Germany 4, England 1

Asian soccer star, London - England’s much-hyped encounter with the Germans at world cup 2010 fell flat right from kick-off ending with an embarrassing 4-1 victory for the German national team.

England were poor throughout the match apart from a 20-minute glimpse of creativity, passion and desire to chase the ball down. But it didn’t last very long.

I don’t need to give a running commentary of the match as the whole nation was watching, but may be if the second goal had been given things might have turned out differently.

What I found really frustrating was the set-up and movement of the players, there was none. [Read more...]

Asian Soccer Stars – Learn From England’s Performance

Asian soccer star, London – England’s performance against Algeria at the world cup 2010 was poor, and that’s putting it mildly. A game that should have seen a comfortable victory for England’s best turned into a painful spectacle for watching fans in the stadium and watching on TV screens around the world.

But there is a lesson to be learned for budding footballers looking to become Asian soccer stars of the future, but more on that later.

I’m sure like us, fans all over the country and around the world, sat down in anticipation of a thrilling world-class football game that would have us at the edge of our seats.

England’s performance certainly had us on the edge of our seats, but more in anger and frustration targeted at the poor show being broadcast from our TV screens. There was no hint of a world-class performance from any of the England players, in fact they didn’t play like a team at all, while Algeria showed fluency and good technical ability. [Read more...]

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