Euro 2016 - Round of 16 - England vs Iceland, 8 pm, RTE, ITV

citytillidie

Gary Lineker after Iceland score late goal in the group game to face England - England have never been beaten by Iceland in tournament football lol never speak to soon and looking forward to a Quarter Final before playing the 2nd round game

SlickRic

I like Didi, but it's easy to call the Premier League a fraud.

That's not the issue.

The issue is the coach.

If there's no pattern to play, and you can't even get set pieces right, to the point where Harry Kane is taking your corners and frees, while Rooney I'd marking the giant CB on defensive set pieces, them you've been set up to lose.

Ulysses Gaze

And you know what?

As soon as August comes around and "The Greatest League in the World" tm kicks off, all the hand-wringing about the English National Team will stop.

Paully D

Red Kev wrote: »

So will Roy Hodgson drop Joe Hart for the next match.

What do ye think?

Unless he morphs into Pep Guardiola between now and August, he won't have the choice.

Dirty Dingus McGee

Balotelli did not play in the Champions League final in 2010.Dunphy with more bull**** stats.

mansize

Deleted User wrote: »

Only going to get worse. More tv money means the top clubs will merely buy talent and not develop it. Theres no incentive for them to do so. Not good for young English players.

Brexit will end forgien players

mzungu

Didi pulling no punches. He is spot on though.

Mr. Farage

A Primal Nut wrote: »

Kinda feel sorry for English fans. Every major tournament it gets built up that they are going to do really well and they always end up doing absolutely ****e.

With their behaviour I'm delighted for them.

First Up

Deleted User wrote:

And the best players have been foreigners too. Henry, Cantona, Ronaldo Bergkamp, Van Nistlerooy....

Don't worry. When they liberate themselves from the EU tyranny, all those will be shipped out along with the rest of the foreigners - Mourinho, Wenger, Klopp, Guardiola.......

Oscar Bravo

Dunphy nearly in tears lol

alchemist33

mansize wrote: »

They didn't almost win it. Didn't even come close. Bottled it. Finished 3rd

Dont pretend you dont know what I meant just because they finished behind Arsenal on the last day

Harry Palmr

briany wrote: »

Didi making a well-trodden point, there. I would like to say, though, that if England are so average, how come they usually manage to walk their qualifying group into the tournament? 30 points, every game won against Switzerland, Slovenia and Estonia. Not that these are the greatest sides, but the kind of sides that England would struggle against when it comes to the tournament itself. So I think there is a huge mental issue here. I agree that their quality has dwindled, but it's not the whole story.

For the same reason that Italy seem to make heavy weather of qualification but can usually go a long way at the tournament - it's two different things entirely. The former requires some playing talent of course but latter is about tactics, acumen, knowing when to stick, when to twist, to understand the dynamic of being "canny" England have never really understood that every game is a final, not a league game where risks can be taken for reward.

Keep it tight to progress.

mansize

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

And you know what?

As soon as August comes around and "The Greatest League in the World" tm kicks off, all the hand-wringing about the English National Team will stop.

Only idiots that buy sky's marketing believe that

GreNoLi

RobertKK

A years supply of Schadenfreude tonight.

mansize

alchemist33 wrote: »

Dont pretend you dont know what I meant just because they finished behind Arsenal on the last day

They never came close to winning it.

surripere

mansize wrote: »

Who's watching the highlights on BBC?

Wouldn't miss it for the world

Ian Wright was pretty animated over on ITV

Green Fella

The Premier League being totally exposed for the crap it is. Just a money making brand to mug people off. Glad I gave up on it ****ing Leicester City winning the League, England losing to Icelandic journeymen and not able to pass the ball 5 yards. Its a real sick disgrace they rob the fans they really do.

The money these idiots are on is sickening and they cannot control a football

mansize

First Up wrote: »

Don't worry. When they liberate themselves from the EU tyranny, all those will be shipped out along with the rest of the foreigners - Mourinho, Wenger, Klopp, Guardiola.......

And they'll fcuk Wales out when they beat them too

Mec27

Harry Palmr wrote: »

For the same reason that Italy seem to make heavy weather of qualification but can usually go a long way at the tournament - it's two different things entirely. The former requires some playing talent of course but latter is about tactics, acumen, knowing when to stick, when to twist, to understand the dynamic of being "canny" England have never really understood that every game is a final, not a league game where risks can be taken for reward.

Keep it tight to progress.

Tardelli alluded to this about Irish players recently. Stands to reason we get it from them considering all our players develop there.

Agent Coulson

Roy quits

citytillidie

Roy gone

First Up

Red Kev wrote:

So will Roy Hodgson drop Joe Hart for the next match.

Red Kev wrote:

What do ye think?

Won't be his decision.

Kermit.de.frog

Morrison J

SlickRic wrote: »

I like Didi, but it's easy to call the Premier League a fraud.

That's not the issue.

The issue is the coach.

Same was said about Sven, McClaren, Capello.

Problem is much deeper than that tbf. The sheer size of the ego's these men need to manage must be near on impossible.

namloc1980

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

And you know what?

As soon as August comes around and "The Greatest League in the World" tm kicks off, all the hand-wringing about the English National Team will stop.

And they'll piss through their qualifying group. Which means we'll have more great entertainment in Russia 2018!!!!

AllGunsBlazing

Jaysus, Didi Hamann fairly stuck the boot into the EPL there.

~Rebel~

SlickRic wrote: »

I refuse to believe the players are shít.

That game was a case study in what happens when you are not prepared properly as a team.

You always hear people questioning what it is that managers do, stating that players at that level should be able to just do their jobs without being told how.

Well that England performance shows exactly what a team looks like without management.

Put Conte in charge of those same players, and you'll have a completely different team.

Itssoeasy

Hang on is Roy quiting already ?

FrKurtFahrt

surripere wrote: »

Wouldn't miss it for the world

I dont want to see the highlights, necessarily, I just want to hear the whinging.

Odyssey 2005

Hodgson gone

mansize

Woy wesigns

martyos121

Woy stepped down already lol.

Lackey

Hodgkin resigned!!

Bret Hart

Woy pulling a Missi.

tanko

Hodgson deluded to the last. Pity he's not staying on for the next twenty years.

Ulysses Gaze

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

And you know what?

As soon as August comes around and "The Greatest League in the World" tm kicks off, all the hand-wringing about the English National Team will stop.

How many of the top clubs have an English player that pulls the strings though? Its not the PL's job to look after the England team.

garv123

bye bye woy

blackcard

Does any blame attach to Gary Neville?

namloc1980

Roy gone. Clueless.

Ardent

Hodgson has done a Cameron on it!

LiamoSail

Hodgson praises the commitment of his players as he resigns. Whatever about his managerial ability, you have to respect his integrity

Bobby Baccala

England that tactically inept that they shìt themselves at the sight of a long throw, pathetic performance.

Delighted for Iceland what a story.

briany

Hodgexit.

adox

blackcard wrote: »

Does any blame attach to Gary Neville?

I blame Fergie.

Royal Legend

Roy Resigns, so as he can avoid the press conference,

Sums up the man totally,

Cowardly, clueless.

Francie Barrett

So Woy was tactically undone by a dentist who only happens to do the Icelandic football management gig as a part-time nixer - http://www.espnfc.co.uk/team/iceland/470/blog/post/2879337/meet-heimir-hallgrimsson-icelands-co-manager-and-practicing-dentist

super_furry

Step up Gary Neville. He's English and that's all that matters.

captbarnacles

How does Giles think Rooney is a good midfielder. He struggles with the basics.