Austria vs. England
November 14, 2007 Peter
This Friday at 9pm CET (Coordinated Universal Time +1) England faces off against Austria in Vienna in a friendly just days before their final UEFA European Football Championship qualifier against Croatia back at Wembley on the 21st.
Apparently in a bid to save the good guys for the game against Croatia, Coach McClaren is sending his B Team to Austria.
With Owen Hargreaves and Wayne Rooney out and only 4,600 English fans expected in (and bringing their own police escort), could Austria have a chance at redeeming its dismal record?
What’s your pick?
November 15th, 2007 at 12:30 am
English football is in a dismal state. Unless the Israelis can hold Russia to a draw, England cannot qualify for next summer’s Euro 2008 in Austria/Switzerland, and I will not be sleeping in your vertiginous Ikea bunk bed in between bouts of shouting at the big screen on Donauinsel. This would be a disaster.
As for the friendly, well, go Austria, I s’pose.
(Peter, how’s Vienna, man? Oh, Wien, Wien, nur du allein.)
November 15th, 2007 at 8:29 pm
Ronan,
Wien is cold, and snowy for a change. 10-20cm expected overnight and -2 by tomorrow’s gametime (with windchill around -13)! It should be good for Austria’s team, however–they won’t be able to stand around watching the ball like they usually do without freezing, so I hope to see some movement.