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Franz Beckenbauer puts the boot into “kick and rush” England
Oliver Kay, Football Correspondent, Rustenberg
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Franz Beckenbauer, the iconic figure of German football, has accused England of reverting to the bad old days of “kick and rush” under Fabio Capello.
England began their World Cup campaign with an unconvincing 1-1 draw against the United States and, with Germany making a strong start by beating Australia 4-0, Beckenbauer believes that Capello’s team lack sophistication.
“What I saw from the English had very little to do with football,” Beckenbauer, who won World Cup winner’s medals with West Germany as captain in 1974 and coach in 1990, said. “It looked to me as if the English have gone backwards into the old times of kick and rush.
“I am not sure if Capello can still change much there. The English are being punished for the fact that there are very few English players in the Premier League as they use better foreign players from all over the world.”
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The England manager will agree with Beckenbauer’s comment about the lack of talent at his disposal, having bemoaned the fact that barely a third of the players who started games in the Premier League last season were English. But he is certain to be irked by the disparaging remarks about his team’s style of play.
He will hope for a demonstration of his players’ ability against Algeria on Friday, with Wayne Rooney and Ashley Cole expected to play despite missing training yesterday.
Another source of tension is Germany’s familiarity with the adidas Jabulani, the controversial World Cup ball that has been used in the Bundesliga plus domestic competitions in the Netherlands, Portugal and Switzerland.
Asked if he felt those rivals had gained an unfair advantage, Jamie Carragher, the England defender, said: “That is exactly what we were saying last night. That’s obvious. The ball is very different. Every training session we do we always start by passing 30 or 40 yards to each other just for that reason alone. I’m sure it has helped them.”
The Bundesliga has a deal with adidas to supply its ball — likewise the Germany national team — whereas the Premier League has a contract with Nike and the England national team with Umbro.
England have practised with the ball every day since they began their pre-tournament training camp in Austria on May 17, but did not use it in a match until their penultimate warm-up fixture, against Japan, just 12 days before the World Cup began.
Thomas van Schaik, a spokesman for adidas, said: “There was an in-depth presentation in February where we presented the new technology and underlined the requirement to get used to it because it is a different ball and a different technology. We underlined this point. At the same time we also supplied all the federations with the balls.”
Oliver Kay, Football Correspondent, Rustenberg
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Franz Beckenbauer, the iconic figure of German football, has accused England of reverting to the bad old days of “kick and rush” under Fabio Capello.
England began their World Cup campaign with an unconvincing 1-1 draw against the United States and, with Germany making a strong start by beating Australia 4-0, Beckenbauer believes that Capello’s team lack sophistication.
“What I saw from the English had very little to do with football,” Beckenbauer, who won World Cup winner’s medals with West Germany as captain in 1974 and coach in 1990, said. “It looked to me as if the English have gone backwards into the old times of kick and rush.
“I am not sure if Capello can still change much there. The English are being punished for the fact that there are very few English players in the Premier League as they use better foreign players from all over the world.”
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The England manager will agree with Beckenbauer’s comment about the lack of talent at his disposal, having bemoaned the fact that barely a third of the players who started games in the Premier League last season were English. But he is certain to be irked by the disparaging remarks about his team’s style of play.
He will hope for a demonstration of his players’ ability against Algeria on Friday, with Wayne Rooney and Ashley Cole expected to play despite missing training yesterday.
Another source of tension is Germany’s familiarity with the adidas Jabulani, the controversial World Cup ball that has been used in the Bundesliga plus domestic competitions in the Netherlands, Portugal and Switzerland.
Asked if he felt those rivals had gained an unfair advantage, Jamie Carragher, the England defender, said: “That is exactly what we were saying last night. That’s obvious. The ball is very different. Every training session we do we always start by passing 30 or 40 yards to each other just for that reason alone. I’m sure it has helped them.”
The Bundesliga has a deal with adidas to supply its ball — likewise the Germany national team — whereas the Premier League has a contract with Nike and the England national team with Umbro.
England have practised with the ball every day since they began their pre-tournament training camp in Austria on May 17, but did not use it in a match until their penultimate warm-up fixture, against Japan, just 12 days before the World Cup began.
Thomas van Schaik, a spokesman for adidas, said: “There was an in-depth presentation in February where we presented the new technology and underlined the requirement to get used to it because it is a different ball and a different technology. We underlined this point. At the same time we also supplied all the federations with the balls.”
Paul Marin -19 is one thing, 20 is a whole other matter. It gets even worse if they win the UCL. *groan*. 
05/18/2011.MU fans naah cough, but all a unuh a vomit?-Lazie 1/11/2015
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