England v Egypt

kmart6

Great goal again!

Gas to think Crouch has 20 in 37!

OPENROAD

England have been excellent in the second half, off side but Crouch again :eek:

daithijjj

Something about crouch and wright phillips embracing after a goal never fails to give me a giggle

IvySlayer

Stevecw wrote: »

Haha i feel a bit more confident now, and he has gone a lot quieter too!!

Well you can gloat in his face now

daithijjj

daithijjj wrote: »

Something about crouch and wright phillips embracing after a goal never fails to give me a giggle

http://momento24.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/+alto+peq1.jpg

eZe^

Capello is such a top notch manager.

IvySlayer

daithijjj wrote: »

Something about crouch and wright phillips embracing after a goal never fails to give me a giggle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38T0BF2WAHk

eZe^

Stephen Merchant = fcuking legend.

Bubs101

IvySlayer wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38T0BF2WAHk

The best thing about that video is at the end where Gary and co. are all fake laughing because it was made by the BBC and Ian Wright is in genuine stitches because there was a midget on TV

IvySlayer

Bubs101 wrote: »

The best thing about that video is at the end where Gary and co. are all fake laughing because it was made by the BBC and Ian Wright is in genuine stitches because there was a midget on TV

Shearer and Wrighty were genuinely laughing :P

Alan Hansen, how much I love him, is so fake. And if I remember correctly, Wrighty got into a lot of trouble for what he said :P

Mars Bar

I thought Gerrard was terrible in the second half. There was one point where he lost the ball just outside the box and didn't bother trying to track back. He looked like someone who had run 40 miles. Walcott was useless, Milner should be in the first XI for the World Cup.

And Crouch, how does he do anything with those lanky legs?! He did so well when he came on.

marwelie

England may have won 3-1 but it doesn't hide the fact that they were rubbish in the first half and only scored the 2nd and 3rd when the Egyptians tired. I did only see highlights to be fair, but England have about as much chance of winning the WC this year as Ireland do, judging from that display.

BTW has to be said, for someone who is 10 foot 6, Peter Crouch is brilliant with the ball at his feet. He can't head a ball to save his life though!

mike65

marwelie wrote: »

BTW has to be said, for someone who is 10 foot 6, Peter Crouch is brilliant with the ball at his feet. He can't head a ball to save his life though!

This is the kind of original insight we have so long needed here

Mr Alan

i wish i could thank posts on my phone

marwelie

mike65 wrote: »

This is the kind of original insight we have so long needed here

I try

I'm here all week :rolleyes:

everdead.ie

I think that england looked much better when Milner came on and had a better shape I wonder could he start ahead of Gerrard on Current form or maybe stick Gerrard behind Rooney.

Sorry I didn't reply last night but I think Milner is Englands answer on the left and would be better there then on the right.

MagicMarker

marwelie wrote: »

England may have won 3-1 but it doesn't hide the fact that they were rubbish in the first half and only scored the 2nd and 3rd when the Egyptians tired. I did only see highlights to be fair, but England have about as much chance of winning the WC this year as Ireland do, judging from that display.

BTW has to be said, for someone who is 10 foot 6, Peter Crouch is brilliant with the ball at his feet. He can't head a ball to save his life though!

lol, maybe try watching the whole game in future rather than 90 compressed down into 15 minutes? England were not rubbish in the first half. They were on top for most of the game bar maybe the first 10/15 minutes of the second half.

England may not win the world cup but they are worthy 2nd or 3rd favourites imo.

Mr Alan

i think Gerrard behind rooney is the way to go as well tbh. Milner on the left, Lennon or SWP on the right, i used to doubt if rooney could lead the line effectively on his own, but this season seems to suggest that it may not be a problem.

SlickRic

England were not good.

good to see Gerrard's form for his club carrying over to the international stage.

Carrick did well when he came on, maybe it was because the Egyptians tired, I don't know, but he could be a solid enough option in there on occasion.

Walcott was embarrassing, and successfully won himself a summer holiday I would hope.

Rooney was a bit off colour, but still managed to have some good moments.

Baines was solid.

JT, once he cleared his head, seemed back to his old self, which can only be good for Chelsea. the international break may have come at a great time for him and them.

Milner was once again outstanding when he came on. i'd have him instead of Barry in the first XI to be honest. he reminds me of Roy Keane in some ways. He's not quite the tackler, but he's box-to-box, can arguably shoot better than Keane, and has the same endless energy it seems.

Crouch and SWP should've booked their seats on the plane, as, at the very least, important game changers.

Mr Alan

thought Gerrard was very good in the first half, poor in the second. Similar to the blackburn game actually! Lazy swine doesn't bother for 90 mins anymore

IvySlayer

Mr Alan wrote: »

i wish i could thank posts on my phone

Whose?

d22ontour

England have 2 offensive players who can actually change games in Gerrard and Rooney.The rest of the forwards and midfield are pretty weak and are hardly seen as a threat to the other potential WC winners.Lampard cannot exist without 2 players behind him to cover his non existentce whether it be for club or country.Barry isn't good enough for a 442 especially with Lampard beside him.It's possible he could operate with Gerrard in there, but it's quite scary to think Carrick and Barry is a better option than the lazyass Lamps.Lampard isn't good enough for England to go 451 to accommodate him.The 451 could actually win the the World Cup but not in it's current guise.

OPENROAD

d22ontour wrote: »

England have 2 offensive players who can actually change games in Gerrard and Rooney.The rest of the forwards and midfield are pretty weak and are hardly seen as a threat to the other potential WC winners.Lampard cannot exist without 2 players behind him to cover his non existentce whether it be for club or country.Barry isn't good enough for a 442 especially with Lampard beside him.It's possible he could operate with Gerrard in there, but it's quite scary to think Carrick and Barry is a better option than the lazyass Lamps.Lampard isn't good enough for England to go 451 to accommodate him.The 451 could actually win the the World Cup but not in it's current guise.

Bit harsh imo, no reason why England can't have a good run,like any team they will need some luck along the way, if I was to have one worry, it would be the goalkeeping situation.