England V Croatia
England V Croatia
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Devilstreak

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8,088 posts

203 months

Wednesday 9th September 2009
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Couldn't see a thread on it already.
So is anyone watching it? I'd like to think we are safely in South Africa now.. 3-0 lovely!!

Mr Sea

4,723 posts

247 months

Wednesday 9th September 2009
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5-1. clap

Devilstreak

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8,088 posts

203 months

Wednesday 9th September 2009
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Yup.. That will do nicely.. Would of been nice to not concede that goal though!

Gun

13,432 posts

240 months

Wednesday 9th September 2009
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Great performance I thought, next stop South Africa!

Devilstreak

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8,088 posts

203 months

Wednesday 9th September 2009
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Yeah great performance but i really do think Defoe needs to start games now.. Heskey missed 3 great opportunities i thought. Could of done better..

Still a brilliant effor by the boys though!

dreamz

5,299 posts

215 months

Wednesday 9th September 2009
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brilliant effort by the whole team

i do think heskey will still start - i think he likes the whole aspect of supporting rooney upfront rather than having rooney supporting a fast striker

i just wish joe cole wouldnt be so injury hit so we could see him in a proper capello team.

was nice to hear capello not playing into the whole englishness thing

who said lampard and gerrard cant play in the same team?? wink

Devilstreak

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8,088 posts

203 months

Wednesday 9th September 2009
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dreamz said:
brilliant effort by the whole team

i do think heskey will still start - i think he likes the whole aspect of supporting rooney upfront rather than having rooney supporting a fast striker

i just wish joe cole wouldnt be so injury hit so we could see him in a proper capello team.

was nice to hear capello not playing into the whole englishness thing

who said lampard and gerrard cant play in the same team?? wink
yeah our frank and stevie g got a fair few goals between them!

HRG.

72,863 posts

261 months

Wednesday 9th September 2009
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I was impressed that they still seemed to be goal hungry even after 90 minutes biggrin

dreamz

5,299 posts

215 months

Wednesday 9th September 2009
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HRG. said:
I was impressed that they still seemed to be goal hungry even after 90 minutes biggrin
thats one of the biggest differences wtih the englishness and the italishness. (my word i've invented it i stake a royalty fee of 5%)

the england of old would've sat back after the first goal - 83 minutes of solid defending.

Eric Mc

124,711 posts

287 months

Thursday 10th September 2009
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Pretty impressive performance. Capello looks like he might become England's best manager ever - even if they never win the World Cup aqgain. He has a way about him which imparts steel and determination into the players - which was what was missing since probably the Alf Ramsey era.

Percy Flage

1,770 posts

244 months

Thursday 10th September 2009
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Capello treats them as footballers rather than panders to them as prima donnas, I suspect.

Mr Sea

4,723 posts

247 months

Thursday 10th September 2009
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Eric Mc said:
Pretty impressive performance. Capello looks like he might become England's best manager ever - even if they never win the World Cup aqgain. He has a way about him which imparts steel and determination into the players - which was what was missing since probably the Alf Ramsey era.
+1, did you notice how he didn't go running on the pitch at the end of the game and start hugging all the players, he couldn't have stretched his arm out any further for those 'formal' handshakes, the body language of a prison warden who wants order and the best performance from his players, that ‘you will respect me win or lose’ that is breeding confidence in the players…’THIS IS MY TEAM’, you can see it in his steely eyes, Cappello might just......................no, I won’t say it!

Devilstreak

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8,088 posts

203 months

Thursday 10th September 2009
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Mr Sea said:
Eric Mc said:
Pretty impressive performance. Capello looks like he might become England's best manager ever - even if they never win the World Cup aqgain. He has a way about him which imparts steel and determination into the players - which was what was missing since probably the Alf Ramsey era.
+1, did you notice how he didn't go running on the pitch at the end of the game and start hugging all the players, he couldn't have stretched his arm out any further for those 'formal' handshakes, the body language of a prison warden who wants order and the best performance from his players, that ‘you will respect me win or lose’ that is breeding confidence in the players…’THIS IS MY TEAM’, you can see it in his steely eyes, Cappello might just......................no, I won’t say it!
lol no don't say it.. would be very nice though to bring it home again! and we are looking very good at the min, yeah i thought Teddy Sherringham was right when he said Capello is like the nasty headmaster. Seems to be working though.

JJCW

2,449 posts

208 months

Thursday 10th September 2009
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dreamz said:
brilliant effort by the whole team

i do think heskey will still start - i think he likes the whole aspect of supporting rooney upfront rather than having rooney supporting a fast striker
I'm a big fan of Heskey, he just causes so many problems with his size and strength. Was a couple incidences where they gave away free kicks due to it; was Frank's saved blaster to the corner from one?

Then, just as the defence is coming to grips with controlling the beast, we can bring on defoe to just play around them biggrin

curlie467

7,650 posts

223 months

Thursday 10th September 2009
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Nice to see a manager by the side of the pitch issuing instructions rather than one hiding in the stands or one under an umbrella.

sammyboy

394 posts

231 months

Thursday 10th September 2009
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I dont want to get to excited but...


































WE ARE GOING TO WIN THE WORLD CUP!!!!!!!!

jesta1865

3,453 posts

231 months

Thursday 10th September 2009
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sammyboy said:
I dont want to get to excited but...

WE ARE GOING TO WIN THE WORLD CUP!!!!!!!!
oh well done that's us out in the 1st round now.

prune, everyone knows you don't tempt fate like that smile

sammyboy

394 posts

231 months

Thursday 10th September 2009
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jesta1865 said:
sammyboy said:
I dont want to get to excited but...

WE ARE GOING TO WIN THE WORLD CUP!!!!!!!!
oh well done that's us out in the 1st round now.

prune, everyone knows you don't tempt fate like that smile
getmecoat


Colin_147

409 posts

250 months

Thursday 10th September 2009
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We couldnt, could we...........?

Puggit

49,429 posts

270 months

Thursday 10th September 2009
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Colin_147 said:
We couldnt, could we...........?
If Capello had been manager 3 years ago - then maybe...

I'm not sure the current lot are good enough, but they have another year to mature.