The Fan

Two late Owen goals beat Argentina

The Editor — Sat, November 12th 2005

A thoroughly entertaining friendly saw England beat Argentina 3-2 with 2 goals in the last 5 minutes.

Both sides played good attacking football and at times Argentina showed why they are ranked second in the world against a shaky looking England defence.

‘Eriksson in successful substitution shock’

How much Eriksson learnt about his players or formation I’m not sure, but I think the country at least regained some faith in the manager’s ability to change games (for the better).

By bringing Cole on for King, and switching Gerrard into the holding position, England became much more likely to score as Argentina began to sit on their 2-1 lead. And while, Crouch wasn’t able to get directly involved, Owen certainly capitalised, suddenly finding space in the Argentinian defence to score the 2 winning goals.

Robinson and Rooney were the highlights for England, with the midfielders all playing well in patches.

The defence needs work: Ferdinand and Terry never seem ‘together’ for me, and Bridge was obviously off the pace., but on the whole a very encouraging fixture in a game that the FA must be congratulated for arranging. A perfect friendly.

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