Pointless Midweek Friendlies Thread

mike65

Yay!

A few ties have the potential to rise above the mediocre or might offer comedy value/shock result

Russia 15 : 00 United States (In Russia....)
Luxembourg 19 : 15 Scotland ( currently without a manager)
Netherlands 19 : 30 Germany (always keenly anticipated)
Sweden 19 : 30 England (New national stadium being Christened)
Ireland Republic 19 : 45 Greece (Game of Debt)
Panama 21 : 30 Spain (Spain yet again travelling across the ocean for a meaningless game)

England are giving the kids a run out with Sterling, Zaha and Jenkinson all playing at least some part tonight (no doubt in an effort to convince them to declare for England, Sterling will probably start) Gerrard to get his 100th cap.

Corvo

Yay! I get to be impressed by some of the young players in the Ireland team tonight who will likely never play in a competitive game under Trap! Yay!


































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Lawrence1895

mike65 wrote: »

Yay!

A few ties have the potential to rise above the mediocre or might offer comedy value/shock result

Russia 15 : 00 United States (In Russia....)
Luxembourg 19 : 15 Scotland ( currently without a manager)
Netherlands 19 : 30 Germany (always keenly anticipated)
Sweden 19 : 30 England (New national stadium being Christened)
Ireland Republic 19 : 45 Greece (Game of Debt)
Panama 21 : 30 Spain (Spain yet again travelling across the ocean for a meaningless game)

England are giving the kids a run out with Sterling, Zaha and Jenkinson all playing at least some part tonight (no doubt in an effort to convince them to declare for England, Sterling will probably start) Gerrard to get his 100th cap.

For some supporters on both sides, this is not a friendly match at all. They wouldn't even care, that Germany is playing with some sort of B team

EdenHazard

I wonder do footballers look forward to these games? I'd say the majority do

Pinturicchio

EdenHazard wrote: »

I wonder do footballers look forward to these games? I'd say the majority do

The likes of Sterling might, but I wouldn't say Casillas, Iniesta, Sergio Ramos or David Villa are exactly delighted about travelling to Panama midweek.

EdenHazard

Yeah say it depends. Like the Belgian lads are prob buzzin at the moment with their form and stuff, while I'd say the Irish players aren't so pushed about tonight.

Sin City

I expect Merkle to be at the Aviva to take the gate receipts and ask how the Greeks could afford a trip to Ireland and demand to know what kind of hotel accomodation the team and the Greek FA are staying in

kitakyushu

mike65 wrote: »

Sweden 19 : 30 England (New national stadium being Christened)
Ireland Republic 19 : 45 Greece (Game of Debt)

I'll be watching these two anyway. Sweden are our group opponents so no harm seeing as much of them as possible. Add to this we get to check out their new stadium. It looks like an impressive job. Flexible, scalable, and a retractable roof. It even managed to cost €110m less than the new Lansdowne Road!

greendom

Italy - France matches are always worth keeping an eye on

mike65

Sweden: Isaksson; Lustig, Granqvist, Jonas Olsson, Martin Olsson; Elm, Kallstrom, Larsson, Kacaniklic; Ibrahimovic, Ranegie.

England Hart, Johnson, Cahill, Caulker, Baines, Osman, Cleverley, Sterling, Young, Gerrard, Welbeck

One Two players from outside cities of Liverpool and Manchester

kitakyushu

mike65 wrote: »

England starting 11- Hart, Johnson, Cahill, Caulker, Baines, Osman, Cleverley, Sterling, Young, Gerrard, Welbeck

One player from outside cities of Liverpool and Manchester

Cahill too?

mike65

kitakyushu wrote: »

Cahill too?

oops!

klose

Nice goal from welbeck to level it up for England, good play from sterling and young in the build up. Poachers goal! Pitch is ragged though for a new stadium

mike65

When you build a stadium its a good idea to have the pitch down at least a month before the opening ceremony.

Sterling looking very comfortable apart from when getting sold a short pass or crunched by Larsson. Lovely cross field ball for Young which lead to the goal by Welbeck, and a few others nice moments.

NIMAN

Pinturicchio wrote: »

The likes of Sterling might, but I wouldn't say Casillas, Iniesta, Sergio Ramos or David Villa are exactly delighted about travelling to Panama midweek.

Have they never heard about inventing the odd injury or strain?
They should give Giggsy a call, he was the undoubted master of that.

Fools.:D

kitakyushu

Panama? Are Spain planning a World Cup bid or something?

Turtyturd

I never liked Ibra...but that's a touch of class after he scored there.

Oscars Well.

Zlat is some boy, hatrick now! Gabon are drawing 2-2 with Portugal :eek:

Blatter

Best keeper in the world!

Turtyturd

OMFG.:eek:

whatawaster

Hart lol, Ibra wow

markie29

THATS ONE OF THE BEST GOALS I HAVE EVER SEEN!! ****ING HELL! IBRA!

MagicMarker

Holy fúcking jesus!!!

Dempsey

incredible goal by ibra!!!

keith16

Jesus Christ on a bike.....that is a joke!

alchemist33

You have to laugh.

padd b1975

Jesus what a strike!

Zemuppet

England 2 - Ibra 4.

Laika1986

Laziest man on the pitch and scores four

Super-Rush

Pepe LeFrits

Truly extraordinary goal. Made his second look comparatively ordinary.

Shzm

Magic.

Nuri Sahin

Ah sure, he's overrated some still say.

ASOT

cgpg5

One of the best goals I've ever seen

lala88

Barcelona should have a look at this Ibrahimovic lad if not maybe AC Milan

GavRedKing

Ibra'kadabra.

Some performance.

keith16

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Ah sure, he's overrated some still say.

I have to say I always viewed him as a bit of a "show-pony" but my god, I've been converted....what a man...

Mars Bar

Just saw the Ibra overhead. Sweet mother of jesus. The way he reads the situation and then the execution. Unbelievable!

Turtyturd

Did Chiles just say 'how the f*ck?'.

djPSB

Crouch's goal against City last year was slightly better I think.

And Cisse's was in the same league.

Super-Rush

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQhuE3b_GBU

Brussels Sprout

I read all comments over on the bbc text commentary about the goal and rushed in to see catch it on the highlights. Given the hyperbole with which it was being described I was pretty sure I was going to be disappointed when I finally saw it. I wasn't.

kitakyushu

4 against Germany last month. 4 against England tonight. Damn, we are fúcked next March!

Zlatan conversation with Hart (dramatisation, may not have happened).

Brussels Sprout

djPSB wrote: »

Crouch's goal against City last year was slightly better I think.

gtfo

Lawrence1895

I thought, the match between Shels and Bray was the worst match ever, but I was proven wrong. Holland vs Germany...:eek: