Continued from yesterday. What went wrong for Confederation of African Football [CAF] teams at World Cup 2010? Algeria The Desert Foxes, despite somehow beating a superior Egypt to make it to the finals, finished bottom of their group – without scoring a goal. A dire draw against England was the highlight of their tournament. Coach [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Algeria'
Bafana Skins – Part 2
July 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Features, Football
Tags:Algeria·Cameroon·Ghana·Ivory Coast·Nigeria·South Africa
Enter the Dragons
June 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Betting, Features, Football
The most critical game for England during the group stage could well be against Slovenia [The Dragons] in their last game on 23rd June. The bookies are offering 2-1 for an England win and only 3-1 for a draw in the opening game against USA. The outcome, I would wager, will be a lot closer [...]
Tags:Algeria·Betting·England·Fabio Capello·Group C·Slovenia·Tactics·USA·World Cup 2010
Formation Dancing
May 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Armchair Fan, Features, Football
In the last few days I’ve been assaulted by ‘expert’ opinion on the tactical approach that England will use in the World Cup. I’ve read quotes from Capello saying his favorite formation is 4-4-2 but that he’s romantically attached to 3-5-1 which he used to great effect with Roma. Four Four Two magazine says his [...]
Tags:Algeria·England·Fabio Capello·France·Graham Taylor·Holland·Slovenia·Tactics·USA
Free Lions, Four venues?
May 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Features, Travel
The Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF) will be running a Fans’ Embassy service in the 3 host cities of all England’s fixtures this summer. Supported by the FA, Premier League and PFA, FSF is designed to ‘support travelling England fans and also improve the image of Engalnd fans’, and the English in general, abroad. They also [...]
Tags:Algeria·Cape Town·FA·Fans·Slovenia·South Africa·Supporters·USA
