EURO 2012 WEEK 2 REVIEW

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Well that’s week 2 over . The tournament still is a head turner . With two amazing stats , There still has yet to be a nil nil draw which is great, with every team having a go. But to me, what’s more amazing is that there has been no penalty's convertions only one given , and not  many penalty claims , To the credit of the players on whole they have just got on with it .

The four teams who have improved after the first games after playing OK . France Germany Spain and (yes) England . Russia look good but never improved on the first game performance . In tournament football you have got to look for teams who steadily improve game by game . So Russia’s game against Greece will be a true indication whether they are contenders .

You would expect Germany and Spain to improve game by game . As for France they look the real deal . Taking the hour long stop due to the Thunder storm in their stride . Looking solid in every department .

As for England the 3 Liverpool players , defence ,midfield , attack . Where the back bone of the team . There were a few tweets saying Gerrard looked a bit tied , But he still managed to run the full length of the pitch to nearly score in the last 5 minutes . Gerrard is a player who not only gets second winds but third and forth winds as well . Carroll was a threat all match big and physical , holding the ball up and laying it off . As he has did for Liverpool towards the end of the season . His goal was something from the pages of Roy of the Rovers ,classic centre forward goal from a great Gerrard ball . Glen Johnston looked strong and fit making some perfectly timed tackles , nearly proventing Sweden’s first goal . My only worry with England at this stage is that Rooney might throw a spanner in works . I would have on the bench . To stay in line with the old saying “Why mess with a roof that does not leak”

Tournament Entertainment value so far 8/10 more more more