villa4europe Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 i still dont trust roy expecting rooney, sterling and wilshere all to start vs russia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 23, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted May 23, 2016 2 hours ago, Demitri_C said: I think for once this england side may get to QF at least, finally ahve some real good players like vardy, kane, ali etc Not relying on reputation players like gerrard, lampard and that oaf rooney For once? QF must be our most regular exit point for International tournaments. Certainly in the last 20 years or so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 2 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: For once? QF must be our most regular exit point for International tournaments. Certainly in the last 20 years or so. I said at least. I thin I think England could get in the semis quite easily with this squad of players if they want it, we finally have a decent manager better than capello, that fool mclaren and sven. the only sides I think can cause us problems are france, germany and maybe Italy. Spain are finished, Holland are hit and miss and I think we on paper are better than them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 23, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted May 23, 2016 Holland definitely won't be a problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 4 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Holland definitely won't be a problem Oh yeah Dutch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 With vardy playing upfront you need to put the ball over the top for him to run onto, Rooney is actually good at this, look at how he linked with van persie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 1 hour ago, Demitri_C said: I said at least. I thin I think England could get in the semis quite easily with this squad of players if they want it, we finally have a decent manager better than capello, that fool mclaren and sven. the only sides I think can cause us problems are france, germany and maybe Italy. Spain are finished, Holland are hit and miss and I think we on paper are better than them I rate Hodgson a lot but this quote has to be a joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 23, 2016 Moderator Share Posted May 23, 2016 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: For once? QF must be our most regular exit point for International tournaments. Certainly in the last 20 years or so. Demglish man. In English it didn't make sense but ... y'know 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 23, 2016 Moderator Share Posted May 23, 2016 As for England's prospects. I agree with those who are nervous about Roy because for once I don't think the players will be the weak point. Not only are there some genuine quality players but many are going in bang on form. Hell even Rooney has started to look a player in the last few weeks. Co-incidence? Probably not. But for the first time in a long time I'm actually looking forward to seeing how England do. I just hope Woy can remove his own shackles and play players on their merit and not on their past 'glories'(sic). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 33 minutes ago, Zatman said: I rate Hodgson a lot but this quote has to be a joke Capello did so well for England didnt he? Not interested in his club achievements, the only joke was Capello getting a new contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Yes Capello was crap for England Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Capello was a scape goat for the media picking the team and our "world class superstars" doing **** all because they knew where the finger would be pointed His biggest problem was not having big enough balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 9 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Capello did so well for England didnt he? Not interested in his club achievements, the only joke was Capello getting a new contract England lost as many games at last World Cup as they did in Capello reign in competitive games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 If Hodgson fails to get out of the group this time then he has to go. Minimum for him should be quarters. Just watched the bbc 66 boys documentary. Now Sir Alf was a man who didn't give a shit who he upset. Took on the FA and got what he wanted. Left out probably our best striker ever in Jimmy Greaves in the final. But even he had to go when we failed to qualify for the 74 world cup. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 20 hours ago, Zatman said: England lost as many games at last World Cup as they did in Capello reign in competitive games Much poorer generation of players though wasn't it? Don Fabio had Gerrard, Lampard, Rooney, Rio, Terry, Cole etc all had their peak pretty much, Woy had them well past their best. That and the group was Uruguay, Italy and Costa Rica. A bit more tricky than Algeria, Slovenia and U.S.A. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 http://cdn.talksport.com/talksport/audio/current/talkSPORT-20160525-2111.mp3 quite interesting since talking about the England teams in the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 (edited) On 23/05/2016 at 18:54, villa4europe said: Capello was a scape goat for the media picking the team and our "world class superstars" doing **** all because they knew where the finger would be pointed His biggest problem was not having big enough balls Certainly, I can remember everyone screaming for Heskey to go to the 2010 World Cup.. His problem was he had no **** balls. Got to the World Cup, shit his pants, played Emile Heskey up top and hoofed it like a word removed. Edited May 26, 2016 by rodders0223 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 wasnt it capello who also played gerrard off rooney as a front pairing? answered the problem of lampard and gerrard playing together, also effectively meant we played 4-6-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007√ Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 I'm not English, but I'm really looking forward to watching England in the Euros this summer. Kind of excited to see what type of set up Hodgson does, but knowing him he will botch it all. What striking duo or a lone striker does he use? Good choice to have, especially with the strikers he has at his disposal that are on form. Also, what midfield set up does he use and who fills the roles? I certainly wouldn't start Rooney, I think he is one of the most overrated players in the world currently! He has experience, but I feel he throws off the chemistry with some of the English players. Still have my bet for France/Germany to win it. But England can be an outside shout if Hodgson gets it right (very unlikely)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Delph injured and will miss out on the 23 man squad! Shame 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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