Subject:          Re: England v Italy review

Trevor Francis was laying into Matty on the TV too BUT:

He played well! Some nice confident touches...nearly scored twice
and was certainly more of a threat than Shearer or Macca (both of whom
I like). No England player had more shots and I think him and Macca
were both subbed simply because we had to try something else but his control
in the box and snap shot were excellent (right in the corner) but so too 
was the block. As Hoddle said if either chance had gone in (and it was
bad luck in both cases) everyone would have said how well he'd done.
At least Hoddle seems to have things in perspective! Tried calling your mobile
when I heard he was in...It's a long and tortuous road for our hero but
by France next year I'm convinced Matty will finally be recognised as a
national hero!

Lloyd