England’s Euro Dreams…
One of my friends is a die hard fan of the English football team. When England lost out to Croatia in the game on the 21st of November, we both felt very bad like many other England fans. He decided to write about his feelings and asked me if he could use my blog. I said yes, and here is his article on the match.
21st Nov was the worst day of my life as a fan of the English National Football Team. The way England crashed out of the EURO 2008 Qualifiers was just unbelievable even after Israel offered them a lifeline by defeating Russia. Omar Golan, who scored a fantastic goal in stoppage time to give Israel the victory over Russia, was gifted with a car worth $100,000 by famous betting agency Betfred.com just because his goal offered a lifeline for England to qualify.
After all this drama, England’s destiny was in their own hands and only a draw was what they needed to book their birth in EURO 2008 in Austria and Switzerland. But unfortunately it didn’t happen.
Saddest part of this is what Beckham had to face right through the campaign. He was dropped time and again from the squad because the manager, Steve McLaren never favored him as he had differences with Beckham right from Manchester United days. Since Steve was the assistant to Sir Alex.
Whenever the manager was under pressure he called Beckham, who performed every time and saved England from losing out. Despite this he was again dropped against Croatia from the starting lineup and we all know the outcome now. And even after this, as a true player he came out in front of the media and defended his players and the manager. Hats off to this guy.
So now… Are there any positives to move on?
Yes indeed. There are quite a few. The FA has launched an investigation on this matter. They are going to improve the coaching standard from the base. Right from the U-14 level. So gear up all you England fans out there… We are going to win the FIFA WORLD CUP 2010!!!!
Bhushan Sardesai
Rightly said. McLaren was a fool in my opinion… Too bad I was not on the committee who appointed McLaren. 
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