england vs sweden 2012 lineup

"N.B. If England win this, they'll only need a draw against Ukraine. 44 min: Welbeck roars past Olsson 40 yards out and hurtles off towards the Sweden goal. There is no doubt that when we get him on the field we’ll be a much stronger, more potent attacking force.”. But Larsson takes his eye off the ball and the chance is gone. 62 min: Gerrard's corner eventually falls to Johnson on the edge of the area, but his low drive is blocked. Hodgson's natural inclination is caution, but this is a glaring opportunity to throw the shackles off, especially in a tournament in which the most attacking sides have been handsomely rewarded for their adventure. Have your say on England's opener. Oh, and if that wasn’t enough to suggest this was a dark time for English football - John Ruddy was the reserve keeper. We don’t even ask anymore - it’s coming home. Baines was going through a real purple patch in his career at the time, but it lasted about a season and then he went full Glen Johnson again. Bertino Miranda (Portugal) To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. "It is the sound of the stranger who sidles up to you in the pub asking if you want to play a game of pool and then returns ten minutes after you decline to ask for one pound twenty towards a pint of mild. Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. 33 min: Parker tries a one-two with Welbeck 30 yards from the Sweden goal. Lahm's probably better as a right-back as well, isn't he? 30 min: Sweden are relying on Ibrahimovic to come up with something special. Sweden 2-1 England (Mellberg, 59 min): Hang on, which side was meant to be rubbish at dealing with crosses? Additional assistant referees: "Could someone please explain to him that he's a commentator an not a comic. Additional assistant referees: Some of the move's impetus was lost by successive poor passes from Walcott and Gerrard, before Parker eventually cracked one over the bar from long range. "Have been viewing a Swedish TV documentary on his time as a coach here. They broke at pace from a Sweden attack, Walcott leading the charge up the right. Another player likely to start against Sweden today, Sterling was just finding his international feet back in 2012 and can hardly be blamed for England’s thrashing. Let's look at that tackle by Moore. Joe Hart has hardly been called into action at all. Due to the incredible scenes in Donetsk - you can follow Ukraine v France here - the England match has been put back 15 minutes. Hodgson will be furious, because Sweden have offered so little in open play. Sweden celebrate their deserved equaliser. Carroll's inclusion also signals The Battle Of The Ponytails, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic of course in attack for Sweden. "Relying on just MBM to bring me the game, would it be fair to say that this really is something of a basement battle and if either of these teams came up against anyone with vague talent or passing ability they would be toast? It doesn't need to be a lot, just enough. Alan Shearer compares them to Germany and Spain. England began their World Cup campaign with an unconvincing draw against a Sweden team who dominated the second half and could easily have snatched victory. No one was near Mellberg, apart from more Sweden players. "Fine, eat, have a pint, but how about you drop a line explaining what the delay is?" But if that's the best Sweden can come up with, England will be very happy indeed. Additional assistant referees: Next up, it's Ukraine and England only need a draw to seal a place in the last eight. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. Both teams are going 4-4-2 with two big strikers. Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey) He took the ball into the area, but his first touch just seemed to take the ball behind him, and he ended up dragging a poor right-footed shot harmlessly past the near post from 15 yards out. He was found in acres of space down the left flank by a straight pass down the line from Ashley Cole. Carroll shrugged off the defender as if he wasn't there. Additional assistant referees: If you're watching this on BBC, you can "press red for commentary from Chris Moyles and Comedy Dave:. Or a Danny Mills moment. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images, Bradley Wiggins capped his remarkable sporting year by taking home the big prize at the ceremony in London, A glass of wine with a rough sleeper, Santa in trunks, a thousand partying Muscovites … in a My Best Shot special, top photographers pick the image that sums up winter for them, Kimon, an eight-year-old pet female long-tailed monkey, treats a kitten as her baby in Bintan Island, Indonesia. The pool was made up of Ukraine, Sweden, France and England. After a grueling 120 minutes, Gareth Southgate's men will take on a Sweden side that continues to exceed expectations and will be quietly confident of causing a big upset. "But Ibrahimovic's ability to knock English players off the ball/retain possession has been incredible," points out Allan Bain. An excellent player, but I'd just about take Cole over him. "He's got your MBM updating under the desk, the suave crisp merchant!!". | booms Pete Town, labouring under the misapprehension that he's my boss in an email sent a full 48 minutes before kick-off. For Sweden that makes pretty good reading, but it needs to be put into context slightly. I'll be handing in my notice shortly. Elmander moves it to the left for Ibrahimovic, whose initial burst takes him past Johnson, but again the right-back recovers to take the sting out of the shot. England need to calm down. "As a calm swede I predict 2 Ibra goals during the warm-up for u to miss while eating," says Jan Lofgren. Finland ended up beating Sweden 5-1. Where's your Super Soaraway Guardian Sport on that front page? His cross was hurried and a waste though. "I'm nervous already. Ashley Young stands over it, but can only float a tame effort over the bar. Kick-off is now at 8pm. Theo Walcott, who has made a real difference since coming on, drove into the area on the right. Antonelius, Edman, Jonson, Farnerud, Daniel Andersson, "Lots of people beat me to it (Irwin, Phelan etc ( I am Irish before you ask)) so my next choice would be Julian Dicks," says Karl. Paolo Tagliavento (Italy), Man of the Match: 56 min: Glen Johnson goes some way to redeeming himself for his earlier error with a superb saving tackle to deny Rasmus Elm. With five Sweden defenders back, Welbeck has to go it alone, but Mellberg produces a tackle not too dissimilar to Bobby Moore's famous one on Jairzinho in the 1970 World Cup. Group D of UEFA Euro 2012 began on 11 June 2012 and ended on 19 June 2012. Fourth official: Primož Arhar (Slovenia) "Chelsea should try and get him by offloading an underperforming striker plus a big wad of cash. England hump it forward and Andy Carroll fouls Granqvist. Which could spell trouble for England. Sweden starting lineup vs England 2012:- Isaksson, Lustig, Granqvist, Jonas Olsson, Martin Olsson, Larsson, Elm, Kallstrom, Kacaniklic, Ibrahimovic, Ranegie. 11 min: Larsson, who has a habit of scoring the odd screamer here and there, ambitiously tries to score from 35 yards out. Fourth official: Thanks for reading. 6 min: England's Two Banks Of Four are already clicking into gear. The incident reopened football's goal-line technology debate. France have beaten Ukraine 2-0. An outstanding start. Sweden: Isaaksson; Grandqvist, Mellberg, Jonas Olsson, Martin Olsson; Larsson, Svensson, Kallstrom, Elm; Ibrahimovic Elmander. 17 min: Larsson curves a lovely ball from the right towards Ibrahimovic, standing all alone around 20 yards from goal. Sweden (4-4-2): Andreas Isaaksson; Andreas Grandqvist, Olof Mellberg, Jonas Olsson, Martin Olsson; Sebastian Larsson, Anders Svensson, Kim Kallstrom, Rasmus Elm; Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Johan Elmander. Sweden 2-3 England (Welbeck, 78 min): This is a quite magnificent finish from Danny Welbeck, one that even Zlatan Ibrahimovic would have been proud of. Who said Roy Hodgson's England don't do excitement? | Call it the Crouch Effect, if you will. Ibrahimovic smacked his first effort into the wall, but it came back to him, so he tried an optimistic scissor-kick back into the area. Roy Hodgson gave a clear indication on Wednesday that he was preparing to name an unchanged team for England’s Group D match against Sweden on Friday. 88 min: Joe Hart comes for another corner and punches it away. What were Terry and Lescott up to? Fourth official: There appears to be around 30 players all congregated in a tiny five-yard space, so it's no surprise it ends with a free-kick to England. 90 min: Finally Oxlade-Chamberlain does come on and the potential matchwinner, Danny Welbeck, is off. 47 min: If Sweden don't get an equaliser, they will be the second team, after Ireland, to exit the competition. Sweden 2-2 England (Walcott, 64 min): Theo Walcott equalises with his first touch! Half time: Sweden's Ponytail 0-1 England's Ponytail. ", "Has anybody ever found anything Mark Lawrenson has said funny," says Philip Nevet. From there, Sweden break through Elmander with the England defence nowhere to be seen. England (BOF-BOF-2): Hart; Johnson, Terry, Lescott, Cole; Milner, Gerrard, Parker, Young; Carroll, Welbeck. "Mark Lawrenson's voice is the sound of a man disappointed with his lot in life," says John Delaney. GOAL! Sorry Pete! Honk! Tarık Ongun (Turkey) On 25 May, John Ruddy was ruled out with a broken finger; Jack Butland was called up as his replacement.

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