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Re: England National Football Team Thread 

Post#241 » by HIF » Sun Sep 4, 2016 6:52 pm

It was rubbish.

We lack a leader out there too.

We fumbled our way to a victory that should have been easy - and they were the toughest team in the group.

Europe (and the world) have a lot of very poor football teams at the moment.
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Re: England National Football Team Thread 

Post#242 » by Fury » Sun Sep 4, 2016 9:34 pm

Rashford is like the only fit prolific player in the team and he's barely playing
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Re: England National Football Team Thread 

Post#243 » by Baphomet » Sun Sep 4, 2016 9:46 pm

Hard to call a guy who's scored 10 goals in his whole career prolific, but he's certainly the player who looks most primed to improve this team and offer a bit more penetration and edge so I get what you mean. Kane is severely off-form, he'll be fine when things pick up for him, same with Sturridge. I would play Rashford all day every day at the moment though, or Vardy.

What this team really lacks is a #10 who can create. Alli and Rooney are good players when on form but aren't true #10s by any means. I mean, we lack creative guys in the mould of Silva, Ozil, De Bruyne, Iniesta, etc. Our wingers are also mostly pace merchants and not direct enough. Drinkwater is good but consider him to be more of a ball-winning, deep-lying midfielder.
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Re: England National Football Team Thread 

Post#244 » by NYCLaker » Sun Sep 4, 2016 11:53 pm

When did England have a n10 before?

Only person that comes close is Jack Wilshere for England.
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Re: England National Football Team Thread 

Post#245 » by HIF » Mon Sep 5, 2016 6:21 am

Drinkwater can do all of the passes we've seen from Rooney and is a far better DM than anyone in the team. Best English midfielder by far.

Vardy and Rashford scare defenders unlike anyone on the pitch yesterday.
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Re: England National Football Team Thread 

Post#246 » by treiz » Tue Sep 6, 2016 7:36 pm

Alright calm down a bit there HIF :lol:

Yes he's the most in form midfielder I suppose, but he's not even close to being the best English midfielder.
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Re: England National Football Team Thread 

Post#247 » by HIF » Wed Sep 7, 2016 7:33 am

treiz wrote:Alright calm down a bit there HIF :lol:

Yes he's the most in form midfielder I suppose, but he's not even close to being the best English midfielder.


:D

You just haven't watched him enough. easily the best English midfielder and to get in the team he just has to be better than Donkey henderson.
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Re: England National Football Team Thread 

Post#248 » by No_20 » Mon Sep 26, 2016 9:18 pm

Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, Kevin Garnett, Toni Kroos, Pep Guardiola, Ernst Happel, Joachim Löw.
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Re: England National Football Team Thread 

Post#249 » by Baphomet » Mon Sep 26, 2016 10:07 pm

No_20 wrote:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/26/exclusive-investigation-england-manager-sam-allardyce-for-sale/

Is this Torygraph story enough to cost Allardyce the England job?


I don't disagree with his assessment of the previous England regime. Actually, I agree with him on a lot here.

This really could be the end for him though. Unbelievable.
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Re: England National Football Team Thread 

Post#250 » by Next Coming » Tue Sep 27, 2016 12:50 am

Telegraph are grasses lmaooo
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Re: England National Football Team Thread 

Post#251 » by Cactus Jack » Tue Sep 27, 2016 7:03 am

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Re: England National Football Team Thread 

Post#252 » by HIF » Tue Sep 27, 2016 10:51 am

I heard that he took bungs from the big clubs to keep Drinkwater and Vardy out of the England team.

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Re: England National Football Team Thread 

Post#253 » by Next Coming » Tue Sep 27, 2016 12:29 pm

Looks like he's getting the sack. STEP UP TIMMY SHERWOOD!
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Re: England National Football Team Thread 

Post#254 » by Baphomet » Tue Sep 27, 2016 12:55 pm

Next Coming wrote:Looks like he's getting the sack. STEP UP TIMMY SHERWOOD!


These are the odds. Grim times afoot.

Pardew 4/1
Howe 5/1
Bruce 6/1
Southgate 7/1
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Re: England National Football Team Thread 

Post#255 » by HIF » Tue Sep 27, 2016 4:10 pm

Howe is the best manager of that lot but why would he want to take the job on?

Maybe Pearson can have it when he gets sacked by Derby.
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Re: England National Football Team Thread 

Post#256 » by The_Brecht » Tue Sep 27, 2016 5:50 pm

Unbeaten as England manager.
What a legend.
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Re: England National Football Team Thread 

Post#257 » by No_20 » Tue Sep 27, 2016 6:44 pm

The_Brecht wrote:Unbeaten as England manager.
What a legend.

Not only unbeaten, but 100% win record.
Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, Kevin Garnett, Toni Kroos, Pep Guardiola, Ernst Happel, Joachim Löw.
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Re: England National Football Team Thread 

Post#258 » by Baphomet » Tue Sep 27, 2016 6:53 pm

Big Sam officially gone

Southgate, the poster child for English capitulation, takes over for the next 4 matches
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Re: England National Football Team Thread 

Post#259 » by No_20 » Tue Sep 27, 2016 7:03 pm

Baphomet wrote:Big Sam officially gone

Southgate, the poster child for English capitulation, takes over for the next 4 matches

You know who would be good for England? Louis Van Gaal. I think he is good enough for international football.
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Re: England National Football Team Thread 

Post#260 » by HIF » Tue Sep 27, 2016 7:45 pm

No_20 wrote:
Baphomet wrote:Big Sam officially gone

Southgate, the poster child for English capitulation, takes over for the next 4 matches

You know who would be good for England? Louis Van Gaal. I think he is good enough for international football.


What about Bilic?
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