Summary
David James, the goalkeeper of the English soccerteam, has said that England will play Sunday's game against somewhat of a rival; Germany, just as they played any other match this Championship. Not many fans think that is going to be enough versus Germany, still James said: "Obviously there'll be a lot of external references and whatever else, historical references. But for us it's a game against a decent outfit – one we have to win to progress." James sees himself as well prepared, considering the possibility of facing a penalty shoot-out against Germany, just as England did in the semi-finals in 1990 and 1996, but hopes it does not come that far.
My opinion
I do think there is a very good possibility the match this Sunday be a draw after more than 90 minutes, following into a penalty kick-off. It is just as important to already having selected your penalty kickers as it is to prepare your goalkeeper. Capello will practice some more with James on penalties for him knowing as well the chance of ending the match in a kick-off. As for me, I am definitely going to watch the match this Sunday and will see for myself how the match will turn out.
Link
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jun/25/david-james-england-world-cup
Dear King Thijs,
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI'm amused to see that you have picked a football subject as your final blog. I'm really curious how England will do against Germany since both teams have had some surprising victories and defeats. I'll keep a close eye on it!
Dear Thijs,
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI like the subject of the article you summarized. I'm curious if England will be able to beat Germany in this match, but I guess we will have to wait till Sunday. You wrote a good summary in my opinion. The only thing is that it is a little bit short, because you used so many quotes.
Good work finishing your blogs!
Dear Thijs,
BeantwoordenVerwijderenWhat a shame that England has lost. Well goodbye to them. Good summarizing here Thijs! I know that you are totally into football and that you love it. You are following every match with your vuvuzela to make your neighbours happy people! Good luck with that!
Kind regards,
Alinda van Baalen