I have to confess I quite like the way Arsenal play, but I'd never admit it to anybody I actually knew.
I used to live in Liverpool and they've got the best fans in the world, but the team's a bit dull to watch, apart from that short stint of awesomeness at the end of last season when they were banging in four goals a game against teams like Man U and Real Madrid. Aurelio's free kick against Chelsea was a highlight. Petr Cech shat his pants for the rest of the game
Mainly because we don't know who they are. Currently it's 10 strikers, 40 attacking midfielders (that includes you, Glen Johnson), 4 second-rate goalkeepers and one defender. You know you're going nowhere in the world cup when you see they're playing Jamie Milner at left-back!
To be fair he's an old Leeds Utd youth team boy and he's always been pretty good as a wide player, he can play as a full back, he's got pace and he's strong, but for his club he's a right winger (although he plays left wing and centre midfield too) so playing him at left back just looked weird!
He was substituted on at left back though, so it was just a substitution, not his normal position.
nice groupm for England & USA, should see both going through. Group G is a killer though, group of Death for sure. Overall, on papaer most of the big teams should go through, but there could be a couple of stings in the tail for some.
My £10 goes on Spain, as it does every single tournement. Although something in my gut tells me Germany may get this one.