So! England's first game of the 2014 World Cup is tonight, and it doesn't get an awful lot bigger than the 2006 World Champions.
Italy captain Gianluigi Buffon is a major doubt with an ankle injury, but their spare keeper, Salvatore Sirigu, is no mug so I don't think it'll affect them too badly. Unfortunately for England, Danny Welbeck looks to have made a full recovery from his own ankle injury.
So, thoughts? Predictions? Who would you start if you were Roy Hodgson? Who would you have left in London?
The only difficult question I'm pondering right now is how much to bet on Italy. Don't fancy England at all, but they might get a goal so I think Italy to win but both teams to score might be the best bet at around 5/1.
Failing that, 2-1 either way wouldn't overly shock me.
Anybody got any plans for the game tonight? I'll be ordering a takeaway munchie box around 10 pm!
So! England's first game of the 2014 World Cup is tonight, and it doesn't get an awful lot bigger than the 2006 World Champions.
Italy captain Gianluigi Buffon is a major doubt with an ankle injury, but their spare keeper, Salvatore Sirigu, is no mug so I don't think it'll affect them too badly. Unfortunately for England, Danny Welbeck looks to have made a full recovery from his own ankle injury.
So, thoughts? Predictions? Who would you start if you were Roy Hodgson? Who would you have left in London?
The only difficult question I'm pondering right now is how much to bet on Italy. Don't fancy England at all, but they might get a goal so I think Italy to win but both teams to score might be the best bet at around 5/1.
Failing that, 2-1 either way wouldn't overly shock me.
Anybody got any plans for the game tonight? I'll be ordering a takeaway munchie box around 10 pm!