Guardian and Observer Editorial

6 The Guardian | Monday July 3 2006 World Cup England v Portugal Analysis Where it all went wrong Baden-Baden all calm Wayne Rooney left isolated again as normal service is Passes made by Rooney v Portugal Where Rooney received the ball resumed in Garibaldi’s Unsuccessful pass 1 00 1 A Cole 3 Successful pass 0 24 6 encouraged a roaring trade. Despite not The Wags are no more and being privy to the restaurant’s business the German spa town development plans you get the feeling that, had England reached the semi- J Cole 11 Hargreaves 16 0 00 5 has lost its best customers, finals, Garibaldi’s could probably have ≥Direction of England’s play writes Marina Hyde afforded a full refurbishment of the Gerrard 4 5 Ferdinand Just as in the second-round game bathrooms on the proceeds of the against Ecuador, the England midfield celebrations. Had we gone all the way Ferdinand failed to consistently link with their Sunday morning in Baden-Baden and at to Berlin they could have stretched to 5 8 lone striker. The graphic on the left a near-deserted Garibaldi’s restaurant construction of a mezzanine layer and Lampard 7 shows each of Rooney’s attempted and bar a waitress wipes a table cigar lounge or possibly opened another Beckham passes — he managed just one each forlornly. Can it really be just a few days branch in Cheshire’s Alderley Edge. to Steven Gerrard, Joe Cole and Frank ago that Frank Lampard’s girlfriend Elen In case the sense of loss was not Lampard. Above shows the sectors Rives teetered atop its wooden surface, already sufficiently maudlin yesterday in which Rooney received the ball; clutching a champagne and Amaretto morning the town was thoughtful Beckham 7 the pattern is unsurprising but a total cocktail, probably singing I wanna enough to provide incidental music. ≥Direction of England’s play of 19 balls received in 62 minutes dance with somebody and almost A lone saxophonist occupied the main played is far from sufficient certainly wearing something small by square, playing among other numbers Roberto Cavalli? a distinctly mournful version of Auld Beckham’s low contribution Ferdinand’s poor distribution How cruel is football. Lang Syne beneath the still-fluttering As Elen was closeted in seclusion at banner reading: Good luck. We will Passes made by David Beckham Passes made by Rio Ferdinand the Brenner’s Park hotel yesterday keep our fingers crossed for the morning we may never know how she England team. ≥Direction of England’s play ≥Direction of England’s play sought to console her other half for his Over at Wags HQ a heavy security World Cup misfortune but it would be detail remained in place yesterday until nice to think she achieved the the various entourages left for their benchmark set by the outgoing England flights home. Without making wild captain’s wife after David Beckham was assumptions you can be fairly sure this sent off in the 1998 tournament for his is the last foreseeable World Cup at petulant kicking of Argentina’s Diego which the players’ families and the Simeone. “Cheer up, babes,” Victoria reporters covering the England camp was overheard saying into her mobile on will be billeted together. that occasion. “Your hair looked good.” It was only an amusing FA gaffe which It is with just this kind of high camp, saw it happen on this occasion. On the never-say-die spirit that the small spa one hand the result has been greater and town of Baden-Baden has throbbed for beneficial communication between the the past 3∫ weeks. While you’d stop two camps while, on the other — well, some way shy of describing this as on the other it has produced a riot of England’s World Cup, it has in many censorious articles in some sections of Another disappointing day for the soon-to-be-ex-England The England centre-back is comfortable when passing ways been that of the Wags and their the press which have essentially captain. He made just 16 passes in the entire game and all short and laterally, but his efforts to seek out his striker and retinues of family, friends and French reminded us that working class people three of the most ambitious went astray. His lack of forward midfielders with longer, more offensive passing went badly pedicurists. They came to take the fire shouldn’t have money because they’re passing on the right shows that his normal link-up with awry. Each of his eight incomplete passes were in a forward waters and their departure has only vulgar with it. Gary Neville, overlapping from right-back, was not a feature direction and longer than 20 metres something of an “Elvis has left the So goodbye to all that. Goodbye also, building” feel to it. in no particular order, to the curiously England under the cosh in extra time, but defended very well The morning after England’s endearing sight of Joanne Beckham agonising World Cup exit finds the taking journalists to task in the hotel bar England passes after 90 minutes Portugal’s passes after 90minutes designer shops shut for either sabbath for perceived slights against her brother; or exhaustion-related reasons, and a couple of Fake Bake tan therapists who ≥Direction of England’s play Garibaldi’s staff in philosophical mood will likely now be scanning the at the prospect of losing their best situations vacant column (the hotel’s customers. “We survived before they more typical clientele of arthritic arrived,” Norbert the barman says wryly. German pensioners presumably being “And we will survive after they have beyond the need to achieve the gone. I am sure they will come back mahogany look); and the irrepressible some time.” Neville Neville — father of Gary — Perhaps advisable not to bet the farm leading impromptu karaoke singsongs. on that one. Undeniably, though, the As cinema’s Vinnie Jones once said: Wags and their Fleet Street Boswells it’s been emotional. ≥Direction of Portugal’s play Down to 10 men in extra time, England were up against Portugal dominated possession in extra time but could not it but managed plenty of attacking forays. Rather than capitalise. Their lack of attacking ideas is shown in a favouring the wings, they instead channelled more ball blizzard of lateral passes around the perimeter of England’s toward a centrally located Peter Crouch. Many of their penalty area. But the lack of penetration, getting through longer passing attempts were, however, unsuccessful only twice, is a tribute to England’s vigilant defence Miscellany Player by player v Portugal ≥ David Beckham and Joe Cole failed to pass the ball to one another in the entire game ≥ Frank Lampard had 152 touches of Passes to penalty area Dribbles Clearances Tackles Interceptions Shots Passes Balls received Crosses Headers kicks Free Passes into final third the ball in the match, England’s % Passing accuracy highest over 120 minutes. Joe Cole, 01 P Robinson 0 12 50 12 0 0 3 16 0 0 1 0 2 however, had 133 touches in just 02 G Neville 0 25 76 30 3 5 2 8 13 0 2 1 9 65 minutes 03 A Cole 0 34 82.4 35 0 5 1 7 1 1 2 3 11 No more table-top dancing as Garibaldi’s bar looks forward to business as usual 04 S Gerrard 1 43 79.1 53 5 7 0 12 8 1 1 3 8 ≥ John Terry to Rio Ferdinand was 05 R Ferdinand 0 42 80.9 41 0 6 0 4 2 0 7 2 17 England’s busiest passing channel 06 J Terry 1 50 94 40 0 13 0 2 0 0 4 4 27 Taking the positives: reasons to be cheerful with 14 successful passes. Next was 07 D Beckham 1 16 75 19 1 1 2 4 3 0 1 0 2 Ferdinand to Terry (10) and Terry 08 F Lampard 3 54 79.6 61 2 8 2 8 8 0 2 4 8 to Ashley Cole (9) 09 W Rooney 2 9 66.7 19 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 •There will be a mid-summer rush •You won’t have to think up any 11 J Cole 1 26 80.8 32 0 1 0 5 1 3 2 1 2 on sales of white vest tops and oversized more elaborate excuses to miss work. ≥ Wayne Rooney was dispossessed 15 J Carragher 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 sunglasses thanks to a sudden influx of seven times in his 62 minutes on the 16 O Hargreaves 0 37 86.5 36 4 6 2 5 4 0 21115 young, rich females. •Fans of comedy can relax now that field. Peter Crouch also lost the ball 19 A Lennon 1 8 87.5 12 3 1 0 3 4 3 0 1 8 the TV football presenting teams will seven times in his 59 minutes 21 P Crouch 1 25 76 40 0 11 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 •The agony is over for another two be on the golf course for the rest of the years at least — not until Austria- summer. Number of Totals 11 381 72.5 430 18 67 12 77 47 10 25 32 115 Switzerland 2008 will English seconds Wayne people have to stand in a pub on a •The Queen will also be happy. Rooney was in An effective contribution from Owen also ranked highly on his pass success Saturday afternoon surrounded by No reception and Rio “Jeremy Beadle” 47.8 possession of Hargreaves at the base of England’s rate, 86.5% being a considerable self-appointed football experts who Ferdinand won’t spike the corgis’ the ball in the midfield was reflected in his 11 improvement on David Beckham’s leave bang on the final whistle supper with Krug and laxatives.

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