The Mystery of Danny Welbeck 2012-13 (Video)

After such a brilliant 2011-12 season and a regular starting birth for England in Euro 2012, Danny Welbeck went backwards last season. 

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The England national team: failure to launch

Another anti-climax in a major international tournament for the Three Lions leaves a poignant reminder that we need to inspire creativity in our homegrown players to succeed on the national scene. Or does it?

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UEFA Under 21 Championships - We coulda been a contender!

 

Let’s play a game I’ve unimaginatively titled “Cut out the middle man”. It basically involves us looking ahead two weeks to the end of the UEFA European Under-21 Championships and pre-empting the latest upcoming inquest into the state of English international football.

The competition will obviously be won by Spain. They have

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Lacklustre performances only highlight England's dried up talent pool

Much criticism was directed towards Roy Hodgson following an unquestionably poor display against Ireland last Tuesday night, yet in truth this was just another glaring example of how empty the stocks currently are in regards to picking an England squad.

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The curious case of Manchester United's Federico Macheda

 

On the 5^th April of 2009 Manchester United played Aston Villa at Old Trafford. They went into the game in second place in the Premier League, two points behind Liverpool but with two crucial games in hand.

Late in the second half with United losing 2 – 1 Sir Alex

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Is this the end for Rooney at United?

Despite not being Wayne Rooney's biggest fan I have felt that the some of the abuse directed at the Manchester United frontman has been unjust.

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Manchester United will win the Champions League

"We have a stronger squad now." Sir Alex Ferguson believes that his current Manchester United team are better than the famous treble-winning of 1999 and he may prove to be right.

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Is this the beginning of the end for Nani? (Video)

There was so much promise for Luis Nani when he arrived at Manchester United from Sporting CP with a £19 million pricetag and a dazzling style, brilliance was expected.

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Is Jermain Defoe the unluckiest English striker?

When the team news filtered through that Danny Welbeck would be partnering Wayne Rooney at the expense of Jermain Defoe against San Marino, the logic of the move was apparent. Against an outfit that would offer no space for England’s attackers, Roy Hodgson preferred the movement of Welbeck to in theory, stretch the opposition into places they would hitherto be unwilling to go to, rather than the more static Defoe.

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Divers punished with tarnished rep. (Video)

Brendan Rodgers has today said that he fears for Luis Suarez and his reputation as a 'diver'. 

Well Brendan I am sorry to say it, but surely Luis saw this coming? How did he ever expect to be taken seriously when he has built up this reputation himself? 

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What happened to English strikers?

Wayne Rooney’s absence from the England squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers, may not have meant a lot a few years ago, but now seems to show the lack of strikers coming through in the English game.

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The last leg ...

The fun and games all started on the 8th June, since then there's been a lot of football played, it hasn't all been pretty ... but it's got us hooked.

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Welbeck key for England

Co-hosts Poland took on Greece in the first game of Euro 2012, which showed a lot of heart, drama and bookings on the field of play, leaving the game 1-1 after 90 minutes. It also signalled the beginning of a tournament where all the best players in Europe will be on show.

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Danny Well Backed For Euros

Danny Welbeck may only be 21 years old, but the wealth of experience he has already gained with Manchester United makes him a nailed-on certainty for Roy Hodgson's Euro 2012 England squad. 

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The dark art of diving

It is the worst form of gamesmanship in modern football and yet no matter how many campaigns and rules are enforced, the acts of diving will never go away. It is like a horrible disease.

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