England vs Paraguay - Player Ratings

[Withdean Wanderer]

Robinson 6 - didn't have a lot to do, flapped at a cross
Neville 6 - got forward well but gave the ball away too much
Cole 6 - didn't look cinvincing, spent too long on his arse
Ferdinand 7 - won a lot in the air, used the ball well
Terry 7 - commanding presence
Beckham 7 - assist, good first half, faded badly in the second
Gerrard 6 - good first half, completely absent in the second
Lampard 7 - an attacking threat from long range
Cole 8 - MOM attacking runs, flair, created chances from the left and down the middle
Owen 5 - not match fit
Crouch 6 - struggled on his own up front

Downing 6 - looks quick
Hargreaves - Did his job, but not enough time to make a big impact

 

[Edward Scissorhands]

Yeah I'd agree with that.

And the ref was clueless.

 

[Gully]

Neville 7 - some nice touches and link play

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Sven = 0

Clueless sweedish twat.

Joe cole 9*

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Neville 7 - some nice touches and link play

It'd have been understandable if i'd forgotten Gerrard after that second half......

 

[Gully]

WW, it wasn't intended as a criticism, I just thought that Neville put in a typically solid performance for England.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

WW, it wasn't intended as a criticism, I just thought that Neville put in a typically solid performance for England.

Oh fair enough - anyhow, you made me aware that i'd missed him out!!

THought he was good defensively, but his passing was sloppy

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

Robinson 7 - kept a cool head
Neville 7 - Steady
Ferdinand 7 - reliable at the back
Terry 6 - why so mistake-prone?!
A.Cole 7 - Provided some good moments down the left
Beckham 7 - lead well, superb free kick
Gerrard 7 - Great first half, nowhere to be seen second
Lampard 6 - some great long range efforts but did his usual disappearing act
J. Cole 8 MOM - Our very own Riquelme
Crouch 7 - nice flick ons and footwork
Owen 5 - clearly still not fit

 

[Trigger]

First Half

Robinson 6
Neville 5
Ferdinand 7
Terry 5
A.Cole 7
Beckham 7
Gerrard 8
Lampard 7
J. Cole 8
Crouch 5
Owen 5


Second Half

Robinson 5
Neville 5
Ferdinand 6
Terry 6
A.Cole 6
Beckham 5
Gerrard 6
Lampard 5
J. Cole 7
Crouch 4
Owen 5

Downing 4
Hargreaves 4

 

[Muzzman]

WHAT!!!?

Downing looks quick?




f***ing hell.. you are BLIND!

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

All 6 - job done - 3 points

 

[Faldo]

Job done indeed.

Opening day nerves methinks - you can't underestimate Paraguay.

For my money - I waschuffed to bits when Downing came on, but he frustrated the hell out of me (falling over once or twice - bottled at least one tackle) - made you realise just how good Joe Cole is...

3 points and a wake up call - personally, I couldnt have hoped for much more.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5058688.stm

 

[aftershavedave]

First Half

Robinson 6
Neville 6
Ferdinand 7
Terry 6
A.Cole 7
Beckham 8.5
Gerrard 8
Lampard 7
J. Cole 8
Crouch 6
Owen 6


Second Half

Robinson 6
Neville 5
Ferdinand 6
Terry 6
A.Cole 6
Beckham 6
Gerrard 6
Lampard 5
J. Cole 7
Crouch 5
Owen 5

Downing 5
Hargreaves 5

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Job done indeed.

Opening day nerves methinks - you can't underestimate Paraguay.

Seems many people have are are.

Reached second round in last two world cups.

 

[pasty]

All 6 - job done - 3 points

sums it up for me. not a good perfomance, but 3 points is all that matters.

 

[Gully]

Exactly, better to have turned in a curates egg of a performance in the first game and bagged the 3 points than to have done what we did against France last time out and come away with nothing. First game is always the most difficult, do not worry, this team can and will play far better than it did today.