It’s now just five days until the London 2012 Olympics hysteria becomes less about torch carrying and more about medal collecting, but while some of the Olympic Village are happy for the long wait to finally be over Stuart Pearce must be wishing he had a little more preparation time before Team GB meet Senegal a day before the opening ceremony.
Pearce must quickly sweep under the carpet the less than inspiring performance against a Brazil side that teased and toyed with Team GB at the Riverside in 2-o win that was far more comprehensive than the scoreline suggests and could have been worse had it not been for the second half heroics from Birmingham City’s Jack Butland in between the sticks.