MJ-inBRITAIN
12 Jun 2006, 08:48 AM
Sort of related to the midfield question but worth it's own thread I thought.
Do you think that England need someone that knows how to change the tempo of a match, to suit the game and more importantly here, the conditions?
Against Paraguay it was 90F outside the stadium which typically means that it was probably about 105F down on the pitch. Now if you've been to Paraguay, you will know that while it is in South America, it is high-up and while sunny it is not particularly hot. You could see as England began to walk it up the pitch (at about 35min) Paraguay looked sapped, absolutely shattered. I thought oh good, they're learning, pass it around at the back a bit, make them chase us in the heat, let our forwards rest and let the DM boss the show.
But first pass to Gerrard and he's off with it going forward to force the issue. Lampard did the same.
Is this just completely foreign thinking to English players? I've watched some midday La Liga games and they seem to spend half the game conserving energy this way.
Do you think England would be able to play this way? I can see Requelme being smart enough to do this and being able to as well.
Do you think that England need someone that knows how to change the tempo of a match, to suit the game and more importantly here, the conditions?
Against Paraguay it was 90F outside the stadium which typically means that it was probably about 105F down on the pitch. Now if you've been to Paraguay, you will know that while it is in South America, it is high-up and while sunny it is not particularly hot. You could see as England began to walk it up the pitch (at about 35min) Paraguay looked sapped, absolutely shattered. I thought oh good, they're learning, pass it around at the back a bit, make them chase us in the heat, let our forwards rest and let the DM boss the show.
But first pass to Gerrard and he's off with it going forward to force the issue. Lampard did the same.
Is this just completely foreign thinking to English players? I've watched some midday La Liga games and they seem to spend half the game conserving energy this way.
Do you think England would be able to play this way? I can see Requelme being smart enough to do this and being able to as well.