EURO 2012

also this is p boring.

damn, since when does england have the best keeper in the world? i need to read more

England midfielders passing the ball to each other seems to have stopped completely since their goal.

since next neversday xp

They don't really xp - it's just something I've noticed creeping into the media the last couple of months, like Buffon, Casillas et al just suddenly stopped existing

oh lol, okay -- sorry

Buffon and Casillas have never won The Best League In The World iirc

whatever happened to robert green anyway?

that was...ok from England. pleased for Joleon. Hart is a wanker. think part of the problem is that with Gerrard and Parker screening the back 4, one of them needs to take the ball forward and link the forwards more. but i'm actually kind of impressed that Gerrard's had the discipline to play deeper.

technical shortcomings of the players as a whole v. much in evidence. France aren't all that. neither of these wd compete with the better teams in the tournament i don't think.

commentary = obnoxious. cunts singing "God Save the Queen" = obnoxious.

"he will be disappointed because he'll want to save that goal"

Viera making up for lost Townsend.

Hart is the best England gk in many years and possibly world class but not best in the world.

England looked good for about 20mins but I assume that's it for the tournament now.

Hart is the best England gk in many years and possibly world class but not best in the world.

otm

nah that seems fair but partly cos our goalkeeping standards have declined. unsighted or not you don't get beat on yr near post like that.

Not a greatly entertaining match so far tbh. Sloppy from both sides, France disappoint me.

saw little of Gerrard in that half. whats his role in this setup exactly?

Captain

England play a pretty good passing game when they're moving the ball through the midfield from the srtikers back to the defenders.

Mexican wave again :(

they bloody love a Mexican wave at this tournament

can I just say it's v weird to my ears to hear it called "mexican"

or, rather, weird to my eyes to see

started being called that (outside the US) after the Mexico World Cup in '86

England are playing well, in a kinda South Korea way.

Disappointed with France tbh. They're not very good.

Dullest, slowest game so far

Both teams are well matched, neither look likely on this evidence to reach a semi-final.

Have Uefa got it in for England?

making a substitution is an epic task in these Euros

Lovely strike from Cabaye

macca not even pretending any more, using "we" when analyzing england's play & upcoming games

there's a couple of hours I won't be getting back

what a horrible game for a neutral.

lol just slept thru the second half

Rooney with a side parting just looks...

http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2011/05/18/1226058/120735-bill-hunter.jpg

macca not even pretending any more, using "we" when analyzing england's play & upcoming games

Did you seem him after the loss to Germany in the last WC?

is the heat a factor? that was a dreadful game

england reflecting their manager hey clive? don't tempt me.

Both sides looked pretty sluggish.

Whenever I see Rooney I think of

http://farm1.staticflickr.com/159/420656494_9e7df1a5d0.jpg

i think that was yr archetypal "two teams frightened to lose with limited resources at their disposal" match

man that was deadful

dreadful but made me feel dead

and yet still one of the better England tournament performances of the last decade :\

Most valuable fact I got from the Dutch commentary: Theo Walcott writes children's books and has published four already. Had no idea o_O

lol nv youre right

LBI i've took the piss out of the books Theo's "written" on one of the Prem threads in the past i think

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01444/SNN2709BOOK-_1444101a.jpg

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I've seen 'em LBI. They're not great.

tbf i thought the first half was good, the second was miserable. i think some combination of welbeck, ox, young, henderson, wilshere, cleverly etc could combine england's first nice passing move in 2014