***Official England v USA thread***

[Tyrone Biggums]

They just keep hitting it straight at Howard.

 

[Gerbil]

f*** me SWP

 

[Smithy]

I'd get Crouch on now.

 

[The Wizard]

Difficult chance, decent defending. Come on ffs!

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Time for Heskey to come off I think, been outstanding but we have changed the way we are playing

 

[Willow]

Yes, Heskey has done his job. He does what Heskey does. Sadly not a goalscorer. Another headed chance goes begging that Crouch would have buried

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

I think Capello is reading NSC on the bench.

 

[Bry Nylon]

It's going to end 1-1.
When you consider we are playing the USA, that is very, very poor.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Lampard has been poor

 

[Dr Q]

Oh f***, now the "USA, USA" chant has started ...

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

f*** it.

America have been utter gash and are still going to get away with the draw.

 

[The Wizard]

Sorry but SWP is utter balls, done absolutely nothing.

 

[Acker79]

On the plus side, if this had been a walkover, there'd be the danger of over confidence, and not taking later games seriously. This sort of start will ground the team and make them realise it is going to be hard work, even in our group.

 

[Bry Nylon]

...

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

USA have had 12 shots, thats not great.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

This is too slow..... need to put it wide quicker

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

That right hand side linesman is pathetic, got about half a dozen calls wrong.

 

[The Wizard]

Hoofball shit

 

[Acker79]

With the accuracy of the crosses today, I don't think getting it wide is gonna help.

 

[clapham_gull]

On the plus side, if this had been a walkover, there'd be the danger of over confidence, and not taking later games seriously. This sort of start will ground the team and make them realise it is going to be hard work, even in our group.

Yep, awkard first game against a very organised side. Exactly what they were saying on the radio this morning.

Good to get it out the way, we will still win the group.