England's 2010 World Cup revisited: Squad disharmony, Rooney's outburst & Lampard's 'ghost goal'

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🗓️ 27 June 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In a special one-off episode, Dharmesh Sheth revisits England’s dismal 2010 World Cup campaign and explores why it went so wrong for the Three Lions out in South Africa. He speaks to four members of that squad – Jermain Defoe, Robert Green, Stephen Warnock and Matthew Upson – who talk candidly about England’s preparation, lack of squad camaraderie and the methods used by manager Fabio Capello. Green opens up on his infamous mistake in the first group match against the United States, while Defoe discusses Wayne Rooney’s angry outburst following the goalless draw with Algeria. Warnock and Upson talk on the poor atmosphere in the squad and why the experience of that World Cup should serve as a warning for England ahead of any major tournament. England's exit at the hands of Germany is also discussed, including what may have been had Frank Lampard's 'ghost goal' have stood.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Sky Sports Football Podcast brought to you by Bet365, where every now biting nil-nil, every bizarre VAR, every foregone conclusion, bad pass, slam dunk, tap-in, full-start, dead heat, and absolutely expected defeat is amazing.
0:17.3	From football to tennis and ice hockey to motorsport. Whatever the moment, it's never
0:22.8	ordinary at Bet 365.
0:30.1	Hello, I'm Damesh, and welcome to a special Sky Sports Football podcast. Cast your mind back to the summer of 2010. South Africa the stage,
0:41.1	the World Cup, the main event. And England's cast of superstars were confident of success.
0:48.3	Fabio Capello was in the lead role. He'd masterminded England smoothly through the audition process.
0:54.4	They'd qualified top of their group with nine wins from ten.
0:57.9	And with the likes of Wayne Rooney, Stephen Gerard and Frank Lampard in the squad,
1:02.1	many had predicted England could go far.
1:05.5	But it wasn't to be.
1:07.4	Set against the soundtrack of the Vuvu Zela, England were out of tune, out of luck, out.
1:15.6	I've spoken to four members of that squad.
1:18.2	Jermaine Defoe, Robert Green, Matthew Upsin and Stephen Warnock speak candidly about the atmosphere in the camp, Capello's management, and of course, the goal that never was.
1:36.8	England's build-up to the tournament was questioned. Capello took his squad to a training camp in
1:41.8	Austria for two weeks, and in the middle of it, they came
1:45.0	back to Wembley for a match against Mexico. Not ideal, says Keeper Green.
1:50.0	Having been to another tournament, I was supposed to go to the World Cup in 2006 and got injured.
1:55.0	I think looking at it, I think the preparation and the build-up to it was one that I don't feel like we gave
2:03.1	ourselves enough chance.
2:06.0	The way that we played, realistically, like I say, I don't think it would have changed
2:10.7	anything.
2:11.9	But did you give yourself the best chance?
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