Cake Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 I think the way England are passing the ball slowly from side to side and then backwards with an air of "'av it" is quite magnificent and is a lesson to all nations as to how to bamboozle a world footballing power like Slovenia. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 An aside. Why do Slovenia's shirts look like string vests on the bottom half? Awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 I think that is the worst England performance ever. Whoops, forgot about Iceland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 We are dross. Extremely lucky to get a point. Had many lows since around 1970 but our current situation is the worst I've seen. Joe Hart saved us and we made no serious chances at the the pointy end, embarrassing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 That midfield 3 for Slovenia were excellent. Really disciplined, aggressive and knew their job. You compare that to our midfield 3 who have twice as much talent but look like they didn't know what they were there to do. Everyone they got the ball they looked forward and quickly. Everytime ours got the ball they slowed the ball down and passed sideways. At one point Henderson won the ball back in midfield with a counter attack on but instead he played a slow pass to Danny Rose behind him instead of carrying the ball or playing it forward. Until our mentality changes we will always struggle to beat defensive teams. MikeO and Romey 1878 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Every time an England player receives a pass - he is standing still. Everything is too slow. You never see any quick 'one-two's' on the edge of the opposition penalty area. England have this built-in mindset that when you get the ball your first instinct is to look sideways or backwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 (edited) We play "where's Steve?". My England contact. Got some screen time last night, tending to Hart. Most coverage since the World Cup when the old physio broke his ankle and Kempy took his job Edited October 12, 2016 by Lowensda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC11 Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Rooney should still be in the side as the 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/phil-jagielka-called-up-england-12136737 The only surprise is that Jags is in the squad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Barkley can have no complaints based on his form for Everton. Can't believe that Wilshire is in, he's not even considered good enough for the Arsenal squad. Sibdane, Lowensda, Matt and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Division Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 If Southgate is being judged on his results over the next 2 or 3 games he got shafted (Spain & Germany). On the other hand the players may really want him to get the job and it might improve their performances. I'm not sure a top quality club manager is automatically suited to being an international manager so I would rule out some of the more obvious choices on those grounds. I have no idea why Wenger is being touted, has he ever expressed any interest in the job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 I have no idea why Wenger is being touted, has he ever expressed any interest in the job? Not that I know of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted November 9, 2016 Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 It really is a diabolical England squad... Cresswell, Keane, Antonio... Keane only gets picked because he is playing well in a defensive team that holds its shape with plenty of bodies around him. As soon as he has to play in an attacking team he will get found out. If I was manager I doubt I could find 20 players let alone the 25 Southgate has picked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 10, 2016 Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 Literally not arsed you know. I actually don't know the full squad as I haven't looked at the list. I only knew Jags was in the day after the squad was named and that was only because of the article on the Echo website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 In the Telegraph Sport today Gareth Southgate is quoted: I don't encourage cheating, at all, or diving. But there are moments in games when you have got to smell what the right thing is.' Now we know why he's selected Sturridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 If Scotland beat us that will finish the week off quite nicely on the what can go wrong will go wrong scenario Naismith double Jags own goal iceing on the cake as well what a fucking week if your politics are center to left and your an Evertonian priceless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 England lucky to go in 1-0 at halftime poor finishing from Scotland keeps us in the game they should be well in front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 Half-time England 1 Scotland 0. This is the most ordinary England team for many years. Rooney is past it. The defence is a joke at times trying to pass or dribble their way out of the penalty area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogsy Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 Note to chief executive Manchester City, 20:50 hrs 11/11/2016, reads as:.......... Cheers easy, £47 million, best regards , Everton football club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 They should take Henderson off and stick Stones in the middle he'd to better job and Cahill and Hart will be a lot happier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 Two great chances for Scotland at the start of the second half and then we make it two. Daylight robbery; quite embarrassed really, Scotland by far the better team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 Scotland had the better chances throughout the game. All England's goals came from set-piece headers. England never looked like scoring from open play. Sterling is a waste of a shirt. Every time he goes on a dribble he loses the ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 I had 8/1 on England scoring 4 goals or more. If we didn't dick about trying to look good for the last 20 minutes we could have scored a few more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 Unlucky Haf could shout mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 Unlucky Haf could shout mate Pissed me off. All that unnecessary show boating fannyin around but not doing anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 Pissed me off. All that unnecessary show boating fannyin around but not doing anything. Wish I'd been a fly on the wall . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 Wish I'd been a fly on the wall . Swear words galore. Aside from that....where is our ruthlessness? Imagine them in such a position? They would be at our goal peppering it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 England doing what England do best: snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. (Well, a draw, but it was quite a spectacular collapse.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38004999 Not seen them but how was it that the "pictures" were inappropriate? It was surely his behaviour he should be apologising for if anything; or is it OK to do what you like as long as nobody has a camera? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38004999 Not seen them but how was it that the "pictures" were inappropriate? It was surely his behaviour he should be apologising for if anything; or is it OK to do what you like as long as nobody has a camera? Don't really get why anyone has their knickers in a twist that he got pissed anyway tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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