I’m Afraid I’ve Got Some Bad News Barkley…

There’s been a lot of talk about Ross Barkley this year, and in the wake of our 2-2 draw with Ecuador on Wednesday, Barkley did his cause no harm at all with a man of the match display, capped with an assist for Rickie Lambert. However, most of the debate has come from Roy Hodgson’s press conference where he said that Barkley “has to make better decisions.”

And I agree with him.

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What We’ve Learnt after the Groups

Theo Walcott after his goal against Sweden

So, the quarter finals are kicking off later tonight, with a few surprises thrown in. England have gone through as group winners, Greece have gone through while Holland have crashed out. Hard! We’re going to take a look at how the groups have played out and what has stood out for me so far. Also, as my predictions have largely failed miserably, I’m going to chuck a line in at the end about how the Dutch have screwed me over.

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Euro 2012: What We’ve Learnt After Matchday 1

Fabregas scores against Italy

So the Euros have kicked off, and after matchday 1, let’s take a look at what we’ve seen from the sixteen sides out in Poland and Ukraine.

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