International Friendlies - England vs Norway/Belgium [May 26th - June 2nd 2012]
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Absolutely, but he would lay into our team far too much for ITV/BBC to consider it.
England in exciting play shocker.
First time in about 5 years we've looked genuinely organised and with an actual plan the players are following
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He's also incredibly brave.
Played ok going forward but look solid in midfield and at the back.
I think he'd be fair. Something desperately needed. Not sure if RM would give permission for anywhere but Portuguese TV I think.
Not really, we haven't given them a sniff and have had all the best chances. This is the best way for England to play, do you think we can compete with the likes of Belgium in midfield? They can actually pass ..
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England have played exactly the right way. I really only care about the numbers in the corner of the screen.
So the best way for England to play is to give the ball away as much as possible, hoof it up when we do have it and hope for a chance to come?
Belgium haven't actually been fantastic going forward really have they...
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I can't believe that 'the right way' is considered the way they are playing today and no, I'm not going on a rather lose and play well rant
Belgium haven't actually been fantastic going forward really have they...
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I can't believe that 'the right way' is considered the way they are playing today and no, I'm not going on a rather lose and play well rant
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So the best way for England to play is to give the ball away as much as possible, hoof it up when we do have it and hope for a chance to come?
Belgium haven't actually been fantastic going forward really have they...
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I can't believe that 'the right way' is considered the way they are playing today and no, I'm not going on a rather lose and play well rant
You have watched England before? England can't string 5 passes together, that doesn't help if you want to play possession football
Belgium haven't been good going forwards because we've defended well. We're quite good at defending, give us the ball and it's all a bit dull
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We can't string passes together because of the same so called world class players that get picked throughout the middle. Terry might (have one day been) be a good defender, but he doesn't play the ball out which is needed nowadays. You can't just hoof the ball up from deep in your own half and expect your front men to somehow control it and wait for everyone else to catch up. Gerrard's the same. They both play football that existed ten years ago. You have to pass the ball on the floor now and that means picking the players to do it.
You can't just say 'England can't string five passes together so we should just hoof it and hope that we can hang on'. Why not just pick the right players to do it, there are plenty out there who can hold the ball and play short passes. Gerrard certainly can't. It's also a symptom of having a 64 year old manager manage your team. We needed someone young and willing to change the way they work.
You can't just say 'England can't string five passes together so we should just hoof it and hope that we can hang on'. Why not just pick the right players to do it, there are plenty out there who can hold the ball and play short passes. Gerrard certainly can't. It's also a symptom of having a 64 year old manager manage your team. We needed someone young and willing to change the way they work.
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Who would you pick instead of Gerrard? Henderson who has one cap? I think people need to realise that no matter what shape/players we use, we will always struggle to play football at a high intensity (i.e. anywhere over the half way line) Capello tried every combination of players and there was no change
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It's amusing to read all the comments about passing it on the floor and keeping possession etc. That is not how Roy has ever played football and ever will. You could put Xavi and Iniesta in the centre of this team and we'd still play the same football. This team already looks far tighter in the centre and at the back than it has done under previous managers but the flip side is we won't be as attack minded.
Hazard looks a lot like Ben Arfa I.e. lightweight, a bit scared/too lazy to get stuck in but very fast and skilful. Be interesting to see how he gets on first season but on this basis I don't particularly see him being on fire from the off. Will take a while to adapt.