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The Road to 2012 Begins

It barely seems weeks since Spain lifted the World Cup in triumph but attention turns once again to international football as the road to the 2012 European Championships start this week.

The tournament is being hosted jointly by Poland and Ukraine so these two sides are not involved in the qualification process but the rest of the European teams are back in action. Not every team will be genuine contenders but after a disappointing World Cup, some of the biggest names in international football in Europe will be keen to blow away the South African blues.

One of the teams who underperformed at the World Cup would have to be England and there is huge pressure of Fabio Capello and his team to bounce back strongly. England kick off their qualifying campaign on Friday evening with a Wembley match against Bulgaria. Wayne Rooney may have been England's major hope for the tournament but he failed to capture the imagination at the event and has started the season in poor form.

It won't take much for Rooney to capture the heart of the nation again but at the moment, the English fans need convincing by the players that let them down so badly.

Domenech, the Disaster is Gone

As bad as things were for England in South Africa, the team with the biggest disaster on their hands were France. Raymond Domenech is no longer in charge and captain Evra is suspended after the training ground fracas in South Africa but a home match versus Belarus should see Laurent Blanc get his competitive campaign off to a winning start.

Italy were another major European team that badly let their fans down at the World Cup but anything less than three points away to Estonia will be a disaster for the Italian national side. The backbone of the Italian squad is still closer to the veteran age than fresh faced youngsters but there needs to be a slice of fresh impetus into the national team to stand any chance of success in the near future. A look at the German side of 2010 should give hope to the Italians that starting over again is no disaster for a national team; in fact, sometimes it is the best thing for a team.

My Journey to Professional Football-Betting
Observations and thoughts of a pre-professional football bettor with occassional comments by J Armstrong.

by Daniel Andersson

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