England Reserves Battle To Another Draw

Expectation was high for the Algeria clash as Schteve McLaren rung the changes. With Gazza in hospital after his car crash, there looked to be a lack of creativity in the side, so it was no surprise to see Man United's Own Goal and Man City's Adam Johnson start. The most controversial decision though was dropping Manuel Almunia after his blunder and replacing him with Chris Kirkland. This backfired 30 after the kick off when Kirkland collapsed in a heap in front of his goal, with reports claiming after that he’d been chewing a piece of gum for 20 minutes and his jaw snapped.

After this setback England had their backs to the wall but thanks to some outstanding defending they managed to hold the Algerians at bay. Never has anyone seen such a brave performance from an England team. They truly made the nation proud fighting for every loose ball and putting their bodies on the line for the cause. Paul Robinson made save after save and the Algerians couldn’t break the English ranks. Our brave boys held on till the final whistle and left the field with ‘Rule Brittania’ ringing in their ears.

So England escaped the night with a valiant point doubling their total, and we can only hope to see more of the same against the Slovenians!