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City look to avoid slip-up

  • Steve Wilson
  • 19 Feb 09, 01:21 PM

It's snowing hard in , the pavements are treacherous and the fountains frozen.

But surely will not fall on their backsides here against in Thursday night's Uefa Cup match as easily as an unwieldy Englishman in unsuitable shoes?

Well, the locals think they might.

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Come in number one

  • Steve Wilson
  • 13 Feb 09, 09:28 AM

Assuming England qualify for the next , the problem position in Fabio Capello's squad is almost certainly going to be goalkeeper.

One of the first things that Capello did as England manager was to restore David James to the starting XI. The Portsmouth stopper started every one of the 11 games since, with Joe Hart, Scott Carson and Robert Green being given one substitute appearance each.

of actually winning 2010 World Cup, but there's no doubt that, under Capello, England look a much improved side.
However, in those 11 games with Capello at the helm, England have kept only three clean-sheets.

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A game of two cliches

  • Steve Wilson
  • 6 Feb 09, 11:09 AM

Having just sat down and watched from Sunday night again, a question occurs, which hopefully someone might be able to answer.

In his analysis of the game, described it as a match in which "no quarter was asked". Al actually didn't get as far as completing the familiar phrase, but it is so well known the shorthand version would do.

But do we really know what the phrase means? I don't. I know it is a phrase used to describe the kind of match in which two sides display even greater than usual commitment, but how did it end up meaning that? What is a quarter in this context?

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