The England in Euro 2012 Thread - may contain results
GiantMike
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10 minutes to kick-off in the first game against France. 11 men. 1 trophy. 3 Lions on my shirt.
and 2 great tits
and 2 great tits
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20 minutes in and still no sign of the f'king England band.
Hopefully they've been bludgeoned to death with their own instruments.0 -
Get in there!!!!!!!!0
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Don't like the England goalie outfit. He looks like a golfer!0
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Feck me we`re winning-sorry,its the highlights.Highlights,such irony.Whats the solution? Just pedal faster you baby.
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That Adrian wotsits... anyone actually like him? just realised he's been saying bye bye from warsaw not wallsall0
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JGSI wrote:That Adrian wotsits... anyone actually like him? just realised he's been saying bye bye from warsaw not wallsall
He is the single worst sports presenter ever.0 -
England were as expected.
Functional 4 4 2, 'brave' defending, reasonabley stingy at the back as most Hodgson teams are.
Same problems too. Too loose with possession, unincisive passing, and ultimately too often lacking a bit of quality (though Gerrard's cross was a peach). Seemed to suffer in the heat more than the French too.
They'll look a lot better with Rooney in the team if they keep their discipline.0 -
Rick Chasey wrote:England were as expected.
Functional 4 4 2, 'brave' defending, reasonabley stingy at the back as most Hodgson teams are.
Same problems too. Too loose with possession, unincisive passing, and ultimately too often lacking a bit of quality (though Gerrard's cross was a peach). Seemed to suffer in the heat more than the French too.
They'll look a lot better with Rooney in the team if they keep their discipline.
Are you lining up England as your 2nd team if the Dutch are eliminated tomorrow evening? :P0 -
verylonglegs wrote:Rick Chasey wrote:England were as expected.
Functional 4 4 2, 'brave' defending, reasonabley stingy at the back as most Hodgson teams are.
Same problems too. Too loose with possession, unincisive passing, and ultimately too often lacking a bit of quality (though Gerrard's cross was a peach). Seemed to suffer in the heat more than the French too.
They'll look a lot better with Rooney in the team if they keep their discipline.
Are you lining up England as your 2nd team when the Dutch are eliminated tomorrow evening? :P
Ahem!0 -
*shrugs*
I live here, speak the language, have an English girlfriend and English father.
People who don't have duel identity tend to get confused. *waits for a "what if England play Holland?" question*
Anyway, English or not, my comment still stands :P.0 -
johnfinch wrote:20 minutes in and still no sign of the f'king England band.
Hopefully they've been bludgeoned to death with their own instruments.0 -
CiB wrote:johnfinch wrote:20 minutes in and still no sign of the f'king England band.
Hopefully they've been bludgeoned to death with their own instruments.
Let's hope that for the Ukraine match they "accidentally" get given tickets amongst Ukraine's ultras.0 -
Rick Chasey wrote:England were as expected.
Functional 4 4 2, 'brave' defending, reasonabley stingy at the back as most Hodgson teams are.
Same problems too. Too loose with possession, unincisive passing, and ultimately too often lacking a bit of quality (though Gerrard's cross was a peach). Seemed to suffer in the heat more than the French too.
They'll look a lot better with Rooney in the team if they keep their discipline.
Another problem with England was also that they didn't have anyone willing to let fly from 25 yards, unlike France with Nasri and Benzema. They aren't good enough to walk the ball into the net so if they are struggling to break down defences later in the tournament they're really going to struggle for goals.
Still, I don't think that this is going to be quite as turgid as other tournaments. At least there was a bit of fluid movement in the first half.0 -
johnfinch wrote:Rick Chasey wrote:England were as expected.
Functional 4 4 2, 'brave' defending, reasonabley stingy at the back as most Hodgson teams are.
Same problems too. Too loose with possession, unincisive passing, and ultimately too often lacking a bit of quality (though Gerrard's cross was a peach). Seemed to suffer in the heat more than the French too.
They'll look a lot better with Rooney in the team if they keep their discipline.
Another problem with England was also that they didn't have anyone willing to let fly from 25 yards, unlike France with Nasri and Benzema. They aren't good enough to walk the ball into the net so if they are struggling to break down defences later in the tournament they're really going to struggle for goals.
Still, I don't think that this is going to be quite as turgid as other tournaments. At least there was a bit of fluid movement in the first half.
Set pieces FTW.
Good set pieces allow bad teams to do very well in international football. Take a look at Greece.
S'why I was disappointed Crouch wasn't included. Ashley Young can deliver a great dead ball and can cross well too (and, for that matter, can fire a good 25 yarder), and Milner, for all his problems, can cross a good ball too.0 -
Yes, England are always quite threatening on set pieces, but I still would like to see someone have the bottle to just smack a ball from distance. I almost missed Frank Lampard yesterday.0
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GiantMike wrote:10 minutes to kick-off in the first game against France. 11 men. 1 trophy. 3 Lions on my shirt.
and 2 great tits
May I contrast piccie of average looking Brit burd with every single shot of burds in the crowd at last night's Sweden/Ukraine game. Different league lads.
And no, England will come nowhere - Italy/Germany final, 2-1 Italy.
You heard it here first.0 -
Rick Chasey wrote:*shrugs*
I live here, speak the language, have an English girlfriend and English father.
People who don't have duel identity tend to get confused. *waits for a "what if England play Holland?" question*
Anyway, English or not, my comment still stands :P.
By similar logic, I'm now allowed to have Germany as my second team, which is nice. My girlfriend doesn't seem fussed whether or not she gets England as a second claim!Ben
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johnfinch wrote:Yes, England are always quite threatening on set pieces, but I still would like to see someone have the bottle to just smack a ball from distance. I almost missed Frank Lampard yesterday.
Ashley Young?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 1nq4#t=64s0 -
I'm dreading Rooney coming back. The other England players seem in awe of him, and when he doesn't play well (which seems to be the norm in tournaments) it has an effect on the whole team and moral slumps. It would have been better to have left him behind as he couldn't play the first two anyway and as we could be out after those games it would have been better to have another option on the bench for emergencies.0
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Disagree. :P
A player like Rooney in the kind of very rigid settup Hodgon teams have is worth a lot.0 -
Rick Chasey wrote:Disagree. :P
A player like Rooney in the kind of very rigid settup Hodgon teams have is worth a lot.
Says the Dutch boy..... :twisted:None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.0 -
daviesee wrote:Rick Chasey wrote:Disagree. :P
A player like Rooney in the kind of very rigid settup Hodgon teams have is worth a lot.
Says the Dutch boy..... :twisted:
Says the Scott?0 -
Rick Chasey wrote:daviesee wrote:Rick Chasey wrote:Disagree. :P
A player like Rooney in the kind of very rigid settup Hodgon teams have is worth a lot.
Says the Dutch boy..... :twisted:
Says the Scott?
Eh, Scot.
Yes. We are experts on pi$h having watched it for the past few decadesNone of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.0 -
Rick Chasey wrote:johnfinch wrote:Yes, England are always quite threatening on set pieces, but I still would like to see someone have the bottle to just smack a ball from distance. I almost missed Frank Lampard yesterday.
Ashley Young?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 1nq4#t=64s
That's the sort of thing I was thinking about. Now, if he could just do that against Ukraine or Sweden...
I'm also looking forward to Shrek coming back, 'cos he's always willing to have a good go at the opposition defence and I have a feeling that he'll get a fairly decent supply this time around.0 -
johnfinch wrote:Rick Chasey wrote:johnfinch wrote:Yes, England are always quite threatening on set pieces, but I still would like to see someone have the bottle to just smack a ball from distance. I almost missed Frank Lampard yesterday.
Ashley Young?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 1nq4#t=64s
That's the sort of thing I was thinking about. Now, if he could just do that against Ukraine or Sweden...
I'm also looking forward to Shrek coming back, 'cos he's always willing to have a good go at the opposition defence and I have a feeling that he'll get a fairly decent supply this time around.
Young, Wellbeck, Rooney.
Good combo.
United attacking three, chelsea defending three.*
S'alright. Makes sense.
*well it was. Defending two now.0 -
Does Crouch actually score that many from set pieces? I always thought despite his height his heading is poor and also foreign refs tend to give a lot of free-kicks against him when he invariably ends up wrestling with the centre-half.0
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I wasn't sure on Crouch recent record, if I see Stoke on a TV screen I invariably find something else to look at.0
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Jamie Carragher as a PUNDIT on itv ???? - The only way is scouse with less tack 8)0