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... Gabriel Agbonlahor’s performance was celebrated by Richard Williams (”England now have another worthwhile strike forward lining up in the queue behind Wayne Rooney, Theo Walcott and Emile Heskey”) with ...
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Reuters Soccer Blog —
... Like political pundits on local election night, football reporters can’t help reading too much into the results of international friendlies. Pretty much the least interesting thing about England’s error-strewn 2-1 win over Germany in Berlin on Wednesday was the result, but there was food for thought in the performances of two under-strength teams. 1. England seem to bat quite a lot deeper than they used to, with a number of the players coming in doing good jobs. Barry and Carrick easily won their midfield battle with Rolfes and Jones, while Wright-Philiips was probably the ...
