Costa Rica 17 : 00 England - hello? Anyone there?

Corholio

ITV described Barkley throwing himself into the player as a 'brutal tackle' LOL.

Bit embarrassing from Barkley actually.

Lukker-

ballsymchugh wrote: »

barkley fairly jumped into that, was falling way before contact

It was a clear foul, Barkley had no-where else to go.

Liamalone

Sturridge stinking the place out, has he packed his first touch away already?

Looper007

A Greedy Algorithm wrote: »

This. Why can't ge stay on his feet? Its as if he looks for the nearest opposition player and just runs into him.

but he's a better supplier then the Liverpool duo, he can do something out of nothing. He fall's to the ground easily but are you saying Henderson is a better player.

Billy86

At least Rooney was criticised heavily for the chances he missed last week.

Oh no wait. He wasn't.

Corholio

Lukker- wrote: »

It was a clear foul, Barkley had no-where else to go.

Ah seriously watch it again. Jumps into him from about 2 feet away. Its probably a foul for obstruction but Barkley completely exaggerated everything.

Looper007

Gringo180 wrote: »

He brings more to the England team than Gerrard or Henderson. He has that something different, always looking for the ball and can drift past players so easily.

I think the excuse he just dives is a poor and simple remark. He's England's best attacking midfielder and most skilful and should have been picked ahead of Henderson.

Gringo180

Looper007 wrote: »

I think the excuse he just dives is a poor and simple remark. He's England's best attacking midfielder and most skilful and should have been picked ahead of Henderson.

Technically on another level to any English midfielder in that squad.

catallus

Darkglasses wrote: »

Listening to this on 5 live, the two commentators are so miserable you'd swear the world was ending?

I'm loving it, they go off into philosophical tangents, "I want to hear from you, the listener, on the phone-in, about what England's identity should be." hahaha, it is quality stuff.

Dozen Wicked Words

Dive from Sturridge there

Corholio

Looper007 wrote: »

I think the excuse he just dives is a poor and simple remark. He's England's best attacking midfielder and most skilful and should have been picked ahead of Henderson.

Not just that he dives, makes poor decisions when running with the ball and runs into players, also allows players, for some inexplicable reason, to get too close to nick the ball off him.

A Greedy Algorithm

Looper007 wrote: »

but he's a better supplier then the Liverpool duo, he can do something out of nothing. He fall's to the ground easily but are you saying Henderson is a better player.

I didn't mention Henderson anywhere in my post.

Liamalone

lmao Sturridge doing a starfish dive. Awful

ballsymchugh

catallus wrote: »

I'm loving it, they go off into philosophical tangents, "I want to hear from you, the listener, on the phone-in, about what England's identity should be." hahaha, it is quality stuff.

alan greene is like the martin tyler of the radio. when torres scored the winner in euro 2008 final, he was creaming himself about how a winning goal was scored by someone who learned his tricks in the premier league.... because torres learned nada at athletico before that.:rolleyes:

AdamD

Gerrard/Lampard, its like some sick joke.

Looper007

A Greedy Algorithm wrote: »

I didn't mention Henderson anywhere in my post.

But I'm giving you a example would you have picked Henderson over him, that's all.

Francie Barrett

Gerrard should have started - Wilshere offered sweet feck all.

Looper007

Corholio wrote: »

Not just that he dives, makes poor decisions when running with the ball and runs into players, also allows players, for some inexplicable reason, to get too close to nick the ball off him.

But he's a better choice then Gerrard or Henderson, he was the one making the passes through to the forward line which the other two weren't doing. Wilshire is a lot better then you better him out.

Looper007

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Gerrard should have started - Wilshere offered sweet feck all.

get off the boat, Wilshire did more in his 70 minutes then gerrard did in his two games.

Professional Griefer

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Gerrard should have started - Wilshere offered sweet feck all.

Because he offered so much in the first two games??

Gringo180

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Gerrard should have started - Wilshere offered sweet feck all.

What did Gerrard offer in the first 2 games?

DARK-KNIGHT

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Gerrard should have started - Wilshere offered sweet feck all.

gerrard like most english players are massively overrated

Francie Barrett

Professional Griefer wrote: »

Because he offered so much in the first two games??

He's the best deep lying midfielder that England have at the moment, that is beyond question.

Francie Barrett

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

gerrard like most english players are massively overrated

Bizarre post - are England supposed to ask an Italian or Spaniard to play for them? :pac:

DARK-KNIGHT

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Bizarre post - are England supposed to ask an Italian or Spaniard to play for them? :pac:

you said gerrard should have started and i said he was absolute muck in a polite way...

Francie Barrett

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

you said gerrard should have started and i said he was absolute muck in a polite way...

Quick check of your history, yep, a United supporter :pac:

Looper007

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Quick check of your history, yep, a United supporter :pac:

and are you a Liverpool supporter.

Whats the difference, Gerrard was once a awesome player now he's a liability.

AllGunsBlazing

Lads, you missed all the fun!;)

BofaDeezNuhtz

They're spending more time talking about the Suarez bite than Englands shoite performance ffs

Delighted they are he might get kicked outta the comp imo :rolleyes:

patmac

Suarez's bite will deflect all the criticism away from what has been the worst England worst World Cup performance ever.

Billy86

Wow... Apres Match outdoes itself. And not in a good way. Hasn't been funny in a decade.

Mint Sauce

Mint Sauce wrote: »

This game is all about the Unoffical World Title for England now...

http://www.ufwc.co.uk/

Well after that result, the WC Trophy, and the UFWC will now be unified.

Skylinehead

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Gerrard should have started - Wilshere offered sweet feck all.

I'd rather have "feck all" (far from it) than gifting the opposition goals tbh.

Ulysses Gaze

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Gerrard should have started - Wilshere offered sweet feck all.

Paul Scholes has Wilshere's number.

He has not developed at all since he was 17 or 18.

greendom

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Gerrard should have started - Wilshere offered sweet feck all.

What about the 2 chances he handed to Sturridge on a plate ?

Looper007

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

Paul Scholes has Wilshere's number.

He has not developed at all since he was 17 or 18.

But still played better then Gerrard and Henderson in 70 minutes then they did in two games.

Ulysses Gaze

Looper007 wrote: »

But still played better then Gerrard and Henderson in 70 minutes then they did in two games.

And that is a good thing given how terrible they were?

Looper007

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

And that is a good thing given how terrible they were?

Well it shows the stupidity of the England manager. Wilshire is a far better player then you give him credit for.