England vs Uruguay almost live
Welcome to coverage and comments of the England vs Uruguay game live from Anfield. Darren Bent is starting up front looking to grasp this opportunity with both hands. The England team is as follows:
Paul Robinson (Tottenham)
Gary Neville (Man Utd)
John Terry (Chelsea)
Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd)
Wayne Bridge (Fulham)
David Beckham (Real Madrid)
Michael Carrick (Tottenham)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Joe Cole (Chelsea)
Wayne Rooney (Man Utd)
Darren Bent (Charlton)
Teams are coming on to the pitch for the national anthems. There will be a minutes silence in honour of the late Ron Greenwood and Peter Osgood who unfortunately passed away today. Fifteen minutes in and it looks like an open game. A fairly solid start by England, although Rio Ferdinand is having one of his more shaky games so far already having made three mistakes. They haven't managed to fashion a chance for Darren Bent yet. The midfield duo of Gerrard and Carrick is working well, though Joe Cole and Beckham are starting to drift in. The Uruguayan keeper has had to make one smart save to prevent Cole scoring for England.
Cole passes up an opportunity on 20 minutes after fine work from Carrick, but he failed to work the keeper. So far we are a quarter of the way through and looking comfortable. The good news is that Graham Le Saux is pleased with the start. Beckham passes up a great opportunity after a fine through ball and he really should have done better. Great pressure by England is pushing Uruguay back, and they have to concede another corner. Sven is the ever "passionate"manager. Ferdinand reminds Forlan what its like play in the Premier League. Uruguay have their first corner of the match and score an absolutely outrageous goal as the corner is cleared to the number 5 and he hits an unstoppable volley into the top corner on 26 minutes.
England try to reply quickly and squander another chance. Uruguay have the England defense in a muddle and Wayne Bridge is left in a heap on the ground by Paul Robinson. This does not look good for Bridge as he is stretchered off. He missed a lot of last season and this through injury, this could be the end of his World Cup hopes. Carragher is on as a replacement. Rooney is not making much of an impact at the moment, our best player is looking like its Cole and that is a worry in itself. Uruguay seem to be happy just to sit back and hit England on the break. The positive news for England is that Sweden are currently being beaten by the Republic of Ireland 2-0
Another opportunity goes begging as Beckham is put through by Gerrard but can only find the keeper with his cross. Unbelievably the best opportunity has gone to John Terry as he lumbers through the Uruguayan defense and forces the keeper into a smart save. England keep the pressure on an another corner results with more pressure but still no breakthrough. Good pressure form Bent and hits a first time shot well wide. The fullbacks are able to put pressure on, but the openings are not coming, Cole is starting to drift inside too much, he needs to stay on the left. Frustration is starting to set in and Beckham earns himself a yellow card for a reckless challenge. Half time is here and England don't really dserve to be a goal down, but they are and will need to keep up the pressure at the start of the second half.
It looks like Wayne Bridge has right ankle ligament damage but no detail on how serious this is yet. Two subs are made with Gerrard and Terry leaving the field to be replaced by Ledley King and Jermaine Jenas. This scares me as there are now far too many Spurs players on the pitch.
England start where they finished piling on the pressure. Good build up leads to an excellent strike from Rooney and a great save from the keeper. Though we are getting a lot of corners, Beckham's delivery has been awful often not beating the first man. Bent is trying his hardest and making alot of good runs, but the ball is not getting to him.
One hour in and the subs are starting to warm up, England are struggling to break down Uruguay and are looking a little light in midfield now that Jenas is on. If he wants to impress he is going to have to buck his ideas up. It looks like Wright-Phillips will come on for Beckham, it will then depend on how much longer Sven wants to give Darren Bent. To be honest the standard of crossing from Beckham has been poor, and again we are showing a lack of strength in depth. Uruguay are gaining in confidence and Robinson is being called into a lot more action this half. The subs are ready but England have a free kick so they'll wait for that. Good effort from Beckham and it is his last action of the night. We have Wright-Phillips and Crouch coming on for Rooney and Beckham. I can't see us getting back in it from here.
Cole is currently the best player on the park, but is tending to come looking for the ball now and England are starting to lose their shape. The forwards need to start showing for the ball or this is going to end 1-0. Just as I say that England make it look so easy as Cole puts in a beauty of a cross for the lanky Crouch to head in after 75 minutes. Almost immediately he turns provider slipping on Cole who beats his man and draws a great save from the Uruguayan keeper. Where was this passion for the rest of the game?
Looks like Bent's time is up as Defoe is warming up, and getting ready to come on. He has had a solid game adn shouldbe proud of his debut, with abitmore luck he would have had a goal. Unfortunately he has not done enough, in my opinion, to book his place to Germany. Defoe has nine minutes to ty and touch the ball. England are pushing forward looking for the winner but are currently not threatening. Uruguay are spending the last 10 minutes making all their remaining substitutions. The game is starting to get out of hand and the ref needs to step in here, and somehow in the melee Carragher has picked up a yellow card. I don't see much injury time being played here as the ref will want to end this early. 90 minutes and there are a few handbags flying around and even the ref has joined in the shoving.
2-1 as man of the match Joe Cole pops up to put away a Wright-Phillips cross, great football all round. Always good to see a 93rd minute winner
Not a bad game, good performances from Bent, Carrick and Cole not so good from Jenas and Defoe
Final Score England 2-1 Uruguay
Man of the Match Joe Cole
Paul Robinson (Tottenham)
Gary Neville (Man Utd)
John Terry (Chelsea)
Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd)
Wayne Bridge (Fulham)
David Beckham (Real Madrid)
Michael Carrick (Tottenham)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Joe Cole (Chelsea)
Wayne Rooney (Man Utd)
Darren Bent (Charlton)
Teams are coming on to the pitch for the national anthems. There will be a minutes silence in honour of the late Ron Greenwood and Peter Osgood who unfortunately passed away today. Fifteen minutes in and it looks like an open game. A fairly solid start by England, although Rio Ferdinand is having one of his more shaky games so far already having made three mistakes. They haven't managed to fashion a chance for Darren Bent yet. The midfield duo of Gerrard and Carrick is working well, though Joe Cole and Beckham are starting to drift in. The Uruguayan keeper has had to make one smart save to prevent Cole scoring for England.
Cole passes up an opportunity on 20 minutes after fine work from Carrick, but he failed to work the keeper. So far we are a quarter of the way through and looking comfortable. The good news is that Graham Le Saux is pleased with the start. Beckham passes up a great opportunity after a fine through ball and he really should have done better. Great pressure by England is pushing Uruguay back, and they have to concede another corner. Sven is the ever "passionate"manager. Ferdinand reminds Forlan what its like play in the Premier League. Uruguay have their first corner of the match and score an absolutely outrageous goal as the corner is cleared to the number 5 and he hits an unstoppable volley into the top corner on 26 minutes.
England try to reply quickly and squander another chance. Uruguay have the England defense in a muddle and Wayne Bridge is left in a heap on the ground by Paul Robinson. This does not look good for Bridge as he is stretchered off. He missed a lot of last season and this through injury, this could be the end of his World Cup hopes. Carragher is on as a replacement. Rooney is not making much of an impact at the moment, our best player is looking like its Cole and that is a worry in itself. Uruguay seem to be happy just to sit back and hit England on the break. The positive news for England is that Sweden are currently being beaten by the Republic of Ireland 2-0
Another opportunity goes begging as Beckham is put through by Gerrard but can only find the keeper with his cross. Unbelievably the best opportunity has gone to John Terry as he lumbers through the Uruguayan defense and forces the keeper into a smart save. England keep the pressure on an another corner results with more pressure but still no breakthrough. Good pressure form Bent and hits a first time shot well wide. The fullbacks are able to put pressure on, but the openings are not coming, Cole is starting to drift inside too much, he needs to stay on the left. Frustration is starting to set in and Beckham earns himself a yellow card for a reckless challenge. Half time is here and England don't really dserve to be a goal down, but they are and will need to keep up the pressure at the start of the second half.
It looks like Wayne Bridge has right ankle ligament damage but no detail on how serious this is yet. Two subs are made with Gerrard and Terry leaving the field to be replaced by Ledley King and Jermaine Jenas. This scares me as there are now far too many Spurs players on the pitch.
England start where they finished piling on the pressure. Good build up leads to an excellent strike from Rooney and a great save from the keeper. Though we are getting a lot of corners, Beckham's delivery has been awful often not beating the first man. Bent is trying his hardest and making alot of good runs, but the ball is not getting to him.
One hour in and the subs are starting to warm up, England are struggling to break down Uruguay and are looking a little light in midfield now that Jenas is on. If he wants to impress he is going to have to buck his ideas up. It looks like Wright-Phillips will come on for Beckham, it will then depend on how much longer Sven wants to give Darren Bent. To be honest the standard of crossing from Beckham has been poor, and again we are showing a lack of strength in depth. Uruguay are gaining in confidence and Robinson is being called into a lot more action this half. The subs are ready but England have a free kick so they'll wait for that. Good effort from Beckham and it is his last action of the night. We have Wright-Phillips and Crouch coming on for Rooney and Beckham. I can't see us getting back in it from here.
Cole is currently the best player on the park, but is tending to come looking for the ball now and England are starting to lose their shape. The forwards need to start showing for the ball or this is going to end 1-0. Just as I say that England make it look so easy as Cole puts in a beauty of a cross for the lanky Crouch to head in after 75 minutes. Almost immediately he turns provider slipping on Cole who beats his man and draws a great save from the Uruguayan keeper. Where was this passion for the rest of the game?
Looks like Bent's time is up as Defoe is warming up, and getting ready to come on. He has had a solid game adn shouldbe proud of his debut, with abitmore luck he would have had a goal. Unfortunately he has not done enough, in my opinion, to book his place to Germany. Defoe has nine minutes to ty and touch the ball. England are pushing forward looking for the winner but are currently not threatening. Uruguay are spending the last 10 minutes making all their remaining substitutions. The game is starting to get out of hand and the ref needs to step in here, and somehow in the melee Carragher has picked up a yellow card. I don't see much injury time being played here as the ref will want to end this early. 90 minutes and there are a few handbags flying around and even the ref has joined in the shoving.
2-1 as man of the match Joe Cole pops up to put away a Wright-Phillips cross, great football all round. Always good to see a 93rd minute winner
Not a bad game, good performances from Bent, Carrick and Cole not so good from Jenas and Defoe
Final Score England 2-1 Uruguay
Man of the Match Joe Cole
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