International
2008-05-28 - England vs USA
A Sports Betting Pick by Cruiser
Analysis:Fabio Cappello will assign Chelsea's John Terry to be in charge as Captain of England when they take on the United Stated in this friendly to be played at Wembley. He will become only the third player to become Captain of England before Cappello names the permanent Captain before the World Cup qualifiers.
Cappello will hope that the chance to lead the country will give him a time to recover after missing the penalty against Manchester United in the Champions League final. Capello is looking to bounce back after the defeat to France in a friendly back in March.
As for USA, they enter this match being unbeaten in their last five matches and on a good run of form. In that run they also managed to beat sides such as Poland and Sweden.
With regards to the team news, Goalkeeper Joe Hart who played for Manchester City during the 2007/08 campaign, could be in line for his first senior cap, while Terry is set to be partnered by Rio Ferdinand in the heart of defence. Also due to start for the first time will be Frank Lampard. That means the likes of Steven Gerrard, Owen Hargreaves and Gareth Barry will compete for a starting berth alongside Lampard in the middle of midfield.
There will also be a number of Chelsea players in this match that took part against United last Wednesday, while Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is expected to start upfront with striker Dean Ashton.
David Beckham will start this match and he will receive cruiser a commemorative gold cap by Sir Bobby Charlton after he tallied 100 England appearances against the French.
USA though will start this match with at least eight English players in their side. But history is against them as they have lost twice in a row against England recently.
For the US side, watch out for Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan who will make his 100th appearance and become the youngest American player to win a century of caps at only 26 years old.
Still I will go for England to win this and give the 1 1/4 ball here.
Cheers and good luck,
Cruiser
The Pick :
England to win 2-0 or 3-1
BEST BETTING TIP :
Take England to win this match.
Gooner’s Statistical Value Bet
Take England and give the 1 1/4 ball here.
