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  • dinyull
    dinyull Posts: 2,979
    Loved Bilic trying to put Wright in his place. We've become so possession obsessed over the last few tournaments that last night "shows" how far we've come - only we played against a team that had no interest in the ball.

    The attack is supposed to be our strength too...
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,100
    Dinyull wrote:
    Our arrogance is astounding.

    Also, how can the man in the street know football better than a man paid millions a year to manage them? Drop our 3 best players, Kane taking corners, Wilshere and Henderson clearly not match fit and Sterling out of form yet leaves Townsend and Drinkwater at home. Sturridge should only ever play through the middle whereas Vardy in this team is better suited out wide.

    1 win from 6 tournament games now and most that's Roy's been credited with has been forced upon him.

    If we had two great goalkeepers, we wouldn't try and play one of them at left back and see how it went.
  • dinyull
    dinyull Posts: 2,979
    I'm not saying he's better out wide. In this team and formation when playing against opposition camped in their own half I think Sturridge is the man you want in the 6 yard box and Vardy dropping deeper/out wide.

    But then again, I'd have picked wingers for that, like Townsend who was in good form at the end of the season and isn't knackered from a full season.

    The worrying thing is: against the better teams things should be more open going forward, but if we concede early then we have no chance. The warning signs were there in the friendly against Portugal.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,322
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    And it would shut the bloody stupid ITV Englo-obsessed commentary up as well.
    Which country do you reckon ITV should be obsessed with?
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • specialized_nick
    specialized_nick Posts: 427
    Well that was painful to watch last night, if we can scrape past whoever we get from Portugals group it looks like France in the quaters.
  • mrfpb
    mrfpb Posts: 4,569
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    And it would shut the bloody stupid ITV Englo-obsessed commentary up as well.
    Which country do you reckon ITV should be obsessed with?

    well it would have been nice to watch the Welsh match rather than having the England game on two ITV channels simultaneously
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    mrfpb wrote:
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    And it would shut the bloody stupid ITV Englo-obsessed commentary up as well.
    Which country do you reckon ITV should be obsessed with?

    well it would have been nice to watch the Welsh match rather than having the England game on two ITV channels simultaneously

    And for I T V to constantly go on and on and on and on about bloody England no matter what game is on.

    I remember at the last WC after England had been knocked out I was watching someone random - let's say Germany vs France for example. I wanted to watch G vs F and listen about that game, not suffer discussion about England and what their plans should be and all that jazz.

    Tyldsley is the worst - his "justice for the England 11" comment should have got him a public kicking.

    We're watching Wales vs Russia - we don't care about England. If we did we'd be watching the England game.

    BBC don't do it, but ITV seem freakin' obsessed by them.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,283
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Don't worry - I'll let you cheer on the mighty Azzurri and then you can see style, panache, class and the winning way.

    ...even if they do have the odd line of coke...
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,322
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    mrfpb wrote:
    we don't care about England.
    Could have fooled us after all the stuff you've posted on here about England :wink:
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,322
    Spain vs Italy next Monday :D
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,291
    Spain tonight - ha ha ha ha ha.......
    ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.......
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    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,227
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Spain tonight - ha ha ha ha ha.......
    ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.......
    Snigger. Got to feel for them with their ticky tacka... eh no.
  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Spain vs Italy next Monday :D

    Horrendous prospect, 90 mins of acting and constant free kicks. Hope they get Clattenburg to officiate as he seems wise to it.
  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    Also, look at our half of the draw with the teams in it and compare to the Welsh half. Not winning that group was a proper balls up.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/eur ... kout-stage
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Gutted its Italy vs Spain - not just the fact that Italy will go out but it means that one of the few teams who bring some glamour to the tournament will go out leaving dullard freakin' Engggggeeerrrland in.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,661
    verylonglegs wrote:
    Also, look at our half of the draw with the teams in it and compare to the Welsh half. Not winning that group was a proper balls up.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/eur ... kout-stage
    Win it the hard way.
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,291
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Gutted its Italy vs Spain - not just the fact that Italy will go out but it means that one of the few teams who bring some glamour to the tournament will go out leaving dullard freakin' Engggggeeerrrland in.
    Just to be pedantic. Should the RoI beat Italy and Belgium stuff Sweden, would Belgium not top the group?
    Or is it head to head?
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    Italy are already pencilled in as group winners in that link so I guess it was head to head.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    seanoconn wrote:
    verylonglegs wrote:
    Also, look at our half of the draw with the teams in it and compare to the Welsh half. Not winning that group was a proper balls up.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/eur ... kout-stage
    Win it the hard way.

    You're gonna win naff all, Bianca.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    This Hungary - Portugal game is great fun so far.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,291
    So, Iceland. Sounds easy.
    I bet Portugal, Hungary and Austria thought the same.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,322
    Republic of Ireland must have been disappointed to only beat that bunch of losers 1-0 :)
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,283
    Didn't get to see the game - did Italy turn up or did they have a swap around a la Engerland?
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,322
    Just saw the result, I was out. That was good enough for me.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,283
    It means we can take some slight satisfaction in reaching the quarter finals(?) of an international competition followed by the 'oh well' and usual debate about why we aren't producing world class footballers... we'll never win unless... we ought to do this and that and this...' and then start looking forward to the next round of international mediocrity having done nothing about the shortfalls that we keep talking about but doing nothing about and then take some slight satisfaction in reaching the quarter finals of an international competition followed by...
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,291
    Pinno wrote:
    Didn't get to see the game - did Italy turn up or did they have a swap around a la Engerland?
    B Team.
    I doubt Ireland cared much. Cracking goal either way.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,661
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    Didn't get to see the game - did Italy turn up or did they have a swap around a la Engerland?
    B Team.
    I doubt Ireland cared much. Cracking goal either way.
    I think the Pope might have had a word with the Italians.
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,322
    seanoconn wrote:
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    Didn't get to see the game - did Italy turn up or did they have a swap around a la Engerland?
    B Team.
    I doubt Ireland cared much. Cracking goal either way.
    I think the Pope might have had a word with the Italians.
    But whose side was he on?
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    Only just looked at the highlights. Now I've seen more than enough sport to know refs make mistakes but how on earth was no penalty awarded in the first half to the Irish? About 40 secs into the video.
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36603382
    I just can't see how the referee thinks otherwise, it's astonishing. Plus if he thought it was dive he should have booked the player so clearly he just slopey shouldered his way out of it.
  • homers_double
    homers_double Posts: 8,269
    To give the Irish their dues, it was a cracking goal and well recieved after their guy missed a sitter.
    Advocate of disc brakes.

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