Comments on: England Have Renewed Hope after Croatia Crushing http://www.epltalk.com/england-have-renewed-hope-after-croatia-crushing/3198 Daily News & Analysis of the English Premier League Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:52:04 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: dylan http://www.epltalk.com/england-have-renewed-hope-after-croatia-crushing/3198#comment-22489 dylan Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:56:25 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/england-have-renewed-hope-after-croatia-crushing/3198#comment-22489 i beg to differ about Lampard, he didnt have the best game and looked decidedly average. i beg to differ about Lampard, he didnt have the best game and looked decidedly average.

]]> By: Kartik http://www.epltalk.com/england-have-renewed-hope-after-croatia-crushing/3198#comment-22482 Kartik Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:10:32 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/england-have-renewed-hope-after-croatia-crushing/3198#comment-22482 What a result and it would seem like Capello understands football better than most English managers: for years I have been calling for Sven and Macca to use Emile Heskey as a striker that can hold up play with his back to goal to get Rooney or Owen more space in the attack. It worked against the arrogant, over rated Croats in Zagreb, even though no other England manager recently wanted to try it. Also starting Walcott was genius.<br><br>Sadly here stateside we are relegated to "anti football" as I call it promoted by a listless US National Team whose coaches seem less interested in calling in their most talented players and more interested in some sort of phony chemistry. Thankfully we have Sven's inspiring Mexico side and Capello's new found English stars to keep our attention while our boys disappoint. What a result and it would seem like Capello understands football better than most English managers: for years I have been calling for Sven and Macca to use Emile Heskey as a striker that can hold up play with his back to goal to get Rooney or Owen more space in the attack. It worked against the arrogant, over rated Croats in Zagreb, even though no other England manager recently wanted to try it. Also starting Walcott was genius.

Sadly here stateside we are relegated to “anti football” as I call it promoted by a listless US National Team whose coaches seem less interested in calling in their most talented players and more interested in some sort of phony chemistry. Thankfully we have Sven's inspiring Mexico side and Capello's new found English stars to keep our attention while our boys disappoint.

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