Bloody 'ell!
Well, that was 90 minutes of my life I can't get back.
When David Beckham's long free kick resulted in an own goal by Paraguay in the fourth minute, I was settling in for what I thought would be a pretty entertaining soccer match. Instead, the lads appeared content to play it safe with that lead and Paraguay appeared content to come away with a minimal -1 in the goal differential. The result was hundreds of millions of people worldwide collectively watching grass grow.
I'm a fan of England - after the U.S. of course - so while I'm happy to get the three points, I'm also looking at the down side, like any good English fan would. This club is supposed to be loaded with talented midfielders, have talented goal scorers up front and a rock-solid defense. I saw some decent D today, but not much else. The buildups through the midfield were nonexistent, as England appeared content to rely on longballs to its 6-7 striker, Peter Crouch, who was a poor man's Thor Andre Flo today.
Ahh well, at least I can console myself by heading over to www.healrooney.com. I used my mouse over the foot and helped England's star striker, Wayne Rooney, get that much closer to healthy.