Now that WCH has been going strong for several months, we thought it was about time we introduced the team! Below are introductions to a selection of our contributors with reference to their footballing prowess. Tune into WCH next week for pen portraits of Herr Neil, Herr Danny and Herr Paul.

Jimu
Starting off as a lanky targetman-cum-predator for the primary school ‘B’ team, Jimu finally found his feet in the heart of midfield, specialising in linking play with raking 40 yard crossfield balls and keyhole surgery-esque through passes, and was not unknown to find himself supporting the attack with a beautifully timed run, only to see his shot screw across the face of goal. Never a finisher! With this in mind he is especially looking forward to seeing Mr Michael Carrick dominate this year’s finals, and if we have to look to other nations then maybe the Czech Republic’s Tomas Rosicky’ll be worth a Jimu.

Herr Andy
Herr Andy is 6ft 5″ tall, weighs 15 stone and is a rock solid, non-porous central defender. Herr Andy tackles hard and uses his size to put attackers off. However, he never aims to foul the opponent and always goes for the ball. His first thought when he has the ball at his feet is to look for a long pass to a winger in space. His second thought is to apologise to the player he dumped to floor in order to get the ball! The World Cup player closest to Herr Andy’s style is Serbia and Montenegro’s Mladen Krstajic.

Herr Ed
With range, balance, pace, poise, a big engine, graft and dogged determination, Herr Ed is perhaps the best defensive midfielder in the world. There’s a venomous edge to his game and his tackle success rate is actually over 100%. Shielding the back four with calm tenacity, his spadework shores-up the percentages, thus enabling his mercurial team-mates to showcase their more frivolous skills. The player at World Cup 2006 most like Herr Ed is Australia’s Josip Skoko.

Herr Mark
There’s more chance of seeing a misplaced Jimu pass than there is of seeing Herr Mark on a football pitch. No deal!

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