Do people kinda just judge performances on an assist or starting an attack for a goal or a mistake others could easily have cut out if they equally hadn't misjudged something? I'd love to watch a full 90 broken down for some people here and see if they can understand players contributions and failings.
FIFA World Cup 2014 - GROUP D [Uruguay, Costa Rica, England, Italy - 14/19/20/24 June] **spoilers**
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Do people kinda just judge performances on an assist or starting an attack for a goal or a mistake others could easily have cut out if they equally hadn't misjudged something? I'd love to watch a full 90 broken down for some people here and see if they can understand players contributions and failings.
Think you could get them to a European final knocking out Liverpool and Barcelona on the way?
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Gerrard and Henderson in midfield was a disaster, they offered nothing in both games and Hodgson didn't have the balls to change it.
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Michael Laudrup?
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He didn't defend and he couldn't dictate our play. Pirlo showed him how to play that role. Pirlo was just unreal at playing the ball 3 yards and completely turning England inside out.
All Gerrard did was collect the ball from the centre backs, pass the ball to the wingbacks and then look to play a trade mark ineffective "raking" pass. I didn't see him play a single pass that caused the opposition any problems and I didn't see him make a single important tackle.
I like Hodgson, I think he's a nice enough old man, but he's the wrong man to take England any further. I hope he resigns or at least comes to some sort of agreement with the FA.
Not sure who I'd have to replace him, though.
If he doesn't go to Real Madrid, I hope the English press make his life a misery next season.
Not sure who I'd have to replace him, though.
If he doesn't go to Real Madrid, I hope the English press make his life a misery next season.
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He doesn't like Scandinavian's Robbo. When the going gets tough he's not a nice old man.
What's most worrying is that I could have told you (and said so many times on these forums) that those 2 can't play as a 2 man midfield together 2 years ago.
As I've banged on about since before the tournament, Hodgson's job was easy. Pick Gerrard, Henderson, Sterling and Sturridge in the roles they play for Liverpool, Rooney in Suarez's role and then pick somebody to fill the Allen/Coutinho role.
He had half of a very good side that's drilled in playing a certain way ready and waiting for him and he chose to ignore it.
What's most worrying is that I could have told you (and said so many times on these forums) that those 2 can't play as a 2 man midfield together 2 years ago.
As I've banged on about since before the tournament, Hodgson's job was easy. Pick Gerrard, Henderson, Sterling and Sturridge in the roles they play for Liverpool, Rooney in Suarez's role and then pick somebody to fill the Allen/Coutinho role.
He had half of a very good side that's drilled in playing a certain way ready and waiting for him and he chose to ignore it.
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It'll be the same team
Roy will be "surprised" when we lose. Gerrard will talk about the team having given everything.
It's almost like we've seen it all before.
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He did play an epic ball out wide to find Johnson (who'd made a good run), so perhaps you need to watch it again?
Putting aside club loyalties for a second, you would have to be severely mentally challenged, or just landed from another galaxy to think Gerrard contributed anything what so ever over the past two games.
He has been worse than useless.
It'll be the same team
Roy will be "surprised" when we lose. Gerrard will talk about the team having given everything.
It's almost like we've seen it all before.
So true
I'd like to see Lallana, Barkley and Sterling in behind Sturridge for the final game. Shaw at left back, and someone else in for jagielka - don't think Smalling or Jones are up to it but they couldn't do much worse.
I do remember his meltdown at Liverpool. For England he's been okay though, but he's not a great manager, he's "steadied the ship" well enough after Capello, but he can never take us very far.
What did he say/do regarding Scandinavians?
Agreed, as I said before the finals I didn't see us getting out of the group, much as I wanted us to.
just before that gerrard was telling players to get into positions then he cocked it up
lets start from back keeper is **** nearly got done twice from a corner, once maybe but twice same thing
defense first goal glaring defense issue. didnt even know where he should be ball over goal.
gerrard gave other goal away.
infact the only player who made attempt was rooney and hes been taking all the stick !
what makes it so bad aswell is people like gerrard or roy just talking absolute bs about how they did well.
you didn't do well it was pathetic.suarez wasn't even fit yet managed to run infront a few times. it wasn't even the first time he tried that move.
its just something about england and how they play it needs deprogramming from the national team.