BRIGHT ON Q
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I would rather watch tiddlywinks than England in a major tournament.Next summer will be no different from the last 6.
England vs Spain *** Official Match Thread ***
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I would rather watch tiddlywinks than England in a major tournament.Next summer will be no different from the last 6.
what a twat. Spain are miles better than England, so if we can get a win by playing defensively, give credit where it's due. If Wolves beat Man U are you going to criticise them for being defensive?I repeat, what a twat.
JamesAndTheGiantHead
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I repeat, what a twat.
My thoughts exactly.
JamesAndTheGiantHead
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We shouldnt get carried away by that. What strikes you is the English players inability to retain possession. Watching Brighton does make you appreciate defenders who are happy with the ball. Poyet would have been going mad. Neither centre back appeared to want the ball off the goalkeeper. So it was hit long to the lone forward who is not that good at holding the ball. However, once past that line of pressing Spanish forwards the midfield was often empty and England were on to their back four. (But you dont know how much work they put into that and whether Capello just told them to whack it into the other half if they got possession. Cant see that somehow.)
Marvellous defensive performance though and something to build on. Parker now the first name on the teamsheet.
Marvellous defensive performance though and something to build on. Parker now the first name on the teamsheet.
Superphil
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I didn't watch it, don't really care for international football but what was the score then, how many did England lose by?
I can't see what is funny about this, maybe I missed the set up earlier in the thread.
Assuming, then, that this is a serious question, England won, 1-0 Lampard following up a Bent header that hit the post (drawing the goalkeeper out of position) and bounced back across the face of the goal (may have gone in anyway, but lampard was there to stoop and nod it in). A lot of pressure from spain in the last25 minutes, they hit the post, side netting, went wide, england were organised and strong, if not particularly attractive with flowing football and managed to hold on. Scott Parker was man of the match, lescott got some praise too.
Gully
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Jagielka and Lampard also had good games...to be fair, there wasn't an Englishman on the pitch who wasn't deserving of their cap.
Sheebo
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A fine summary. Nobody thinks England are better than spain because they're not. However Spain are by far the best team in the world at the moment. It is something to build on but it's a shame England cannot win. Beat the World Champions and still get negative shit. That win was for the real fans who stuck by their country (in footballing terms of course.)
I only dipped in and out of this match, but everytime I was watching, Spain had the ball. In my longest period of watching (the ten mins before half time) it was getting embarrassing. But in the end, when you're on top you do have to put the ball in the net, and somehow Spain didn't do that.
Spain are awesome but not infallable. Incredibly ordinary sides like England and Switzerland have beaten them, as well as a decent one like Argentina - all in the past 15 months. However, I think we all know that Spain would beat England nine times out of ten, but fair play to Capello for getting them organised.
Spain are awesome but not infallable. Incredibly ordinary sides like England and Switzerland have beaten them, as well as a decent one like Argentina - all in the past 15 months. However, I think we all know that Spain would beat England nine times out of ten, but fair play to Capello for getting them organised.
I repeat, what a twat.
The way England played maybe Bolton is a better example?
Hillian1
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Personally, my interest in the England team is minimal now, last years World Cup was the final nail but you've got to give credit where it's due. I watched it because it was on in the pub and have to say that England defended well, looked organised without possession and although Spain were by far the better side the record books will always say, England 1 Spain 0.
So it's a big "well done" from me.
So it's a big "well done" from me.
Yes probably
I think if Capello can get the team playing like that but with the likes of Young, Wilshere and Rooney in it then we're getting somewhere. Young in for Walcott, Wilshere in for Lamps and Rooney up top.