England's entire World Cup hopes rest on Wayne Rooney's shoulders, would it be too much to ask that he learns the words to the national anthem between now and June?

2) Frank Lampard needs to get scoring tips from John Terry
If the midfielder was as successful in the box (ahem) as his Chelsea team-mate, England would have been a goal-up inside 10 minutes.

3) Wembley really is a Mecca for football
The Egyptian players' prostrate goal celebration merely confirmed what we'd known all along.

4) Dropping John Terry doesn't look like such a good idea now
Matthew Upson is a solid enough defender, but as his - literal - slip-up for Egypt's opener proved, England's back-up central defenders are far from world class. That said, at least the Wembley groundsman won't be in South Africa.

5) There's something about the name Zidan...
First Zizou put England to the sword at Euro 2004, and his near-namesake Mohamed gave England's backline the run-around at Wembley too. You'd think we would have learned by now...

6) England desperately need Ashley Cole back for the World Cup
Leighton Baines looked solid at the back but offered little going forward. Cole might have questionable off-field habits, but this game proved just how good an attacking full-back he is on it.

7) The John Terry scandal has actually improved England's team spirit
It certainly explains why they played so badly in the first half - they wanted to give the Wembley crowd as many chances as possible to spread the booing around the whole team.

8) England need to start with a big man/Rooney combination
And that big man should be Peter '20 in 37 games' Crouch. Well, at least until we come up against a nation who are any good, at any rate.

9) Egypt's goalkeeper is so bad he could almost make the England squad
England will be lucky to come up against a keeper in South Africa who makes the kind of mistakes El Hadary did for Shaun Wright-Phillips' goal. Well, outside of their own inter-squad training matches, of course.

10) Capello really is the Don
Never mind who should play up front, or at the back, or in goal. England's key man is the bloke in the fancy specs. Sven never had a Plan B. Capello seems to have Plans C, D and E all lined up.

[norwayea]

Originally Posted by zamalkawyawy

9) Egypt's goalkeeper is so bad he could almost make the England squad
England will be lucky to come up against a keeper in South Africa who makes the kind of mistakes El Hadary did for Shaun Wright-Phillips' goal. Well, outside of their own inter-squad training matches, of course.

I don't get this??

[zamalkawyawy]

Originally Posted by norwayea

I don't get this??

The guy is making fun of El-Hadary and at the same time of the keepers on the British side. He is saying that the British team will be very lucky to meet this level of keepers in South Africa. He ridicules the keepers on the British side by emphasizing that he means facing the keepers in official games, not in the training sessions.

Well, Hadary was good. He can never redirect a strong ball to the side, and the same for Abdel-Wahed El-Sayed, but all keepers make mistakes and have their weak points.

It was not clear how Mr. Shehata viewed this game ? Did he want to win the game to send ripples through the world of football ? Did he consider it a honorary game for his players, and especially the veterans in the team like Ahmed Hassan and Abu-Treika ? Did he want to make six substitutions to give a chance for young players to show their skills on an international level ? What !

Will Shikabala ever play ?

[Toot]

I did not watch the game but many said first 45 minutes we were as good as the other team. Second 45 minutes we were totally out of it. Make sense when you play after winning a championship at +30 C and play at -0C against any friendly nation

[norwayea]

Originally Posted by zamalkawyawy

The guy is making fun of El-Hadary and at the same time of the keepers on the British side. He is saying that the British team will be very lucky to meet this level of keepers in South Africa. He ridicules the keepers on the British side by emphasizing that he means facing the keepers in official games, not in the training sessions.

Well, Hadary was good. He can never redirect a strong ball to the side, and the same for Abdel-Wahed El-Sayed, but all keepers make mistakes and have their weak points.

It was not clear how Mr. Shehata viewed this game ? Did he want to win the game to send ripples through the world of football ? Did he consider it a honorary game for his players, and especially the veterans in the team like Ahmed Hassan and Abu-Treika ? Did he want to make six substitutions to give a chance for young players to show their skills on an international level ? What !

Will Shikabala ever play ?

but still it's a stupid comment, he was the man of the match!

Shehata's management to the game was a big ZERO!

And no, Shika and Mido will never play for the NT again, as long as Shehata is the man in charge!!

[Alex1411]

Originally Posted by zamalkawyawy

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10 things we learned from England v Egypt

By Dan Silver in Mirror Football Blog

Published 22:05 03/03/10


England's friendly victory over Egypt was the proverbial game of two halves, with a brace from Peter Crouch and a Shaun Wright-Phillips goal overturning a first half deficit. But what did we learn from the game, asks Dan Silver?

1) Rooney might be on-song, but he isn't down with the song
Given that it's generally accepted that England's entire World Cup hopes rest on Wayne Rooney's shoulders, would it be too much to ask that he learns the words to the national anthem between now and June?

2) Frank Lampard needs to get scoring tips from John Terry
If the midfielder was as successful in the box (ahem) as his Chelsea team-mate, England would have been a goal-up inside 10 minutes.

3) Wembley really is a Mecca for football
The Egyptian players' prostrate goal celebration merely confirmed what we'd known all along.

4) Dropping John Terry doesn't look like such a good idea now
Matthew Upson is a solid enough defender, but as his - literal - slip-up for Egypt's opener proved, England's back-up central defenders are far from world class. That said, at least the Wembley groundsman won't be in South Africa.

5) There's something about the name Zidan...
First Zizou put England to the sword at Euro 2004, and his near-namesake Mohamed gave England's backline the run-around at Wembley too. You'd think we would have learned by now...

6) England desperately need Ashley Cole back for the World Cup
Leighton Baines looked solid at the back but offered little going forward. Cole might have questionable off-field habits, but this game proved just how good an attacking full-back he is on it.

7) The John Terry scandal has actually improved England's team spirit
It certainly explains why they played so badly in the first half - they wanted to give the Wembley crowd as many chances as possible to spread the booing around the whole team.

8) England need to start with a big man/Rooney combination
And that big man should be Peter '20 in 37 games' Crouch. Well, at least until we come up against a nation who are any good, at any rate.

9) Egypt's goalkeeper is so bad he could almost make the England squad
England will be lucky to come up against a keeper in South Africa who makes the kind of mistakes El Hadary did for Shaun Wright-Phillips' goal. Well, outside of their own inter-squad training matches, of course.

10) Capello really is the Don
Never mind who should play up front, or at the back, or in goal. England's key man is the bloke in the fancy specs. Sven never had a Plan B. Capello seems to have Plans C, D and E all lined up.

Thanks for info!^^