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	Steve McClaren said England defended well against Brazil

It was Beckham's first game for England since the World Cup last year and he certainly proved himself 他果然证实了自己的价值.

Thanks to Beckham's perfectly placed free-kick 角度刁难的任意球, which England captain John Terry headed past the Brazil keeper 头球越过巴西队的守卫员 in the 68th minute of the game, England were in the lead 1-0.

Superb delivery  His delivery is superb. It was a great ball from Becks and it was about time I scored again.   John Terry, England captain

Terry complimented his team mate saying "His delivery is superb" 球送得非常高超到位, meaning the way Beckham aims 目标 the ball and kicks it with such precision 精确度 is excellent.

He also described Beckham's free-kick as "a great ball from Becks" adding "it was about time 该是(我进球)的时候了 I scored again". The expression "it's about time" means you haven't done something for a while so it's really time you did it. So John Terry hasn't scored a goal in recent England matches but he is good at scoring goals so it really was time that he had a chance to score one.

Moving it wide  We couldn't get through the middle of them and we tried to move it wide.   John Terry, England captain

Captain John Terry went on to talk about how the game was for the England team against Brazil. He said "We couldn't get through the middle of them" 我们不能突破他们的中场 meaning it was very hard to get the ball through Brazil's midfield 中场 in the middle of the pitch.

The England team "tried to move it wide" 以两翼(穿中方式), so they tried to get the ball towards the goal by going to the far right and left of the pitch.

But the game wasn't a clear victory for England. In the 90th minute, during injury time 伤时赛, they conceded a goal 失一分, making the final score 1-1.

A clean sheet  To nearly get the clean sheet, to be 15 seconds away, shows that as a team we defended well.   Steve McClaren, England manager

Manager Steve McClaren was still full of praise 满口称颂 for his team though. He said "to nearly get the clean sheet, to be 15 seconds away, shows that as a team we defended well".

"A clean sheet" is an expression we use to mean we forget the past and start again. So England can forget their recent defeats 失败 with a clear win. So they almost got "a clean sheet" but 15 seconds before the end Brazil scored.

McClaren says it shows the England team defended well 防守成功 because for most of the game Brazil couldn't score.

Captain Terry said the good performance and result should help them for the important Euro 2008 qualifier 2008 欧洲杯参赛资格 against Estonia this week.