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Important England lessons from the Belarus game…


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Rooney and Heskey

After a miserable 5-1 victory over the weekend, it was nice to see England produce something close to decent footie. Rooney - now sprouting terrifying neck hair - had a stonker, the England fans were so passionate about the anthems that they insisted on being a verse out of time, and Heskey got a well-deserved 50th cap. Here’s what else we found out:

1. England will always concede a goal at some point - albeit a fantastic one.

2. Heskey and Rooney work together as a front TWO.

3. We need someone like Hargreaves in the middle hurtling around, yapping away. Too much backing off gave Belarus their goal.

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Posted: October 16th, 2008 by Josh Burt