England

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 8:05 pm

hmm crap again?

Powermaster Optimus Prime · Post by **Powermaster Optimus Prime** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 8:47 pm

confused...

Señior's Covenant · Post by **Señior's Covenant** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 8:58 pm

Impy taking a dump... Check.

Powermaster Prime trying to make sense of a Bush speech... Check.

Covenant still not grasping topic... Check.

Hound · Post by **Hound** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 9:35 pm

Its a joke really. I vow to never watch another England friendly (until the next one)

We were boring, could hardly string more than 3 passes together and created nothing (so far).

Sven seems to keep picking players and putting them out of posistion, instead of playing them to their strengths. Really, what was the point in Michael Owen playing, you know he is quality but we know nothing about Johnson, and Defoe deserves a game. Wright-Philips had a mare, but surely it would have been better to get 90 minutes under his belt. Why didn't Downing start...its a joke.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 10:09 pm

Bah that was rubbish, no point bringing new players in, who deserve it, only to not bother playing them, in a system that would favour them.

and what was all that wing switching buissnes. I think Sven thought Shaun and Rooney was Ronaldo and Rooney...

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 10:23 pm

It's like watching Saints play. But without the depressing anxiety of imminent relegation...

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 10:36 pm

Who did Svennis put in as goalkeeper? James?

Manchester Devil · Post by **Manchester Devil** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 10:44 pm

It was pants and what's the point of Andy Johnson and Stuart Downing there if Eriksson is going to give them ten-fifteen minutes only and out of position? Shaun Wright-Philips had a nightmare.

The Dutch had a young side tonight and I bet they are quite chuffed about playing in a international match as opposed to the same old, same old England line-up but for injuries to most of the England defenders. It's like the England players were on tranquilizers for the match.

Bum.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 12:27 am

Boring Football.

Sorry, wrong topic?

...Guess I picked the wrong night to watch the match in the pub. But hey, Sex with Strangers is on C4 right now.

OMG is anyone else watching this?

[edit] man this is really bizarre. I wish I hadn't started watching now.

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 12:48 am

Metal Vendetta wrote:I wish I hadn't started watching now.

I had the same feeling the other night with that programme "Fat Women and Feeders" that put me off of my takeaway...

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 7:34 am

The new sport: Judo-football!

Eline · Post by **Eline** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 7:57 am

And we scored!

Too bad it didn't count...

Post by **Best First** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 8:56 am

thats what happens when you blatently foul teh defender before taking your shot...

That was abysmal.

Afterwards Sven basically said that Andy Johnstone should just be happy he played.

Utter waste of time. Gutted for Johnstone and Downing both.

How about Chelski do get Sven after all and we have Jose? Seems fair.

utter cock.

Ozz · Post by **Ozz** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:18 am

You at least didn't lose to Belarus 1:3.

But, I find confort in the fact that we lost to Denmark 1:5 last summer, and then somehow beat Northern Ireland, Wales and Austria, and played one of the better games against England I have seen (OK, only during first 46 minutes...)

It was funny when we switched to France - Sweden for awhile and it was like: "What's that? Football in fast-forward?"

Post by **snarl** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:56 am

Sven is a ****.

This is the most talented bunch of players we've had for ages, to make them play **** takes some doing.

Send the **** to Chelsea.

Post by **Best First** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 11:17 am

snarl wrote:Sven is a ****.

This is the most talented bunch of players we've had for ages, to make them play **** takes some doing.

Send the **** to Chelsea.

i, er, i do not, how you say, er, want to take, you now, any risks ever.

what's everyone's ideal line up/formation at the moment?

Neville Ferdinand Terry Cole

Wright-Philips Lampard Gerrard Downing

Rooney Owen

only cos i can't think of anyone better than Owen. I'm blatently biased with regard to Downing, but hey ho. Beckham can sit on the bench.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 11:26 am

Robinson

G.Neville
Ferdinand
Campbell
A.Cole

Beckham
Lampard
Gerrard
Bridge

Rooney
Owen

--
I'd need to see more of Wright-Phillips being played in an actual proper position at international level before making a judgement there. How the hell we can judge him as a right winger based on Sven's tactics last night is insane.

Theo Walcott for the left wing! Okay, maybe not. Give it a few years... or at least until he's 18 or in the Saints first team. Biased, me? Nah...

Post by **Best First** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 12:03 pm

Brendocon wrote:Robinson

note my crazy tactic of no keeper.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 12:24 pm

Best First wrote:
Brendocon wrote:Robinson
note my crazy tactic of no keeper.

...which would be equal to having D. James as keeper?

(hey, I've read alot of negative comments about James here

)

Post by **Best First** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 1:17 pm

Peter Cech thinks he is good!

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:24 pm

With the normal back 4 in place, I quite like 4-3-3 . they just didnt make it work.

lack of a big front man is a problem with that formation tho.

Post by **snarl** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:37 pm

Robinson
Neville, Rio, Terry, Bridge - far better delivery then cole

Beckham/SWP, Gerrard, Lampard, Downing

Owen/Defoe, Rooney

Beckham has played **** for about 2 years now, I think that's to do with Sven not playing a proper team - if he plays, put him on the right you tit.

Downing is the obvious option on the left afaic. Quick, scores, can cross, HAS A NATURAL LEFT FOOT AND PLAYS ON THE LEFT.

Sven is ******* mad. Most that criticise him are amateur enthusiatst at best, but it's ******* obvious to everybody that what he's doing is utterly thick.

If he was being a stubborn ****, he would have stuck to his idiotic 442 with Gerrard or Lampard on the left, he has seemed pretty convinced - or he has tried to convince everybody else - that this is doable and he used this formation for ages. Beckham could have had the Scholed role and showed us all what a good cm he is and SWP could have played on the right.

But no. So unhinged is he, that he ****s his whole formation up for the sake of it, playing Rooney outside left?!?!?!?! and SWP outside rigth.

Mental.

It was a ******* friendly, just frop Beckham for the game ou stupid ****. Play natural wingers on their natural sides and pick Andy Johnson in his proper position.

****!

Post by **Best First** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:12 pm

amateur enthusiatst

as opposed to professional enthusiasts?

Sven has done bugger all for England - which is a shame as i was vaguely optimistic about him when he was apointed.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:20 pm

Best First wrote:as opposed to professional enthusiasts?

I'm sure "professional enthusiast" is the best description for the idiots who do Sky Sports live scores service... it's not like they've any clue what they're talking about...