The REBEL England v Sweden Thread

[Basil Fawlty]

Owen Hargreaves was quality tonight, we MUST improve on defending set-pieces, I hope Owen is ok but to me that looks really bad. Sweden are very very poor, and I don't think they had any shots at Paul Robinson.

I'm happy with the performance and the result, even through it was nerve racking stuff.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

I'm bloody pissed off with how terrible our defending at set plays was. But it's a thing that can be worked and improved upon, so not all bad. Hargreaves and Joe Cole were my highlights of tonight. Awesome.

Just hope Rio's ok.

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

Hargreaves excellent, much better as a unit with a holding midfielder - there's a shocker ... yet of course Sven will drop him and we'll be shite again.

Predictably enough, our injury-prone forward goes and gets injured, and Sven's joke squad selection is shown up in style. Enormous cock-up not taking Defoe, and one we'll probably pay for. Joy.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

He was limping. I'm sure Sven wouldn't have wanted to change the back four at that point.

Oh.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

If Owen is f***ed we aint going much further Crouch showed his lack of skill in the past 3 games and his headed "effort" in the first half was almost as bad as that shot against T&T

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

[Defoe's] too selfish and not of the required standard...probably

Even if that's anywhere near true, he's also the most natural goalscorer we've got in the absence of Owen - who we have no genuine replacement for in the squad.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Too selfish and not of the required standard...probably

And Crouch clearly is?

 

[Icy Gull]

And Crouch clearly is?

Nope but he's a team player

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Nope but he's a team player

How much of Spurs did you see last year?

Crouch maybe a team player but he cant shoot for shit - id rather have a striker that at least works the keeper

 

[Icy Gull]

How much of Spurs did you see last year?

Crouch maybe a team player but he cant shoot for shit - id rather have a striker that at least works the keeper

Not in the team is he? Good enough for England but not for Spurs, yeah right. Evertime I have seen Defoe play I have been amazed by his selfishness. I just don't see he'd bring anything to England, we'll be better off with 5 in midfiled and Rooney on his own up front. I thought of Crouch as a late in the game impact player. Circumstances dictate that he has played but i'd still prefer him to Defoe,

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Not in the team is he? Good enough for England but not for Spurs, yeah right. Evertime I have seen Defoe play I have been amazed by his selfishness. I just don't see he'd bring anything to England, we'll be better off with 5 in midfiled and Rooney on his own up front. I thought of Crouch as a late in the game impact player. Circumstances dictate that he has played but i'd still prefer him to Defoe,

Still brings more to the squad than Crouch.

I dont even want Defoe in the squad, but to claim Crouch is much better is a joke.

And we all saw how well a bunch of tewam players did for Brighton last year.

 

[London Irish]

England's best game just about - but worrying again how the fluency disappeared in the second half.

Pleased for Hargreaves given that England fans have previously given him a hard time, but doubt if he is a world-beater. Rooney showed flashes but needs to hit his best now if England are to progress.

So many questions still remain and a very hard game in prospect against Ecuador. They will probably view England as another version of toothless Poland and will not be overawed like Paraguay were.

 

[Thimble Keegan]

Nice Seagulls flag by Robinson's left corner flag

I suppose I do not need to really say that it was my flag. It made the Daily Star as well!!!

Albion & England forever.

Thimble Keegan
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