England v's Portugal, well what can I say !
England played quite well the first 5 or 10 mins then looked like going behind the rest of the first half.
Beckham going off injured and Roony being sent off seemed to make the players realise that they actually had to play football and score goals to win.... and whilst playing with 10 men actually looked dangerous and like they could pull off a famous victory against the odds
I actually think Rooney got sent off for pushing Ronaldo rather than the foul.... his "foul" probably came about as a result of the two players pushing him around and he probably didn't know exactly where the other players were anyway
As it turned out, when It went to penalties and Frank Lampard went up to take the first kick, I knew it was all over ! Respect to Frank for the effort but he hasn't found the net all tournament and his luck didn't change on his penalty either. Gerrards miss was the crucial one really, but it was never looking good for us
It was an entertaining game, and a glorious defeat which will probably be remembered much longer than the mediocre victories leading up to this match.
Lets hope the new manager will be able to get a sense of urgency into Englands future games and teach them how to score goals
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