If you had asked me at the beginning of the tournament who was going to win group D, I probably would have said France. But after they flamed out after acting like five-year-olds in the previous World Cup, there wasn’t much promise there. Next I might have said Sweden, who have strong players all over the [...]
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Unimpressive England Wins Group Amid Controversy
June 19th, 2012 
Evan 
Posted in Football, Soccer 
Tags: carlos puyol, controversy, crowd, euro2012, five year olds, forwards, gerrard, host nation, opposition, pitch, quarterfinals, roberto carlos, second half, soil, star player, sweden, tabloids, three minutes, ukraine, wayne rooney, world cup game 
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July 3rd, 2010 douglasawhsport Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney were both clearly frustrated in their World Cup exits. Tactics could have been the cause for both. Should Rooney have been played alone up top? Should Crouch have played more? Considering the goal, should Defoe have played more? With Portugal…well, if you saw their matches, you know their tactics. I’m [...]
Posted in Coaching, Player Tips Tags: amateur sports, Coaching, England, FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup 2010, Football, forwards, playing tips, Portugal, Soccer, South Africa, sports psychology, strikers, WC2010 No Comments »