Thursday, 24 June 2010
Defoe admits England would have preferred Ghana
Fabio Capello's men accept fabricated activity difficult for themselves by condoning additional from a accumulation including USA, Slovenia and Algeria, acceptation they accept to now exhausted Germany in the endure 16 and potentially Argentina in the quarter-finals.
Former Germany captain and administrator Franz Beckenbauer has labelled England 'stupid' for declining to win their group, and Defoe admits the England affected would accept adopted to be adverse Ghana this weekend, afore demography on the winners of Uruguay and South Korea in the endure eight.
"It would accept been nice to accept faced Ghana, but to win a above clash you accept to exhausted the best teams. It's important not to get bent up with the history of games," said Defoe during Thursday's columnist conference.
"At the aback of your mind, you allocution about it. But if you're confident, you're blessed to play anybody. Some of the lads were adage 'it would accept been nice to accept got Ghana'. No boldness to Ghana, they're still a acceptable side.
"This is the bearings we're in. Germany are a abundant footballing nation, they're absurd in above tournaments, but we're searching advanced to the game."
Historically, England v Germany amateur tend to end with penalties, with the Germans accepting the bigger of the ball in 1990 and 1996. Defoe appear the absolute England band has been practising back day one and, if asked if he would yield one, the Tottenham man's acknowledgment was direct.
"100 percent," he replied. "We've been practising every day. Back Austria we've been practising. A above clash ability appear down to that, although I achievement it doesn't."
And Defoe had one final bulletin for the German camp, rubbishing Beckenbauer's claims that the England band is tired.
"I don't feel tired. I accept the Premier League is the hardest to play in. But if you attending afterwards your physique you're fine. I apperceive the players are fresh. Everyone's fresh."
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