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Post by suedehead on Jun 18, 2010 19:30:01 GMT 1
Last night the bookies stopped taking bets on James being in goal. I think it's shocking to drop Green. You may as well send him home now to noose himself. He'll play no further part in this world cup now and Capello has shattered any shred of confidence that Green may have had. They always say that if you fall from a horse you need to get straight back on but he won't have the chance to do that. Capello's job is to pick the players he thinks will win the game. If he thinks Green isn't the best goalkeeper for tonight's game he's right to pick James instead. If we were at the start of a 38-game league campaign it would be a different matter but England have only two games left to secure qualification for the next round.
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Post by o on Jun 18, 2010 20:19:38 GMT 1
Are we France in disguise? Appalling! How much do these players get paid at club level to turn out 45 minutes of that dross! And the only threat the Algerians posed in their game with the US was their crossing, and what are we doing, letting them cross the ball unchallenged! It beggars belief, Lennon has been so awful on the right, it almost makes me wish Beckham was fit!
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Post by o on Jun 18, 2010 21:24:00 GMT 1
What utter utter sh*te! Rooney is clearly carrying an injury, Capello wont give Joe Cole a go, and they cant even seem to string 2 passes together. Credit to Algeria for harrying our players and dullifying the game, but if we're not good enough to get down the flanks and get behind them, then we dont deserve anything. So we just have to beat Slovenia on wednesday, they were the team that could score against Algeria!
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Post by Mart!n on Jun 18, 2010 21:26:26 GMT 1
I just don't get it, England can't even beat a crap team like Algeria, if England do get thru, they don't stand a chance against Germany or any other big teams like Agentina, they are useless as a bunch of chimpanzees.
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Post by Shireblogger on Jun 18, 2010 21:29:14 GMT 1
I cannot recall such an abject England performance. Couldn't control the ball. Couldn't make short passes. Couldn't get behind the defence. Couldn't take corners. Couldn't communicate properly. Couldn't even take throw ins. Awful.
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Post by Oasis on Jun 18, 2010 21:31:49 GMT 1
well well what a terrible performance again!!
I really don't understand why england were playing with such fear!! they are better than algeria they should have gone more for it!!
every time algeria had a free kick we brought every player back to defend !! giving us no chance to counter attack.
Im going to say that we might just be out of this world cup now!
I can't see how we will beat slovenia now?
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Post by Mart!n on Jun 18, 2010 21:33:15 GMT 1
What amazes me is players like Terry, who seemed rather clueless throughtout that match, Terry would make an ideal doorstop, it seems Enland are one of the crapiest teams in this tournament, FULL. STOP.
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Post by Chris on Jun 18, 2010 21:33:29 GMT 1
Guys guys, calm down and have another drink. 2 draws means we haven't LOST yet. We'll beat Slovenia and top the group with 5 points. Bet you anything. Spain and Germany have both lost remember.
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Post by Oasis on Jun 18, 2010 21:35:49 GMT 1
Guys guys, calm down and have another drink. 2 draws means we haven't LOST yet. We'll beat Slovenia and top the group with 5 points. Bet you anything. Spain and Germany have both lost remember. I hope your right !! Coz at the moment I can't see how we are going to win the next game. We are looking abysmal at the moment!!
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Post by Chris on Jun 18, 2010 21:37:07 GMT 1
Guys guys, calm down and have another drink. 2 draws means we haven't LOST yet. We'll beat Slovenia and top the group with 5 points. Bet you anything. Spain and Germany have both lost remember. I hope your right !! Coz at the moment I can't see how we are going to win the next game. We are looking abysmal at the moment!! We'll know we HAVE TO. Slovenia have 4 points and all the others 2 . Any 2 teams can still qualify!
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Post by Shireblogger on Jun 18, 2010 21:38:41 GMT 1
The following thought crossed my mind, at about 60 minutes.
"I hope England get eliminated soon. That way I can start to support a team I enjoy watching."
The thought passed. I'm not disloyal or unpatriotic. But I do need to pick a second team that I can sit back and cheer on with a smile on my face.
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Post by Chris on Jun 18, 2010 21:40:20 GMT 1
The following thought crossed my mind, at about 60 minutes. "I hope England get eliminated soon. That way I can start to support a team I enjoy watching." The thought passed. I'm not disloyal or unpatriotic. But I do need to pick a second team that I can sit back and cheer on with a smile on my face. Start thinking Argentina or Brazil then.
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Post by Thor on Jun 18, 2010 21:52:01 GMT 1
I hope your right !! Coz at the moment I can't see how we are going to win the next game. We are looking abysmal at the moment!! We'll know we HAVE TO. Slovenia have 4 points and all the others 2 . Any 2 teams can still qualify! One of USA and Algeria is out.
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Post by paulgilb on Jun 18, 2010 21:58:53 GMT 1
Permutations for Group C:
Slovenia will be through if they avoid defeat to England, or if USA and Algeria draw. Even if Algeria and England both win, Slovenia might still be through if both matches are won by a single goal. Slovenia will top the group if they avoid defeat to England unless they draw and USA win by more than 1 goal.
USA will be through if they beat Algeria, or if they draw and Slovenia beat England. They could also go through if both matches are draws.
England will be through if they beat Slovenia, and may also be through if both matches are draws (they will need to score at least 2 goals more than the USA).
Algeria need to beat the USA to stand any chance, and could still be out if England beat Slovenia.
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Post by Chris on Jun 18, 2010 22:01:50 GMT 1
Permutations for Group C: Slovenia will be through if they avoid defeat to England, or if USA and Algeria draw. Even if Algeria and England both win, Slovenia might still be through if both matches are won by a single goal. Slovenia will top the group if they avoid defeat to England unless they draw and USA win by more than 1 goal. USA will be through if they beat Algeria, or if they draw and Slovenia beat England. They could also go through if both matches are draws. England will be through if they beat Slovenia, and may also be through if both matches are draws (they will need to score at least 2 goals more than the USA). Algeria need to beat the USA to stand any chance, and could still be out if England beat Slovenia. As it's 3pm I wonder how many "sickies" will be pulled in the UK on Wed!!!
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Post by Oasis on Jun 18, 2010 22:02:22 GMT 1
Permutations for Group C: Slovenia will be through if they avoid defeat to England, or if USA and Algeria draw. Even if Algeria and England both win, Slovenia might still be through if both matches are won by a single goal. Slovenia will top the group if they avoid defeat to England unless they draw and USA win by more than 1 goal. USA will be through if they beat Algeria, or if they draw and Slovenia beat England. They could also go through if both matches are draws. England will be through if they beat Slovenia, and may also be through if both matches are draws (they will need to score at least 2 goals more than the USA). Algeria need to beat the USA to stand any chance, and could still be out if England beat Slovenia. Basically England must win. Simple as that
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Post by ligerdog7 on Jun 18, 2010 22:15:29 GMT 1
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Post by Oasis on Jun 18, 2010 23:31:25 GMT 1
next game I hope to see a different formation and line up.
J.cole needs to be stuck on the left. Rooney needs to be upfront alone, 4-5-1 would be a better option. At the moment 4-4-2 is just not working for rooney at all and this has been proven in no less than 2 games now!
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Post by Panda on Jun 18, 2010 23:45:58 GMT 1
That was sh*te.
No heart, no bottle, no clue, no idea, no inspiration, no hope.
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Post by Panda on Jun 19, 2010 0:20:19 GMT 1
Group C - Cape Town ENGLAND 0-0 ALGERIA Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) 1. Slovenia 2-4 (+1) 2. USA 2-2 (0) ------------------------ 3. England 2-2 (0) 4. Algeria 2-1 (-1)
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