Guest toonlass Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Tbh, it could be a blessing in disguise for England. Rio has been injury prone all season and could have broken down with his back after the tournament had started. Get Dawson in there, and let the lad prove himself! gtfo What? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Don't see that Rio missing out is that big problem tbh. As Mourinho would say "he's an important player, but we have other players, too" (or something like that). The only real vital England player is Rooney imo. Rooney definitely is the killer, but the prospect of Upson/Dawson/Carragher shits me up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 On a positive note if Gerrard is captain for the tournament it could be the kick up the arse he needs. He's had a shite season by his standards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 I don't care how out of form Rio has been, this is a huge blow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Much prefer Gerrard as Captain. Rio has been poor for England recently and its not a big loss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBG Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Gerrard lifting the WC if you win There is an image that would take a while to sink in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 It's actually pretty damn gutting that Rio is out. When on form he is our best CB by far We're now going to have to go into the WC with either King (crazy knees), Dawson (unproven), Upson (shit) or Carra (shit and old) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Mike Williamson. He's the solution. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobby_solano Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Mike Williamson. He's the solution. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGSC Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 well fucking done Heskey you gargantuan lump Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 s***. We can't play Ledley King's Knees King with dodgy knees would still do a better job then Carragher and Upson (and even Terry tbh). Ferdinand was badly out of form anyway so no big deal. Thats ridiculous,he only plays once every two weeks.I wouldn't have taken him at all because of this and the fact he was awful against Mexico.Carragher for all of his faults is a safer option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 s***. We can't play Ledley King's Knees King with dodgy knees would still do a better job then Carragher and Upson (and even Terry tbh). Ferdinand was badly out of form anyway so no big deal. Thats ridiculous,he only plays once every two weeks.I wouldn't have taken him at all because of this and the fact he was awful against Mexico.Carragher for all of his faults is a safer option. Would rather alternate King and Dawson tbh. Carragher is about 3 years past a level of acceptability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 England could have really have use for Steven Taylor in this situation Can he fix knees like? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 s***. We can't play Ledley King's Knees King with dodgy knees would still do a better job then Carragher and Upson (and even Terry tbh). Ferdinand was badly out of form anyway so no big deal. Thats ridiculous,he only plays once every two weeks.I wouldn't have taken him at all because of this and the fact he was awful against Mexico.Carragher for all of his faults is a safer option. Would rather alternate King and Dawson tbh. Carragher is about 3 years past a level of acceptability. ...but he looked good against Mexico whereas Rio was abysmal. The difference at CB between the two halves was huge. Not happy Rio's injured, and I don't expect Dawson to play, but I'm not too worried about this injury. The only one that would really fuck us over would be Rooney (or possible Ashley Cole) and even with Rooney missing we might surprise a few teams with an orthodox 442. Crouch can be an absolute nightmare for oppos if the refs don't do him over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Saylor full England call-up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Pirlo has a calf injury, might be out of the world cup Oh just fuck right off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sicko2ndbest Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 I would definately call walcott up. In carra, upson, king and terry we still have enough cover there I just think walcotts pace coupled with the fact he has got a huge point to prove will make him a valuable assett Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Heskey. :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Pirlo has a calf injury, might be out of the world cup Oh just fuck right off. he's in Milano for treatment right now hmph, he's in my fantasy team. One that can't be changed till after the group stage. As is Rio. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Pirlo has a calf injury, might be out of the world cup Oh just f*** right off. he's in Milano for treatment right now hmph, he's in my fantasy team. One that can't be changed till after the group stage. As is Rio. You're a fucking curse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Who else you got? I'll be sure to warn them, and keep the fuck away from them for my fantasy team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 You're all cunts. Someone else in it has both Didier Drogba and Humberto Suazo. Both crocked. I've got: Eduardo Rio Heitinga Godin Arbeloa Pirlo Gourcuff Xavi David Silva Higuain Robben (It was a 'draft' fantasy team, we couldn't have duplicate players) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzieMandias Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Bad news about Drogba. First African world cup and the biggest African star maybe won't appear. Sad for the whole tournament, really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-more Mag Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 This could be me: WILMINGTON, DE—As the 2010 World Cup approaches, friends, family, and coworkers of 32-year-old Brad Janovich are growing less tolerant of the exuberant behavior of the United States' lone soccer fan. "Who's got World Cup fever?" Janovich asked his officemates at Credit Solutions Friday, failing to notice their silent stares as he reported for work clad in the sole Team USA jersey sold this year. "I do! I've got World Cup fever!" "Check out this World Cup wall chart I just bought," added Janovich, who is the only American citizen currently aware that the World Cup begins June 11. According to sources only peripherally aware of the World Cup, Janovich's infuriating behavior first became apparent during a Super Bowl viewing party last February when he repeatedly used the phrase "American football" to describe the action on the field. In recent weeks, Janovich has also begun referring to the supposed suspense involved in choosing the players for the U.S. "side," and has struck up several extended but one-sided conversations concerning figures such as "Kaka" and "Ronaldinho," generally mystifying and alienating everyone he has come into contact with. Yesterday Janovich sent an office-wide e-mail about the controversy surrounding the new World Cup ball, and the message was instantly deleted by all of his coworkers. "Decorating his cubicle with World Cup stuff is fine, I guess," said coworker Greg Lafferty, who endured several elevator rides in which he politely listened to the lone American soccer fan evaluate international matchups before realizing that Janovich was discussing the outcomes of soccer games and not impending wars. "I myself have a Yankees pennant at my desk. But Brad has all these scarves draped all over everything. They hang into other people's areas, and when they ask him to move them, he responds by explaining what the scarf means. It's driving us nuts." "Last week he was talking about how 'footy' was really heating up and asked me to come over for the 'friendly' against Turkey," said Janovich's friend Beth Gleason, who has known the only projected U.S. viewer of this year's World Cup broadcast since college. "I love Brad, I really do, but when he talks like that I want to punch him in the goddamn face. Especially because, when I asked him what he was talking about, he just said the same thing again, only slower. I was like, 'Brad, don't talk like that. People don't talk like that.'" With only a week to go, Janovich's singular, almost unconscionable degree of soccer fanhood has only intensified. Credit Solutions employees reported that a crude "World Cup countdown calendar" appeared on the break room wall Friday, the same day that everyone in Janovich's division arrived to find him wearing Umbro soccer shorts and placing a World Cup bracket on every desk. In addition, coworkers reported that it is not uncommon for Janovich to spontaneously start humming or singing repeated snatches of songs evidently composed exclusively of the sound "olé" while seated at his desk. "I had absolutely no idea what 'FIFA South Africa 2010' meant," said Lafferty, who made the mistake of asking Janovich to explain. "When he told me that's where the soccer games were and that the time difference meant he'd be getting up early to watch them, all I could think was that maybe he'd be too tired to talk about them afterward." Janovich has also extended invitations to everyone he knows to accompany him to the Newgate, a pub in downtown Wilmington that will be showing the World Cup live and is favored by British expatriates. "It'll be nice to finally be among other fans," Janovich said. "And speaking as a fan, it's really great to see Hotspur and Arsenal and Aston Villa supporters all come together for the Three Lions, though I'm hoping the Yanks can channel the spirit of the 1950 shock horror. But that's not as important as uniting in our love of the Beautiful Game, as any football [sic] fan will tell you." Newgate regulars agreed that Janovich's enthusiasm was unique. "That American fan? He's harmless, I guess," bartender and lifelong Tottenham supporter Martin West said. "Though he gets pretty tiresome with all his footy rubbish, and he can really get annoying when we're all just trying to watch in peace. Thank Christ he's the only one." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 I'd laugh if Terry is reinstated as captain. Should be anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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