Wednesday, 9 February 2011

Come On England!

The morning of the first England game of 2011. With it comes a new optamism from me, fresh faces all over the place. A confirmed start for Darren Bent which means no Wayne Rooney in the starting line up along with Jack Wilshere playing just behind.

Looking forward to this game a lot more than usual international friendlies and was doing a spot of browsing the web reading up about more info on the game and found a few stats that might be of interest!

- England have won just four of their 14 opening games in a calendar year since 1997, with all four of those victories coming at home. The Three Lions defeated Egypt 3-1 at Wembley last term, after losing 0-2 to Spain in their 2009 opener.
- Of the last six players to captain England, four have lost their opening match – Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard & David Beckham – while only Michael Owen and John Terry have seen England pick up a victory on their debut as captain. 

- The Three Lions suffered humiliation on the last occasion that they visited Copenhagen to face Denmark, losing 1-4 in August 2005. This defeat, alongside their shambolic 1-4 defeat to Germany at the World Cup in the summer, was their worst loss since losing by the same scoreline to Wales in May 1980. 

So nothing like a few depressing stats to get you in the mood for an England game!


Wednesday 9th February, 7pm

International Football Live: Denmark v England

 
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12 comments:

  1. Full HD Wallpapers9 February 2011 at 03:33

    Let's hope for a win and beat the statistics.

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  2. umadmoviereviews9 February 2011 at 07:15

    Underdog wins are the best, but we'll see what happens.

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  3. Eindb44s9 February 2011 at 07:33

    So they are playing home or not ? :P

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  4. Anonymous9 February 2011 at 07:55

    Wayne Rooney's a pillock anyway :L

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  5. Three Cheers for Calvin9 February 2011 at 09:13

    Those stats doesn't sound good. My favorite player is probably Robert Green from England. USA fans love him :)

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  6. Unknown9 February 2011 at 09:35

    Interesting stats, maybe they'll break the cycle

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  7. Mike9 February 2011 at 10:29

    Every dog has its day though. Sports are full of parity

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  8. BloogBug9 February 2011 at 14:18

    How did this turn out?

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  9. Pyku9 February 2011 at 14:51

    oh maan, let's gooo Englaand.

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  10. Johnny Drama9 February 2011 at 15:09

    I always root for the underdog.

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  11. Hydrax10 February 2011 at 00:06

    It ended 2-1 england!

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  12. jopjopjop10 February 2011 at 02:07

    ogogog england its getting time

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