Hall on the Ball
Johnson signs for Liverpool
When Dennis Heavin, a London cab driver, There may be questions asked about whether match with Germany even when many of the
asked me if I fancied taking the short trip to or not he can replicate his form at one of the players named in the squad cried off by taking
Charlton to watch West Ham play a night game I V R F D O O H G ¶ W R S I R X U · F O X E V D I W H U K L V I D L O X U H W R their girlfriends/wives shopping!
was having second thoughts. It was 22 January secure a regular place at Chelsea but Glen
2003 and West Ham were struggling in the proved his worth and desire by not hanging & D S H O O R G R H V Q · W D V S L U H W R E H W K H J U H D W H V W F R D F K
Premiership [nothing unusual there I hear you around in the reserves and picking up a wage in football, as the Italian in him will turn to
say!] January is a precarious time for us cab H Y H U \ Z H H N D W & K H O V H D * O H Q M R L Q H G + D U U \ anything that might be effective, whether it be
drivers as we are coming off the back of the 5 H G N Q D S S · V 3 R U W V P R X W K Z K H U H K H K H O G G R Z Q spoiling a game or attacking in numbers.
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+ D P R U ¶ U R D V W · R Q D U D Q N I R U D O R F D O W U L S " $ I W H U appearances for Pompey, scored 4 goals with he showed this by recalling David Beckham
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bombing through Blackwall tunnel on our way goals of last season! V X Q Q L Q J K L P V H O I L Q W K H 8 6 $
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was we were going to witness the emergence of
Glen is a very different player to when Dennis Capello knows Becks has a specialist skill to
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and I saw his début against Charlton. He has all R I I H U D V K H G L G Z K H Q K H Á R D W H G D I U H H N L F N I R U
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he will be seen as a regular starter and not as a and continues to understand a value in his part
promising youngster. Of course, it is also great L Q ( Q J O D Q G · V L P P H G L D W H I X W X U H
to see Liverpool opting for an Englishman as
the more players we [England] have competing Under Capello, England have:
in the Champions League, the more chance we
Z L O O K D Y H V X F F H H G L Q J L Q 6 R X W K $ I U L F D Q H [ W \ H D U • Won seven consecutive World Cup
It would be a crying shame though if Rafa qualifying wins - a record!
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the willingness of his various managers at
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Pompey, to give him regular appearances,
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• Has had more victories by an England
Liverpool and England star Glen Johnson
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The debut of a star!
Capello-the key to success?
Watching West Ham can be extremely
frustrating as they can dominate matches and
England ended their season with an emphatic
then go on to lose. This night against Charlton
and comprehensive victory over the minnows
turned out to be no different as West Ham
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went 2 or 3 goals behind and the game was
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becoming a blur and I wished I was in the cab
lead his multi talented squad all the way to
trying to earn a crust until that is, the Hammers
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count my chickens but there now seems an
as if he came to West Ham to retire like most
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seasonal pros in the game, was being replaced
Capello himself, has instilled. When he [Capello]
be young Glen Johnson. I looked at Dennis and
recently held a viewing of an England game
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with his team, he paused the tape of an attack Capello has the key
shrugged his shoulders. Johnson was a product
and pointed out that there were only a couple
of the youth academy at Upton Park and after
of players bursting a gut to get into the penalty , Z D V Q · W W R R V X U H R I & D S H O O R · V D S S R L Q W P H Q W
D U H D Z K H Q W K H E D O O Z D V G H O L Y H U H G & D S H O O R · V as I wanted an English manager to bring us
15 minutes looked like a natural and had been
insistence of wanting players to attack in V X F F H V V E X W , · P J H W W L Q J W R O L N H K L V P D Q Q H U D Q G
playing for years. I was not surprised that 15
numbers was quickly followed by a warning that K L V Q R Q R Q V H Q V H H Y H Q K L V ¶ 6 L U $ O I 5 D P V H \ ·
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he wanted that same burst of energy getting V W \ O H R I D S S U R D F K $ F O D V V L F H [ D P S O H R I W K L V Z D V
V D O H · W R & K H O V H D I R U … P L O O L R Q 1 R Z * O H Q L V W K H
back in position when a move breaks down. Z K H Q W K H W H D P Z D V R Q W K H Á L J K W K R P H I U R P
latest name to add to the list of mega transfers
These simple instructions to superstars that L Q Á L F W L Q J * H U P D Q \ · V À U V W O R V V L Q % H U O L Q V L Q F H
that have already been completed this summer
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D Q G K L V V Z L W F K W R / L Y H U S R R O I R U … P L O O L R Q G R H V Q · W
they fancy is not the way Capello does his and shook the hands of all the players and his
come as a big surprise.
E X V L Q H V V D Q G D O V R S R L Q W V R X W W K D W W K L V G R H V Q · W staff. Two months earlier, after beating Croatia,
happen at this level anymore, especially under he kept the players level headed by stating that
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his management. it was only their second cap under him! The
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England squad might not love Capello but they
football world and, considering the sums that
Players have to listen to his every word because do love being in an effective squad where the
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they know that membership of this squad is man in charge holds the key to success.
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precarious! Let me explain. The scorer of the
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transfer market is money well spent and points L Q D I U L H Q G O \ D J D L Q V W 6 Z L W ] H U O D Q G L Q ) H E U X D U \ V K D U H " ( P D L O P H D W U Z K D O O # U X V V W K H K D P P H U
to the fact that Rafa Benitez means business % \ 1 R Y H P E H U R I O D V W \ H D U W K H 6 S X U V I V Q H W F R X N R U Z K L O H , · P R X W D Q G D E R X W L Q
next season by shoring up a shaky defence. P L G À H O G H U F R X O G Q R W P D N H W K H V T X D G I R U W K H / R Q G R Q 0 \ E O D F N 7 ; , , · V U H J L V - 5 8 6
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