Gerrard the Jam in Capello’s Swiss-Roll
Gerrard the Jam in Capello’s Swiss-Roll
By Oliver Sparrow, writing from London
As I turned up on a dreary night to a dreary pub and sat down in front of the TV with my flat, dreary pint of lager, I was fully expecting to be slowly numbed into a subdued state of lethargy by a dreary stalemate played out in the pouring rain of Basle. Having followed Switzerland as my second team over a number of years, I fully knew what to expect. Those who cared to watch their games in South Africa will have got a pretty good snapshot of their style of play. They are a team amply sprinkled with attacking talent (Inler, Behrami, Frei) but against the ‘bigger’ teams they are experts at shutting the door at the back and playing for a draw or a cheeky one-nil. I’m not one for criticising this tactic, but it doesn’t usually make for a compelling game of football. However, I was in for a pleasant surprise.
(Source: matchcentre)
