Retirement frenzy!
Suddenly a whole load of managers decided to retire; some of the biggest:Sir Alex Ferguson
Roy Hodgson
Harry Redknapp
Heynckes
Sir Alex Ferguson
Roy Hodgson
Harry Redknapp
Heynckes
Pre-World Cup Friendlies
Some results were disappointing but other were good. Goals coming from Cleverley, Rooney, Terry, Lampard, Sturridge and a few others.
England qualify for second round
Results:
England 1-1 Iran
Italy 1-1 England
Chile 1-2 England
Switzerland win with a late goal
England 1 - 2 Switzerland (World Cup 2nd Rnd)Match Report:
Switzerland battled their way to a 2 - 1 (lost after extra time) victory in this evenly-matched contest between two hard-working teams.
Cultured midfielder Frank Lampard gave England the lead with a shot from eighteen yards out in the 25th minute. Striker Eren Derdiyok then equalised for Switzerland in the 45th minute with a real poacher's effort.
Midfielder Moreno Costanzo then clinched a late winner on 116 minutes with an accurate finish from inside the penalty area. Costanzo's impact delighted the fans with his late goal.
Man of the Match:
Ashley Cole (England)Attendance: 76,000
Next Matches vs Holland and Austria (Friendlies)
Former England Manager Josh Sleightholm dropped
The FA have decided to replace Ex-England manager Josh Sleightholm with Stuart Pearce, but offering him a managerial role in the England U21's. Sleightholm didn't question it, and accepted the offer immediately
Hard lines...you seemed to do very well against the better teams but struggled against the sides you perhaps ought to have smashed. Enjoying the story. WBA is my team so...sounded like a good offer, not a bad transfer budget either!
#60354 gizzydrop : Hard lines...you seemed to do very well against the better teams but struggled against the sides you perhaps ought to have smashed. Enjoying the story. WBA is my team so...sounded like a good offer, not a bad transfer budget either!I thought I would concentrate on the World Cup rather than the World Cup and any problems WBA had in the league, but as I'm Manager of the U21's now I may think about it
European U21's Championship Qualifiers
Standings so far; England U21's undefeated so far, I have one upcoming friendly against South Korea. The match vs South Korea will mark my debut in management with England U21's.
England U21's have drawn Italy in the Qualifiers play-offs.
England unlucky to lose
England Under 21s 0 - 1 Italy Under 21s (Euro U21 Ch'ship Quals Playoff Leg 1)Formation:4-1-2-1-2
Match Report:
England Under 21s' players and fans came away highly disappointed from their 1 - 0 defeat at the hands of Italy Under 21s.
Midfielder Silvano Zullo gave Italy the lead with an incisive finish in the 74th minute.
England Under 21s had a number of attempts at goal but their profligacy meant they didn't score as many as they maybe would have liked.
Man of the Match:
Craig Sweeney (England Under 21s)Attendance: 33,868
Next Match vs Italy U21's (Euro U21 Ch'ship Quals Playoff Leg 2)
England U21's through to group stages
Italy Under 21s 1 - 2 England Under 21s (Euro U21 Ch'ship Quals Playoff)Match Report:
England Under 21s a hard fought battle against Italy Under 21s on a fine autumn evening at Brianteo.
An error from Italy's Marco Ezio Fossati allowed explosive Wilfried Zaha to score an effort from the edge of the area. Sweeney scored from the penalty spot after Almici gave away a penalty. Forward Francesco Campana's 51st minute strike proved the only consolation for Italy.
England Under 21s the tie on away goals.
Man of the Match:
Ross Barkley (England Under 21s)Attendance: 7,450
Next vs Greece, and Russia U21's (Friendlies)
England ease past Greece
England 3-0 Greece
Sweeney Coady Zaha SweeneyEngland dominate game
Russia 1-4 England Zaha Keane Sweeney KeaneNext vs Australia, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Romania U21's (Friendlies)
Group Stages Draw
England have drawn Turkey, Belgium and Germany in their group. The other group include France, Spain, Portugal and ScotlandYou are reading "In it to win It: The tale of the Unknown bringing England back to its glory days...".
