England vs Mexico preview- International Friendly
Posted on | May 23, 2010 | 2 Comments
Game :- England vs Mexico
Competition :- International Friendly
Venue :- Wembley, London
Date :- Monday, May 24, 2010
In an important warmup prior to the World Cup, England meet North American powerhouses Mexico at Wembley on Monday. Both the teams have qualified for the World Cup, albeit in contrasting fashion.
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England boss Fabio Capello still has many unanswered questions prior to the World Cup. One is with regard to the Three Lions’ man under the sticks ( James, Joe Hart or Rob Green?). There is also a doubt over Gareth Barry’s fitness in midfield. In Barry’s absence, Scott Parker, Tom Huddlestone and James Milner will vie to start in midfield.
Capello also has to decide whether to play two strikers upfront or go with Wayne Rooney alone- a role the latter has relished at Manchester United. If he plays Rooney alone, he will probably opt for a 4-2-3-1 formation with Liverpool’s sSteven Gerrard behind Rooney.
England form- last five results- most recent first- England scorers in brackets
England 3-1 Egypt ( Peter Crouch*2, Shaun Wright Phillips)
England 0-1 Brazil
England 3-0 Belarus ( Peter Crouch*2, Shaun Wright Phillips)
Ukraine 1-0 England
England 5-1 Croatia ( Steven Gerrard*2, Frank Lampard*2, Wayne Rooney)
Mexico have embarked on a nice little run of their form, as their recent results will tell you.
Mexico 1-0 Chile ( Alberto Medina)
Mexico 1-0 Angola ( Andres Guardado)
Mexico 1-0 Senegal ( Alberto Medina)
Mexico 0-0 Ecuador
Mexico 0-0 Iceland
A player English fans will be looking at is young Javier Hernandez, who is awaiting a work permit in order to a complete a 10 million pound move to Manchester United.
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Verdict:- Both teams will look to rotate their players. England to probably win by the odd goal and end Mexico’s three game winning run.
England 2-1 Mexico ( Gerrard, Crouch/ A Medina)
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May 25th, 2010 @ 1:20 AM
I’m sure we’re all getting warmed up for this one, i just hope england don’t take the whole friendly thing to heart, as for sure Mexico at going to get at them hard.
Englands style over the years tends towards having the greatest players at playing on their own, the teamwork has always been a test, where as the mexicans have stamina and a tendancy towards box placement.
This will be interesting.
June 8th, 2010 @ 4:36 PM
Yeah, probably you’re right.