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SHEARER AND DYER HEROES AT WEMBLY
A first half hat trick by Shearer and some dazzling running and dribbling
by
Dyer helped England to a 6-0 win over Luxembourg.
Alan Shearer today made his critics eat extremely
large portions of humble pie as he put away his
first
England hat trick, and he did it all in the first 45 minutes.
His first goal was thanks to his Newcastle team mate Kieren Dyer, who,
on debut for his
country,
made it a day to remember. He could not have chosen a better game in which
to make
his
international debut - he will not face many other opponents who allow him
so much space
at
any level. He may have been playing at right-back, but that restriction
was only nominal. The first
goal
came from his trickery, Luxembourg defender Marc Birsens chopping him down
when it
was
clear that he could do little else to stop him.
Shearer stepped up and fired home the resulting penalty to, well, not silence
his critics, but at least
muffle
their comments for a while more.
But he needn't have worried. 16 minutes later a flash of the old Shearer
brought the
crowd
to their feet. He exchanged passes in the Luxembourg penalty area with
his new partner
Robbie
Fowler before turning sharply and blasting the ball into the roof of the
net from a tight angle.
And it was Dyer who handed Shearer his third on a plate, 12 minutes before
the interval.
Bobby Robson was the guest of honour at Wembly, and he must have had a
smile as wide
as
the Tyne as he watched his young aquirement Kieren Dyer carve up the Luxembourg
defence
from
an unorthodox right back position. He played a part in most of the goals
before being
rested
for the second half by Kevin Keegan after straining a calf in the build
up of Shearer's third.
The former Ipswich Town player has set himself up for a long career in
the England
setup,
beginning in Warsaw against Poland.
After the game, Shearer made his thoughts perfectly clear.
"You have to put the ball in the back of the net... I did that today and
have nobody to answer to.
"I am just delighted that we have three points and that sets us up nicely
for the trip to Poland.
"We know what we've got to do. We've been there and won before but that
is history. We have to
go
and do it again.
"There is no confidence crisis -- give me the ball and I will put it in
the net."