The thing that worries me is...........
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The thing that worries me is...........
........... that everyone will focus on Green's error, and (wrongly) assume that apart from that, everything is fine.
It isn't.
SWP just isn't international class, Milner was clearly still unwell, King is clearly still carrying an injury.... and it was a generally weak performance against a very ordinary USA side. We needed Theo Walcott's pace and inventiveness.... er.... hang on..... oh yes - not available.
Any one of about ten teams at this WC would have beaten USA by three goals last night. Thank God for Gerrard; pity more of his mates didn't follow his example.
It isn't.
SWP just isn't international class, Milner was clearly still unwell, King is clearly still carrying an injury.... and it was a generally weak performance against a very ordinary USA side. We needed Theo Walcott's pace and inventiveness.... er.... hang on..... oh yes - not available.
Any one of about ten teams at this WC would have beaten USA by three goals last night. Thank God for Gerrard; pity more of his mates didn't follow his example.
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Re: The thing that worries me is...........
........... that everyone will focus on Green's error, and (wrongly) assume that apart from that, everything is fine.
It isn't.
SWP just isn't international class, Milner was clearly still unwell, King is clearly still carrying an injury.... and it was a generally weak performance against a very ordinary USA side. We needed Theo Walcott's pace and inventiveness.... er.... hang on..... oh yes - not available.
Any one of about ten teams at this WC would have beaten USA by three goals last night. Thank God for Gerrard; pity more of his mates didn't follow his example.
It isn't.
SWP just isn't international class, Milner was clearly still unwell, King is clearly still carrying an injury.... and it was a generally weak performance against a very ordinary USA side. We needed Theo Walcott's pace and inventiveness.... er.... hang on..... oh yes - not available.
Any one of about ten teams at this WC would have beaten USA by three goals last night. Thank God for Gerrard; pity more of his mates didn't follow his example.
Rooney?? posted missing
Heskey?? actually wasnt bad
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Re: The thing that worries me is...........
such is my level of interest I do not even know the score yet.
guess I need to look at the news.
guess I need to look at the news.
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Re: The thing that worries me is...........
Someone suggested at half time that Capello should bring Rooney on for the second half, such was his influence. As for SWP, we should have taken Ashley Young or Adam Johnson to the tournament as true left wingers. Playing SWP out of position simply won't work. Although I feel that Joe Hart is our best goalkeeper, we should persevere with Robert Green as he probably made fewer mistakes than any other England player on the night. Sadly a goalie rarely gets second chances. Hopefully, we should still qualify but need to finish top of the group to avoid meeting Germany in the first knock-out round.
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Re: The thing that worries me is...........
........... that everyone will focus on Green's error, and (wrongly) assume that apart from that, everything is fine.
It isn't.
SWP just isn't international class, Milner was clearly still unwell, King is clearly still carrying an injury.... and it was a generally weak performance against a very ordinary USA side. We needed Theo Walcott's pace and inventiveness.... er.... hang on..... oh yes - not available.
Any one of about ten teams at this WC would have beaten USA by three goals last night. Thank God for Gerrard; pity more of his mates didn't follow his example.
It isn't.
SWP just isn't international class, Milner was clearly still unwell, King is clearly still carrying an injury.... and it was a generally weak performance against a very ordinary USA side. We needed Theo Walcott's pace and inventiveness.... er.... hang on..... oh yes - not available.
Any one of about ten teams at this WC would have beaten USA by three goals last night. Thank God for Gerrard; pity more of his mates didn't follow his example.
The Brazilians will have had a good nights sleep...
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From my limited understanding of football, isn't this how we always enter the worldcup/ euromillions (or whatever it is called). e.g. utterly shite performances for a few games before stepping it up when we are really under pressure. Hardly warrants mentioning.
The only good thing about the world cup is the Vindaloo song by Fat Les.
The only good thing about the world cup is the Vindaloo song by Fat Les.
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Re: The thing that worries me is...........
Someone suggested at half time that Capello should bring Rooney on for the second half, such was his influence. As for SWP, we should have taken Ashley Young or Adam Johnson to the tournament as true left wingers. Playing SWP out of position simply won't work. Although I feel that Joe Hart is our best goalkeeper, we should persevere with Robert Green as he probably made fewer mistakes than any other England player on the night. Sadly a goalie rarely gets second chances. Hopefully, we should still qualify but need to finish top of the group to avoid meeting Germany in the first knock-out round.
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Re: The thing that worries me is...........
........... that everyone will focus on Green's error, and (wrongly) assume that apart from that, everything is fine.
It isn't.
SWP just isn't international class, Milner was clearly still unwell, King is clearly still carrying an injury.... and it was a generally weak performance against a very ordinary USA side. We needed Theo Walcott's pace and inventiveness.... er.... hang on..... oh yes - not available.
Any one of about ten teams at this WC would have beaten USA by three goals last night. Thank God for Gerrard; pity more of his mates didn't follow his example.
It isn't.
SWP just isn't international class, Milner was clearly still unwell, King is clearly still carrying an injury.... and it was a generally weak performance against a very ordinary USA side. We needed Theo Walcott's pace and inventiveness.... er.... hang on..... oh yes - not available.
Any one of about ten teams at this WC would have beaten USA by three goals last night. Thank God for Gerrard; pity more of his mates didn't follow his example.
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It was all completely predictable, as is the hysteria following the result. We always start these things slowly. In fact, we should have won easily, but for a few bad final balls and some poor finishing. Get Joe Cole in the side!
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Just read a quote from Robert Green on the BBC Sport website:
"You don't prepare for making a great save, you don't prepare mentally for having a perfect game, you prepare for making mistakes and it is bouncing back from those mistakes which is the important part."
So - his preparation involves the anticipation that he'll make mistakes, then bouncing back from them? I think I'd prefer him to prepare for a perfect game or even making one or two perfect saves.
"You don't prepare for making a great save, you don't prepare mentally for having a perfect game, you prepare for making mistakes and it is bouncing back from those mistakes which is the important part."
So - his preparation involves the anticipation that he'll make mistakes, then bouncing back from them? I think I'd prefer him to prepare for a perfect game or even making one or two perfect saves.