villa4europe Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 I wish one of them would come out and say whats happened, no way can it be a football thing, I know gabby had a pop at him at the end of last season and I at least hope its that, because if it is for footballing reasons then it beggars belief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 "We still have enough firepower with Lambert and Defoe to replace Sturridge and Rooney even though it would be wrong of me to say they are not players who will be missed," said Hodgson. The England manager confirmed that captain Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Jack Wilshere will definitely play in midfield, with Arsenal's Theo Walcott and Manchester United forward Welbeck providing Lambert with assistance from the flanks. We're gonna lose against Moldova aren't we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Its amazing how little criticism Hodgson is getting from the press considering the shit Capello & sven got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 We may have a USA 94 scenario on our hands. England not at the world cup in Brazil would be unbearable. overreaction. best international tournament in last 10 years was Euro 2008 and no home nations were there either Yeah I agree Euro 2008 was the best tournament in the last 10 years, but I mean from the perspective of the average fan experience here in England. The atmosphere here will be dead. Everyone else is at the party and we are not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 We may have a USA 94 scenario on our hands. England not at the world cup in Brazil would be unbearable. overreaction. best international tournament in last 10 years was Euro 2008 and no home nations were there either Yeah I agree Euro 2008 was the best tournament in the last 10 years, but I mean from the perspective of the average fan experience here in England. The atmosphere here will be dead. Everyone else is at the party and we are not. woe is us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 U21s crushed Moldova 1-0 tonight in Southgate's first game. The long journey to Qatar has begun. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Every journey starts with a single step. Furthermore the players for Qatar will be currently teenagers, so probably not in that match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Its amazing how little criticism Hodgson is getting from the press considering the shit Capello & sven got. Because he's English and they were the ones primarily campaigning for an English manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Jermain Defoe is available but not fully fit and Hodgson pointed out he has not started a single Premier League game this season for Tottenham, a club that has spent more than £100m in the summer on non-English recruits. Then WHY PICK HIM!? The guy is a bloody moron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradarmstrong_ Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 #eng v Moldova: Hart; Walker, Cahill, Jagielka, Cole; Gerrard, Wilshere, Lampard; Walcott, Lambert, Welbeck. Embarrassing to think that's the best starting 11 our country can offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 (edited) It isn't, it's the best starting 11 Hodgson can offer. Jermain Defoe is available but not fully fit and Hodgson pointed out he has not started a single Premier League game this season for Tottenham, a club that has spent more than £100m in the summer on non-English recruits. Then WHY PICK HIM!? The guy is a bloody moron. Wouldn't it be good if there was an English striker out there ready to be called up who is playing in the Premier League at the peak of his game, a player who can play both out wide and through the middle, a player with blistering pace that few defenders can cope with, a player who plays regularly for his club and has been in very good form for much of this calendar year? What a shame that we haven't got anyone like that. Edited September 6, 2013 by Mantis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadenb42 Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Lost interest in England in the last 6 years. The managers keep picking the same players that can't play together. Picking players just because of what club they play for.... Picking the so so called best players don't make a good team, we need to make the best team, shame Hodgson only looks at the sky darlings....... Rather Villa won the FA cup than England winning the world cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 (edited) Its amazing how little criticism Hodgson is getting from the press considering the shit Capello & sven got. Because he's English and they were the ones primarily campaigning for an English manager. a. they didnt campaign for him as England manager at all unless your mixing him with Arry b. he got all sorts of disgraceful abuse when he got the job from the media over stupid things like hsi speech Edited September 6, 2013 by Zatman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 #eng v Moldova: Hart; Walker, Cahill, Jagielka, Cole; Gerrard, Wilshere, Lampard; Walcott, Lambert, Welbeck. Embarrassing to think that's the best starting 11 our country can offer. How is that embarrassing? What is wrong with those player's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 6, 2013 Moderator Share Posted September 6, 2013 We may have a USA 94 scenario on our hands. England not at the world cup in Brazil would be unbearable. overreaction. best international tournament in last 10 years was Euro 2008 and no home nations were there eitherSlight lack of understanding there. Maybe from a neutral's point of view. But I can understand it being unbearable for an English person not seeing England at a tournament. We're just more used to it over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Indeed. England not qualifying for a tournament should always be seen as a massive failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 of course be seen as a failure but some people go about that they cant watch a tournament as their nation hasnt qualified Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 yup, its not like the whole qualification process is seeded in our favour or anything is it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Its amazing how little criticism Hodgson is getting from the press considering the shit Capello & sven got. Because he's English and they were the ones primarily campaigning for an English manager. a. they didnt campaign for him as England manager at all unless your mixing him with Arry b. he got all sorts of disgraceful abuse when he got the job from the media over stupid things like hsi speech I never said they did campaign for him, I said they campaigned for an English manager He still hasn't got anywhere near as much abuse in the media as Capello got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folski Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Hodgson will dip into the Championship before he calls up Gabby. It's mind boggling, Campbell will get the nod ahead of him because he used play under Fergie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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