Football World Cup talk

thomthom

ThomThom wrote:

That's the most mediocre England team I've ever seen.

finchy

ThomThom wrote:

ThomThom wrote:

That's the most mediocre England team I've ever seen.

Euro qualifiers 1994 and 2008? They were pretty crap under Eriksson and Capello as well. How long have you been watching England?

finchy

F**king b@stard crossbar.

upperoilcan

Very very poor indeed,we simply do not have a world class team.

Dull as dish water,thank The Lord we didn't have to face Germany or Holland,we would have been thrashed to within an inch of our lives.

RideOnTime

oh dear...

arran77

Seems appropriate

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xMHt6RvtbIo

Majestic 12

After that dismal display, I believe this is the appropriate British Airways plane to be utilised for their return home next week.

verylonglegs

That was every bit as poor as the first game was as encouraging, if it hadn't had the national interest element I would have stopped watching after 25mins. Both sides couldn't pass accurately with any consistency and there was little flair on display.

Had to try and explain to a six-fingered yokel in the pub that the second Uruguayan goal wasn't offside because it was an English player that headed it through, I had to give up as he wasn't getting it. Reminded me why I stopped watching games in such places :roll: Back to the cricket tomorrow anyhow.

arran77

Majestic 12 wrote:

After that dismal display, I believe this is the appropriate British Airways plane to be utilised for their return home next week.

Very generous, I'd just dump them in some Brazilian shanty town and be done with it

cornerblock

Majestic 12 wrote:

After that dismal display, I believe this is the appropriate British Airways plane to be utilised for their return home next week.

You're too kind, I'm thinking.

Mikey23

Angleterre nil point... Eurovision all over again innit

mamba80

mamba80 wrote:

PBlakeney wrote:

I would argue that he has had an average season playing with an average team, has an average goal scoring record, a poor one in tournament finals, and is an average player.
Early hype ignored, he is nothing more of a player than anyone else in the squad.
Potential is nothing if not realised.

I would be surprised if he played the full 3 first games.

I would be surprised if England played more than 4 games

My optimism was missed placed

finchy

So which players do you all feel are part of the future England team and where do they need to strengthen?

I reckon a complete new defence is needed, possibly just Cahill staying in there, a new defensive midfielder and one more centre forward to provide a plan B.

Hart's good enough, the young attacking midfielders just need a bit more time, Sturridge is an automatic pick and Rooney looked fitter, sharper and more motivated last night than he has for... ever.

RideOnTime

johnfinch wrote:

So which players do you all feel are part of the future England team and where do they need to strengthen?

I reckon a complete new defence is needed, possibly just Cahill staying in there, a new defensive midfielder and one more centre forward to provide a plan B.

Hart's good enough, the young attacking midfielders just need a bit more time, Sturridge is an automatic pick and Rooney looked fitter, sharper and more motivated last night than he has for... ever.

Plan B might be better on his own.

meagain

"Very generous, I'd just dump them in some Brazilian shanty town and be done with it "

Be fair, the Brazilians may like all of us have their faults, but I don't think they deserve this.

tuneskyline

I watched the good wife.

verylonglegs

johnfinch wrote:

I reckon a complete new defence is needed, possibly just Cahill staying in there, a new defensive midfielder and one more centre forward to provide a plan B.

We just need to find defenders who can mark someone. It was remarkable that after every pre-match interview with players or pundit led discussion involved the mention of Suarez and his abilities the English gameplan was nothing more that just let him have some space. It's not like he had to produce anything extraordinary for his goals. It was exactly the same 4 yrs ago against the Germans when they scored with a punt down the middle straight from the keeper, Terry and Upson were nowhere. Ridiculous we haven't moved on from such basic errors.

crispybug2

I have just listened to a discussion on 5 live about England's defeat against Uruguay. ..

What is it about football supporters that they manage to combine perfect tactical awareness (after the event obviously! ) with a powerful sense of self righteous indignation when England don't perform as required or play against a team who were just better than them on the night?

RideOnTime

Uruguay has 3 U's and only 3 million people.
That's 1U per million people.
:shock:
This is where we go wrong.

oblongomaculatus

So disappointing.... Suarez didn't bite anyone. Surely he must be hungry again by now?

Majestic 12

Have changed my mind about the England teams' return home transport. As a couple of you have stated a plane journey is perhaps too generous. So this should do the trick.



And should the over paid fools miraculously qualify for Russia in 4 years time I suggest that the below is the order of the day for their hotel accomodation.

Mikey23

Absolutely brilliant... Costa rica go through, england go out, italy and uraguay playing for the final place.... You couldnt have written the script!!!

axlightness

Costa Rica were fantastic in the first half. On that performance they will thrash England. England always stifle gifted ball players. Its always Steve G type players that flourish, work hard run around a bit look like you are doing something but in fact win nothing and can never deliver. Costa Rica made Italy look like a bunch of old men. Italy made England look like a bunch of old men. A major rethink needs to happen in the FA. Dyke said the manager is Staying.... F%%king He%%. He should go back to telly.

cornerblock

Mikey23 wrote:

Absolutely brilliant... Costa rica go through, england go out, italy and uraguay playing for the final place.... You couldnt have written the script!!!

To be fair I think most of us could have written the England going out scene! As for Costa Rica, another great performance from a group of players who know the true meaning of the word 'team'.

Majestic 12

Best quote so far. From Chris Waddle.

"England have spent four years trying to play like Spain... And last night they did"

Priceless.

oblongomaculatus

Majestic 12 wrote:

Best quote so far. From Chris Waddle.

"England have spent four years trying to play like Spain... And last night they did"

Priceless.

Excellent. And how about "not for the first time, there's a mountain between France and Switzerland", from tonight's game?

MaxwellBygraves

That Germany-Ghana game is probably one of the best draws I've ever seen!

RideOnTime

oblongomaculatus wrote:

Majestic 12 wrote:

Best quote so far. From Chris Waddle.

"England have spent four years trying to play like Spain... And last night they did"

Priceless.

Excellent. And how about "not for the first time, there's a mountain between France and Switzerland", from tonight's game?

thegreatdivide

LOL

pblakeney

Suarez bites again!