We enter our eighth day of football, and I'm sulking. I was behind France, having drawn them in the sweepstake, and they failed miserably last night. Apparently they're not out of it yet but the chances of them scraping through are, as Jeremy would put it, Buckleys.
It was a good match, though. Goals, and yellow cards, and even a penalty to enjoy. I hope today brings us more of the same goodness, and oh, what's this? England are playing as well.
Who's playing who
We have three games on as per usual. Pat did mention a little bit of fatigue over so many matches, and we have no free day until the very end of the month. Still, you have to pick and choose the matches you watch, and these are the three on offer for you today.
Germany v. Serbia - 12:30pm GMT+1 BBC1
When I watched Germany in their first game, I was super impressed with their ability to pass the ball. I was told that Spain would be even better. Unfortunately, I couldn't watch that match and they were soundly beaten by Switzerland anyway, so I still rate Germany at the moment. They're up against Serbia, who I don't remember from the first round, so my money is on Germany. Apparently we are doing predictions in these posts, so I'll go 3-1 to our German friends.
Slovenia v. United States - 3:00pm GMT+1 BBC1
The US managed to "win" a draw with us in the first outing, and now they take on Slovenia. It's fun to watch Twitter when the US matches are on, as it's fair to say football isn't their number one priority, and some people know about as much about it as I do. Slovenia took on Algeria last time and beat them 1-0 which is good for them, and also a good sign for us too. I'm not really sure what to predict for this one, I reckon maybe a 1-1 draw.
England v. Algeria - 7:30pm GMT+1 ITV
Here, we get to try and impress once more, as we failed to do so against the US. It was good, but it certainly wasn't good enough. I'm hoping Gerard can do exciting things, as he was very good and my favourite in that first game. I'd also like to see more of Gadget Legs, otherwise known as Peter Crouch. As mentioned above, Algeria were beaten by Slovenia in round 1, so I think we might manage to scrape through this one 2-0 to us.
There we go, those are the matches you've got to choose from today, plus my predictions. I'm afraid I can't go as far as the fabulous RG and pick out players to watch, because I still haven't memorised all of our team, let alone the 32 others. Happy watching!
ADJE SERBIAAAA :D
I did this yesterday, hardly followed the afternoon games and felt much better for the breather. But today I want to see how Germany and USA get on. :) Although I may be out for a walk over lunch during the German game.
this post reminds me I have less than an hour to move to the place with big screen and beer :-)
This is why I won't be supporting Serbia today: http://www.eurovision.tv/event/artistdetail?song=25283&event=1493
I'm going to go for a 2-1 win for Germany, 1-0 for the US and 2-0 for England.
2-0 Germany, 3-0 US and 3-2 England
Good point.
but but but http://cache2.asset-cache.net/xc/86223842.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=77BFBA49EF8789215ABF3343C02EA54861B5B6688EE6A0DC3F4E4C7E0B47D8D5576C5A105EFFBDC5E30A760B0D811297 !
7-0 Germany (Yes I am mad), 2-0 Slovenia, 2-1 England (because their goalkeeper just has to concede at least a goal :P)
Will be typing in irregularly depending on whether the WiFi works at the coffee shop. ;)
And btw, you're far more well-informed at football than the Americans, Christine. This proves so.
Wooo I've managed to adjust my tv so it's not blinding. Whoever set this up liked bright colours. Gary was tomato coloured....
Yellow cards aplenty again today.
They all seem very badly behaved this tournament.
Five so far this match.
Booooo! I have to go to work in a bit. I want a goal!!
Whaaaaa???
I may be a Germany supporter but that's ridiculous. Just ridiculous.
Gosh.
what happened? #notwatching
GOAL!
Eurgh. I'm going to work now. This is rubbish.
Germany had a man sent off, and now Serbia have a goal.
Bye.
A German man was sent off based on two dubious yellows then the Serbians scored.
Ooh, it was David Tennant that got sent off! Miroslav Klose.
Adje! ;)
Blimey, that was some fast feet from the German man.
A German man just jumped right into the goalkeeper who fell down with a proper oof, I bet.
One minute of added time.
WOAH. Germany had about three shots at goal with no goalie and missed them all.
this is making Australia look even worse :D
Hehehe, oops.
Referee ought to be red-carded. That wasn't not even 1 yellow, much less 2 and a send-off. Serbia really lucky (or rather Germany really unlucky) but I still say they'll score 7 goals. So now my prediction is 7-1 to Germany. :P
BBC Sport's Alan Shearer "We have got a really fussy referee who has ruined the game for Germany. The red card completely changed the face of the match and Group D is wide open if this score stays the same."
He gave a free kick... for an overhead kick?! Outrage.
Plus we want Germany to win, so we don't lose to them on penalties in the next round.
Crikey, I think he might have just kicked that other guy in the face.
my word, sounds like I'm missing an epic
They're all starting to look very annoyed. If I were them I'd storm off and refuse to come back until they found a better ref.
Another yellow.
They'd basically forefit the game and just lose 3-0. I've played with terrible refs but you cant walk off because of them
Penalty...
Holy... Germany in missed penalty shocker.
Oh noes, my video has died. How will I watch the rest of this ridiculously awesome game?
Ooh, look, Calamity James! http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8747673.stm
*bangs head off desk repeatedly* Fabio, whyyyy? Stick with Rob Green or go with Joe Hart, just not him.
tell me i'm not missing another good one? wish i'd booked a month off!
It's kinda like being asked which arm you want cutting off though isn't it?
I am sure Fabio would much prefer a 'Cake or Death' Scenario ;)
Well, it's certainly not the best. Very frustrating, but interesting too. I won't see the end now. Boo.
FACT: All of the best games have been during the day so far :(
Brazil v North Korea?
Are you suddenly Steve Irwin?
Exception that proves the rule ;)
You won't agree with me but Mexico v France too...
...was pants until Mexico scored - I had just about dozed off until I heard excited commentating...
Last time Germany missed a penalty in the World Cup was 1982... last time they did it in normal play was 1974
honestly?
http://twitter.com/itvfootball/status/16468057031
madness
Wow, interesting score
Assuming we win our group ;)
You have 10 minutes to score your goal
Not laughing...
http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c71692/media/image/201006/phpGwK1FfPodolskiMiss2.jpg
Well... wow.
wow - that's a shock result
Who is the referee, is it someone you've heard of before as being bad?
Soccernet: "The final whistle sounds and Serbia have claimed a famous win. A big assist must go to Senor Alberto Undiano Mallenco, but even after his ridiculous red card for Klose, Podolski still missed a penalty."
BBC just said he gave 11 red card in 17 La Liga matches (thats the Spanish league)
oh dear...
is he reffing any of our matches?
Not a clue how about the last games, but can't see him reffing any of the knockout games
I don't think he should ever ref a match again. Not even our Singapore leagues.
Hi everyone! This week has been disappointing for my favourites so far... :(
USA poster: 'Where's the quarterback?'
At home, watching the game
Oooh, Torres starting for the US.
:)
Would be hilarious if we had to type 'TORRES SCOOOOORRRREEESSSS....... for the USA.'
Isn't there another Torres for another team? Annoyingly popular name
I'll be supporting the less arrogant of the two teams, which I think might be Slovenia this time around. That and I dislike USA fans for ruining olympic curling this year.
If Slovenia win, they qualify. From Englands point of view, we need a draw...
what did they do?
Yea, Argentina, Uruguay and probably some others too.
Inappropriate chanting and off putting shouting.
I reckon the USA will win, and I'd like for them to qualify.
Slovenia 1-0. Sweet goal
SLOVENIA!!!! Goal!
(hearts) soccernet replays!
That was wayyyy close by usa.
I did not expect this. Slovenia going through!
GOOOOAAAALLLLL!!!! Again by Slovenia ')
Hmmm... is this good for england that Slovenia wont have much to play for when they meet??
Who cares about England? :P Slovenia!!!!
no way!
I would rather usa play well and go through though... (they have more Fulham players!)
Also mr c. you new preview Ma-jig is confusing, I cant tell what box i am typing in?!?
okay. how can we make it easier?
Well I got my prediction right (2-0), so I suppose Slovenia can ease and prevent a USA slaughter by scoring more goals. ;)
I am really good at this prediction lark then.
:)
Dont know, it just a bit weird seeing text being typed in two boxes simultaneously... but i guess thats the point... (perhaps its just me) maybe have a "hide" button on the preview box, then you can select to see the preview as and when you want...
Liking the 2-0 to Slovenia, but I expect it to end with about 3 more goals to be scored based on the USA's attempts
Wow. Slovenia's Birsa has 100% pass-rate in midfield. Unbelievably good.
can certainly do that.
Did he want to hit that any harder?
Goal usa. Boo to my prediction being wrong. :P
Goaaaaaaaaaalllllll USA!! 2-2
Another goal for usa and it is a draw! The 2nd round of games have really brought in the goals.
Football, boring? Not.a.chance. This is brilliant.
that goal changes everything
Ooooooh, goal ruled out. Controversial?
What a game of football.
Interesting comment from David Moyes
"I've just seen that disallowed goal for the US again - and not only was there no foul by a US player, there are probably two penalty-kick offences being committed by the Slovenian defenders. Shocking decision."
England XI: James / Johnson - Carragher - Terry - A Cole / Lennon - Barry - Lampard - Gerrard / Heskey - Rooney
like this idea from viva: http://www.vivaf1.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2007
YAY! Jamie gets a start! Now I don't want England to concede. 2-0 win?
But he's slooooooow, unlike the hero and saviour of us all, Michael Dawson. Who deserves to be there based on his brilliantly awesome season and just because hes a top bloke.
Jamie's experience and positioning tops that. But more importantly - he is king of Scouseland and plays with so much heart, it'll probably overflow Africa. So there. :P
:) :) :)
Experience means nothing when theres a player in green running past him easily enough. Plus Dawson has more heart, Carragher critisced playing for England in his autobiography a few years back too, so does he deserve to be there now?
I must say, I am very much looking forward to the England match :)
I'm terrified, its either going to be a scrappy 1-0 win with an own goal in stoppage time or a Spain-esque defeat
I've read the biography (in fact I own it) and I can say quite certainly that he does not criticize England, only the mismanagement of youth that was in place when he first came through the ranks. He did not want to play when he was given no chance to develop as a player, which is quite the right thing to do.
If his country wants to wreck his career by pulling him around as 4th choice and wasting his time, it is their fault. But if they truly see him as a talent to be used, he has always said he would love to play for England.
Not as much as Liverpool though. :P
4-0 to england I say
#mad
No nearly as bad as my 7-0 prediction for Germany. ;)
Hmm.
Now, I don't wanna go sounding mean, but you were quite off on that one. :P
That is why I don't EVER do predictions. ;)
I think Spain needs Fernando Alonso to come to the rescue. He predicted they would win the Euro by 1-0 the last time...
But Dawson, how can you not love him? So much more likeable and lovable than Carragher. So smiley too, he loves it just playing football. Dawson in England central defence and I'd possibly cry.
i have Pizza... i have beer... now waiting for the Football...
I'm deciding between pizza or burgers.
My last case: He is not Scouse. So there. :P
But really, I have nothing against him. Dawson-Carragher in defense would be fine by me. Just don't take Jamie's place.
But Upson... ;)
Pizza for me too. My dad's ordered in. :D
Londoners. :P
Frankly, I think central defenders on a whole are quite disappointing in this tournament. Which is upsetting, since I adore strong defenses and always use it as a base for building a good team (in FM).
Oii, I'm from the north like.
Might be onto something... must admit I always start from my playmaker and build around him.
gareth barry is soooooooooo overrated. Sorry England
Shoulda took Huddlestone #biased
I meant your players. Upson is playing for West Ham, isn't he? Both from London clubs. I prefer Liverpool and Everton. ;)
I kind of look down on playmakers because they always get the most hype. I love it whenever I beat a team consisting of people like Kaka, Christiano Ronaldo or even Steven Gerrard, when I simply use nobodies (or under-rated people) and a strong defense.
+1
Should concentrate on stopping leaks in defense rather than splurging on midfield.
Who is the man in the pink jumper?
Ahh, yeah. Don't even like West Ham....
You just need the 1. More than that and then it gets difficult to handle.
Gareth Southgate?
he's rrrrrrrrrrrubbish.
As a center back, as a manager or as a pundit?
Oh, him. I think I accidentally called him Sarath Gouthgate before.
#
The first two :)
He's a pretty good pundit
Miles better than Clarence "Italy's No. 10... um... *checks sheet*" Seedorf
My current team is a very changed Everton (went back to EPL after I got sacked in La Liga). The only possible 'playmaker' in my team is Javier Macherano. :P
He wasn't that bad as a center back. And was okay as manager until his best players chose to jump ship.
I hated what he did to middlesbrough, made a boring team somehow even more painful to watch
:D
btw, any new additions to the sidepodteam?
I also have pizza, red Thai chicken special edition (in the oven) and a bottle of Grolsch
Well, I like defenses... :P
They were a mid-team - they can't be playing pretty football.
Frank lampard said his name with his mouth closed! Amazing!!!
This intro is very NFL. Only difference is no colleges get mentioned
That man can do anything!
I await more Beckham faces tonight.
And Princes as well!
Algeria have a very jolly anthem :)
i have to say that little sequence did not inspire me with much confidence!! :)
Rio's up for it: http://tweetphoto.com/27857626
that fan is ahead of his time. he's watching in 3d... at the game.
The Leigh Michael Peter O'Gorman prediction:
England 0-0 Algeria
(hides from the inevitable controversy)
By that logic, Timmy Mallett was ahead of his time.
:)
that is just ASKING for a vuvuzela photoshop
:D
...because he had a huge mallet?
i'd like to bet on the number of corners at the next f1 race...
I think your prediction is more inevitable than our hopeful ones, but who cares anyway? :P
:)
Valencia isn't it, usually slow team to play against, not much action, high corner rate though.
Being Irish, I've nothing to worry about
:P
Awww, poor Green is watching from the sidelines.
I can't distinguish the green kit from the pitch.
Certainly more corners than any football match
Its the same colour as my shirt....
Sneaky trick to wear camouflage
hehe!
Algeria are in dayglo camouflage
Lots of chanting this evening, not so much zzzing.
I'm singaporean. Refereeing is the closest any of us will ever be. But we do have a VERY good referee (unlike Spain) :P
sleeping, or horning?
http://twitter.com/davidschneider/statuses/16489643806
:D
If anyone could sleep in that racket, they need a doctor.
poor from gerrard...
Didn't looks like a desperate challenge to me
Andy Townsend
Jeez Townsend is being harsh to algeria so much
is that mallya?
Who is this Lennon chap?
Best right midfielder in the world.
#onlyslightlybiasedthere
I think he was in the Beatles
Aaron lennon, plays for Spurs, very fast, no relation to the Imagine bloke.
I wish I was as fast as Lennon... I'm just a jealous guy.
Saw that by Jamie? :P to all doubters. He may not do that every time, but most is enough.
:D
:lol: I was trying to think who he looked like
:D
:)
I think best in England is a gigantic gap from best in the world. ;)
Aaaahh... I remember the days when the Irish squad was made up of mostly English players while we had an English manager.
Apparently we've been a bit useless ever since
That was covincing from James....!
He's quick, can put a good ball into the box and helped Spurs finish 4th this season.
Although he did his job, thats what matters.
In fairness, it was a tricky ball to deal with.
I can imaginethe comments if the Algerians had just done what England did. Rooney gave the ball away, James misses his punch then the defender makes the most casual pass possible
Indeed, replay showed a better view of it
#needsmorebecks
Like I said, england (epl) is not equals to the world. ;)
I'm sure the fridge can't be that far away :P
Send Mr C to get you a few bottles
He's injured at the minute...
:P
jeez
Carragher could easily have had a og there
That was a good opportunity for Carragher.
Shame it was at his own goalkeeper...
England are panicking.
So, this Carragher, what was he doing?
I shan't be cheeky like the rest and just agree with you.
Carragher had an awful, awful season at Liverpool. I have no idea why he's in South Africa.
Defending. :P
England look like they've never played with each other in their lives. Passing is horrendous, defending is shaky, no communication. Poor.
Cmooooooon england, wake up! They need a bit of confidence.
Maybe they are colour blind.
This Voulez-vous bloke just wants to shoot the second he gets the ball
Rooney said even a poor england can beat algeria. Time to test that theory out. ;)
This could be the worst team I've seen play yet.
At least Algeria look bothered, England look so asleep again
go james
Fair... us or France perhaps.
Good save by David james
It comes to something with David James looks like the best player out there :)
Heskey spends so much time on his backside he should have studs in is shorts
:)
Oh yeah, lennon. Forgot he was playing.
If you've forgot that he was playing I'd hate to know where Frank Lampard is.
I'm glad Capello thinks it's funny.
THe way Terry launched into that tackle I am surprised he got injured
He signed a contract extension before the tournament
I think they should bring on Peter Crouch
(I just want to see someone with long legs dance really)
There, that should do it.
was nick heidfeld's dancing not enough last week?
finally, something.
But if england is dumped out of the group stages, I don't think a piece of paper matters. :P
Nick heidfeld isn't 8 ft 90!
Serbia's striker is taller. :D
Ooooooooooooh
gah!!!!
They've remembered how to play!
Zigic is the man :D
Heskey should have at least tried to follow that up...
the lights are on and the bank accounts have started to appear
I mean, the talent is starting to appear
:D
Princes!
wills not a football fan
Prince Right looks unimpressed
(I dunno their names, Harry and Frank?)
Oops, Williams
William!
Prince sighting!
one of them has to be symbol.
No horses
It got better when the crowd started singing, we need more songs ;)
Isn't one of them in charge of the FA?
Yep. Him
He should sign Messi for England
Lennon went the wrong way I reckon
oh dear
Heh, from the BBC Live Text
:D
So what changes should get made at half time?
Some give The Doctor a ring.
i'd swap england for serbia.
Rossi has a broken leg and stuff
Dawson for Carragher
Cole for Heskey - Move Gerrard to attacking midfield and play behind Rooney
They should maybe try curling instead.
I have never understood playing Gerrard wide. People are obsessed with 4-4-2. Tell Barry to sit in front of Terry and Carragher and let Gerrard ans Lampard rampage forward
:D
I don't mind - the worse England do, the better chance I have of winning the office sweepstakes.
I am amazed how bad England were
Oooohh half-time
Time for a barrage of adverts
same here. that was significantly worse than the first match.
they look fat and slow by comparison.
Jamie ain't hurt. Take terry off instead.
Send crouch on and work long balls.
Totally, get a defensive midfielder, hold the ball up, spot the runs and all that. Barry can do that. Or Carrick.
It;s like watching Michael Schumacher but with less wheels
Nope, that didn't work at Spurs and won't work for England.
And will make Beckenbauer right, don't want that either.
Me thinks they need my Mascherano. :P
:D
I'll swap your Capello for a Toshack
The only bit I saw was as I was walking past an electricals shop. They almost scored an own goal. I'm thinking it's not going great....
Well it will ensure more entertaining goal celebrations if he does somehow manage to score.
But really, my actual substitutions will be:
Lampard off for Cole.
Heskey off for Crouch.
Make Barry stay back and work defense, use the wings better, use long balls to bypass midfield if required to work channels. Give Gerrard and Rooney more space.
There. Better?
Not necesarily... he hasn't done it in a while.
Nope, Lampard and Lennon have worked well with each other, I'd stick with that at the moment.
Oooh that's the bit I saw. Own goal ftw
Southgate said that someone looked very leggy then negatively. I hope he knows who Crouch is
But he and Gerrard have very obviously no connection. Either of them has to make way for Cole in my opinion. And since Gerrard is captain, I'm going with him.
Did Germany sort it out earlier or did they lose?
Every time both Gerrard an Lampard play together England look bad.
They lost. It's kind of hard to defend and attack effectively when you a down 1 man.
Serbia beat them
That man is epic!!!
Rubbish.
+1
Their egos force their bubble space to each other to be too large for the pitch.
there are about 30 different men!
Carry on like this and we can't win the competition - Kevin Keegan
Carry on like this and getting out of the group is a stretch
Sums up the refeering performance.
The very animated manager man. He's lost the plot.
:( They weren't playing that badly as a whole. It was just that the referee was against them and Lukas had his off day on the same game.
I thought so. I turned it off at half time in disgust.
ah, Fabio. he is Italian, bless him.
Weirdest ad ever
Maybe if we could do the Carlsbeg advert on them it may help...
This is a very very bizarre advert but... Safety Dance!!
It has taken down the website they mentioned
I swear they said "bring Cheryl Cole on" there....
The Sun advert, maybe it can be sublty changed before the Slovenian game.
"We can dreeeeam, to get out of the group."
Overall I prefer the BBC coverage but I'm loving Adrian Chiles :)
Suddenly a draw with Algeria isn't a disastrous result, funny that
She would at least give them a bit of punch
Would it mean having to beat Slovenia?
Yes
Pretty much
How do the pundits ever think England can win the tournament when they can't even beat such great footballing nations as Algeria and the USA?
At the next tournament when England qualify and Wales don't, I reckon England should just let Wales have a go for them
Glen Johnson has been beaten so often tonight
So now it is all Capello's fault. If only he had a record of winning loads of stuff using these methods. Oh wait.......
hehe
Oh dear
Lennon should have been booked there. He was 2 yards from the ball when it was kicked
where was that going?
No, the free kick had been taken, just simply rolled off.
their shirts still look so clean. clearly not working hard enough.
One of the best moves of the game and Heskey messes it up. Get him off.
Can't believe Heskey tried a stepover. Someone needs to tell him only decent players acan do that
You could just say that over and over again.
http://twitter.com/robertflorence/statuses/16493302739
hahaha
i like this ref
:D
heheeh
But he had the ball...?
His foot was too high
excellent
Rubbish from Gerrard
what the **************
Gah!! Just shoot!!!!
You have three people in the box AND YOU CANT FIND ONE THEM. Rubbish.
Is that actually banned? Why? Do they think it's dangerous? The other man kicked him....
deary me
oh rooney :(
Awful. They just FAIL at passing to each other.
It's classed as dangerous play
Ah okay. How high? Above the waist or lower?
Whatever the referee decides. It also depends whether the studs are up or not
Carragher out of the next game.
Thank you Mr Referee, now if you wouldn't mind doing the same to a few others...
Oh okay I understand. He didn't look that dangerous to me in that instance.
:)
It wasn't particularly dangerous but they have to discourage it or half the players would be going round like the karate kid
Dear Fabio, theres this thing called substitutuions you use when you are struggling.
this time, please.
I feel like watching a Wales game
It's very confusing to me. England have a collection of many of the best players in the world. I don't understand how they can be quite this bad
Strangely if you put your head to low that is considered as dangerous play too because anyone kicking the ball risks kicking you in the head
Wright-Philips, were bringing on Wright-Philips?! Oh come on.
*like I'm watching one, I mean. Very similar.
I think everyone is wondering the same thing
I'd suggest you had it coming :P
Sean Wright-Phillips? What is he going to do? Is Lennon going off? THat won't change anything
There's just too many green shirts back there
gaaaah!
That is just a like for like substitution. Utterly pointless
Agreed, a waste of a sub.
Why aren't they swapping about more? This is obviously a train crash the way it is now....
I think they should bring Jenson and Lewis on, they seem to work well together
:)
Is Wright-Phillips the one that is a bit older now and was never really good enough to make the first team by default?
The next time we mess it up I will scream, and they will hear it in South Africa, and they will improve.
The group points if it stays like this
Slovenia 4
United States 2
England 2
Algeria 1
Yes
So, is Wright-Phillips a footballing version of de la Rosa or something?
he tripped over the ball.
well done young ian wright.
I remember he always used to come to the tournaments when he was younger and people would say oooh what a promising player. He never really got that good though and now he's getting over the hill surely :P
What an awful free kick. The Algerian defenders seem quite happy to hold the ball like they are under no pressure
They are under no pressure, they were expecting to get beaten.
Surely Heskey has to come off soon
A few of them like Boughera are looking for moves to English clubs so want to impress
What a shambles this is
Do you think he can be substituted without falling over?
'Cos that'll endear them to the English crowds. :)
Rooney was offside if the ball had gone to him
sorry England, you don't score like that
Tyldesly got so excited then
Defoe's coming on. Yaaaay.
why do we keep passing to the goalie?
It's understandable why England are underpeforming. There is not enough moisture in the air and the grass length is 2mm over the expected length, not to mention the obvious reason of course - the Weetabix at the hotel goes off in November rather than the hoped December.
Gerrard sitting and letting Barry take the ball forward????
Defoe's already done more than Heskey
I'm sure 99% of England could do more than Heskey
love i'm
What a pathetic shot
*'im
When do we get preview on LCLT? ;)
Handball calls when it hits someone's knee, says it all about the desperation!
hehe. soon!
The team he plays for are pretty brilliant too.
Remember earlier on when I said it would finish 0-0..?
becks give that the thumbs up.
Looked like a signal to a player to encourage him
My scrappy 1-0 predo is quite possible too
Heikki's bored too
England is not playing well today at #worldcup... I think I'll watch the golf now instead... #fb
A good old fashioned time wasting substitution
They've all suddenly turned into physios.
nahhh...
i'll win if england don't
;)
At least a Brit is winning in that.
8 minutes! they way we're playing we'll need 80.
Gadget Legs!
Crouch for Barry. That's a bit different
C'mon Crouchy
An english friend who's been living in Australia for a while just told me he was returning home on the 24th of June.
I felt a bit nasty replying so were the English football team. But, hey, they should play better!
Makes a nice change seeing a tactical switcharound
:D :D :D
so, what are the chances of every match in this group finishing in a draw, eh?
:D
That was weak
At least when we play 4-4-2, it works.
The commentary is now blaming Capello for this it seems.
Some commentators really make you wonder. Is he only supposed to pick players from clubs who play 4-4-2?
I blame everyone from Capello, to Rooney, to the guy who brings the footballs out for training.
I don't understand these numbering systems because no one seems to stay in position.
Why, Frank?
Why?
It is just a base formation. It is very fluid in reality
Currently England are utilising their typical 'Everyone panic' formation
expecting to seen rooney in goal any minute.
2 minutes plus injury time
cannot stand that guy!!
:)
Then why does it matter so much?
There doesn't seem to be any cohesion - who's fault is that?
Becks getting upset
You're telling the players where you expect them to be and in what way you're wanting them to play. But no, I think the commentators just want to blame the manager...
man of the match: james
Bougherra's neck got bent a bit
We're all men and women of the match for putting up with this drivel
that just ended up in the atlantic
hehe
The Algerians look like Brazil at the moment....
Beckham swore!!!
Ummmm, I'm telling.
Come on Algeria, beat us, so we can really lay into the team.
Not exactly Ronaldinho.
Imagine if you have a central defender who plays in a back 4 for his club. He is used to having one central defender two his side and a couple of midfielders in front of him. So he knows under most circumstances who is going to move where and where his passes can go when he gets the ball.
If he then plays for an international team that plays 3 at the back all his positioning etc changes
rubbish
Terrible, absolutely terrible. Worse than the USA performance.
Booooooooooooo
The only person the press can't blame tomorrow
Hah. That was lame :)
worst match i've seen thus far.
That was unbelievable. The press will be planning their slaughter campaign now
Not good.
deservedly so
I've already got a new wordpress post entry page open here.
Wonder what Fabio is going to do for the last match
I keep typing Flavio instead of Fabio
At least Flavio won occasionally.
That would be EPIC :D
He should play the pundits - Lineker, Ian Wright, Shearer even Southgate.
I want the Flake back I ate during the match
Nah.
There's someone on that bench he hasn't thought of using yet, he's just the man to get us on track. Not Joe Hart, not Michael Carrick.
Stuart Pearce
I want my hour and half back :)
To be honest, the manager was very energetic. I think he'd be an asset on the field.
"What was missing during the match?"
"Goals"
REALLY?????
He has a wonderful suit. He should be very proud of that.
Gerrard was desperate to get away from the interview right from the start
What did Wayne say?
:)
Something about his own fans booing
i don't know, but i but hindy has something to say about it.
;)
It's times like this I like that:
I'm not an England Fan
I'm not a football nut
I live in Scotland
And he can't understand why?
Silly Wayne.
You can only comment when you have 3 millions goals :P
It will be tough against Slovenia because they just need to sit back and get a draw
:)
:)
Apparantly he said "Nice to see your own fans boo you"
Oh I'm sorry Wayne, were you playing perfectly out there, I must have missed that
:D
Capello is good at hiding behind language
I stopped by to see if everyone is OK?
I'm more worried about the english football team, they've gone missing in south africa
They'll be lynched when they get home if they don't get out of the group stage.
I'm perfect.
Is what I would be saying if I was from Algeria right now.
Tweet from @Schofe Watching Fabio's interview! There's the problem, his input was directly reflected on the pitch.. confused, dull and in the wrong language Couldn't agree more
They should probably land in Cardiff then, crowds will flock from as far as Swansea to celebrate their success
Or Edinburgh! They'd be thrilled :P
Do you know anyone at a dairy so we can put the team photos in the box they reserve for missing children?
Or Aberdeen, where they'll be given a parade of honour
They actually pick names out a hat?? That's insane!!!
I am sure he is not like that in person. Just putting a wall up to stop the interviewer attacking him.
"If anyone can cheer you up after that performance it's James Corden."
Yeah, about that....
I've found a positive!! Englands first clean sheet in six games.
hehe
Before penalty shoot outs were dreamed up some major European games were decided like that.
good at laundry?