Final Group A & B Games today

Rikand

Considering Crouch is already on a yellow card and Sven is trying to keep his best players, why on earth doesnt he bring on theo walcott. This would seem like the perfect opportunity to justify his selection.
Now more than ever, he looks like hes nothing more than a waste of space in the squad. If someone like Defoe or Bent had been in the team, u can bet your arse they would have been brought in to replace Owen instead of risking Crouchinho

fade2black

For anyone with a bet....Paraguay are beating T&T 1-0

Lemlin

Rickylovesuall wrote:

Considering Crouch is already on a yellow card and Sven is trying to keep his best players, why on earth doesnt he bring on theo walcott. This would seem like the perfect opportunity to justify his selection.
Now more than ever, he looks like hes nothing more than a waste of space in the squad. If someone like Defoe or Bent had been in the team, u can bet your arse they would have been brought in to replace Owen instead of risking Crouchinho

Well said. Good game so far, alot better than England's last two performances. They seem to be getting the ball out to J. Cole on the left alot.

Aquos76

What a goal from Joe Cole. 1-0

mewso

Fantastic goal.

Hobart

Great goal. Very well taken.

randomname

What A Feckin Goal!

Roddy23

Nice goal. Sweet strike. think Arsenal should buy him, seems to link up well Ashley Cole. Not bloody likely though.








***note above comment is said tongue in cheek.

Aquos76

Roddy23 wrote:

Nice goal. Sweet strike. think Arsenal should buy him, seems to link up well Ashley Cole. Not bloody likely though.

Well not since he has just signed an extended contract with Chelsea for another 4 seasons.

Aquos76

34 mins: GOAL Sweden 0-1 England
Joe Cole scores a spectacular goal. The Chelsea man picks up the ball in space on the left hand side. He lets it bounce, takes aim, then smashes the ball in with his right foot from fully 35 yards. Truly stunning.

From the bbc

Lemlin

He's having a big impact on this game and, like I just said before, England are giving him alot of the ball (edit: I'm on about J. Cole here).

I can't understand why Eamo and the lads on RTE would drop Cole ahead of Gerrard/Lampard. He's a natural threat out wide who can be given the ball and run at players, as well as some great crosses.

Crouch should of buried that header earlier from the Cole cross, although he may he been off-balance.

mike65

Facinating.

Has anyone noticed how 80% of the play is avoiding the right wing and so Beckhams influence has been minimal?

Mike.

Pepe LeFrits

Best 45 mins this world cup for England. Hargreaves and Joe Cole have played very well.

Lemlin

mike65 wrote:

Facinating.

Has anyone noticed how 80% of the play is avoiding the right wing and so Beckhams influence has been minimal?

Mike.

I've said that above myself in my posts about J. Cole.

Vokes

Impressed with Hargreaves - he's playing well.

Should stick on Walcott after the 60th in a 3 man attack maybe.

KdjaCL

Can i blame Carragher for that? Hes a good defender but doesnt get forward well and Sweden seem intent on stopping Beckham having time on the ball 2 on him everytime but J Cole the more dangerous of the 2 in terms of apce and skill is left alone

Coles playing very well but they have acres to run into, best England performance so far but Rooney seems to have faded looked a bit knackered towards end of half.



Who came on for Lampard



lol i did see him once or twice, Hargreaves just being on the pitch is allowing the team to gel more and actually play fluid football, but Sweden are again muck.


kdjac

fade2black

Stuart Pearce, who for a long time I've thought is starting to lose the plot, says that cole's goal was the goal of the tournament, full stop. He must have missed the argentinia game

singingstranger

I've always thought that Becks' right wing game was completely evolved from his friendship with Gary Neville - they came through in the same teams at United together and the two would always interlink and force teams into corners, with both of them delivering crosses. When Becks went to Madrid, the midfield move was inevitable because he didn't have the same intricate knowledge of the right back's game. Same story here - Beckham had a poor World Cup last time when Gary Nev wasn't around, and in the last two games he hasn't been fantastic either.

What a goal by Joe Cole, though; if it was possible for the guy to have more confidence in the game he's definitely just gotten it. Anyone think we're watching his long overdue fanfare on the world stage as a top left winger?

Lemlin

KdjaC wrote:

Can i blame Carragher for that? Hes a good defender but doesnt get forward well and Sweden seem intent on stopping Beckham having time on the ball 2 on him everytime but J Cole the more dangerous of the 2 in terms of apce and skill is left alone


kdjac

The played Jonsson (think that's his name) especially to mark Cole. Usually Wilhelmsson would play on the right wing for Sweden but they chose to play to a more defensive midfielder. Maybe that's why they aren't doubling up on Cole.

Carragher is playing out of position.

Aquos76

Good stuff. 1-1 Allback

KdjaCL

Lemlin wrote:

Carragher is playing out of position.

No hes a defender and playing in defence, can play all accross the back four.

Wilhemsson coming on now for Jonsssssssson if anything that will bring lampard into the game more and force England to play tru the middle.


kdjac

crosstownk

Aquos76 wrote:

Good stuff. 1-1 Allback

Exactly! That'll step things up a wee bit. But I still think England will do it.

Aquos76

Sweden just walloped the crossbar there from yet another corner

KdjaCL

Larsson hit the bar as Sweden show up in the 2nd half.



kdjac

crosstownk

Great bit of pressure by Sweden now - about time too!

Aquos76

Rio limps off and Sol Campbell is on

bazzman

any1 watchin the t&t and par game?
just winderin if they deserve the lead and should they win the game going on their preformance??

singingstranger

bazzman wrote:

any1 watchin the t&t and par game?
just winderin if they deserve the lead and should they win the game going on their preformance??

Is it on TV? Prob BBC interactive?

Aquos76

Sweden yet again hit the crossbar from a corner

Aquos76

singingstranger wrote:

Is it on TV? Prob BBC interactive?

itv4 i think

crosstownk

Sweden hit the crossbar - much better from Sweden this half.

bazzman

i think its in itv4 or bbc3 not too sure though

PHB

I missed the start of the 2nd half, how come Ferdinand was taken off?

Aquos76

I am just wondering will we get to see Theo is this WC at all. Rooney is very quiet in this second half and is probably knackered.

Aquos76

PHB wrote:

I missed the start of the 2nd half, how come Ferdinand was taken off?

Injured, limped off

PHB

****, did it look serious?

Gerrard coming on, wil he bring him on for Lampard, as he should to keep the shape, or bring him on for Hargreaves, whose been great.

Oh, Rooney comes off, they go to a 4-5-1

crosstownk

Aquos76 wrote:

I am just wondering will we get to see Theo is this WC at all. Rooney is very quiet in this second half and is probably knackered.

It might be an idea to save Rooney a bit given Owens injury earlier. Just as I type they take him off................for Gerrard.

KdjaCL

Rooney did look tired, draw so.


kdjac

Aquos76

Well that substitution has just answered my question Gerrard on for Rooney. Really what was the point in taking Theo Walcott to the WC

Aquos76

Ah ffs England cannot handle these corners from Sweden. Gerrard has just cleared another off the line.

bazzman

off the line by gerrard!!!!!!!!!1

crosstownk

Yellow for Hargreaves - deliberate handball - more defending for England

fade2black

The Trinidad game is fierce entertaining.

PHB

Anyone else think Hargreaves is putting himself into the shop window of DMC's for United and Arsenal?

fade2black

PHB wrote:

Anyone else think Hargreaves is putting himself into the shop window of DMC's for United and Arsenal?

He may as well be auditioning for X Factor.

Watching this Trinidad Game reminds me of something....I find myself shouting..."Bring Rudy on!"

YeatsCounty

Gerrard header, 2-1 England.

bazzman

Gerrard Goal 2-1: Header

PHB

Joe Cole England's MOM today without a doubt, without him England woulda lost.

England are a very very weird side.

Lemlin

KdjaC wrote:

No hes a defender and playing in defence, can play all accross the back four.

Wilhemsson coming on now for Jonsssssssson if anything that will bring lampard into the game more and force England to play tru the middle.


kdjac

He's played centre back all season though. Can't be easy to adjust to playing right back just like that. Usually he wouldn't have to worry about getting forward.

crosstownk

EQUALIZER!! Larrson