World Cup 2014

[index1000]

Not really, he's a geordie........ like geordies know anything abar football.

 

I wonder if this(world cup) is going to be the when in doub 'get the manager out' default answer - blame Hodgson, tournmanet?

Did you watch that you daft twat? Because he's a geordie he doesn't know anything? are you fucking 11? he was spot on, a fucking blind man could see that the Italians where having a fucking field day down out left. Bilbo was screaming at Rooney to get across and cover everyone except The Hodge.  If you are going to play Rooney play him in the middle Sterling will do a job anywhere across the line that is how he has been playing for us. 

Better still shake Mr Potato heads hand and sit his fat arse on the bench.

[Newport]

Fuck me. This game was really worth staying up for.

[Pureblood]

Very entertaining game.  Two teams with contrasting styles both going for the win from the outset.  

[Croque Monsieur]

Did you watch that you daft twat? Because he's a geordie he doesn't know anything? are you fucking 11? he was spot on, a fucking blind man could see that the Italians where having a fucking field day down out left. Bilbo was screaming at Rooney to get across and cover everyone except The Hodge.  If you are going to play Rooney play him in the middle Sterling will do a job anywhere across the line that is how he has been playing for us. 

Better still shake Mr Potato heads hand and sit his fat arse on the bench.

I'm just glad it was that twat who missed a golden opportunity to score and not one of ours.

 

Let's see if the 'meedja' destroy Shrek tomorrow.

[Jose Jones]

Thought that was the best England performance from the last 3 major championships. Crap defending for both Italy's goals though. Could also have used Lallana or Milner instead of Welbeck or Rooney to add someone who would have worked back a bit. All our lads were good especially Sterling and Sturridge. England's level dropped noticeably when Hendo went off.

[neko]

Uruguay were disappointing today, but I liked how their midfield looked like the Salamanca bothers from Breaking bad.

 

I expected more.

 

[Son of L8]

Detailed analysis of England's defense, using a picture rather than a thousand words:

 

[Pureblood]

Diving foreigners.  That's what South America does to you, Clive. 

[Pureblood]

Thought that was the best England performance from the last 3 major championships. 

 

I can't remember that far back but I guess England can count themselves a bit unlucky tonight.  But, as you say, for all the talk of Hodgson being a great defensive organiser it only seems to take some rudimentary play or movement to break down the defence. 

[BCM]

Leighton Baines is as good as defending as Johnson .................................. Goodnight,

[Fi!]

No idea why Henderson was subbed, he is suppose to be one of the most athletic player.

[Jose Jones]

I can't remember that far back but I guess England can count themselves a bit unlucky tonight. But, as you say, for all the talk of Hodgson being a great defensive organiser it only seems to take some rudimentary play or movement to break down the defence.

I think he was caught between two stools trying to play like Liverpool going forward but not knowing really how to do it and the usual Hodge 442 defending deep. Hence Italy got loads of room in midfield. Was a 50-50 game for me though and both teams did ok.

[moof]

Rooney is an absolute liability. Baines was poor. Found myself supporting actually supporting Engurland for the first time in ages, mainly because of Sterling who I fucking love. Proud of his performance tonight

[boots123]

why oh why didn't he bring on Lambert, that was a tailor made situation as to why you would include him in the squad in the first place. 

[boots123]

Anyone who's name starts with W is rubbish, Wilshire, Welbeck, Wooney.

woy

[Section_31]

Went to bed after the first half but felt a famous loss had Hodgson written all over it. The amount of manufactured praise for Wellbeck from the pundits was embarrassing.

[Lee909]

Just watching the game now. Seen the 3 min highlights and Hart looked shockingly bad. Flat footed and beaten on a few shots and lucky not to concede more. Baines has gone pretty shite over the past year from what I have seen so far. Henderson and Sterling started brightly

[Josef Svejk]

I don't like Cole, but he's the best English fullback - even at this stage of his career - by some distance. I find it utterly mystifying that he was dropped for the patently inferior Baines and a kid who's unlikely to play...

[Lee909]

Just watching the game now.

 

Neville is fucking clueless blaming Johnson for not covering behind Cahill . What was he supposed to do leave his runner in the box free.

 

Also had to laugh when he said

 

"That called for Wellbeck to break his neck...............................to get into box". Its like he is reading a autocue

 

 

 

Wellbeck was ok to be fair to him and could be the workhorse of the forward line but Roobey was fucking shite. Seems to me he was either not fit enough to track back or not tracking back to try and force Hodgson to move him up to and push Sterling or Sturridge wide.

[skend04]

Everyone seems to be glossing over this game saying its the best England performance since ever. But Italy hadn't won an international match since September 2013! That includes draws against Armenia, Denmark and the mighty Luxembourg. This was a match between 2 pretty shit teams.

[Fi!]

All England need is someone other wideman than Rooney to play on the opposite flank to Sterling. It feels lopsided like us playing with 1 winger and 2 forward during the season.

 

Lallana for Rooney maybe?

[PestiRed]

Woy has claimed it was England's best performance of his tenure, and maybe it was. But it did feel a little bit like the derby he managed for us when he said it

[RazorBack]

Everyone seems to be glossing over this game saying its the best England performance since ever. But Italy hadn't won an international match since September 2013! That includes draws against Armenia, Denmark and the mighty Luxembourg. This was a match between 2 pretty shit teams.

 

To be fair to Italy, they turned up yesterday and they play best when it matter the most.

[J-V]

England would be better off throwing Shaw in with Lallana ahead of him.  Surely Shaw can't be as bad as Baines and at least Lallana has played ahead of Shaw for Southampton and will track back.

[Trumo]

To be fair to Italy, they turned up yesterday and they play best when it matter the most.

 

Yep. The Italians really don't give a fuck about friendlies.