World Cup 2014

[ryanman]

Who the fuck are these superstars?

Didn't want to kick you guys while you're down

Maybe not superstars now. But your point still holds when you think of the England team of circa 2002-2008 featuring Terry, Ferdinand, A Cole, Lampard, Gerrard, Owen, Rooney et al. All peaking together near enough. That team should have done so much more but didn't for the reasons you correctly identified.

[Master]

Who the fuck are these superstars?

Didn't want to kick you guys while you're down

Maybe not superstars now. But your point still holds when you think of the England team of circa 2002-2008 featuring Terry, Ferdinand, A Cole, Lampard, Gerrard, Owen, Rooney et al. All peaking together near enough. That team should have done so much more but didn't for the reasons you correctly identified.

Portugal had a golden generation who did sweet FA too.

[El Kabong]

Who the fuck are these superstars?

Didn't want to kick you guys while you're down

Maybe not superstars now. But your point still holds when you think of the England team of circa 2002-2008 featuring Terry, Ferdinand, A Cole, Lampard, Gerrard, Owen, Rooney et al. All peaking together near enough. That team should have done so much more but didn't for the reasons you correctly identified.

Portugal had a golden generation who did sweet FA too.

the US beat those guys

[ryanman]

Who the fuck are these superstars?

Didn't want to kick you guys while you're down

I think the premiere league product has screwed the national English team. Not enough quality coming through and when they are there they are overpaid and end up spoilt little shits who do not give a monkies.

The thing is though it's deeper than that. We do produce good players, and circa 2002-2008 produced a whole team of good players, but still didn't do it. So it's about more than producing players. It's true what Lyle says about stuck between two playing styles PLUS the crippling and vindictive judgments waiting for our players from the press and fans clearly weighh heavily on their shoulders. Other nations look like they enjoy the world cup, but we look like we have the weight of the world on our shoulders. Understandably so given our press and our part time fans ready to crucify any mistakes.

[OumaFan]

England have some nice young players (Sturridge, Sterling, Henderson, a few others who didn't get much playing time), but they really only have one elite player at this point, and he hasn't produced a whole lot for the national team.

I would see what I could do to get Rodgers to take the job, but I dunno why he'd even consider it.

FWIW, I think on paper they were the second best team in the group and should have beaten Uruguay.

[ross]

All the nations that do well have the creative geniuses that win the games for them. England have always had the mentality that theyd rather lose with a whole team playing together than win with a superstar.

They have wasted some very creative talent.

[ryanman]

All the nations that do well have the creative geniuses that win the games for them. England have always had the mentality that theyd rather lose with a whole team playing together than win with a superstar.

They have wasted some very creative talent.

Alright alright Matt Le Tissier was good!

[Xwetie]

The world cup is all set up, Argentina will win, just saying',

[Beanflicker]

I'm going to bite.

Hopefully not to hard, lover.

Fair play to you on rugby, I played it all through high school because it's a real man's sport. We'd run practices on a local soccer pitch so we'd have to go tell the soccer playing sissies to take a hike and make way for the real men.

[Beanflicker]

The world cup is all set up, Argentina will win, just saying',

Nah mate Germany has it this year.

Job biscuit,
Eh eh

[Mark TKO]

Day fucking 8 and we're out ffs

If we win last game with a cracking performance I'll be fucking angry

[palmerq]

Also to Canada, although I think it's scandalous that not one of there games have been shown on TV yet!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsRDME69isk

I'm quite glad they're not showing any canadian games :S

[ryanman]

Also to Canada, although I think it's scandalous that not one of there games have been shown on TV yet!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsRDME69isk

I'm quite glad they're not showing any canadian games :S

Ouch! oh man.

[OumaFan]

The only thing that's been a bit disappointing about this World Cup is that the Saturday games have been a bit shit. Argentina-Iran should have been scheduled for 2 AM Sunday Morning. Nigeria-Bosnia's passable at best. Ghana-Germany is the best game on paper, but Germany may just do their thing and end it by halftime.

[Dia bando]

Hogson is fucking rubbish he fucked up Liverpool, why did they pick him as England manager
he's shit simple maybe he was cheap.
Remember chaps me being Welsh we don't expect to much from our side, to be honest the
players you have underachieved, sham full really very poor.
Sorry a very poor manager, and all them super stars need a kick up the ass.