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Was it all worth it?

March 29, 2009

Last weekends International friendly match was, on paper, a good run out for the England team ahead of the important clash with the Ukrainians next Wednesday. A four nil score line is always something to be proud of no matter who the opposition are.

Yet despite this there were a few negatives which overshadowed the victory. First of all, the injuries picked up by Emile Heskey and Carlton Cole. The two are now out of Wednesday’s game and Fabio has drafted in Spurs striker Darren Bent as a replacement. Personally, I would have opted to bring Michael Owen in and the fact that he has been looked over yet again does cast some doubt over the future of his International career.

The other negative from last Saturday’s fixture was the unveiling of the new England strip which in my opinion is absolutel awful. It looks like a cross between a Wimbledon outfit and a PE kit designed for 10 year olds. Somebody at Umbro must be having a right laugh at the design now. Five Live legend Alan Green certainly agrees with me – lets just say that he made it pretty clear that he does not like the new kit live on air last Saturday!

So on to face Ukraine – lets hope that we gain that important fifth win and all but secure qualification from the group.

Written by Ben · Filed Under England, Internationals 


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