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English Arsenal players in the World Cup
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England
Arsenal players in the English team
- David Seaman
- Squad number: 1
- age 34. 40 caps coming into the tournament
- played against Tunisia
- played against Romania
- played against Colombia
- Tony Adams
- Squad number: 5
- age 31. 51 caps coming into the tournament
- played against Tunisia
- played against Romania
- played against Colombia
- Martin Keown
- Squad number: 17
- age 31. 18 caps coming into the tournament
- not played yet
Matches
Results, comments on Arsenal players' performances, and links to
match reports will appear here shortly after the matches.
- Tunisia. 2-0 win. Monday June 15th
- Adams and Seaman both played the full 90 minutes. Keown was on the
bench with Campbell and Southgate both picked alongside him. One has to
assume that Gary Neville will play before Keown, although Martin's
experience could get him a place before the other defender in the
squad, young Rio Ferdinand. Campbell had a good game particularly going
forward, but was booked (incredibly, the only England player to get
a card despite Batty's attempt to decapitate an opponent with an overhead
kick). So Keown's chances still hang on injury and indiscipline from
the others. Adams had a reasonable game, although he appeared to let a
Tunisian attacker through for the first chance of the game. His shot from
near the penalty spot was going straight into Seaman's arms when Campbell
got a block on. Fortunately it went wide. Seaman had little to do, thanks
partly to English defending but also largely to extraordinarily bad
"finishing" from the Africans, and he did it reasonably well. A win against
either of Colombia or Romania should see England through.
reports
- Romania. 2-1 loss. Monday June 22th
- Seaman had a reasonable game in goal. The defence looked a bit shaky
but Romaina were reduced to hoofing their shots in from distance for the most
part. Adams could have been partly to blame for the first, although Campbell
was more at fault for letting Hagi get the cross in, Le Saux
was totally to blame for the second. As a friend said, let's hope Batty
gives him a lesson on what his shoulder is for.
reports
- Colombia. 2-0 win. Friday June 26th
- Seaman didn't have much to do. He got his customary dodgy moment
out of the way early on when he scuffed a clearance straight to an
opposing striker, but largely thanks to Ince it came to nothing. After
that there were a few soft shots to deal with but basically he was
completely protected by Adams, Campbell, and co. Seaman hasn't had to
produce a sparkling performance yet. Adams saw more of the action
tonight, and was an absolute rock, possibly his best game in an
England shirt. Unpassable at the back in the way only Adams has
ever been, somehting I think only regular Arsenal watchers can appreciate,
and going forward he got into some good positions too. He was unlucky in the
second half with an instantaneous volley after the keeper had parried
a Shearer shot. The keeper was still on the ground and Adams fierce strike
hit him there. The only thing Adams could have added to his game today was
a goal, which is pretty good for a centre back.
reports
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