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Seriously, some people are just utter plums and it seems they are all employed by ITV sport in some capacity.
How many times did we have to hear during tonight's broadcast of the England game that, a win is a win, and that a send off with a victory is what's important, even though England didn't play at their best? No shit Sherlock, why the flange would a team with a very good chance of doing very well at the World Cup, try their hardest in their final home friendly?
Surely any true England fan would just be pleased that the bloody game is over and that nobody got hurt regardless of the result? I wouldn't have given a toss if we had lost 1-0 in tonight's game. Considering we were not going for it on all cylinders etc, yawn, etc, I thought we played some very good football in places and that overall the signs were extremely encouraging that we might live up to the hype that the English media so unfairly heaps upon the 3 Lions.
Johnson at right back played very well, and deservedly was awarded man of the match, plus he scored an absolute blinder of a goal. Ledley King, although shakey in places, looked good, although in the post match interview, he looked utterly fucked. Lennon looked sharp when he came on as did Adam Johnson, even though he only got six minutes.
I think that Mr. C's toughest decisions will come down to his choices of who plays wide. England for once, have a few wingers to choose from, plus some inside forwards who can play wide when needed. Adam Johnson could well go to South Africa, I know he only got six minutes, but surely the fact that he made the absolute maximum of his chance must go in his favour. If he hadn't been such a nice lad, he would have gone down in the area as his shirt was being ripped off his back and won us a penalty.

Lennon or Walcott? One to start and one to punish the knackered full back in the last twenty minutes of a game I think. I would start Lennon, at this point in time he is simply a much better reader of the game than Theo. He has more guile, a better shot and just looks more like a complete winger. Theo lacks a final ball, as we all know, but in the last twenty minutes against a tired full back, who may be on a yellow card, he is exactly the kind of player you want on your side. He can run and run,and not only can he run, he can run so fucking fast that you feel whacked out just watching him on the box lifting your fourth pint of the day towards your mush.
Hart looked good in goal. Wouldn't it be great if Mr. C just started him in South Africa? The one player I'm totally unsure of who will probably start is Calamity James. I've watched enough of him in action to know he is not the man that we need between the sticks.
On another note the Wembley pitch is all over the shop, not that it matters to England now, as we wont be playing there until September. John Terry made a great observation after his Chelsea side beat Portsmouth in the FA Cup final, saying that the pitch ruined the game. He went on to add that the FA need to decide if Wembley is going to be a football stadium or an events stadium. Although he is absolutely right, who does he think is still paying the bill of our new home? We all want the ground just to be used by the 3 Lions and for cup finals, but is that really realistic? Of course it isn't. The stadium costs a lot of dosh to maintain,and England do not play enough home games to cover those costs. Maybe JT should become a shop steward for the PFA and ask fellow England pros who make over £60,000 per week to put in 10% of their wages whilst they are playing/working/representing their country. That would mean a whole months worth of 10% of shit loads of cash over the world cup, could go into the Wembley coffers, and keep JT and the like happy badgers.
Or, he could charge fans thousands of pounds for a tour of Chelsea's ground and training facilities, off the cards, and just think, oh fuck it, wears that under age slapper, I need a nosh off.
Baked Patata!