Newsgroup: it.sport.calcio.estero
Titolo: England: 10 cose da ricordare e 10 da dimenticare

10 to remember
1. Wayne Rooney. Excitement at last. Possibly not the new Pelé, but he put
new life into a forward line beginning to look stale.
2. Gary Neville, Sol Campbell, John Terry, Ashley Cole. Possibly the best
back line in the tournament.
3. Ledley King. Another pearl drops into Sven's lap.
4. England fans. Lots of 'em - loud, lairy and apparently loaded. No
trouble, though, long-overdue signs of multi-ethnicity and even longer
overdue instances of polite intermingling with rival fans. Uefa love them
really. Their balance sheet would have been more than a few quid down
without them.
5. Ten goals. In addition to appearing in two dramatic matches, England also
featured in two high-scoring ones. It might have ended in the usual
disappointment, but at least they did not fail to turn up, like Spain,
invite ridicule, like Germany, or stink the place out, like Italy.
6. Darius Vassell. Effective as a late sub, which makes him a rarity. Not
noticeably effective as an early sub.
7. The animated Sven. Hitherto unsuspected signs of the emotional volcano
stirring inside Sphinx-like Swede, unless it was a body double wheeled out
just in time for France and Portugal to come from behind.
8. Ashley Cole's penalty in the shoot-out. A nerveless effort from a player
who has worried about reproducing his Arsenal form for England. Looks a
natural now.
9. Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard in the heart of midfield. It could be a
long runner, especially if Gerrard links up with Lampard at Chelsea. Still a
makeshift look about England's midfield, though.
10. The end of Everton's financial worries.
...and 10 to forget
1. David Beckham's penalties. For a dead-ball specialist, three successive
misses (going back to Turkey last October) is distinctly worrying. Missed
the target twice, too, and he cannot keep blaming the penalty spot.
2. Beckham's captaincy. Might be time for a change, if someone could mention
it in the nicest possible way.
3. Beckham's fitness and form. England were not really looking for another
quiet tournament from their captain.
4. Or from Paul Scholes and Michael Owen.
5. Emile Heskey. Birmingham could have saved themselves a few million had
they bided their time. Unlikely to play for England again.
6. The rest of Sven's substitutions, Darius Vassell excepted. Cautious at
best, unimaginative at worst.
7. The diamond debate. Otherwise known as a toss-up between Steven Gerrard
and Scholes to decide who gets to play on the left wing. Not really an issue
when the whole midfield quartet spend most of their time in retreat.
8. Wayne Rooney's extended family. How many more of them can there be?
9. England's performances once Rooney had left the pitch. Strongly
reminiscent of Cinderella at the stroke of midnight.
10. The last three minutes against France. The indelible image of England's
participation in Euro 2004, according to Sven, still smarting at the abrupt
cancellation of an extra day's rest and a quarter-final against Greece. Why
is it that the things you really want to forget are always the ones your
brain retains for endless replays in idle moments?
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http://lacyroad.typepad.com/euro2004/

 replays in idle moments?
Vero, verissimo... nessuno l'ha rimarcato fin qua (o non l'ho letto) ma
tutto poteva cambiare beccandosi la Grecia e non i padroni di casa.

 tutto poteva cambiare beccandosi la Grecia e non i padroni di casa.
mi sembra che la colpa sia vostra.
rimarcandolo non saresti granchč felice

 cancellation of an extra day's rest and a quarter-final against Greece. 
Vittoria sicura contro la Grecia vero ?
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 rimarcandolo non saresti granchč felice
"Vostra" di che? io tifo italia! :-)

 "Vostra" di che? io tifo italia! :-)
sorry. allora "loro"

 4. Or from Paul Scholes and Michael Owen.
Solita sottovalutazione di Scholes.
Ciao, Gionni
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 LOL!
Campbell e Cole sono stati strepitosi, dai.
-- 
Vieri parla il 27/05/04: "E' giunta l'ora di conquistare il primo trofeo
con la maglia azzurra. Sto bene, mi sento tonico. Gli sbagli fatti in
Giappone ci sono serviti, non li rifaremo. Dobbiamo scacciare certi alibi.
Penso che non ci manchi proprio niente per fare bene in Portogallo."

 Campbell e Cole sono stati strepitosi, dai.
Cole è stato bravo. Campbell non mi è proprio piaciuto.
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 Campbell non mi č proprio piaciuto.
E perchč mai?
Per fortuna non ti sei letto le mie pagelle allora... un bel 9 gli avevo
dato (secondo per voto dopo A.Cole al quale ho affibbiato un 10 tondo).
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 E perchè mai?
Fossi stato un tifoso inglese (ma per fortuna no ;-)) Campbell non mi
avrebbe dato molta sicurezza. Ho trovato parecchi suoi interventi
approssimativi.
Mi è piaciuto molto King, preciso e puntuale quasi sempre (quando ha
giocato).
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ok..;-)
carina da morire.... :-D