maccy dear
dont forget the traditional rivalry between Poms and Germans.
Frendlies, Qualifiers are a different ball game.
But when it comes on the big stage, Germans are very hard nut to crack. Take
it from me.

According to my prediction...England will have to excel distinctly in the
Quarter final round (provided they reach there) if they want to make it to
the silverware.

All i can do is... wish England "Buena Suerte" in their race for the
WC-2006.

--spaniard


On 11/22/05, Maccy <maccy@...> wrote:
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> I remember the last time we played Germany. They are not the force that
> they were. If we are going to fear anyone it should be Argentina, Brazil,
> Italy, France. The hosts cannot be discounted, of course not.
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> Look at our last performance vs Argentina. We have proved we can beat the
> best. This wasn't a 'normal' friendly, both sides played the game to win
> and like a knockout situation. If we tighten up defensively and have our
> best players available I think we will do well.
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> I hope that we don't resort to the 'stick one in early and defend for 80
> mins' like we did against Portugal in the Euros. At the end of the day, I
> take comfort in the fact that Erikson's competitive record with England is
> right up there with the best managers of all time.
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