At 6pm on Saturday we will all be cheering on Bayern Munich, as they take on Chelsea in the Champions League final. This will have a massive impact on our season, for obvious reasons, but I for one would have be supporting Bayern even if we had finished third. There has never been such a "wretched hive of scum and villainy" than Stamford Bridge (To quote Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars Episode IV) and it would be an injustice to football if they won the Champions League, I really don't care about wanting the English team to win, if anything I want the other English teams to lose, improving Spurs' status in the country. I will be writing a season review after the final, as it does have such a big impact on our season.
Roy Hodgson has named his England squad for Euro 2012. Spurs have two players in the 23 man squad. Jermain Defoe and Scott Parker have been chosen to represent England in the summer and it is certainly something they both deserve. Defoe has been on fire this season, despite not starting many matches and Parker has arguably been our player of the season. It is shame that Kyle Walker picked up an injury and was unable to be in the squad as he was almost a certain to be the first choice right back. However, it is more important that he is ready for the start of next season, and going to the tournament could have aggravated his injury.
There has been much criticism of Roy's first squad, much of it surrounding the inclusion of Carroll and Downing. I personally think Carroll was an inspired choice and will weigh in with his share of goals, international teams will struggle to deal with his presence in the air. You only have to look at Crouchie and his England record to see that the international stage is good place for a big striker. Obviously as a former lilly-white it would have been great to see Crouchie there but Carroll is still a good choice. The only real disappointment for me is that Downing is going, especially when Aaron Lennon has had such a good season. I would have taken Lennon over Walcott, but then I am biased. Lennon would have offered a much better option than Downing, but then you can see why Roy has chosen the Liverpool winger, he has a good left foot, but the stats don't lie, no goals, no assists in thirty-six matches this season, is that really England form? The other option of course would be Adam Johnson, who is left footed and is a much better player.
No one will ever compile an England Squad that everyone agrees with, but I think most people have been a little harsh on Roy. He has put together a good team, with a mixture of youth and experience and hopefully they will do England proud. Although it pains me to say it, it is good to see the Ox in the squad, he is a big part of the future of English football and this will be good experience for him.
All that remains to be said is COME ON BAYERN, DO THE BUSINESS ON SATURDAY AND BRING CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FOOTBALL BACK TO WHITE HART LANE!
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