Friday, June 16, 2006
, 11:51 AM
On England vs Trinidad & TobagoIt was a nerve-wrecking match yesterday man. England created so many awesome chances at goal, but ended up with a poor finishing. Rooney was rested in the 1st half but at the rate England is going, I guess a Rooney comeback is pretty much inevitable. There was great set-up by the England players, but T&T played really really well for its FIRST ever world cup. They knew it was gonna be tough to come up against a team as good as England( with Rooney it's great), but they really make full potential of every ball possession. And heck, they played like seasoned veterans in the world cup. Outstanding football. Michael Owen didn't play that badly in my opinion, he orchestrated several goal set-ups and stuff, Becks did well in keeping the flow throughout the field. I guess Owen and Ronaldo( Brazil) share the same predicament, they haven't really recovered full match fitness and sharpness...yet. Give him some time to oil those rusty bearings and he'll shine. However, with Rooney's comeback I'm afraid he'll be 2nd choice striker?In the first half and 30 mins into 2nd half, I just think that Crouch was a lil too tall to my liking, whenever he wanna head or bicycle-kick, the ball towards goal, it hits his long legs or head a lil too prematurely and tends to overshot. And that created so many darned misses. And Lampard kept sending the ball too high over the goal post. Aargh. First half no goal? Thrilling. 20 minutes into 2nd half still no goal? Nerve-wrecking. 30 minutes into 2nd half still no goal!?! Houston we have a problem. LOL. If I had the bad habit of chewing my nails, I would have 0 nails left after the entire match. 20+ minutes into 2nd half, Rooney started pacing the sidelines with Lennon, and I loved the way te commentator introduced Rooney, he said" Rooney is pacing OMNIOUSLY along the sidelines". Haha makes him sound like a dangerous beast of sorts. He warmed up in the 1st half too but I guess that was a lil scare tactic on Sven's part. Finally, after missing 47 days, Rooney makes a comeback! Owen is subbed by Rooney amidst thunderous applause by Eng's fans( imagine how he must haf felt? The poor fella) and Carragher's subbed by Lennon( Tottenham Hotspurs winger). I felt that Sven should haf subbed Crouch( but he finally scored the 83rd min), and kept Carragher. But oh well, I guess it worked cuz England bounced back with late goals by Peter Crouch(unlikely goal, ironically it was his height that got him tt goal) 83rd minute and Stevie( Liverpool's Stevie Wonder!) at 91st min. LOL. It was an amazing match! But please don't make us wait that long in the next few matches lads! Haha.Hence, full time it was England 2-0 T&T. England has officially secured theit place in the round of 16 after this victory. Poor T&T they defended and taunted England so bravely and it comes to nought, and even ended up with broken hearts and a bagful of yellow cards. That's football for you : )
The 'Latecomers': Rooney & Stevie!
For now, I can't wait for another England match. Brazil when are u gonna shine again? Woohoo~~~ Bu-ko( 5A champion at World Yo-Yo Contest 2005) and Taka(2005 World Yo-Yo contest champion [AP] freestyle ) will be judging at this year's SYYC! AND..they'll be at several Toys 'R' Us outlets island-wide!!! I wanna catch them in action!!! Yabai!!!! Haha.
