Gemmill 34596 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Good excuse for not having to take multiple flights to watch a game they don't like, anyway. You can guarantee they'll have gone through the "how likely are we to get through the group and end up with egg on our faces, when we go back on our principled stance" thought process. Sort of speaking of which, i think it was Glendenning who, during the trophy presentation for the CL, mentioned someone tweeting that George Osborne "always looks like he's just pleasured himself in his butler's face." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bias 3 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 TalkSport reporting from the training ground and apparently Carrol can't hit the net for shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13876 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 He was the same when they were training at Wembley, that said the only one scoring was Rooney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38802 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 They should put a pic of his lass in the goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bias 3 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 What's worrying is the radio are saying the training is focusing on him and Young not Welbeck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 3472 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 They should put a pic of his lass in the goal. That would just get Terry to score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34596 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/9321975/England-v-France-Roy-Hodgson-remains-calm-amid-storms-at-Euro-2012.html Decent stuff from Hodgson and Winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guttierrors 0 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 after the first two friendlies with hodgson, does anyone else think theyre playin like a poor newcastle without the ben arfa type player? contain, play tight, counter, push up for set pieces, lookin forward to france game though prediction would be a loss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 (edited) Andy Carroll showed what he can offer to both his club and country last night, he will come good, and England are indeed playing like an English club team as I thought they would. Nothing wrong with that if it gets results, they only need a draw in the last game and they are through. Even if they don't get it, its not the first time they haven't got out of the group and Hodgsons approach has been fully justified now. Of course, they need to qualify for the next World Cup after this, as he's in the job longer term. It's nice to dream about playing possession football like the best foreign teams, but the simple fact is England just don't have the players to do this and we rarely have. Play to your strengths is the name of the game. Spain [obviously] and the Germans are the teams to beat. I think Shweinsteiger [sorry if the spelling is wrong] is a great player, and Gomez is like a re-incarnation of Gerd Muller in the way he comes alive in the box. Edited June 16, 2012 by LeazesMag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4224 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 spot on across the board there leazes I think the walcott sub will do wonders for hodgson, im sure hes fully confident in himself but the players and a lot of the media will be won over by a move like that since its the most in your face example of "good management" he could possibly have pulled off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 While I and others have given Hodgson credit for the substitution, it's worth pointing out that everyone around me had been shouting for it to happen for quite a while. Good that he did it but let's not dress it up as inspired football genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 While I and others have given Hodgson credit for the substitution, it's worth pointing out that everyone around me had been shouting for it to happen for quite a while. Good that he did it but let's not dress it up as inspired football genius. nah, its not football genius, in fact most substitutions aren't, they are just a change of tac, another throw of the dice, try something different and hope it works. The starting line up is the first choice strategy and selection, if something goes wrong it is absolutely right to try something different. Yesterday it worked. Good for him, and England. The last game is a different game, England need a draw or they will be going home, it will be a surprise if the French lose, although you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 (edited) Was it not Milner's booking that forced it?? Edited June 16, 2012 by Park Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 Was it not Milner's booking that forced it?? Good old Milner. I wouldn't play him, but I'm not the manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Good old Milner. I wouldn't play him, but I'm not the manager. He was that bad I think deep down he wanted to come off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Whitehurst 790 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Andy Carroll showed what he can offer to both his club and country last night, he will come good, and England are indeed playing like an English club team as I thought they would. Nothing wrong with that if it gets results, they only need a draw in the last game and they are through. Even if they don't get it, its not the first time they haven't got out of the group and Hodgsons approach has been fully justified now. Of course, they need to qualify for the next World Cup after this, as he's in the job longer term. It's nice to dream about playing possession football like the best foreign teams, but the simple fact is England just don't have the players to do this and we rarely have. Play to your strengths is the name of the game. Spain [obviously] and the Germans are the teams to beat. I think Shweinsteiger [sorry if the spelling is wrong] is a great player, and Gomez is like a re-incarnation of Gerd Muller in the way he comes alive in the box. Completely agree about Schweinsteiger, he's a class act. Makes everything look simple, he's a brilliant playmaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5937 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Anyone could see that Carrol and Walcott needed to replace Milner and Chamberlain yesterday, forgive me if I don't applaud Hodgson for doing what he gets paid 3million quid a year for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADP 0 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 'Harry would have made the Walcott sub earlier...' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 Completely agree about Schweinsteiger, he's a class act. Makes everything look simple, he's a brilliant playmaker. he makes everything look so easy, he's powerful, tall and those 2 through balls the other night were so simple and executed so perfectly. He is one of the best players in the world for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26441 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 he makes everything look so easy, he's powerful, tall and those 2 through balls the other night were so simple and executed so perfectly. He is one of the best players in the world for me. He was also the player that Keegan wanted and was promised after he agreed to sell Milner. Allegedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5937 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 You sound like LBT. 'Powerful and strong, look at them balls, magnificent! ' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Andy Carroll showed what he can offer to both his club and country last night, he will come good, and England are indeed playing like an English club team as I thought they would. Nothing wrong with that if it gets results, they only need a draw in the last game and they are through. Even if they don't get it, its not the first time they haven't got out of the group and Hodgsons approach has been fully justified now. Of course, they need to qualify for the next World Cup after this, as he's in the job longer term. It's nice to dream about playing possession football like the best foreign teams, but the simple fact is England just don't have the players to do this and we rarely have. Play to your strengths is the name of the game. Spain [obviously] and the Germans are the teams to beat. I think Shweinsteiger [sorry if the spelling is wrong] is a great player, and Gomez is like a re-incarnation of Gerd Muller in the way he comes alive in the box. Agree on all your points and think Carroll will improve for Liverpool next season. Don't think he will be as good as he was in those months for us though and he will never become 35 million good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 Agree on all your points and think Carroll will improve for Liverpool next season. Don't think he will be as good as he was in those months for us though and he will never become 35 million good. I don't necessarily think he won't fit into Rodgers ideas, we will have to see, but if he moves on he will go somewhere else and be a success elsewhere. If I were Rodgers I would keep him, he's far better than players like powder puff Kuyt for instance, who would fit into Rodgers ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizza 105 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 . If I were Rodgers I would keep him, he's far better than players like powder puff Kuyt for instance, who would fit into Rodgers ideas. Kuyt signed for someone else a few weeks ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 Kuyt signed for someone else a few weeks ago... hope it wasn't us........ on 2nd thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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