Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
General Topics => Football => Topic started by: badger on March 27, 2016, 08:55:52 AM
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Okay it was a friendly but what a great game it was last night.lt seems ages since England have played well like that.Excellent ☺
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Best attacking performance in many a year. Defence a bit shaky but that can be worked on.
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A great win with a wonderful goal from Vardy - I was really happy for him.
But you have been here before (yes I know we haven't been) so lets wait and see what happens when it matters.
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Great performance across most of the team, but as Scunner observes the defence is still not quite there for a big tournament, especially Smalling! Does Rooney get back in the squad, let alone the team on the basis of the number of striking options Hodgson now has that are clearly in front of Rooney?
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That Dele Alli looks like he is going to be some player for England and only 19 years of age.
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Rooney in last night's team would have totally messed up all that quality pass and move attacking. Time to stop picking a team to accommodate Rooney - time probably to stop picking Rooney full stop.
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Rooney's early years in football were worth talking about, then the money and fame went to his head and he became average,
and the last few years he has been overrated in my opinion. Some exciting young players out there now.
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Hope Hodgson picks Kane and Vardy up front instead of Rooney come the Euro's in the summer
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You'll never win anything with kids (apparently) ;)
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A good morale boosting win yes..... but thats all...it was still a `meaning less friendly`....risking injuries etc, ( Butland the number 2 keeper now out ) but never underestimate the Germans in football or for that matter anything. just wait til the tournament starts that`s the real tests... and yes `we have been here before` and yes I believe there`s potentially a good looking squad this year, but although I am a pessimist by nature... after 1966 etc.. people were saying " we are not going to win another major trophy in my lifetime... and after 50 years on.... sadly I have to go along with that statement :( :( i wager the `usual suspects` will reach the semi finals.... and us only making the last 8 .... any takers out there ???
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Yes the main difference between England and Germany is the ability/inability to do it in a major tournament.
I remember watching Capello's England qualify for the World Cup with games to spare and a 100% record (not the usual needing to win the last game 28-0 and hope Andorra could draw with Italy). I was finally convinced, we had a team that could perform against the best.
So off we went to the finals and what did we have? The same team of dullards who couldn't string two passes together in a major finals. We just can't do it when it matters - and Germany can.
The German fans claim they don't even watch the group games in World Cup Finals because they know they'll get through to the knock out stages, and they'll start watching from then. Then go all the way, thrash Brazil in the final in Brazil, to win the World Cup again.
While we lose to Italy, lose to Uruguay and grind out a nil nil draw with Costa Rica.
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Leave Rooney at home!
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Oh dear back to earth with a bump :(
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:'(Get Rooney back. Holland 2-1, :-X :-X :'(
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Second goal was a joke to be fair. The ref blew it.