Ishmael 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? Watch James Milner miss an absolute SITTER? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidAK Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Wait, people don't think the Ox did well? I thought he showed real drive, made some nice runs, passes etc. Looked skillful and quick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I thought Gerrard was excellent You and your Gerrard love, man. He was average at best. I thought his leadership was superb and he kept things ticking over, he also didn't over try the Hollywood passes. It was the kind of England performance that I've been wanting to see from Lumplard for years but unfortunately he hasn't Gerrard's quality, either technically in that position, or indeed mentally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Wait, people don't think the Ox did well? I thought he showed real drive, made some nice runs, passes etc. Looked skillful and quick. Yeah, he did fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Benzema likes to drop outside of the box and make stuff happen in between lines, but he was way way too deep today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Wait, people don't think the Ox did well? I thought he showed real drive, made some nice runs, passes etc. Looked skillful and quick. I thought he was a lot better than Young who I barely noticed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I thought Gerrard was excellent You and your Gerrard love, man. He was average at best. I thought his leadership was superb and he kept things ticking over, he also didn't over try the Hollywood passes. It was the kind of England performance that I've been wanting to see from Lumplard for years but unfortunately he hasn't Gerrard's quality, either technically in that position, or indeed mentally. Nice try. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR15 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 James Milner showing once again, he has no end product. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Parker a 7. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Hart 7- Couple of smart saves. Couldn't blame him for goal. Johnson- 6- So uninspiring but coped ok. Cole- 7- Strong outlet Terry- 6- Rarely troubled Lescott- 7- Good header Milner- 3- Awful, just offers nothing at all. Parker- 7- Threw himself about a lot. Gerrard- 6- Great delivery for the goal, otherwise iffy. Oxlade Chamberlain- 4- looked completely over awed. Young- 4- faded after a bright start. Welbeck-5- fed on scraps Henderson-3- Jesus wept. Defoe- 6- looked bright Really do think that's harsh on Ox, he and Glen Johnson were the only ones to show any real endeavour going forward imo - Cole to a lesser extent, but then we barely used him. Ox beat his man on a few occasions and played a few neat passes. I wouldn't give the Mackem 3 either. Did he touch it? I don't think so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I thought Gerrard was excellent You and your Gerrard love, man. He was average at best. I thought his leadership was superb and he kept things ticking over, he also didn't over try the Hollywood passes. It was the kind of England performance that I've been wanting to see from Lumplard for years but unfortunately he hasn't Gerrard's quality, either technically in that position, or indeed mentally. Thought he was man of the match too. His free kick was perfect and he led the young players well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wally_McFool 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 Thought it was a decent disciplined performance bearing in mind that they were playing in a 30 degree heat. Cant run around like blue arsed flies too much in that heat. Will expect a bit better against the Swedes if its cooler though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Hart - 7. No complaints. Needs to dampen his gloves a bit mind. Johnson - 6. Thought he showed a decent desire going forward and handled Ribery reasonably well. Terry - 6. Wasn't really troubled. Cunt. Lescott - 7. As above really, took his goal well. Cole - 6. Looked to be one of our better outlets going forward, but we never really used him. Not really his fault. Milner - 2. Fucking hell he was terrible. Fluffed a bunch of crosses and generally feeble with the ball. Parker - 7. Retained possession well and made a couple of good interceptions. Gerrard - 7. Similar sorta deal really. Protected the defense, kept the ball most of the time, good assist. Oxlade - 6. One of the few who wanted to run with the ball. Will be useful member of the squad. Young - 5. Started brightly, faded dramatically. Welbeck - 6. As above really. Some neat touches, but probably what i'd define as a 'defensive forward'. No attacking threat whatsoever today. 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 Thought it was a decent disciplined performance bearing in mind that they were playing in a 30 degree heat. Cant run around like blue arsed flies too much in that heat. Will expect a bit better against the Swedes if its cooler though. true it was a good disciplined performance and the heat didn't help but England had real problems holding onto the ball Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicago_shearer Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Pleased. If anything, I'm surprised by how predictable that was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Gerrard was better than he has been for England in a long time. Much fewer hollywood passes. Fair play to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Pleased. If anything, I'm surprised by how predictable that was. Yup, disappointed by France although I think they should still qualify. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DubblyDubblyDubbly Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Hart - 7. No complaints. Needs to dampen his gloves a bit mind. Johnson - 6. Thought he showed a decent desire going forward and handled Ribery reasonably well. Terry - 6. Wasn't really troubled. c***. Lescott - 7. As above really, took his goal well. Cole - 6. Looked to be one of our better outlets going forward, but we never really used him. Not really his fault. Milner - 2. f***ing hell he was terrible. Fluffed a bunch of crosses and generally feeble with the ball. Parker - 7. Retained possession well and made a couple of good interceptions. Gerrard - 7. Similar sorta deal really. Protected the defense, kept the ball most of the time, good assist. Oxlade - 6. One of the few who wanted to run with the ball. Will be useful member of the squad. Young - 5. Started brightly, faded dramatically. Welbeck - 6. As above really. Some neat touches, but probably what i'd define as a 'defensive forward'. No attacking threat whatsoever today. So Parker was our equal best player ? Foxtrot Oscar... not even one pirouette. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Gerrard was better than he has been for England in a long time. Much fewer hollywood passes. Fair play to him. Kept it simple and supplied the cross for the goal. Kept the midfield organised too. Couldn't ask any more of him tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Hart - 7. No complaints. Needs to dampen his gloves a bit mind. Johnson - 6. Thought he showed a decent desire going forward and handled Ribery reasonably well. Terry - 6. Wasn't really troubled. c***. Lescott - 7. As above really, took his goal well. Cole - 6. Looked to be one of our better outlets going forward, but we never really used him. Not really his fault. Milner - 2. f***ing hell he was terrible. Fluffed a bunch of crosses and generally feeble with the ball. Parker - 7. Retained possession well and made a couple of good interceptions. Gerrard - 7. Similar sorta deal really. Protected the defense, kept the ball most of the time, good assist. Oxlade - 6. One of the few who wanted to run with the ball. Will be useful member of the squad. Young - 5. Started brightly, faded dramatically. Welbeck - 6. As above really. Some neat touches, but probably what i'd define as a 'defensive forward'. No attacking threat whatsoever today. So Parker was our equal best player ? Foxtrot Oscar... not even one pirouette. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Boy Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 If we are going to play Parker why not go the whole hog and just give Boris Johnston a game? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Hart - 7. No complaints. Needs to dampen his gloves a bit mind. Johnson - 6. Thought he showed a decent desire going forward and handled Ribery reasonably well. Terry - 6. Wasn't really troubled. c***. Lescott - 7. As above really, took his goal well. Cole - 6. Looked to be one of our better outlets going forward, but we never really used him. Not really his fault. Milner - 2. f***ing hell he was terrible. Fluffed a bunch of crosses and generally feeble with the ball. Parker - 7. Retained possession well and made a couple of good interceptions. Gerrard - 7. Similar sorta deal really. Protected the defense, kept the ball most of the time, good assist. Oxlade - 6. One of the few who wanted to run with the ball. Will be useful member of the squad. Young - 5. Started brightly, faded dramatically. Welbeck - 6. As above really. Some neat touches, but probably what i'd define as a 'defensive forward'. No attacking threat whatsoever today. So Parker was our equal best player ? Foxtrot Oscar... not even one pirouette. Aye, i thought our centre-midfielders were the key contributors to keeping us so rigid and frustrating the French. Parker was comfortable in the middle of the park. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Gerrard was better than he has been for England in a long time. Much fewer hollywood passes. Fair play to him. Who'd have thought it would take Roy Hodgson to get a decent England performance out of Gerrard? Oh right, anyone but the scouse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Parker was our best midfielder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Milner on the right, man? Then keeping him there when Henderson came on? Ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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