ENGLAND vs Azerbaijan (official thread)

[Blackadder]

Not bad , Keep Sven on

For once I'm with you on this Ernest. I think Sven will do well for us!

We've won the game. 3 points. Mind you I'm actually happy that Michael Owen was booked. I would like to play someone else up front with the main man, Rooney, for a change!

 

[the right footed denilson]

a good job done well.

we had an enormous amount of chances are were simply unlucky- owen looks a little rusty and if his chances had fallen to rooney we would have won by 6.

people need to put things in perspective- azer were playing for pride and had 11 behind the ball, we had to work very hard in a game we couldnt play at our normal high pace and they really rode their luck. the chances they created only happened because we were in such control.

it makes me laugh that people will criticise that perfomance but defend the albions (or certain players) over recent weeks!!

 

[Simon Morgan]

the reason we weren't very good tonight (despite controlling the game) was because of our attitude. we just expected to win and (first half especially) tried to walk the ball into the net. that won't do against better sides...

 

[the right footed denilson]

the reason we weren't very good tonight (despite controlling the game) was because of our attitude. we just expected to win and (first half especially) tried to walk the ball into the net. that won't do against better sides...

we murdered them, we won and any other night we would have won by more.

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

the reason we weren't very good tonight (despite controlling the game) was because of our attitude. we just expected to win and (first half especially) tried to walk the ball into the net. that won't do against better sides...

I don't think it was a question of attitude - what more could they have done? It's not like there was a lack of running or work-rate; we had the ball about 90% of the time, you've just got to be canny and calm in those situations and hope quality outs. Azerbaijan were never going to collapse twice in two games; they didn't go out to win, just limit the defeat and salvage some pride. We went out there to break them down and did it - I'm quite happy with that, games against better sides will be a totally different matter.

 

[Waterhall Wizard]

two points.

No. Three points.

 

[faust]

please, god, make a miracle in favor of azerbaïdjan

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Has Michael Owen just got married to a Ms Surely?

Every time he got near the goal Motty kept calling him Michael Owen-Surely ....

 

[NMH]

It illustrated what happens when a team of players is lining up for a go at goal, or playing like a pub team - the formation and discipline broke down for most of the game.

Another side could have punished us, but Azerbijian were never going to be good enough.

At the end of the day, there's more to worry about from England than to celebrate, on that performance.

 

[Yorkie]

Although we got three points, we didn't seem to have any shape, all the attacks in the first half were exactly the same (down the right and cross into the centre) and no-one in the team could do a decent header.

 

[NMH]

a good job done well.

......we were in such control.

it makes me laugh that people will criticise that perfomance but defend the albions (or certain players) over recent weeks!!

Er....horses for courses surely?
Albion are a team of lads overacheiving against quality opposition - that's worthy of defence and plaudits if y'ask me.

When Engerland play against a bunch of no-hopers like that and basically put in a shabby game - what does anyone expect realistically, blindly backslapping every moment?

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