England boys taught a lesson

June 30, 2009

The English under-21’s had marched to the final of the under-21 Championship in Malmo last night but they were defeated 4-0 by Germany in the final as they failed to cope with the young Germans.

Germany seemed comfortable throughout often hitting England on the counter attack and looking dangerous when they did. England struggled to break down the Germans with both Gabriel Agbonlahor and Frazier Campbell both missing for the game.

In their absence, Theo Walcott was moved in from the left flank by boss Stuart Pearce and operated as a lone striker.

England started strongly, with Cranie heading Adam Johnson’s free-kick wide and Walcott shooting wide of the near post.

But their lack of firepower was always evident whereas the Germans, despite having less possession, looked a real threat.

The second goal came from a free kick and a mistake by the goalkeeper. All in all it was a night to forget for Stuart Pearce and his team who as the game went on just wanted it to be over to avoid an even more embarrassing defeat.

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