DoomMerchant wrote:England should play like Leicester and stop fannying about. They'll never beat the top 3-4 teams in Europe with their confusing style and personnel and shite defense.
tighten shit up with Rooney in midfield if you have to play the tit. Loadsa fucks behind the ball. Get some fast cunts. Run like fuck. Smash it long (tho to whom i have no idea since the fuck didn't include Andy Carroll)....when required and just fucking put themselves about.
This is England.
Stop hiding. And don't be embarrassed about it. Who fucking cares about style in INTL footy? They're a bunch of fucking strangers playing at a shite level that most of us laugh at in terms of tactics and approach, so who gives a shit how pretty it is? The USA is laughable stylistically. A complete joke. But fans don't care about that if they win. Or at least make a match of it.
cheers
Sure won them all those trophies before, so you're saying why not keep the tradition going then? Good call.
I think people are overreacting to the performance, one in which they did score two good goals. There were inconsistencies, and some errors, the conceded goal of which was by none other than Joe Hart, who has zip to do with the arguments for going "old school," although did have one or two other good saves as well, to be fair.
In the win against Germany in March, they had Welbeck fit to play out wide. This time around, due to injury, Hodgson put Vardy out wide where he is less effective, although he still made an impact. I think what this performance may show is, as I heard elsewhere, that with Welbeck out and Rooney starting to show effectiveness as a no. 10, that Hodgson perhaps may go with a 442 (Diamond) instead of 433 with Vardy & Kane up front, Rooney in the no. 10 and then Wilshere, Alli and Dier/Drinkwater, and whoever they play as a back 4, to use Rose and Walker or Clyne to provide the width.
Sterling is probably the odd man out despite doing well to dribble into the middle to start activity for the first goal, but he was not his best the rest of the match. I think he will be left out as a starter, and my guess is he would have to play as a backup no. 10 or striker, yet there is Barkley and Sturridge, who both might be ahead of him there.