I'v enver visited this forum in my year and a bit that i've been on ewb, but i need to rant. ugh.
Sven needs to go. You cannot defend his substitutions. Taking cole out after beckham was sent off eliminated any width we had, and took the feet out from beneath our midfield.
Putting richardson on for owen was silly too, owen is more likely to do something than crouch. Crouch isnt mobile enough to be left alone up front.
The referree needs shooting. The second penalty that never was was a clear penalty, moreso than the one that was given. As for beckhams offences? pfft. The first one i can let him off on, but the second one was a joke.
Brings me to another point about sven, why is he sticking with becks? He hasnt put in a good england performance since 2002. He constantly drifts into the centre which is not where he has been asked to play, and as a result he's making us weaker.
We play far too defensive before Beckham went. Any one would think we were playing rugby, the ball was constantly being played backwards.
Watch them equalise in the last minute.