Hungry England wins comfortably
In the end it was a comfortable 3-1 victory for England against Hungary in a friendly at Old Trafford earlier today.
Two headed goals in a four-minute spell in the second half by Steven Gerrard and John Terry should have ended the Hungarian’s resistance but give credit to Hungary for taking the initiative to counter England. They did score a thunderbolt of a goal and at times played better than England in the middle of the park.
Sven Goran Eriksson brought in Peter Crouch later in the game and he scored the third goal to settle England’s nerves. It was Crouch’s second international goal and he proves to be an effective substitute.
The game started with England trying out a new system – with Gerrard playing just behind Michael Owen and Jamie Carragher playing the holding midfielder.
The decision to play Gerrard up front proved to be effective but the Carragher decision was a bit difficult to understand. More so when in the second half, Owen Hargreaves was brought in to play the holding midfield role.
I must say that of the two, Carragher did better but what I don’t understand is why Michael Carrick was not used in that role, especially when he is used to play there, and he plays well in that role.
Otherwise, the game also saw the introduction of Theo Walcott as the youngest England player in the final 20 minutes. He did well with one or two speedy runs and two shots on target. With time, he will do well for England, I reckon.
England started with what looked like the definite first 11. I still think that for the World Cup, Sven will play Carrick at the holding midfield role. Both Joe Cole and Ashley Cole also had a good game today.
In all, England looked comfortable in this game although at times they were stretched by Hungary.
In the end it was a comfortable 3-1 victory for England against Hungary in a friendly at Old Trafford earlier today.
Two headed goals in a four-minute spell in the second half by Steven Gerrard and John Terry should have ended the Hungarian’s resistance but give credit to Hungary for taking the initiative to counter England. They did score a thunderbolt of a goal and at times played better than England in the middle of the park.
Sven Goran Eriksson brought in Peter Crouch later in the game and he scored the third goal to settle England’s nerves. It was Crouch’s second international goal and he proves to be an effective substitute.
The game started with England trying out a new system – with Gerrard playing just behind Michael Owen and Jamie Carragher playing the holding midfielder.
The decision to play Gerrard up front proved to be effective but the Carragher decision was a bit difficult to understand. More so when in the second half, Owen Hargreaves was brought in to play the holding midfield role.
I must say that of the two, Carragher did better but what I don’t understand is why Michael Carrick was not used in that role, especially when he is used to play there, and he plays well in that role.
Otherwise, the game also saw the introduction of Theo Walcott as the youngest England player in the final 20 minutes. He did well with one or two speedy runs and two shots on target. With time, he will do well for England, I reckon.
England started with what looked like the definite first 11. I still think that for the World Cup, Sven will play Carrick at the holding midfield role. Both Joe Cole and Ashley Cole also had a good game today.
In all, England looked comfortable in this game although at times they were stretched by Hungary.
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