The World Cup Blog: England v Mexico, The Positives

Ben from Young Guns gives his verdict on the England friendly against Mexico as the team prepare for the 2010 World Cup.

Posted Tuesday, 25 May 2010 by Ben Jolliffe in

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Hey, I'm Ben Jolliffe, I play drums in Young Guns and I'm joining Snoz as a World Cup blogger for Rock Sound.

Watching the England vs Mexico game here are the five things I think we got right tonight:

1. Winning
First of all, the obvious fact is that we won! When it comes to friendly fixtures we often play boring football that lacks goals but today I think it was a very watchable game. Although it wasn’t a walk over, we definitely had control over the game and winning this game will give a massive confidence push to the team and fans. Mexico are a decent team and it was a super important game to win for us.

2. Green And Hart
We haven’t had a strong keeper since David Seaman and it’s always been a massive problem for us. I really think they both played great tonight. Green made some crucial saves and Hart was solid. I was originally concerned about our keepers but they’re definitely impressing so far.

3. Strikers
Rooney, Crouch and Defoe impressed together. I think it’s safe to say we have two great options to accompany Rooney at the front. I think they clicked together and they were a constant threat to the Mexican defence.

4. Rotation
The fact that we made so many substitutions and still maintained the quality shows we have a great squad. With the Chelsea players not playing and with an impressive debut from Adam Johnson it was a good sign for Capello.

5. Cheating
We managed to score a goal that was not only offside but also a handball! If it was a World Cup game we would be up there with Maradona and Henry!