ITALY vs England
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free spirit
more tea vicar?
we'll never know I guess, but to me he's a far classier footballer than carroll, and I think the team would have played it differently with him on the pitch instead of hoofing it to carroll to knock on to nobody / lose the ball.
Teepee
like livewire voodoo
No, he'll turn up in German kit!Will John Terry turn up at the semis in his England kit?
My Irish neighbour has £500 on the Italians at 14-1
let's hope they beat the bloody germans. nearing the end i was hoping england get knocked out as the germans would have slaughtered us if we got through.
Lo Siento.
Second As Farce
my boss sounding off nonsense about the ills of english football this morning 
cliche city
cliche city
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
Wally without a brolly.
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Not a really shite performance...
It was alright, but showed the gulf between us and the top nations. We've got a lot of work to do before we have a rightful place at the top table again.
tommers
Fuck it, it's fine.
Every schoolkid in England called Ashley will be getting beaten today
(((all the Ashley's)))
I've already twatted 3 on my way in to work.
What do mean, "again"?
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
I knew someone would pick up on that
That star ain't on our shirts for bloody Christmas y'know
I knew someone would pick up on that
That star ain't on our shirts for bloody Christmas y'know
They had no right to wear the star in European Championship games. And no-one thought that England were the best team in the world in 1966.
tommers
Fuck it, it's fine.
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Do the likes of Italy, German and France not wear theirs? Genuine question, haven't looked into it.
I think you'll find "no-one" isn't entirely accurate. The proportion of those that did think it that were, in fact, English, is another matter entirely...
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
So we're not the only ones...
The Octagon
Stop...Hammertime
Good
Hodgson seemed tactically adept, given the short space of time he had to work in, be interesting to see what he can bring about when we get into the WC Qualifiers
Hart's really come of age in the tournament, best England goalie I've seen for years
Some of the quick break football was superb, if any other team in the world had surged up the pitch like that all the armchair critics on here would have been wanking themselves silly
Terry, Gerrard (and presumably Fat Frank) can all fuck off and pretend they did anything other than hold the team back these last few years (and yes, Terry did have a decent game, but he's the reason we're playing last ditch defending anyway)
On that note, the last line of defense stuff was admirable, if not preferable, some excellent blocks and tackles going in
Oxlade-Chamberlain's brief cameo was promising, as were some of Walcott's, if we can exploit that pace and start defending higher up the pitch we'll murder some teams
Bad
Inability to keep the ball, players were running into dead end channels and not looking up for the simple passes that would have retained possession, it was frustrating to watch
Rooney again failed to turn up, one poacher's goal (and several half chances that he wasn't fast enough for) isn't good enough in games where he should be running things
I have no idea what James Milner is supposed to provide, all I saw were shit crosses and constant surrendering of possession
Speaking of which, Ashley Young didn't have a good tournament either, but I'm prepared to give him another chance
Penalties
Hmmm
I think Carroll did better than expected, you could see he scared the shit out of the Italians when he was winning every ball and, but for a sharper Rooney, I think he'd have been key in us stealing it at the death
On the other hand I still think Crouch does all of that better and he's more skillful, but I doubt he'll get another game anyway.
Hodgson seemed tactically adept, given the short space of time he had to work in, be interesting to see what he can bring about when we get into the WC Qualifiers
Hart's really come of age in the tournament, best England goalie I've seen for years
Some of the quick break football was superb, if any other team in the world had surged up the pitch like that all the armchair critics on here would have been wanking themselves silly
Terry, Gerrard (and presumably Fat Frank) can all fuck off and pretend they did anything other than hold the team back these last few years (and yes, Terry did have a decent game, but he's the reason we're playing last ditch defending anyway)
On that note, the last line of defense stuff was admirable, if not preferable, some excellent blocks and tackles going in
Oxlade-Chamberlain's brief cameo was promising, as were some of Walcott's, if we can exploit that pace and start defending higher up the pitch we'll murder some teams
Bad
Inability to keep the ball, players were running into dead end channels and not looking up for the simple passes that would have retained possession, it was frustrating to watch
Rooney again failed to turn up, one poacher's goal (and several half chances that he wasn't fast enough for) isn't good enough in games where he should be running things
I have no idea what James Milner is supposed to provide, all I saw were shit crosses and constant surrendering of possession
Speaking of which, Ashley Young didn't have a good tournament either, but I'm prepared to give him another chance
Penalties
Hmmm
I think Carroll did better than expected, you could see he scared the shit out of the Italians when he was winning every ball and, but for a sharper Rooney, I think he'd have been key in us stealing it at the death
On the other hand I still think Crouch does all of that better and he's more skillful, but I doubt he'll get another game anyway.
Are those stars marking World Cup wins? Anyway, I never suggested that England were the only ones to do it.
The Octagon
Stop...Hammertime
Oh yeah, also Bad - The neanderthal cunts watching the football in the same pub as me, spouting every imaginable cliche (mostly wrong) and then being so full of sad, impotent rage that they decided to start smashing up cars on the road home, pathetic.
goldenecitrone
post tenebras lux
So none of them have any right to wear them? You should complain to UEFA.
Carroll was fucking hilarious. I could almost hear the whole of Europe giggling as he lumbered around chasing the ball around like a big awkward puppy
not-bono-ever
meh
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-18576404
Bedford - that reknowned centre of footballing excellence - make the Italians pay
Twats
Bedford - that reknowned centre of footballing excellence - make the Italians pay
Twats
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
No, fair point, you didn't. So I take it the other nations shouldn't be wearing the stars either? Personally I don't have a problem with it, they're the pinnacle achievements of the nation, shouldn't matter what tournament they're playing in.
Why should I be bothered?
