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Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:37 pm  
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Impressed with England. I thought Lescott was very good, the midfield did well although sat too deep. Milner is helpful. i think Hart could have done better with the goal.

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Not because he missed a good opportunity, but because he doesn't do what it says on the tin for the position he plays in.
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Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:38 pm  
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Capello would have been panned for that and you all know it. It wasn't good or positive but it got the result. Any manager with half a brain could get England to play like they did tonight.


England never played as well as that in a major tournament under capello.

In the group stages they were stale and turgid against poor opposition and then picked apart by a half decent team.
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Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:47 pm  
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Any manager with half a brain could get England to play like they did tonight.


Under Redknapp, we'd have gone gung-ho and got picked off with ease, ending up getting slaughtered.

Unfortunately, with the players we presently have, tonight's tactics are the only way we can hope to come close to any sort of success in this tournament.
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Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:56 pm  
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England never played as well as that in a major tournament under capello.

In the group stages they were stale and turgid against poor opposition and then picked apart by a half decent team.


That well? How can you claim that defending for 90 minutes is playing well? Fabio had England playing well during qualification so he went with that style for the tournament. If you go back and watch the Germany game, England weren't as bad as people claim. They should have been drawing but were robbed, they were eventually picked off as they tried desperately to equalise. If Capello was 'allowed' to play the defeatist style that Roy plays, England would have played much better. He's shown throughout his career that he can get results easily, but there was always immense pressure on him to get a performance from the side -- to play the right way. If Capello had the free pass that Roy seems to have, if tonight was 'good', then we would have had plenty of 'great' performances. If you seriously believe that Roy is better at setting his side out to defend and get a result, then you have never ever seen a Fabio Capello managed club side.
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Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:59 pm  
It's a decent result, but we'll have to find a bit more creativity to avoid drawing the other two games as well. That is the big worry for me.

As already said, Milner is horrible. He is a player I can honestly say I've never ever seen play well. People rave about his performances for City, but whenever I've see him play for them he's been ineffective and a water carrier for the Silva and Toure show. I really don't see what attributes he brings that England need.

I'm an Everton fan and Milner is an Everton player. He's the kind of solid but uneventful player that we've had in the Premier League. How he's ended up at Manchester City and in the England squad is beyond me. The only thing I can think is that he plays in a much different position for them with much different responsibilities. His touch was shocking tonight, his choice of pass was terrible and he didn't do anything positive at all. His miss was schoolboy stuff. If you know you are one footed and a spoon, why not stop the ball and square it to the England player on the far post who would have had a tap in. He had plenty of time. Parker is another that I don't understand the hype about. Technically poor, athletically poor, just what does he do to get in the England team?

On a brighter note I thought Welbeck, Young and Oxlade-Chamberlain were excellent. Welbeck worked tirelessly and chased lost causes all night. When he did get the ball his work was dangerous and his defending at set pieces was fantastic. Young was very dangerous as well and made several runs that should have resulted in him being played clear, but for poor passes from midfield. The Ox looks a player, very strong and unlike Milner his touch was great. For the other games I'd swap Milner for Walcott and have a go at them.
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Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:11 pm  
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That well? How can you claim that defending for 90 minutes is playing well? Fabio had England playing well during qualification so he went with that style for the tournament. If you go back and watch the Germany game, England weren't as bad as people claim. They should have been drawing but were robbed, they were eventually picked off as they tried desperately to equalise. If Capello was 'allowed' to play the defeatist style that Roy plays, England would have played much better. He's shown throughout his career that he can get results easily, but there was always immense pressure on him to get a performance from the side -- to play the right way. If Capello had the free pass that Roy seems to have, if tonight was 'good', then we would have had plenty of 'great' performances. If you seriously believe that Roy is better at setting his side out to defend and get a result, then you have never ever seen a Fabio Capello managed club side.


Are you a liverpool fan? :lol: You just seem to have an axe to grind with hodgson.

I think it's funny you think someone as strong willed as capello would be influenced as to how he sets out his team. Did you not see hoe his reign ended?

Today england played better than they did at the world cup, against decent opposition. Credit where its due.
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Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:31 pm  
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Are you a liverpool fan? :lol: You just seem to have an axe to grind with hodgson.

I think it's funny you think someone as strong willed as capello would be influenced as to how he sets out his team. Did you not see hoe his reign ended?

Today england played better than they did at the world cup, against decent opposition. Credit where its due.


I'd give credit to Roy if his side actually came out and done anything remote. They came out, sat five yards in front of the box and shut up shop. They got a goal from a set piece, never tried to create anything else or make anything else happen, and eventually conceded to a pretty average goal and sat quite happily on that for the rest of the match. IMO, it takes very little for a manager to get a side to play like England did today, it's basic so I won't praise somebody for doing very little. I'll praise him for getting what he clearly desired, but there really wasn't anything to be happy about or to make me feel confident that they're capable of progressing against a decent side.
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Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:32 pm  
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Welbeck worked tirelessly and chased lost causes all night. When he did get the ball his work was dangerous and his defending at set pieces was fantastic.


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Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:58 pm  
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Capello would have been panned for that and you all know it. It wasn't good or positive but it got the result. Any manager with half a brain could get England to play like they did tonight.


Capello was panned for getting results like that against USA and Algeria. And it would appear that England havent had a manager with have half a brain for a long time.

Could Hodgson ever do anything right for you?
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Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:02 pm  
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