How did our lads fare in the recent spate of meaningless important Internationals?
Well, first up was our shiny, new striker from Korea, Mr Young, who opened the week with a
hatrick., and a fine one at that. The first being a quick run behind the last defender and a
powerful volley. The second, a towering header from a corner (watch and learn Chamakh) and for the
third he received the ball in the Theo position then struck a firm drive past the beleaguered
Lebanese keeper.
"The inquest starts here"...? Assessing England's Under-21s after more disappointment is a post
from: Just Football
Stuart Pearce saw it coming a mile away. On the eve of the Czech Republic game,
a game that offered England complete clarity of purpose by virtue of being what,
in journalistic parlance, is referred to as a 'must-win' game, the England Under-21s coach had this
to say:
"We knew it would probably go to the last game.
"The inquest starts here"...? Assessing England's Under-21s after more disappointment is a post
from: Just Football
Stuart Pearce saw it coming a mile away. On the eve of the Czech Republic game,
a game that offered England complete clarity of purpose by virtue of being what,
in journalistic parlance, is referred to as a 'must-win' game, the England Under-21s coach had this
to say:
"We knew it would probably go to the last game.
This is The Fixture List, your weekly dose of wildly inaccurate schedule predictions from yours
truly. Before that, though, let's take a quick look at last week's efforts. Incorrect results are
in red, blue indicates a correct result and green highlights exact scorelines. Actual results in
brackets:
Columbus Crew 0-1 Real Salt LakeSporting KC 1-0 Chicago FireNew York Red Bulls
2-1 New England RevolutionPhiladelphia Union 1-1 Real Salt LakeDC United 0-2
San Jose Earthquakes Houston Dynamo 2-1 Chivas USAPortland Timbers 3-2 Colorado
RapidsLA Galaxy 3-0 Toronto FCSeattle Sounders 2-0 Vancouver Whitecaps Columbus Crew
2-0 Chicago FireFC Dallas 1-0 Sporting KC
FOUR correct results, THREE of which were exact scorelines.