There have been several players in the past who perform admirably for their club, but look all at sea whenever they pull on the national shirt. John Barnes was one such player for England, despite turning on the style for Liverpool week-in week-out. It appears as though another Anfield favourite is feeling the pressure after […]

It appears that the main talking point after England’s 5-1 victory over Kazakhstan is not which players were particularly good or bad at Wembley, but more to do with whether it’s right to boo any footballer in a white shirt. The fans have often sought to make individual players a scapegoat if the team is […]

Let’s face it England supporters, for most of your team’s matches, you probably couldn’t name three players in the opposition side. That’s because the vast majority of World Cup qualifying games are against little-known teams from eastern Europe. However, unlike England, their total sum is greater than their individual parts, and that can certainly be […]

While many people are describing Fabio Capello’s decision to leave Michael Owen out his 23-man England squad as controversial, others less prone to knee-jerk reactions can see the reasons behind this decision. After all, Sir Bobby Charlton and Sir Geoff Hurst had excellent scoring records for the national team, although nobody would think about picking […]

If Kazakhstan were an English club side, they might be a Leyton Orient, or maybe even a Gillingham. Therefore, does it really matter whether Lampard and Gerrard are playing together, or if Fabio Capello wants to give Shaun Wright-Phillips a match instead of Theo Walcott? Even if England had twenty players out injured, this should […]

Martin Samuel ,the Chief Football Correspondent of The Times, and all-round football-writing God, reckons that Shaun Wright-Phillips made a glorious decision is moving from the Chelsea bench to the Man City first team, and that he is even out Brazilian-ing the Samba stars at Eastlands.

Kazakhstan has a population of 15 million people, the capital is called Astana and their Prime Minister is called Karim Masimov. However, it’s fair to say that most people associate the country with Borat, the fictional character invented by Sacha Baron-Cohen. Like Sepp Blatter, Borat is renowned for making controversial statements, although it’s unlikely that […]

Since David Seaman hung up his boots and gloves, England have had a problem with the position of goalkeeper. David James would probably be my first pick at the moment, with the Portsmouth cat having had an excellent time of things since signing for Pompey. Last campaign, he was one of the Premier League’s outstanding […]

What is it about former England players and the inane comments that they make ahead of international matches? Perhaps, when quizzed about the national team, they simply can’t resist making a controversial statement which is sure to give them the publicity that they once received for pulling on the Three Lions jersey with pride.

Spooky is a guest writer whose Tottenham musings can be found at DearMrLevy.com
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