On Monday, my girlfriend, my good old-time drinking buddy JK and I went to Wembley to watch England take on Mexico in the first of the World Cup warm-ups - a much more entertaining affair than their tie against Saudi Arabia at the old Wembley stadium in 1998.
That was the last - and indeed, the first - time I saw England play and although I had a fantastic day out (with my Mum, bless her), the game was a bore-draw. Not that I cared, of course. I was about 13 and loved every minute.
Monday's match was far more entertaining, even if the performance was patchy at times. Seeing five Spurs players get an outing was great, and the appearance of one in particular filled me with joy.
Ledley King is the nearly man of the canon of English centre-halves. A superb defender, quick, mobile, with two good feet and great aerial ability, the only thing that has prevented him from challenging Terry and Ferdinand at the heart of England's defence has been a knee which inflames to the size of a beach-ball at the end of each match (drunken pant-wetting episodes in London's West End notwithstanding).
As such, 'Deadley' (as he's definitely not known to his mates) cannot play more than one match a week and has to train on his own. In a swimming pool.
This sorry state of affairs has threatened his career but his inclusion in Capello's squad seems to have spurred his ligaments into some kind of magical self-healing as he completed all 90 minutes on Monday night, capping it all off with a great headed goal to open the scoring after 15 minutes.
Not bad for a player who's not had a cap for three years.
King has since made a pledge that he will be fit and healthy for every match if required during the tournament. Just how well he knows how his knee is going to react during the competition remains to be seen, but as a Spurs fan who loves the guy (but admits to having doubted his staying power at club level let alone internationally) I couldn't be more pleased.
Well done big man. Keep up the good work.
That was the last - and indeed, the first - time I saw England play and although I had a fantastic day out (with my Mum, bless her), the game was a bore-draw. Not that I cared, of course. I was about 13 and loved every minute.
Monday's match was far more entertaining, even if the performance was patchy at times. Seeing five Spurs players get an outing was great, and the appearance of one in particular filled me with joy.
Ledley King is the nearly man of the canon of English centre-halves. A superb defender, quick, mobile, with two good feet and great aerial ability, the only thing that has prevented him from challenging Terry and Ferdinand at the heart of England's defence has been a knee which inflames to the size of a beach-ball at the end of each match (drunken pant-wetting episodes in London's West End notwithstanding).
As such, 'Deadley' (as he's definitely not known to his mates) cannot play more than one match a week and has to train on his own. In a swimming pool.
This sorry state of affairs has threatened his career but his inclusion in Capello's squad seems to have spurred his ligaments into some kind of magical self-healing as he completed all 90 minutes on Monday night, capping it all off with a great headed goal to open the scoring after 15 minutes.
Not bad for a player who's not had a cap for three years.
King has since made a pledge that he will be fit and healthy for every match if required during the tournament. Just how well he knows how his knee is going to react during the competition remains to be seen, but as a Spurs fan who loves the guy (but admits to having doubted his staying power at club level let alone internationally) I couldn't be more pleased.
Well done big man. Keep up the good work.
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