I write this an hour and a half before the big kickoff where England shall square off with Sloveia in what will be a crunch match for both sides. For Slovenia, it will be a game that will allow them a shot at making history by virtue of upsetting one international footballs most renowned albeit overhyped teams. They are certainly punching above their weight and therefore any result apart from a defeat would be deemed a triumph and a major leap for the nations footb all ambitions.
In the case of England, anyting less than a comfprtable victory would give the worldwide press enough fodder to crucify them. And they only have themselves to blame. And Fabio Capello would have to shoulder mnost of hte responsibility for any failure to produce a good result tonight. For not only have England pereformed miserably in their opening games but they seem to have imploded what with John Terrys outburst a few days ago. Evidently Capello has lost the confidence of some of his players and like France, that could lead to another dismal, uninspired display that would be remniniscent the French fiasco in both this world cup and the one in 2002. Capello has not exactly done himself any favors with his mystifying selections and his reluctance to change to a formation that would play to teh strenghts of some his key players, notably Gerrard and Rooney.
