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Should England follow suit?! http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8777118.stm It would be interesting to get Baba's views on this.

Slovakia

Dunno if it's from the same show as last night, but he made a great point about continental football being played on the floor. In England, everyone tries to pick 50-60 yard passes. On the continent, you get bollocked and encouraged to make short passes.

Is there any reason in particular why Germany hate Holland? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_and_Netherlands_football_rivalry Some German reporter on 5 live said that Germans saw that Holland played nicer football and were liked throughout the world and that the Germans were jealous of this.

Bit like our white shirt or the black shirt from a few seasons ago. Any excuse to release a third strip.

Again, people harping on about technique when the English problem is one of mental strength or lack thereof. This. I think if it came down to pens, England will have already lost. Stevie G and Lampard have already missed last time against Portugal and I think it will play on their minds when they step up again. Or then again, they could do a Stuart Pearce and go mental once they've scored.

On the break they look ok.

Get heskey off. Cole left side. Gerrard off Rooney. Lennon's been crap as well.

Great - we'll be able to chant 'CHAMPIONS' at the cockney reds on opening day

Good engine on him

Too slow for the modern game. I have no idea what Capello is thinking, putting him there at CB.

It is their World Cup. It's theirs to host. If their fans want to blow horns for 90 mins, that's their choice.

Usually somewhere in the North West IIRC, Wigan a couple of times, Liverpool and Everton. EDIT: PL that is. In case someone says we were in Sheffield last year.

I can't stand the brass bands eg England, Holland or the bass drums of Bolton, but you can't expect them to stop just because you don't like it.

I'm surprised Capello didn't even think about taking Jagielka. Better than Upson and Dawson.

I can see Heskey starting to be honest mate.

watching it on yamgo.mobi website on my Android. Dunno if you get that on your phone.

It'll be an advantage to SA with all those horns going off. If it puts the opposition off, then job done.

What was going on with Pienaar and all the hands on his head?

Hernandez to score at any time France to get more corners

I like the idea of Umbro designing football kits that go back to the team's roots - England, Rangers etc....

Gekas for Greece would be a good shout too.

Anybody know what happens in the event of two players tieing for their team's highest scorer?