geordieshandy

Sweden have always only really been a hard working - high tempo side. Back in the day Lundjberg and Larsson made a differance to them and Zlatan was to take those reigns. He holds up the ball a lot for Juve and brings Trez into the game which isn't really that hard. Trez tends to stay in the middle where Zlatan will go out wide left and make sacrifices hence the very few goals. To develop properly he needs to be the main striker. 149529[/snapback] I agree, but I think, as you mention, that not playing as the main man at club has effected his being the target striker at international level.

And he certainly won't budge due to public pressure since it's his last few games in the job.

What a REBEL! 149539[/snapback] Rebel? I wasn't trying to be rebellious, I hate him. He almost tried to stop me taking an exam because I had stubble!!! Me mate had to pull me away otherwise I would've chinned the fucker. 149546[/snapback] Revenge is a dish best served cold Brock. Bide your time 149553[/snapback] Hopefully without getting done for assault. Damn society and its laws against chinning tossers. 149564[/snapback] A more subtle form of revenge might be a better option. 149570[/snapback] Aye, like hoying his missus a length

Could well be out of the England game with a groin injury. The lad is a very very talented footballer, but he's only scored 6 goals all year. When he's playing with Trezuguet that's alright because he will score the goals, but Henrik has calmed his goal scoring days as well. Therefore they are missing an out and out finisher.

Aye, fair play to the man, he went for it. Thought Downing did very canny when he came on, at least he managed to beat a man.

The worst thing about England at the moment is that we are just totally out of ideas. Admitedly, on the hour mark yesterday, Sven did throw a wee bit of caution to the wind by hoying Lennon on, who along with Rooney managed to puch the Trinidadians back. But it until that point we were just bland, nowt going for us at all. Is annoying that Sven takes these other lads, Hargreaves, Jenas, Walcott, and he's never going to play them in a million years. Hargreaves is a talented footballer, he played with Ballack and was regularly the main man in that pair, but he'll never get a chance for England.

Hargreaves instead of Lampard *runs for cover*

And that Darlington own goal, where the lad flicks it on to his head then puts it past his keeper, who could you attribute that to?

Watched it in Jesmond with "the general public" or in real terms, because it's Jesmond, a lot of tossheads.

Ooh what could they call it? The Office perhaps.

Cook used our larder.

I have a cellar instead. 149049[/snapback] I have a utility room. 149051[/snapback] I have an east and west wing.

I have a cellar instead.

Is this after the jump to the left

According to this Dr. Wallace bloke he's running the tests this afternoon and an announcement may be made after as to the conclusion. If they've got any sense they won't make any grand announcements though, as it has to be unsettling for the rest of the squad. I'm not sure on the deadline for a teamsheet, but I wouldn't have thought it would be much more than an hour before kickoff. 149030[/snapback] He's already said he won't be starting and the rest of the squad can be on the bench so it hardly matters.

He only played 90 minutes in total under Roeder, spread out across about 6 games. Still, that's been more than enough for the NUFC faithful to decide he's shit. 147528[/snapback] Dont forget they did see him in training where he was allegedly uninterested on a daily basis. 148982[/snapback] They say he enjoys his football, so who are we to quibble. 148984[/snapback] So do I, but it doesn't mean I'm any fucking good at it.

It's football man, not cricket. Not that we'd get that many at cricket either.

Have to say Torres looked absolutely class yesterday, and the goal he scored, just excellent work from Puyol.

I don't think Rooney can play until the docs have a final assessment, and seeing as they're not flying out till Friday I don't think we'll see him on Thursday.

Nah, they've got all the same games as the Beeb, it's just an offshoot with adverts. Some of it's quite funny, the commentators are more excitable, but Jonathan Pearce for me is the best commentator around at the moment, and with Martin O'Neill in the studio the BBC have managed to get it about right.

They used to have those in FHM

Interesting is another word for not a bad amount of cash but could do better.

Don't think Nicky really had a chance to get into this squad.

Should it be England's Mutley? or England's Charlie Brown?

Putting Gascoigne and Gerrard together is nearly the same as putting Gerrard and Lampard together, too attacking minded, both need a defensive foil. The three in 1990 worked well because there was three centre halves plus the full backs to get back around them.