It is now time to switch to a new Money AM football blog as the world cup is now over and we all look to the future.....World cup 2010 is over, Bravo Espana, and Forlan, once again and bring on the new season !.....I never expected the last thread to be such a success...thanks all.... so this new one might go on for years without the need to edit the title...we shall see...

Suarez - Real Madrid written all over him :O)

Roy Hodgson 'will remain England boss'.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27945473

Sack the whole crew NOW!

Thats it weve had it.

What gets me is the number of players in that Costa Rico side that are with lower premiership clubs and also lower division teams.

Plus I have to question Englands commitment.

Just look at these so called poorer teams, the Ausies, USA and Costa Rico come off the park shagged out of their brains.

Our lot last night walked off as if they been for a run in the park.

What a disaster.

Its now up to Murray at Wimbeldon.......ohhhhhh im so looking forward to that.

Ok we're out.....quiz question time : What is the minimum number of games a team is required to win in openplay in the world cup in order to lift the trophy ?

5.

Costa Rica buried predictions of their early demise to emerge into the knockout stages of the World Cup for only the second time with a 1-0 Group D win over Italy on Friday that sends England crashing out for definite.

Another brilliant team display from the Costa Ricans today, they have the guile to tear England apart in the final group game, fortunately for England CR will probably be saving their energy for the knock outs.

Rooney : Hey boss I can't decided if left , middle or right would be best for me.

Hodgson : For feck sake Wayne pick a seat and get on the plane.






:-)

Stop knocking Hodgson - he did a historically significant and difficult job well. He's the first England manager in many many years to work out how to stop England getting knocked out in penalty shoot outs.

Respect.

lol, on that basis, he's done a brilliant job!

Get em thrown out before the penalty shoot out stage.


Yep! Job done..respect!

Well, you can't polish a turd but you can roll it in glitter dust.

1-1 Ghana troubling the Germans, but according to the commentators they have not got it. lol really.

2-1 no they are no good at finishing., lol.

All over the Germans.

Good match, 2-2

The answer is 0......you can qualify for the second round with three draws......and from then on just win on penalties each time including the final....

I said before the world cup finals that the best style of play to adapt to was West Ham's counterattacking style of the sixties-seventies-eighties : I'm certain it would suit England.....that would mean concentrating on a tight defense and springing into attack whenever possible....in fact the two goals England scored are exactly like that. In the modern game you cannot dominate for long periods like big clubs do in the premiership ....at the World cup and European championships you come up against the best players in the world who can punish you in a flash if leave yourself exposed at the back...what is sad is that nobody in the England camp seemed to be aware of this danger....

Just a remark as there is Portugal-Usa tonight.....it's strange but Ronaldo is turning more and more into Count Dracula in looks, with every game......hope he doesn't show fangs(fans)(oh dear..oh dear...) soon...(best player in the world)...even though Messi scored the goal of the tournament last night.....Brazil-Holland final...

France to win the World Cup.