ijjysmith
Calm
ANNNNNNNNDDDDD RELAX...a bit. It's common knowledge not that England's result against France could have been much worse. I don't think I was alone in thinking a royal bumming was going to happen. It didn't, it wasn't pretty, but we didn't get smashed. That's got to be a postive hasn't it? It's also got to be a good sign that the thing that annoyed me the most was Lescott's massively lame goal celebration. It's not even worth a picture. So here's this instead:
The group itself is still wide open. Ukraine beating Sweden means they will be right up for every match. I can even see them sneaking a result against France. The draw for England means a win here will go a long way to getting out of the group. And let's face it Sweden looked like England in Euro 92. Except it was a 56 year old Shevchenko ramming them and not Thomas Brolin rimming us. Brolin, Dahlin, Brolin....[Poor language removed] - think that was the first time my dad ever heard me swear. Did he not like that?
It's not quite must win. BUT, should England make changes? Hard to say, Hodgson has suggested that Parker and Gerrard may be too tired for two games in four days, which sounds bloody ridiculous to me. And if those two aren't playing that means Henderson and Jones in the middle which is borderline League 1. Personlly I think he will stick. Welbeck, without being ace, ran around a lot, and in a game like the French one, that's what he needed to do. Carroll would have been sent off. You know it, and I know it. I was a bit disappointed with Ashley Young. He didn't do very much and if he's the same against the Swedes then it could well be him ousted for Rooney and his sh*t new haircut.
So what of our opponents? Let's ask their captain:
Thanks Zlatan. You crap Samaras.
In all seriousness. I don't think anyone was impressed by them against the Ukraine. That doesn't mean they won't cause England, probably mainly Glen Johnson, problems. RFUS' man crush Zlatan can do the unexpected, and if he's right on it, he will rip England a new one. Luckily, he's surrounded by Blackburn and Sunderland players who are very rarely on his wavelength. Just don't give Larsson any set peices as he's actually decent at them.
This has gone on long enough....
Anyway, where was I? Oh yeah football.
England, should, I repeat should, be a bit more attacking in this. Not that it would be hard comapred to the last game. Danny Welbeck turned up in the press conference for this and said 'it should be fun for the neutral'. We shall see. I'm slightly more positive about this game, even though it might not seem it. Attacking wise, if you take James 'bloody' Milner (as I christened him on Monday) out and put Theo 'Local Boy' Walcott in it immediately looks a more threatening prospect. To me at least. I thought Oxlade-Chambo showed glimpses of aceness too. Well once at least. I see no reason to take him out. Not yet anyway.
It's tempting just to fill this preview up with hot girls. Seriously, as i'm on Mrs Ijjy's laptop i've been careful with what i've been searching for. I just typed in Swedish and these girls came up. Score.
And score is what England must do. Yes i'm feeling more confident for this. But let's just remember this is England. Nothing is ever ever ever ever ever simple. I'll be fuming if we don't win. Imagine what Nik will be like. Scary thought.
And before you all get a lob on with these chicks, i'll finish with this:
