Short blog today in anticipation of a big day of football. Currently watching a terrible Greek side attempt to claw themselves back into the game after Lee Jung-soo opened the scoring for the South Koreans. Incidentally this game is being played in front of a half empty stadium, FIFA really should be donating spare match tickets to local schools. As pointed out elsewhere most of their revenue from this tournament comes from TV rights and not ticket sales.
England kick off their campaign looking to banish memories of the previous 44 years success starved years. Four years ago I was thrown into a Christiano Ronaldo induced fury after the Portuguese winker managed to convince the referee to send off Wayne Rooney. I was said to be literally frothing at the mouth after the prospect of another defeat on penalties became a reality. This time I intend to remain more dignified, as should Rooney. He's by far and away England's most gifted player and will inevitably be targeted by the opposition particularly as his combustible temperament precedes him. Tonight should be a tight, cagey affair from two teams who play fairly direct football.
The importance of a good start cannot be overstated but if England win and win convincingly then I'm sure Capello will keep his players feet on the ground even if the rest of the country will begin to believe, again.
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