Thought I'd start a football blog, we might keep this going until 2010.....England doing well....did not see the match or even the goals....I'd like Michael owen back in the squad though....and I think Peter Crouch would make a very good substitute...remember against Argentina in Geneva a few years ago....with Michael Owen and some very good movements on and off the ball...they caused havoc.....did see Scotland's missed chance....that could be very costly losing those 2 points !.

listen the real problem is you are just not that good.

james, carrgaher, barry, cole, heskey, lennon, terry are all avergae. (and that is being kind to people like barry and heskey)

lampard and gerrard are above avergae and rooney on his day can be world class.

too many english folks have listened to sky sports about the over hyped premiership and the insular view you have of world football makes you think you are better than you are. You also dont seem to realise the quality that exists elsewhere. Look at Chile from the other day.....outstanding and the english commentators kind of mocked them before the kick off (dont get me started on the standard of the pundits)

algeria were technically superior to you last night, were more comfortable on the ball, looked fitter and at no point looked under threat.

blaming capello is not the answer...at the very top level time and time again the facts above get proven, the average technical ability of that team last night was very poor.....that is the bottom line.

scotland are also miles below england in technical ability which is why we are not there...you are miles below the better nations which is why you are struggling.

What a bunch of overpaid wankers England were last night. I have a good mind to burn my England shirt & flag (Note genuine item not Bangkok, or ebay copy)

I hate that arrogent scouse git Shrek Rooney, his fat Mrs with her tree trunk legs could have played better. He has allways had a problem speaking properly, but now he can not even play properly.

England were 5-1 to win the world cup last time I looked so after 2 bad performances I thought they would be rank out siders as they have played 2 poor teams and cant even win them.

England 11-1 to win world cup

USA 80-1

Algeria 2000-1 says it all!

http://www.oddschecker.com/football/internationals/world-cup/win-market

Go short on this one it is a definate

As much as I love my Country England do not have a hope in hell of winning the 2010 World Cup.

Odds on England not winning the World Cup 2010 1/100,000

By my calculations England will have to win by several goals...perhaps as much as a plus three difference to top the group because you can be sure the USA will win....so it is not going to be easy...if they do win, either way : they could bump into Germany.....incredible how this world cup is panning out.....When I see Wright Phillips or Lennon coming on...my heart drops because they never create any goal scoring opportunities...same old thing , down the wing : bang the ball in the penalty area any old how...that side are just not clicking !.

Unless Gerard bangs (As Captain) on Capellos door and tells him, not fucking ask him to drop that donkey Heskey, stick his 4-4-2 up his arse, bring in Joe Cole, play like Englishmen not robots, drop Carragher before he gets sent off then just maybe we might get a result! I live in hope!

Breaking News :

All future England matches have been moved to the Gay Channel as apparently the sight of 11 arseholes getting hammered for 90 minutes was far too explicit for ITV.

Q: Why aren't the England football team allowed to own a dog?

A: Because they can't hold on to a lead.

Q: What's the difference between the England team and a tea-bag?

A: The tea-bag stays in the cup longer.

Judge to Child: Do you want to live with your mother?
Child: No
Judge: Why?
Child: She beats me.
Judge: Ok, so you want to live with your Dad ?
Child:No
Judge:Why not ?
Child: He beats me too.
Judge: So who do you want to live with ?
Child : England Team
Judge: Why ?
Child: Because they NEVER beat anyone.

Flippin' heck! Italy losing to New Zealand! Makes for a good match otherwise Italy would be defending & killing the game.

EDIT: Even the mighty italians not able to beat the little guys!

The England team went to visit an orphanage in South Africa today
its going to be good to put a smile on the faces
of people with no hope,constantly struggling, and facing the impossible

said jamal umboto aged six

There you go, all is not well in the background. Whether you like him or not JT shows he has the leadership qualities that appear to be absent in SG, maybe it was the wrong platform to do so, but JT has 'spilled some of the beans', it should have come from SG. One can only guess how this will affect team selection, and the way that team plays. Can't believe this thread is so quiet today following these revelations.
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George - Don't think you need to be a brain surgeon to have worked that out! Kin obvious! :o)

george also dont think there were many revelations?

so they met to discuss the game and with one game left some frank opinions may be exchanged...yawn....hardly news.

spent the day watching the footie...love the north korean attitude...still went forwards even though they were getting pumped...i kind of have a wee soft spot for them for some reason. chile agian impressive depite the ref being useless....all 6 south american teams could top their groups which is amazing....europe and africa having a mare and spain tonight could be a cracker

really enjoying some fo the games...have turned off the pundits....their level of knowledge of some of the teams is terrible and they seem happy to admit they dont know much about a lot of the sides...well do me a favour and go and do your job and do some research...bring back Motty.

dont believe the hype this is a cracking world cup

Fantastic

France 0 RSA 2

The will be flying home cattle class. Froggy bastards

Stupid comments like that put you even lower than cattle class Clubman.

I dont want to be a smart arsebut I got quite a kicking when I dare suggest that Rooney was not the leader of the packand just a good playerI also said that our World Cup hopes would revolve around DafoeI was convinced he was centre stage to become a World Class playerif Fabio plays him todaywe will winsimple as thatI also said James Milner should be a fixturewe were 1-0 against USAthen in the 30min he was substituted10mins later 1-1...and while we are on subject of their goalanyone remember this post 769...I suggested Robert Green should understudy Jameseven said imo James should be Captainif only!


Here is a couple of posts that are going to look so much more accurate this evening.go on my son3-0 to England if Defoe... Milner and James play!!!!!



tabasco - 05 Feb 2010 08:19 - 666 of 940
Chrisyour statement but to compare him to Rooney on any level just isn't a question!my humble opinion is Defoe is fasterand dramatically so from a standing start turns quickershifts his body weight better needs very little backliftand so shoots a split second quicker than anyoneDefoe is also more disciplined with his teams tactics they are both equally effective with both feetand have the same heading abilityRooney is strongerand tackles much betterRooney has played most of his career with a team that scores a lot of goalsand very rarely losesDefoe has never played for a top four team.so his clubs over the years have scored far less goalsGoal ratios would probably favour Rooneybut they also favour Crouch in an England shirt?

tabasco - 04 Feb 2010 09:32 - 648 of 940
Jermain Defoe illustrated what a handful he is last nightsure he missed a few chancesbut his movement off a tight marking centre forwardmade him unstoppablehe created several more chances then any other English striker would have Wayne Rooney is a fantastic all-round playerthat plays in the holeDefoe is the best finisher we haveFabio will pick him as our No1 striker for the World Cup that I am sure!Harry is a shrewd judge and has signed him a number of timesincluding as a fifteen year oldwill some on here that dont rate himjust follow him around on a matchyou will be surprised at the chances he creates from nothing.

Notice I got something wrong? Fabio did not pick Defoe as his No1 striker.Oh well once in every Coronation!

BTWdidnt Messi miss a lot of chances and he only had eight Greeks trying to hump him for 90 minsnot even one goal for himlol

Tabby - No offence mate, the planet of reality ever figure in your life?A fit firing on all four cylinders Rooney, or a fit firing on all four cylinders Defoe? Errrrr Jermaine who?

ChrisI dont just watch a matchI follow 11 players in a team performanceI dont just listen to hypeI analyse each players inputon average a player will be in possession of the ball less than three minutes during a gameso two important issues.what he achieves with those three minutes or lessand what he does off the ball for the other 87 mins if you understand the mechanics of football you will understand this analogy the highest performance engine in the World would not run with a 10p ball bearing missingbut armchair watchers just see the game as a soap operahumour me this afternoondont just follow the ball aroundwatch players movementwatch who gets into space and wants the ballwatch the ones that recognise danger and cover for a matewatch those that pass the ball and always move into space looking for a return then watch the ones that just admire their passthen watch the ones that play Hollywood balls and then are only too happy to apologise when they give it away five minutes later [Joe Cole]watch the ones continually out of positiongiving the team a poor shapeand best of all watch Defoe hit the back of the net this afternoon!

And watch a re-run of Messi last night to see how a forward should operate.pure genius!