ENGLAND v PARAGUAY - The NSC Official Thread

[Trufflehound]

The weather's going to cool down on Wednesday anyway, so the heat won't be an issue on Thursday...

We'll all have to find another excuse to moan.

 

[Uncle Buck]

The weather's going to cool down on Wednesday anyway, so the heat won't be an issue on Thursday...

We'll all have to find another excuse to moan.

Probably that we did not score enough goals and that Sven was unable to turn the tap water into wine.

 

[Parson Henry]

And Vice Versa.

Good point.

 

[Man of Harveys]

We'll all have to find another excuse to moan.

The referee's normally a good default one for England.

 

[Scoffers]

Lets try and be positive about this shall be, law of averages suggests that sooner or later, Sven will make a substitution that will have a benefit to the team.

Keep The Faith

 

[Parson Henry]

Probably that we did not score enough goals and that Sven was unable to turn the tap water into wine.

Will we have 5,000 players?

 

[Uncle Buck]

The referee's normally a good default one for England.

Well with no Collina at this tournament it is one that is likely to come up with the rations.

Also Hargreaves seems a good one.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Will we have 5,000 players?

Unable to feed 5000 people with 10 bratwurst?

 

[Trufflehound]

...and that Sven was unable to turn the tap water into wine.

Well, we all knew that would happen. He should have selected Perrier ffs

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Well with no Collina at this tournament it is one that is likely to come up with the rations.

Also Hargreaves seems a good one.

Theo Walcott and no Defoe (thank god) seem good as well.

 

[Easy 10]

Ronaldo practiced for Brazil on Tuesday, two days after not playing the second half of a win over New Zealand because of blisters on his feet.

"The blisters have healed ... there are no problems anymore. He is free to do whatever everyone else is doing," Brazil doctor Jose Luiz Runco said.

Nobody misses a World Cup match through "blisters" Kinky. I mean come on. So he came off in some meaningless friendly against New Zealand...do you honestly mean to tell me that blisters can't be bound and bandaged for a World Cup fixture ?

I say again, NOBODY puts themselves out of the World Cup because of blisters.

 

[Trufflehound]

Nobody misses a World Cup match through "blisters"

Nobby Jenkins, 1982. A pensioner from Eastbourne, who got blisters while out walking the dog. Sat down in the road to nurse his painful soles, got hit by a no.17 bus. Spent the next month in a coma in hospital and missed the entire tournament.

And all because of those troublesome feet.

 

[Parson Henry]

Unable to feed 5000 people with 10 bratwurst?

Watch out for any officials carrying a pouch with 30 pcs of silver in it won't you!

 

[Easy 10]

It was doing neither him or the team any favours playing for the dull 90 minutes. The problem is the substitution that took place was not all that effective. Would have probably been better to have stuck Lennon and let him run at them through the middle.

Freudian slip there ?

I would've loved to have seen half an hour from Lennon in place of Beckham, for a burst of pace against tiring legs. Sven also elected to switch Cole infield and bring on Downing rather than risking Walcott in Owens place when he was subbed. That suggests to me that he doesn't believe Walcott is ready yet, but has probably only recently come to this conclusion. Two weeks too late, unfortunately.

 

[Easy 10]

Nobby Jenkins, 1982. A pensioner from Eastbourne, who got blisters while out walking the dog. Sat down in the road to nurse his painful soles, got hit by a no.17 bus. Spent the next month in a coma in hospital and missed the entire tournament.

And all because of those troublesome feet.

I bow to your superior knowledge

 

[Scoffers]

Freudian slip there ?

I would've loved to have seen half an hour from Lennon in place of Beckham, for a burst of pace against tiring legs. Sven also elected to switch Cole infield and bring on Downing rather than risking Walcott in Owens place when he was subbed. That suggests to me that he doesn't believe Walcott is ready yet, but has probably only recently come to this conclusion. Two weeks too late, unfortunately.

Well, now that Walcott is injured, maybe Sven will replace him - are we allowed to do that?

 

[Stinky Kat]

Acclimatise ? They're in GERMANY for crying out loud, its not even 2 hours on a plane !

ah but they had been in England during the wettest May on record and now they are in hot Germany with an hours time difference. Its hard playing footy in the heat - I am not being sarcastic, everyone who was there says it was very hot.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Freudian slip there ?

I would've loved to have seen half an hour from Lennon in place of Beckham, for a burst of pace against tiring legs. Sven also elected to switch Cole infield and bring on Downing rather than risking Walcott in Owens place when he was subbed. That suggests to me that he doesn't believe Walcott is ready yet, but has probably only recently come to this conclusion. Two weeks too late, unfortunately.

Why take Beckham off? He was our most effective source of delivery and has been in good form coming into this tournament. If you were going to lose a midfielder it should have been Lampard.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Well, now that Walcott is injured, maybe Sven will replace him - are we allowed to do that?

No.

 

[Uncle Buck]

ah but they had been in England during the wettest May on record and now they are in hot Germany with an hours time difference. Its hard playing footy in the heat - I am not being sarcastic, everyone who was there says it was very hot.

It was hot, but that cold German beer hit the spot.