Unquestionably, one of the biggest talking points from the match was the decision, or lack of one, surrounding Frank Lampard’s ‘goal’, which would have levelled the match at 2-2 shortly before the end of a first half in which Germany had dominated for large parts.
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WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT... THE PLAYERS
“They’ve let Capello down, and they’ve let the English public down”
- former England captain Alan Mullery
“They’ve let Capello down, and they’ve let the English public down”
- former England captain Alan Mullery
"The big hope was Wayne Rooney but he has not performed at all for four games.”
- former Liverpool captain and BBC pundit Alan Hansen
- former Liverpool captain and BBC pundit Alan Hansen
WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT... CAPELLO
"This kind of lapse has become depressingly common under a succession of managers. Whoever is in charge, the players seem incapable of producing their best on a consistent basis."
- former Arsenal and England striker Alan Smith
"The Germans were better than us. Then, at 4-1, we needed a goal and we took off Defoe and sent on Heskey!"
- former Arsenal and England striker Alan Smith
"The Germans were better than us. Then, at 4-1, we needed a goal and we took off Defoe and sent on Heskey!"
- Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is baffled by the substitution of his side's striker, the only front man to score for England in the World Cup
WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT... LAMPARD'S 'GOAL'
"I don't understand the [lack of] technology. With it we don't stand here and talk about 'goal or no goal', I can't understand why."
- Fabio Capello suddenly masters the English language to voice his disgust
"Technology has got to come into the game. We saw the replay seconds after it happened. It wouldn't slow down the game at all.”
- Harry Redknapp hopefully realises that this will be used against him in evidence if he ever complains about it affecting his own team in the future
"If Lamps' goal had stood it would have been 2-2 and then the game would've turned on its head. We'd have been at full throttle. I'm sure we'd have gone on to win it."
- injured England captain Rio Ferdinand, watching (presumably a different game from everyone else) at home
WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT... LAMPARD'S 'GOAL'
"I don't understand the [lack of] technology. With it we don't stand here and talk about 'goal or no goal', I can't understand why."
- Fabio Capello suddenly masters the English language to voice his disgust
"Technology has got to come into the game. We saw the replay seconds after it happened. It wouldn't slow down the game at all.”
- Harry Redknapp hopefully realises that this will be used against him in evidence if he ever complains about it affecting his own team in the future
"If Lamps' goal had stood it would have been 2-2 and then the game would've turned on its head. We'd have been at full throttle. I'm sure we'd have gone on to win it."
- injured England captain Rio Ferdinand, watching (presumably a different game from everyone else) at home
WHAT THE GERMANS SAID...
"We knew their two midfielders Gerrard and Lampard get forward to support the attack, so we knew that there would be space. We wanted to force Terry to come out of defence to create spaces between the defenders."
- Germany manager Joachim Loew sounds like someone who did his research. That'll never catch on...
- Germany captain Philipp Lahm, who plays for Bayern Munich, 'affectionately' known as FC Hollywood
WHAT THE PAPERS SAID
"We knew their two midfielders Gerrard and Lampard get forward to support the attack, so we knew that there would be space. We wanted to force Terry to come out of defence to create spaces between the defenders." - Germany manager Joachim Loew sounds like someone who did his research. That'll never catch on...
"Maybe the England team underestimated us because our players aren't as famous as theirs."
- Germany captain Philipp Lahm, who plays for Bayern Munich, 'affectionately' known as FC Hollywood
WHAT THE PAPERS SAID
- The Daily Star, left, and the Sun
- Italian sports daily Gazzetta Dello Sport
- German paper Bilde, no translation needed...
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