Group C Thread

[AG]

Same old flatness. Johnson should have been picked in the squad, Cole should be on the pitch. Walcott was average during the season but he is a unique player who can change a match when he is switched on, so maybe he should have been picked. There is no spark in the English side because they have picked the same old players.

 

[r dub 19]

Only managed to stay up for the first half before that rubbish put me to sleep.

No Walcott, No England

 

[Crimson King]

England will probably make it through but wow has Capello's tactics/selections been average or what.

Their passing was all over the place and their players off-the-ball movement was static. Algeria made them look like a school boys team. Utter garbage from England.

 

[r dub 19]

No wonder england are shit when hacks like Heskey get a game.

 

[Toshowyouwhy]

Thanks for nothing. I could have used those couple of hours sleep.

Almost humorous, almost tragic, and in the end just plain bad.

 

[r dub 19]

Rooney is pathetic for England much like his team mates Gerrard (he is shit at club level anyway) and Lampard.

Honestly england should play this midfeld:

Walcott-Lansbury-Eastmond-Wilshere

 

[RickSanchez]

Remind me like France, really don't care. Some teams have shown such little passion, do they even care about the World Cup? England and France are the ones in particular that just don't show much emotion, not having a laugh, not trying to pump each other up. I really don't like Gerrard.

Really sad and disappointing, England cricket team has far more passion. Don't give them a World Cup, then again when half of Arsenal's youth players come into the national ranks, they'll prob show far more passion. Walcott definitely had an average season but like I have mentioned already and others have, he can turn it on and trouble teams, unpredictable. Not like the rest of the squad, utter boring crap. Nothing annoys me more than teams not giving a shit, rather see some African minnow try their guts out and have more passion in their finger than England has in their whole squad.

 

[Crimson King]

^Capello thinks SWP has more chance of turning a match instead of Walcott. Don't know which SWP, he's been watching.

 

[r dub 19]

Englands best shot will be next WC.

Rooney
Walcott
Johnson
Smalling
Wilshere
Gibbs
Manciene
Rodwell

etc

These guys actually have a bit of flair rather then englands current midfield which lacks creativity and speed.

 

[Crimson King]

Welbeck uptop with old man Rooney

Sturridge as super-sub.

 

[Toshowyouwhy]

Rodders will be world class in four years time. Tipping a huge season for him in 10/11.

 

[r dub 19]

Rodders will be world class in four years time. Tipping a huge season for him in 10/11.

Real shame he won't be at Everton by then

 

[apollo_creed]

Worst I've ever seen England play. By far.

They were actually pretty decent against the USA but they were without answers/useless to the tactics employed by Algeria.

They didn't deserve anything from the game.

Don't think I've ever seen them play anything close to that bad at a World Cup.

Serious questions have to be asked about Capello's team selection and his tactics.
Because they are and were shit.

 

[magtrev]

Worst I've ever seen England play. By far.

I saw them lose 3-1 to Australia

 

[Benno_900]

Why is Heskey always the first name down on the team sheet?

Pretty obvious ... play Gerrard behind Rooney and Joe Cole on the left.

 

[Shane Clayton]

I see you failed to mention the pile of crap performance from the player that SWP replaced as well..? SWP was only marginally better than Lennon, but I think it's hilarious that you target Sweep rather than taking off your yid glasses!

Utter bullshit.

No coincidence that most of England's chances came through Lennon. I don't think Lennon had a great game but there were plenty worse out there.

SWP is an awful excuse for a footballer. Give me Young or Walcott anyday.

 

[apollo_creed]

Yep. And SWP is as useless in the PL as well. The main reason he's a bit part player at every club which is too good for him that he always chooses to play for.

 

[Toshowyouwhy]

Real shame he won't be at Everton by then

la la la la la, i am not listening, la la la la la

its a sad state of affairs when a 5 year contract still doesnt give me any confidence of him being here in 2 years time...

 

[AG]

No coincidence that most of England's chances came through Lennon. I don't think Lennon had a great game but there were plenty worse out there.

Lennon and Cole were the only decent players this morning.

 

[Footy Smarts]

It's pretty funny that people still think that these England players are "stars". Basically they're a bunch of hard working battlers that don't play major roles for their domestic teams. Look at most of them and if they weren't English then they'd be merely looked upon as solid workmanlike players, not the stars that the public makes them out to be. Even Rooney benefits immensely from a more creative midfield at MU getting the ball to him where he can use his power and skill.

Compare player for player the best teams of Argentina and England. How many positions is the English player better? Maybe 2? Even then it's not by much. In contrast a player like Heskey starts for England yet wouldn't be in Argentina's best 15 strikers. England simply don't produce great players and yet again the public gets blinded by these players doing the easy jobs domestically while riding on the coat tails of the really talented players in the EPL. When will they learn? Going by the build up to this world cup and the continual description of these players as the "golden generation" they certainly haven't learnt yet.

 

[Toshowyouwhy]

It's pretty funny that people still think that these England players are "stars". Basically they're a bunch of hard working battlers that don't play major roles for their domestic teams. Look at most of them and if they weren't English then they'd be merely looked upon as solid workmanlike players, not the stars that the public makes them out to be. Even Rooney benefits immensely from a more creative midfield at MU getting the ball to him where he can use his power and skill.

Lampard and Gerrard are absloutely vital to their respective sides, and the same can be said for Rooney and Terry.

To say that they don't play a major role is severly underrating them, and probably overrating a number of other players as well.

 

[magtrev]

Peter Whittingham is Englands best left winger

 

[r dub 19]

la la la la la, i am not listening, la la la la la

its a sad state of affairs when a 5 year contract still doesnt give me any confidence of him being here in 2 years time...

Cesc board

 

[SebastianVettel]

Lampard and Gerrard are absloutely vital to their respective sides, and the same can be said for Rooney and Terry.

To say that they don't play a major role is severly underrating them, and probably overrating a number of other players as well.

Gerrard was instrumental in our seventh place finish, that's for sure. Has been utter gash for the last year, and not to mention an complete knobend to go with it.

His interview after the game just re-inforced exactly why this collection of pompous, arrogant, overrated clowns will never win anything.

"Yeah we should have won and deserved to win, but it was their cup final."

Algeria were by far the better team. Cup final my arse. That implies you're a good team Gerrard. The reality is that you're an average bunch of plodders.

Hope Slovenia send these dipshits packing.

 

[TheStinger]

Peter Whittingham is Englands best left winger

Lulz. Couldn't even break into the Villa XI with any regularity. Had to go and dominate the Championship.