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― imago, Friday, 18 April 2014 16:39 (ten years ago) link
Roy Hodgson has likened the pressure Wayne Rooney faces at the World Cup to the expectation on Al Pacino and Jack Nicholson to churn out Oscar-winning performances.
"You can only hope your attention to prepare him falls on soil which will enable the plant to grow and that when he gets on the field he will feel 'right, I am Wayne Rooney, I feel good, I am going to play, I am going to do all things that built me up to what I am'.
"I am sure it must be the same for Hollywood film stars. When you start off, you make your first film and no-one knows much about you. You might get a few good reviews, but one day you're going to be Al Pacino or be Jack Nicholson, and then suddenly you better make a f***ing good film.''
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 21 May 2014 20:08 (ten years ago) link
in the same way that Pacino and Nicholson's best work is a long way behind them maybe
― coign of wantage (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 21 May 2014 20:11 (ten years ago) link
its actually quite an apt comparison the way he says it. if you are treated as the best thing going, then you best back it up. if yr not going to live up to the hype, then buck the fuck up or be seen as a failure. as much shit as we give the white pele, we have all seen him be a world beater at times but its way more anne hathaway 'i loved this one film they were in so fuck the romcoms they do' and less matthew mcconghey 'hey every film this guy is in actually lives up to the hype these days' sorta shit.
― a hoy hoy, Wednesday, 21 May 2014 22:48 (ten years ago) link
was rather just expecting some crap movie puns tbh guys
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 21 May 2014 23:15 (ten years ago) link
Gerrard just quit as captain, apparently.
― Matt DC, Monday, 21 July 2014 14:11 (ten years ago) link
he's retired
― Number None, Monday, 21 July 2014 14:47 (ten years ago) link
quite clearly a red and a lengthy ban
― nakh is the wintour of our diss content (darraghmac), Wednesday, 3 September 2014 19:12 (ten years ago) link
Andy Townsend is confident that Wayne Rooney (29 next month) will improve
― nakh is the wintour of our diss content (darraghmac), Wednesday, 3 September 2014 20:54 (ten years ago) link
he might be really good at Crown Green Bowls
― Daphnis Celesta, Wednesday, 3 September 2014 20:55 (ten years ago) link
didn't watch this even though i could of
― imago, Wednesday, 3 September 2014 20:55 (ten years ago) link
you have will not have missed much
― nakh is the wintour of our diss content (darraghmac), Wednesday, 3 September 2014 20:57 (ten years ago) link
bonzer
― imago, Wednesday, 3 September 2014 20:58 (ten years ago) link
deeply tedious, wish i'd seen germany 2 - argentina 4 instead
― john wahey (NickB), Wednesday, 3 September 2014 20:59 (ten years ago) link
makes u wonder what it was all about, really
― nakh is the wintour of our diss content (darraghmac), Wednesday, 3 September 2014 21:00 (ten years ago) link
loving hodgson for all this hilariously deflating media kerfuffle tbh
― r|t|c, Saturday, 6 September 2014 11:36 (ten years ago) link
“Switzerland will need to beat us, if anything we might be Norway on Monday. We might be pushed back and can’t attack and dominate for long periods, as we did tonight."
― r|t|c, Saturday, 6 September 2014 11:37 (ten years ago) link
"Although I risk being in a group of one, I have been watching football for a long time and nothing you say will change what I see.”
― r|t|c, Saturday, 6 September 2014 11:38 (ten years ago) link
https://twitter.com/squires_david/status/508162250008326144
― and she's crying in a stairwell in Devon (aldo), Saturday, 6 September 2014 11:38 (ten years ago) link
that is so shit
― Nothing less than the Spirit of the Age (nakhchivan), Saturday, 6 September 2014 13:42 (ten years ago) link
Iain Macintosh @iainmacintosh 6h
@squires_david That's absolutely sensational.
^ this is the guardian writer who made a '99 problems' joke on twitter with reference to 50 cent
seems to have deleted that tweet though
― Nothing less than the Spirit of the Age (nakhchivan), Saturday, 6 September 2014 13:43 (ten years ago) link
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/fighting-elements-pocket-money-recalling-4153790
Anyone read this article about Hodgson's time in Norway. Its Pretty funny.
“There are three categories of players. The first one are top class. You admire them. They will win you trophies. In the middle you find normal players. Sometimes good, sometimes bad. In the last category you find players you really dislike. They are shit and don't give you anything. And Bjørn Berland, you are in the last category.”
― cajunsunday, Saturday, 6 September 2014 22:29 (ten years ago) link
A friend of mine who works for Fulham remembers Hodgson being incredibly foul mouthed and ragey. One half time he just told the players DO WHAT YOU LIKE IN THE SECOND HALF THAT CUNT STEPHEN KELLY HAS FUCKED IT.
Lichtsteiner is such a wank.
― peligro, Monday, 8 September 2014 20:15 (ten years ago) link
DO WHAT YOU LIKE IN THE SECOND HALF THAT CUNT STEPHEN KELLY HAS FUCKED IT.
new board description?
― Number None, Monday, 8 September 2014 21:39 (ten years ago) link
"If you are an England player, you do have to accept you wear two hats," added the former Fulham, Liverpool and West Brom boss. "You have got to be prepared to leave one hat at home and put the other hat on. If you can't do that you are never going to be any good for me as an England player.
"We can't demand they wear those hats when they go back to their clubs. We have to quite happily accept when they have done their 10 days with us, they put that hat away and they put a new one on. This is about England and my job now is to do my job for England."
― r|t|c, Thursday, 12 February 2015 23:59 (nine years ago) link
and by hat i mean fedora
― pandemic, Friday, 13 February 2015 08:27 (nine years ago) link
dont they still give irl caps
― nakhchivan, Friday, 13 February 2015 11:27 (nine years ago) link
gwan then who's 27
― local eire man (darraghmac), Monday, 2 March 2015 17:13 (nine years ago) link
anyone....
Aaron Lennon?
― local eire man (darraghmac), Monday, 2 March 2015 17:20 (nine years ago) link
Adam Johnson come on down
― local eire man (darraghmac), Monday, 2 March 2015 17:30 (nine years ago) link
who woulda thunk it
― paolo, Monday, 2 March 2015 18:00 (nine years ago) link
ikr, £1.8m house in sunderland?
― r|t|c, Monday, 2 March 2015 18:18 (nine years ago) link
you'd want a whole Sunderland for that
― there can be only (onimo), Tuesday, 3 March 2015 13:00 (nine years ago) link
his house is prob worth more than several of their first team
― Junior Dictionary (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 3 March 2015 13:26 (nine years ago) link
Goalkeepers: Fraser Forster (Southampton), Joe Hart (Manchester City).
Defenders: Leighton Baines (Everton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Nathaniel Clyne (Southampton), Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), Chris Smalling (Manchester United), Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur).
Midfielders: Ross Barkley (Everton), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Fabian Delph (Aston Villa), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Adam Lallana (Liverpool), James Milner (Manchester City), Raheem Sterling (Liverpool), Andros Townsend (Tottenham Hotspur), Theo Walcott (Arsenal).
Forwards: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), Danny Welbeck (Arsenal).
That collection of defenders in particular is laughable as is the paucity of alternatives.
― pandemic, Thursday, 19 March 2015 16:32 (nine years ago) link
don't know why Hodgson thinks that negging Alli is a good thing
― disco Polo (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 26 March 2016 09:04 (eight years ago) link
Was he?
Read somewhere that Wayne Rooney has started running again this week. Didn't see it mentioned whether it was for the first time in ten years or what did they mean.
― Ecomigrant gnomics (darraghmac), Saturday, 26 March 2016 14:55 (eight years ago) link
Assuming Wilshere is going to be injured 90% of the time, and Carrick is too old and slow, then Alli is probably the only realistic choice for a deep-lying playmaker role, assuming Hodgson was to go with one. But I can't see that being the best use of him given that his supply line to Kane has been so productive all season. That role might be more of an option with Vardy in the side, although I'm guessing he'll be the impact sub to take advantage of tiring defenders.
I'm not sure I know what England's best XI looks like that this stage, although it probably doesn't involve Rooney. There are several very good English players to have emerged since the last World Cup so a creditable QF exit should be within reach, but any of the conceivable CB pairings look a long way short of international standard.
Even allowing for the patchiness of the squad and Sterling being injured, surely there has to be a better right-sided option than Danny Welbeck?
I haven't seen or heard too much of him this season, but how has Henderson being doing?
― Matt DC, Saturday, 26 March 2016 14:56 (eight years ago) link
Could be this generation's Bryan Robson, according to Woy.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 26 March 2016 14:58 (eight years ago) link
And if that's negging
― disco Polo (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 26 March 2016 16:27 (eight years ago) link
Not negging, sorry
― disco Polo (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 26 March 2016 16:28 (eight years ago) link
Ha
Don't remember Robson's playing career rly
― Ecomigrant gnomics (darraghmac), Saturday, 26 March 2016 16:58 (eight years ago) link
Nice
― Ecomigrant gnomics (darraghmac), Saturday, 26 March 2016 20:34 (eight years ago) link
Dier pointing.
― Ecomigrant gnomics (darraghmac), Saturday, 26 March 2016 20:35 (eight years ago) link
Lol Hart might have stopped that. Might.
― disco Polo (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 26 March 2016 20:35 (eight years ago) link
Excellent from Kane.
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Saturday, 26 March 2016 21:11 (eight years ago) link
Why does the further centre half from the cross ever, I mean ever, let the centre forward behind him?
― Ecomigrant gnomics (darraghmac), Saturday, 26 March 2016 21:12 (eight years ago) link
Jesus, that was great.
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Saturday, 26 March 2016 21:25 (eight years ago) link
Oh wow
― Ecomigrant gnomics (darraghmac), Saturday, 26 March 2016 21:27 (eight years ago) link
The fuck could u put Rooney back ahead of either
― Ecomigrant gnomics (darraghmac), Saturday, 26 March 2016 21:29 (eight years ago) link