watching you

A product of the guerrilerised camera I mentioned a while ago.

we're through

Well, we're through.
We got the result, although another less than scintilating performannce was yet again delivered to millions of supportive Englishmen and women.
we're in the quaters, although I can't see us going far playing like that.

Tactical analysis:
Rooney can't play upfont on his own. He's obviously a brilliant player, but that's not his game. Time for Walcott. Why Svennis hasn't played him earlier in less significant group games is mind-boggling.

Joe Cole has been all around our best player so far, although he had a quiet game today. My vote goes to Ashley Cole; really stepped up for the first time in this turnament.

He scored today, but Beckham's overall contributions have been pitiful. Aaron Lennon came on with 10 miutes left and looked 10 times the player.

Hargreaves at right back? Why?
Carrick? Not sure.

Lampard and Gerrard's contributions have been less than acceptable.

My favoured team for the quaters: Robinson; Neville, Terry, Ferdinand, A Cole; Lennon, Hargreaves, Gerrard, J Cole; Walcott, Rooney.

On the brightside we only have to win 3 games to bring the World Cup home. That's a big only.

the flats

I saw this building and I had to snap it.
Reminded me of home almost instantly.

Enger-land

Well, we're through.
First half was superb, then all of a sudden second half we started to panic. It's always the same when you're watching England - either its euphoria or absolute anguish.

Joe Cole in particular I thought was stunning again. Easily our player of the tournament, and he hit an absolute belter yesterday.
Ecuador in the next round, and then ze germans most likely after that.

Hopefully we'll have found some kind of form by then.

Get this podcast. Now.

It's been a little static here recently, but that'll all change soon enough.
Just been a little busy, but I won't enjoy expounding on the boring details suffice to say I will endeavour to commit more interesting [or not?] mutterings to the blogger server in the coming weeks.

Last night I spent time guerillarising one of my cameras, so I hope to be bringing some interesting shots this way in the near future.
Perhaps when the sun decides to hang around long enough for us to... nevermind.

I found the best World Cup podcast the other night.
So good I had to listen to all of the first 5 episodes in consecutive order straight away. It had me weezing into the small hours, I can tell you.

World Cup = Metricsystem

Stephen Colbert is funny.
I'm a lazy blogger, but I found this great clip where he sarcastically asserts that Americans should "...reject The World Cup like the metricsystem!".
It was fun watching Australia score their first World Cup goals this morning; Rosicky and the Czechs look pretty handy, too.

I shall begin to critique the action shortly, but for now a moment of levtiy.

World Cup 2006

England vs Paraguay
Saturday June 10th 2006
K.O. 2pm GMT

COME ON ENGLAND

domo arrigatto mr roboto (crouchy, that is)

Peter Crouch scored for us against Hungary on wednesday.
I was watching at Cafe Napoli with some old Italian blokes and we had a right laugh when he treated us to the robot dance for his goal celebration.

By the way, how good is Joe Cole?!!

Can't wait for The World Cup.