Posts Tagged ‘ Bulgaria ’

• Second defeat in a row leads to resignation• France bounce back with win in Bosnia-HerzegovinaBulgaria's coach, Stanimir Stoilov, announced his resignation after their 1-0 home defeat by Montenegro, who join England on maximum points at the top o...
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With the pressure on Fabio Capello,  England finally delivered a performance to make the country proud. But was this result and the performance the start of a change in fortunes for Capello or another result that get’s our hopes up only to be disappointed down the line? England may have gone some way to...
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Fabio Capello guided England to a healthy win over Bulgaria thanks chiefly to a hat-trick from White Hart Lane striker Jermain Defoe. Adam Johnson netted as well as the Three Lions made light work of very average opposition. Bet on Manchester United to win the Champions League Join Betfair and get £25 free! Join...
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How the England players fared individually in their Euro 2012 qualifierJoe Hart 8Exudes the quality and confidence demanded of a first-choice international goalkeeper. This was his first competitive appearance and he excelled, conjuring fine saves fro...
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• 'Sweetest night of my career,' says Tottenham striker• Spurs team-mate Michael Dawson to miss Swiss match Jermain Defoe became the first England player to score a hat-trick at the rebuilt national stadium last night and said his rewards were the ...
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The Arsenal winger answers critics of his footballing intelligence in an encouraging performance against BulgariaThis was a predictable result against anaemic opposition in an encouraging showing by England, especially in a much improved second half. N...
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So bad in South Africa, so good again at Wembley – Capello's talisman showed the appetite to help rebuild his side's reputationOver the dying summer months the thought must have floated through Wayne Rooney's head that England duty is just not worth ...
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Jermain Defoe's hat-trick is uplifting but Fabio Capello's stuttering side remain far from the finished productAn early goal, they say, settles a team down and loosens them up. In England's case, that rare and precious commodity can have the opposite e...
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We bring you all the action from Wembley as England kick off their Euro 2012 qualification campaign and hope that three points and a good performance will put the memories of their disastrous World Cup to rest
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The result may have had the ring of vigorous revival after indignities of the World Cup, but this was also an enjoyable muddle of a match. Fabio Capello has every right to beam at a win by such a margin in this Euro 2012 qualifier and to take encourage...
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A successful 4-4-2 formation, real width, a sparky front two and a dependable goalkeeper were positives for the managerThe formationDefinitely 4-4-2, whatever Fabio Capello says. When the match got under way England's lines were as straight as the crea...
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Jermain Defoe scores a hat-trick as England kick off their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign with a 4-0 defeat of Bulgaria7.24pm: Hello and welcome to the dawning of the age of a fresh tomorrow of a shining new dawn that, come to think of it, looks quite a...
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The Three Lions resume meaningful international competition this Friday v Bulgaria at Wembley stadium as weary and untrusting eyes focus on equal parts Fabio Capello’s management and various members of the new look England squad. Bulgaria is the opponent and three points towards Euro 2012 qualification is the goal. A little over two months...
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After a hectic start to the Premier League season attentions now turn to England who face two crucial games in five days that will set a trend for Fabio Capello’s next two years in charge of England. Before the World Cup Fabio Capello could do no wrong. He was seen as the saviour of...
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After being frozen out at Eastlands the veteran of nearly 80 caps is enjoying life at BoltonThe impression left by Martin Petrov is of a man who, once again, has discovered job satisfaction. Sometimes in football it is better to take a downward step, t...
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• Rio Ferdinand plays for Manchester United reserves• Phil Jagielka injury poses problem for Euro 2012 qualifierThere was good news for England and Manchester United tonight after Rio Ferdinand played in his first match since suffering the knee inj...
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The Bulgarians have problems but their solid 4-2-3-1 will test England in Friday's opening Euro 2012 qualifierIt's rare for an international friendly really to stir the soul, but few in recent memory have been quite as flat as the 1-0 win Russia achiev...
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Aston Villa midfielder Stilyan Petrov has claimed that he was not surprised at all to see another summer go empty-handed for an England team that was highly fancied before the World Cup kicked off in South Africa last month. Petrov has joined the likes of Sven Goran Eriksson and Sir Alex Ferguson in stating...
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In 1994, the Bulgarian team is largely remembered for one man, and with good reason. Hristo Stoichkov led his side to the semifinals, co-leading the tournament in goals and taking the European Footballer of the Year trophy at the end of the year. But he was not the only one, particularly on that road to...
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