England v Mexico

[Dave the OAP]

I tghink people are being unduly harsh.....we had the spine of the side missing. lampard, Terry, Ashley and Jo Cole

All in all, Mexico looked a decent side and we won 3-1. I can remember when we would have struggled to beat sides liker that.

All in all good effort and no injuries...job done

 

[Chesney Christ]

apart from his ankle being dodgy

It didn't seem to be a problem last night....

 

[Simster]

If we didn't have Wayne Rooney playing for us I would agree with you. But we do. So I don't. There is nothing stopping him from being the best player in the whole tournament.

I agree that he could be the player of the tournament, especially as he will be a bit more fresh because Man Utd weren't involved in the Cup Final or Champs League final. What worries me is that I can't see Rooney getting the ball in dangerous areas against the really top class sides (Brazil and Spain).

 

[Simster]

I tghink people are being unduly harsh.....we had the spine of the side missing. lampard, Terry, Ashley and Jo Cole

All in all, Mexico looked a decent side and we won 3-1. I can remember when we would have struggled to beat sides liker that.

All in all good effort and no injuries...job done

All very true, but just don't expect us to do better than the semis at best, because on yesterday's evidence we are MILES behind Spain.

 

[Perry Milkins]

I agree that he could be the player of the tournament, especially as he will be a bit more fresh because Man Utd weren't involved in the Cup Final or Champs League final. What worries me is that I can't see Rooney getting the ball in dangerous areas against the really top class sides (Brazil and Spain).

I am not sure if Brazil play a game which seeks to close down threatening opposition players. They have such arrogance that they think that it matters not and they will win the game by imposition of their own attacking threat. Anyhow I think that the likes of Lurkio and Danny Alves are vastly overrated.

As for Espagna we may not get the ball off them for the entire game (depressed).

 

[Simster]

You seriously believe Dani Alves is "crap"?

 

[Perry Milkins]

You seriously believe Dani Alves is "crap"?

errm...yes...relatively speaking of course. The times I have seen him play he likes to get up the field a lot and most of the time tries to get a shot in rather than passing..

 

[Common as Mook]

I am not sure if Brazil play a game which seeks to close down threatening opposition players. They have such arrogance that they think that it matters not and they will win the game by impistion of their own attacking threadt. Anyhow I think thtat Lurkio and Danny Alves blokes are really quite crap.

As for Espagna we may not get the ball off them for the entire game (depressed).

Brazil- not any more.

Dunga has made them efficient and well organisedand the at with two holding midfielders.

 

[sam86]

I tghink people are being unduly harsh.....we had the spine of the side missing. lampard, Terry, Ashley and Jo Cole

All in all, Mexico looked a decent side and we won 3-1. I can remember when we would have struggled to beat sides liker that.

All in all good effort and no injuries...job done

This.

Spain struggled with a 3-2 win against Macedonia not too long ago, and that was with a full strength team.

I'll happily take 3-1 against a team like Mexico, with a large part of our team missing, and no injuries suffered.

 

[Dave the OAP]

All very true, but just don't expect us to do better than the semis at best, because on yesterday's evidence we are MILES behind Spain.

Lineker had it right on Jonathon Woss - He said that Spain and Brazil are in the Premiership; Italy, Germany, Holland, Argentina, Australia, Ivory Coast, England and France are in the Championship, the rest are in the First and Second division. the only way a team will win this apart from teh top two is for Brazil and Spain play each other and then someone get lucky in the final.

I think the problem is Spain and Brazil are so much better than the rest of us.

Still doesn't stop us dreaming.

 

[sam86]

You seriously believe Dani Alves is "crap"?

Come on now. He must be crap to play in the Barcelona and Brazil starting 11. Their not exactly Leeds are they.

 

[Perry Milkins]

Lineker had it right on Jonathon Woss - He said that Spain and Brazil are in the Premiership; Italy, Germany, Holland, Argentina, Australia, Ivory Coast, England and France are in the Championship, the rest are in the First and Second division. the only way a team will win this apart from teh top two is for Brazil and Spain play each other and then someone get lucky in the final.

I think the problem is Spain and Brazil are so much better than the rest of us.

Still doesn't stop us dreaming.

Spain are not sure that Brazil are that much better..

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Spain lost the the Old US of A so they are beatable. If you can stay tight and hit them on the break with pace, which we have.

 

[Perry Milkins]

Come on now. He must be crap to play in the Barcelona and Brazil starting 11. Their not exactly Leeds are they.

SamHale86. I changed the word to 'overrated' to try and be more articulate with my view..

 

[Perry Milkins]

Spain lost the the Old US of A so they are beatable. If you can stay tight and hit them on the break with pace, which we have.

Crouch?

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Crouch?

Crouch, Heskey and Barry

 

[Dave the OAP]

Yes but the last time we played Spain, they made us look like an amateur side.

they are going to be a very difficult side to beat this year

My dark horses are Ivory Coast. Sometime soon an African side is going to be sucessful and I think they have the players to be so.

 

[Chesney Christ]

All very true, but just don't expect us to do better than the semis at best, because on yesterday's evidence we are MILES behind Spain.

We are miles behind Spain on any evidence. You're right that semi's are probably our best realistic target, and there would be no shame in that at all. It would be a good achievement. It won't satisfy the all-or-nothing mong-hordes in this country though, sadly.

 

[Chesney Christ]

Lineker had it right on Jonathon Woss - He said that Spain and Brazil are in the Premiership; Italy, Germany, Holland, Argentina, Australia, Ivory Coast, England and France are in the Championship

Australia ??!?

 

[Perry Milkins]

Yes but the last time we played Spain, they made us look like an amateur side.

they are going to be a very difficult side to beat this year

My dark horses are Ivory Coast. Sometime soon an African side is going to be sucessful and I think they have the players to be so.

That would be an interesting gam,e were we to play them. I wonder what JT's reaction would be to Drogba rolling around following the mere hint of a shoulder to shoulder.