Karma in Group D and Early Title Credentials for Arsenal




Beyond The Pitch show

Summary: The questions only begin for England as the World Cup draw has placed the Three Lions into Group D with Costa Rica, Italy and Uruguay and joining us to take a first look into what it could mean for Roy Hodgson and the England National Team is Oliver Kay of The Times to wade into the first analysis and how several factors could unfold before next June. We compare comments before and after about the stadium locations versus the opponents actually drawn, what it may mean for the team come next summer and if this overriding sense of terribly low expectations could force Roy Hodgson to be a bit more liberal in his selection choices or if that point of view matches up to the facts and whether it serves what is best for England in the longer term picture. In part two, we examine the latest story lines plastered all over the backpages including all the speculation surrounding the future of Andre Villas-Boas who has launched angry retorts to the press already as results have not materialized as fast as could be expected, the ongoing transitional missteps at Old Trafford for David Moyes and how a recent result against Everton has both confirmed perceptions for some while also starting to build a false narrative about what he actually accomplished at Goodison Park. Then we close on the matter of Arsenal Football Club to gauge their title credentials as Roberto Martinez leads his expressive group of upstarts into a key fixture come Sunday.