International Friendlies - England vs Norway/Belgium [May 26th - June 2nd 2012]

I'm still quite amazed Carrick isn't an integral part of our midfield.

Nobody thinks he's Xavi, but he's a lot better than most other people we have, and he's also got a lot of big match and winning experience.

I know he asked to be left out, but they should have convinced him.
 
I think Carroll occasionally has a good game (like he did against Chelsea).

He's not a Drogba-esque front man who can pull the team forward on a regular basis, he's not even remotely as good. An intelligent defence will nullify him. :(
 
timebomb26 said:
Was anyone watching on ITV? I was getting so annoyed when they were touting AOC as the next big thing/England's saviour. He'd literally had ONE TOUCH.
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Yeah, it's concerning really. There's no doubt he has potential but so far he's hardly done anything special (for Arsenal).

We run the risk of putting way too much pressure on him.
 
Welbeck is starting up front for us tonight, I hope he does well. He's certainly got ability, but he doesn't always use it.
 
Bucket said:
I wonder if there's an England midfielder that can actually keep the ball and make simple passes to hold possession and build on it...
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Carri... Oh. :(

In fairness Gerrard should be able to do it but he's been awful the past year or so.
 
The commentary is just terrible (as usual), constantly reeling off reasons we should be happy.

"Roy Hodgson's reign as England manager: no goals conceded"

:o
 
Solid performance. It will all come down to whether these defensive tactics will keep out the various world class attacking sides though.
 
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