I have the misfortune to be both indoors tonight, and in possession of an ancient Matsui 14″ television. Thus having finished watching tonight’s episode of Coronation street I am now though a combination of morbid fascination and a complete lack of willpower; watching the England v Spain match on BBC1.
Is there is anything duller than an England friendly in the sporting world? If there is then I have yet to see it. Watching 11 overpaid, underworked, clothes horses jog around a pitch with as much energy as that flattened frog currently sitting in the road outside my house depresses me immensely. These guys show no passion, no get up and go, and certainly no patriotic spirit whatsoever. Playing for your country should be an honour, they could at least pretend to care. If someone would only put something in the water? I think a few kilos of speed would help and suggest they talk to Rio Ferdinand about that one.
Anyway, I’m not just a moaner, I have a solution too. Drop friendlies, problem solved. However if the FA won’t drop these pointless glorified training sessions from the fixture list then they could at least try to engineer some passion from them. I suggest that England from now on only play either Argentina, Germany, France, or Scotland. That would get their pulses racing.
And finally…2 questions:
- Why can’t McClaren drop Lampard and put Stevie G in central midfield?
- Why the hell is Phil Neville playing? Is the manager insane?
