
	A Different Opinion - With the England squad for the European Championship qualifiers announced yesterday, is Theo Walcott the answer to the team's recent problems? Each week, A Different League takes an emerging issue from the Premier League and gathers the viewpoint of three of our expert writers. This week: With the England squad for the European Championship qualifiers announced yesterday, is Theo Walcott the answer to the team's recent problems? Alex Bath: "If Theo Walcott is the answer then people have seriously misunderstood the questions the English national team face. There is no dou...More England Camp Focus- A night of transition for England Wednesday night was one of the most important nights in recent English football – no, beating Hungary will not be remembered as the night England proved they are still a major force in football but the revelation that David Beckham will no longer feature for England competitively (under Fabio Capello, that is) on the same night that Jack Wilshire and Kieran Gibbs made their débuts perfectly depicted that we are currently experiencin...More A Different Week - Why are so many England fans falling out of love with our national team? Like many young children growing up in mid-nineties England, Euro 96 turned me on to football. Somehow, in the three weeks between England kicking off against Switzerland and Jurgen Klinsmann holding aloft the Henri Delaunay trophy, I transformed from uninterested 10-year-old to football fanatic. I was certainly devastated when the Three Lions were finally edged out by Germany in the semi-finals and since then have experienced similar h...More England Analysis - England 2-1 Hungary - Gerrard’s brilliance spares Capello further criticism ENGLAND 2Gerrard 69, 73 HUNGARY 1Jagielka (o.g) 62 England were once again at the wrong end of a debatable call from the linesman but an inspired second-half performance from Steven Gerrard lifted his country away from further adversity and saved Fabio Capello from added pressure. The captain’s four minute brace had it all. His first thundered past Gabor Kiraly leaving him static, admiring the finish. Yet his second showed deter...More Could a winter break take England to the next level? When looking at England's drastic underachievement in South Africa this summer, many culprits have been identified and blamed for their fall short of success. The Head Coach, the players, the Press and even the WAGs have had the finger of culpability pointed in their direction for their detrimental effect on the overall experience of the Three Lions fans this summer. The team became one of the highest profile sides to be scalped during ...More England Camp Focus - Capello looks to England’s youth to silence naysayers after World Cup debacle After the debacle of England’s World Cup performance, this seemingly meaningless friendly against Hungary on Wednesday represents the beginning of a new era for English football and for that reason, it should be given plenty of reverence. Just 10 of the 23 men selected for the World Cup found themselves in Coach Fabio Capello’s plans on Saturday night and the time between then and now has seen the retirement (and withdrawal of Michael C...More View All Articles