England 4 [over and out]

[pokerjoke]

I dont think ive ever been more depressed at an England performance in my life,im not into blaming individuals so i will blame them all.No one has come out with any credit and they should be ashamed.Of course people will look at the Lampard goal and say we would have won if that was allowed,maybe but we will never know and by then we could have been 4 down.There have been so many mistakes in this world cup it could take years to rectify.We seriously need to look at the manager situation and maybe change it straight away[Harry redknapp]for me.I hope there are many England fans at the airport when they get back and give some major abuse.These players need to take a serious look in the mirror and then apologies publicly individually.As for Blatter and technology he surely must see now its got to happen,over to you im going for a cry.

 

[DMC]

When will the english pundits learn that the team just arent good enough,every major final they build an average team up into world beaters. Today Germany showed them up for what they really are, a bunch of overpaid,under achievers.

 

[WhoGivesA]

Well I was disappointed when England beat Slovenia to get through to the last 16. Especially when their team performances were well below average for a team with such top quality Premier League players.
It was even better to see them totally outclassed and well and truly thrashed by Germany today. HAPPY DAYS!!!!!

WELL DONE GERMANY

 

[rickg]

Well I was disappointed when England beat Slovenia to get through to the last 16. Especially when their team performances were well below average for a team with such top quality Premier League players.
It was even better to see them totally outclassed and well and truly thrashed by Germany today. HAPPY DAYS!!!!!

WELL DONE GERMANY

Tosser!!!!!

 

[rickg]

At least we qualified

 

[USER1999]

I would like to see the FA ditch the 'golden generation' in favour of some young players who actually want it, and prepare for 4 years time.

 

[USER1999]

And don't put 'Arry in charge, he'll steal all the spoons.

 

[Smiffy]

At least we qualified

Seriously Rick. I wish we hadn't.
Then the rest of the world wouldn't have seen how [****] our team actually is.
C'mon. You're not going to defend that dross today are you?

 

[SS2]

And don't put 'Arry in charge, he'll steal all the spoons.

'Arry is probably a good bet for the next manager. But... it'll be the entire contents of the cutlery drawer that go, not just the spoons.

 

[rickg]

At least we qualified

Seriously Rick. I wish we hadn't.
Then the rest of the world wouldn't have seen how [****] our team actually is.
C'mon. You're not going to defend that dross today are you?

I'd rather be disappointed with going out in the last 16 than sitting at home all bitter and twisted because my team didn't qualify.

 

[mansell]

Well I was disappointed when England beat Slovenia to get through to the last 16. Especially when their team performances were well below average for a team with such top quality Premier League players.
It was even better to see them totally outclassed and well and truly thrashed by Germany today. HAPPY DAYS!!!!!

WELL DONE GERMANY

You Tosser

 

[Smiffy]

At least we qualified

Seriously Rick. I wish we hadn't.
Then the rest of the world wouldn't have seen how [****] our team actually is.
C'mon. You're not going to defend that dross today are you?

I'd rather be disappointed with going out in the last 16 than sitting at home all bitter and twisted because my team didn't qualify.

Good point.
I didn't realise he was a Jock.
I'll wind my neck in

 

[vig]

The whole team should go on live TV and appologise to the whole country AND refund the fans for at least their match tickets.

It was total DROSS!!!! the worst sets of games i've EVER seen England play.
Who's to blame? The media for bigging them up?, the manager for picking out of form, unfit players?
The players for being over paid, arrogant w****rs?

Bit of everything I think.
First mistake Capello made was picking Heskey. Not only is he shite but crocked our best defender then did nowt.
I don't think Rio would have been outpaced by Klose.

They should be made to fly back on Ryanair!

Give Stuart Pearce the job with an older adviser. Write off the Euro's.
Ditch the bulk of the team and bring the core of the U21's in with one or two older heads.

What makes it worse is that Germany aren't a good side either. The only good thing to come out of today is that we won't get tonked by that south american midgets side in the next round. Thank heaven for small mercies.

BTW I turned it off with 20 mins to go it was THAT bad!

 

[Grumps]

its just been announced that the england team will be flying back to glasgow airport for a heros welcome and parade

 

[mansell]

its just been announced that the england team will be flying back to glasgow airport for a heros welcome and parade

it will never be scotland that's for shure

 

[bigslice]

at least in scotland we accept were sihte and if we qualify its a bonus. but its the english mentality that they deserve to win, thats what we detest.
just wish that non goal counted, as i think it may have been a different game. look forward to pizza adverts with rooney and heskey!

 

[Spinn77]

The worse 4 games i've ever seen us string together.

I hope the goal that wasnt doesnt cloud anyones judgement on the last 2 weeks. be that in the media or the FA or within the squad. We were very very poor.

Poor tactics= i dont care that its our traditional way, 442 is [****] these days. our top sides dont play it and most of our squad are from the top four (particularly the starting line up). We do not keep the ball, we look rushed, panicked and flustered all the time in possession. Even Chile and Japan are confident on the ball. In comparrison we are a joke.

The defending today was a joke. Most saturday teams would be embarressed by the errors.

I dont subscribe to the playing being crap - look at their club performances (Excluding Heskey and SWP), they are top players, who play with incredible skill, energy and belief for their clubs. But something doesnt work when they play together. Maybe they just dont care, i dont know.

The manager must take some of the blame and to be honest i'd like to see him stand down. how can he stay on.

Roy Hodgeson would be my pick, as were not going to get Wenger or SAF. Gus Hiddenk would be great but that wont happen either. In fact, i preferred us under Sven. We never capitulated or lacked in effort: a freak Brasil goal and a 10 man defeat on pens are both easier to take that what we've just been subjected to.

 

[brendy]

Ii see they are still dissecting the England game at half time of the mexico vs Argy game. They have done this consistently through every game in the world cup, instead of analysing how other teams carry flair and passion in their games, they decide to mull over scoreless draws etc.

Talk about single mindedness, perhaps the viewers would like to see goals regardless of who scored them, its called the 'World Cup' not the mediocre england experience.

Don't get me wrong, I wouldnt mind seeing a home team do well but when they dont deserve it and they start believing the hype created by the media, then Id rather see the better teams win on the day.

 

[bigslice]

half time at mexico game alan shearer mentioned perhaps the players dont like the manager or playing tattics.

 

[AuburnWarrior]

We can ignore all the Scottish comments, their team weren't there, they struggle to beat Macedonia and their domestic league - well, there's rumours that it's merging with the Welsh league to try and strengthen it.

OK, an honest and fair appraisal - WE WERE WORSE THAN USELESS!!!

James did his best but he was too busy helping the search and rescue team he'd sent for try and locate our back four.........

Defense - did we have any??? I saw Terry et al on the pitch but I thought they were just warming up - I didn't realise they were actually playing!!!
Too many schoolboy errors and at that level (Scottish fans - you won't know about that level - you've not been there for about 40 years!!!).

Midfield - The FA should frame their shirts, send them to them with a note attached which reads 'Thanks for nothing now f@#k off whence you came!"
None of them should wear the shirt of England again!!!

Forwards - Once again, did we have any??? I saw Rooney huffing and puffing, I figured Coleen had sent him her latest shopping bill.........
Defoe was invisible. Possibly not his fault due to poor service.

I was always the first to defend England over the past couple of weeks, always willing to give them the benefit of the doubt but this afternoon was an abomination of football. How dare they wear the three lions of England and put in a performance of such lacklustreness is outrageous!!! There was no passion, no pride!!! Could you imagine the Australian cricketers pulling on their shirt and playing with anything less than 100%? Our pathetic bunch of footballers obviously think that less than 50% effort is acceptable. The starting 11 should NEVER be allowed to wear an England football shirt again!!!

Where do we go from here???

I think that the FA need to start some serious discussion on this because it's now a joke.

Capello. I said when Eriksson got the job - will he really care if England lose??? Does Capello??? Of course not. Mind you, neither do the players!!! To add insult to injury, Capello decided that he couldn't understand the questions directed at him in the post match press conference. How convenient. Sack him NOW!!! Can we have an Englishman in charge please???

Now, the players. My suggestion for selection is this.........

The Premier league managers who are in the Champions League have stated on numerous occassions that it's club first, country second - on this basis, any player who is playing/has played in the CL that season cannot play for England.

My other suggestion is that no player from a Premier league club can play for England. The team would be made up from Championship players.

Why??? I hear you ask.........

Because, on the back of the last four games, our supposed greats don't seem to want to play for England. Maybe they've achieved too much already. Maybe, with all of their millions in the bank , there's no motivation for them anymore.

Let's give the 'lesser' players a chance - we may just be surprised!!!

I'm a Palace fan - I'm used to seeing naff football. I followed them all over this country and normally returned home disapointed. When I watch England, it's the team I wish Palace had. After this afternoons performance, I'll take the Palace squad thank you very much.