Stifler Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 That was shit. Not a threat until Defoe came on, he should start. Hart, what a twat, dropped nearly everything and went slower than a snail getting the ball out. Parker was a liability until the 75th minute when he realised he could actually make a tackle. Typical Roy tactics, sit back, sit back, wait until they give you the ball, sit back, sit back and sit fucking back. They never looked like they wanted the win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Canny: Wellbeck, Gerrard, Lescott. Meh: Milner, Young, Ox, Parker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Second half was utterly dismal. Good result for England. As I said the other day, being very tough to beat is what I expect of us. We just don't have enough quality to do much more. Wasn't sure why France had Benzema so deep for the entire match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Lucky! Bollocks! What did the French keeper do apart from pick ball put of the net? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 No doubting that's a good result for England. Fuck me though, England games seem to constantly eclipse the last match in the boredom stakes. So, so, so desperately dull. Can we blame that on the heat? Showed some decent spells of possession and threatened about as much as the French. If Rooney(Milner's miss) was on the end of that ball in the first half, England score 2. Either way, the scoreline is indicative of the match played. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Was never going to be a classic with the way England was set up and both teams seeing a draw as a good result. France will be dangerous against teams not set up to defend like England was today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
womblemaster Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Very tactical. suprised by england....these 2 sides can be in the semis. best 2 sides ive seen in the euros so far. Although temp played a part today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerof69 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Spanish commentators mentioning NUFC What did they say ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Second half was utterly dismal. Good result for England. As I said the other day, being very tough to beat is what I expect of us. We just don't have enough quality to do much more. Being tough to beat is guaranteed with Woy. Your problem is your non-existant midfield and Rooney can't change that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 That was shit. Not a threat until Defoe came on, he should start. Hart, what a twat, dropped nearly everything and went slower than a snail getting the ball out. Parker was a liability until the 75th minute when he realised he could actually make a tackle. Typical Roy tactics, sit back, sit back, wait until they give you the ball, sit back, sit back and sit fucking back. They never looked like they wanted the win. Gerraway man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon Hoser Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 France would look better with white shorts/red socks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 1 shot on target for England? Looks like we're trying to just come out of this tournament with some dignity and move on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniatmoko Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 holy crap that was dull game! laurent white is as standard as hogson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I thought Ox-C was the only player who looked capable of producing something tbh, but there was certainly no outstanding performances there. I like Welbeck, i think he's got some good attributes and great potential, but it does show how much we've really scraped together this England squad - the fact that he's leading the line in the place of Rooney. That team can improve and it was a solid (if thoroughly unspectacular/uninspiring) performance. So they've got every right to be positive. Need more of a cutting edge in the next two games, though. Aside from one neat move where Milner fluffed it (by God was he fucking terrible), they didn't come remotely close to threatening France. If set pieces are gonna be relied on, England are gonna go nowhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nguyen Van Falk Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Very tactical. suprised by england....these 2 sides can be in the semis. best 2 sides ive seen in the euros so far. Although temp played a part today. You're insane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Beckham would still be usefull for this squad btw. Especially when you consider the poor Gerrard-corners. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Lucky! Bollocks! What did the French keeper do apart from pick ball put of the net? I agree we didn't threaten much but we did defend well, no luck about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.S.R. Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Playing smart and recognising we'd get raped if we didn't sit back. Well done Roy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Pleasantly surprised by England but in reality, that's the game that suited our tactics of sitting deep, when we have to get on the front foot is when we will struggle ,I fear. I thought Gerrard was excellent as were all of the back 4 including Johnson, and Welbeck was very good up front. Once again, I don't believe fucking Henderson actually touched the ball in his 15 minutes, how he's anywhere near the squad is utterly beyond me, surely a better and more worthwhile selection would be Leon Osman? But in the main a good battling performance, with infinitely more positivity than South Africa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 a good result for England, not a good performance mind, seemed a bank of 8 at times rather than 2 banks of 4 and Welbeck didn't offer much in holding up the ball Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 The squad is limited. This is the best way for this squad to play, hopefully playing with a bit more freedom against the next two weaker sides. Roy is perfect for this mob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Lucky! Bollocks! What did the French keeper do apart from pick ball put of the net? I agree we didn't threaten much but we did defend well, no luck about it. When England have to get a result we won't playing anything like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Playing smart and recognising we'd get raped if we didn't sit back. Well done Roy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 The squad is limited. This is the best way for this squad to play, hopefully playing with a bit more freedom against the next two weaker sides. Roy is perfect for this mob. Pretty much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 a good result for England, not a good performance mind, seemed a bank of 8 at times rather than 2 banks of 4 and Welbeck didn't offer much in holding up the ball I totally disagree on every point you've made there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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