Results for tag: Wayne Rooney
Posted by:
LeeDixon
on Jun 19, 2012 at 09:13:53 AM
The biggest positive from the Sweden match was obviously the result. Over the course of a long season a manager will look at the performances as much as the results because you can't keep on getting results over the course of nine or 10 months without playing well. But in a tournament like this, one bad result, however well you played, is normally enough to send you home. So England will take those three points and not worry too much about how they got them.
The other big positive from the match was the spirit the England players showed. At 2-1 down they were going out. And they weren't passing the ball that well and having long spells of pressure so a comeback looked pretty unlikely. But they showed belief, togetherness and fighting spirit and in the end were probably just about good...
Posted by:
LeeDixon
on Sep 23, 2011 at 07:32:37 AM
[u]Stoke City v Manchester United, The Britannia Stadium, Saturday 17:30, ESPN[/u]
Stoke will be wondering what exactly happened as they suffered an embarrassing defeat against Sunderland, a team who were really struggling prior to that result.
Tony Pulis' side pride themselves on doing the basics right and never allowing themselves to look silly so there will have been plenty of soul-searching in the build up to this big match at home to league leaders Manchester United.
United will be looking back at their own Sunday match against Chelsea and considering themselves pretty fortunate to have won it 3-1. They didn't dominate possession, they could have conceded at least another couple more goals and at times didn't defend well at all. But that's what happens when you're on a roll...