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[omgkitty]

Go choke on some meatballs

I could go for some meatballs right now.

 

[Wilbur]

Right, they played within themselves.

The point of a coach is for a team to play beyond themselves.

Fucking Roy Hodgson.

Hasn't improved a top player in his career.

Fact.

I'm talking about Italy.

What a goal, honda

 

[Zabojnik]

There's nobody I can think of to replace him anyway, so fuck knows. If a Klopp or Conte was available and we got knocked out in the group stage, there'd be no question imo, but there isn't.

Klopp and Conte don't strike me as national team-type managers. Maybe in 20 years, but not now. Conte at least is very much a day to day pressure machine, he'd go insane not being able to train the team for months at time. Klopp as well, I reckon, though he is German.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

FUCK ME

 

[Gareth Bale]

great finish

 

[K1LLER7]

HONDAAAAAAAAA

 

[Derp1na]

Honda!

 

[Fergie]

HONDA WHAT A GOAL.

 

[Scum]

Goal!

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

Holy shit

 

[GorillaJu]

HONNNNNDAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Shanks D Zoro]

Hondaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

[Mr Cola]

I was right to put Honda in my players to watch

YES!

 

[caesar]

yes fantasy team

 

[Shake Appeal]

Fuck the "Roy's done well" bollocks.

A proper coach managed that squad and we win by a few goals. Italy were fucking dire.

Italy conserved their energy in the heat and humidity and weren't experiencing cramp in the 60th minute like some supposedly professional footballers.

I agree that England should do better against Italy's second-choice goalkeeper, out of position defenders, and dudes who played in the sixth or seventh teams in Serie A this year, but what are ya gonna do.

Maybe prepare properly and execute a coherent gameplan, but that has been beyond English players and coaches at least in my lifetime...

 

[wedward]

Bottle job by Roy to start Sterling over Lallana. Yet another speed merchant over the most technically gifted midfielder in England. Brilliant.

LOOOOOOOL

Go to bed.

 

[Vivalaraza]

NIPPON

NIPPON

NIPPON

 

[PrematureQuiche]

Good finish but terrible defending lol

 

[hiroshawn]

Hondaaaaaaasaannnnn

 

[arkon]

Holy shit! Hondaaaaa!

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Oh baby

1-0 to the Viper

 

[BlindCommunication]

What a rocket!

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Klopp and Conte don't strike me as national team-type managers. Maybe in 20 years, but not now. Conte at least is very much a day to day pressure machine, he'd go insane not being able to train the team for months at time. Klopp as well, I reckon, though he is German.

I was gonna say Rodgers but he hasn't achieved a tenth of what Conte and Klopp have done



Christ, I hope 3Sixty is joking with the Lallana comment

 

[Shanks D Zoro]

Did all the teams get together and agree not to defend during this tournament.

 

[Tc91]

Great goal Honda. Japan seem like an exciting team to watch.

 

[Yurt]

Why is Paletta even in our national team is beyond me. Useless player, never has a clue, he WILL make England score again if he doesn't wake up.

This. A million times this.

Bonucci is a nightmare in a back four but he's still better than fucking Paletta. Hell, bring back Nesta I'm sure he's still fit from playing in Canada..

I think italy confused England by pushing Pirlo further forward. For a lot of the game Veratti or De Rossi are playing deeper than him and I don't think England have really figured out who should be tracking Pirlo or who should be marking him.

I told you this was going to happen and Roy would be too stupid to realise it p

 

[Wilbur]

Back from the boozer. My thoughts on England.

Bottle job by Roy to start Sterling over Lallana. Yet another speed merchant over the most technically gifted midfielder in England. Brilliant.

This is jokes :lol. Sterling was our best player and absolutely justified his inclusion.

Barkley and Lallana did the square root of fuck all.

 

[Arnie]

Italy conserved their energy in the heat and humidity and weren't experiencing cramp in the 60th minute like some supposedly professional footballers.

I agree that England should do better against Italy's second-choice goalkeeper, out of position defenders, and dudes who played in the sixth or seventh teams in Serie A this year, but what are ya gonna do.

Maybe prepare properly and execute a coherent gameplan, but that has been beyond English players and coaches at least in my lifetime...

I 1000% agree.

I think today's game plan was "press with pace".

Great.

Well in Roy you egg.

 

[Broder Salsa]

I would have started Milner over Lallana and Sterling.

Fuck Honda, my bets are going wrong now.

 

[hiroshawn]

Wtf was that?

 

[Keyser Soze]

THAT THING WILL KILL US ALL

 

[Broder Salsa]

Serey Die is kind of harsh, does he really hate someone so much to put that on his shirt?

Wait what, did that move? I thought it was a piece of wood

 

[Shake Appeal]

I told you this was going to happen and Roy would be too stupid to realise it p

It's particularly funny because it was widely reported in the press that Verratti would start to free Pirlo, and yet here we are. Twice now he's played England and enjoyed more space and possession than he does against relegation battlers in Italy.

 

[Scum]

Japan are well up for this!

 

[K1LLER7]

Ooooh nice play Japan

 

[Shanks D Zoro]

This. A million times this.

Bonucci is a nightmare in a back four but he's still better than fucking Paletta. Hell, bring back Nesta I'm sure he's still fit from playing in Canada..

I told you this was going to happen and Roy would be too stupid to realise it p

I have been wondering why Bonucci wasn't playing. All our hopes rest with De Sciglio coming back. Paletta needs to go hide in some opera house somewhere.

 

[Wilbur]

It's particularly funny because it was widely reported in the press that Verratti would start to free Pirlo, and yet here we are. Twice now he's played England and enjoyed more space and possession than he does against relegation battlers in Italy.

Presumably because relegation battlers in Italy play far more defensively than we did today and sacrifice players attacking wise in order to sit on Pirlo.

 

[3Sixty]

This is jokes :lol. Sterling was our best player and absolutely justified his inclusion.

Barkley and Lallana did the square root of fuck all.

Sterling was dogshit.

Aaron Lennon could have done the exact same thing. Except given the ball away less.

Lallana given 10 mins at the end. In a game where Roy wanted to retain possession, brilliant.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Sterling was dogshit.

Aaron Lennon could have done the exact same thing. Except given the ball away less.

Lallana given 10 mins at the end. In a game where Roy wanted to retain possession, brilliant.

No.

 

[Suen]

Thank you Sunhi

 

[Wilbur]

Sterling was dogshit.

Aaron Lennon could have done the exact same thing. Except given the ball away less.

Lallana given 10 mins at the end. In a game where Roy wanted to retain possession, brilliant.

Yeah, you're wrong here. Sorry 3Sixty, your Saints boner is too strong this time.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Sterling was dogshit.

Aaron Lennon could have done the exact same thing. Except given the ball away less.

Lallana given 10 mins at the end. In a game where Roy wanted to retain possession, brilliant.

Lallana played himself out of contention with 3 consecutive non-performances, and did little when he came on except letting a throw-in twat him in the nose.

Sterling was good, at the very least.

 

[Messi]

Lallana played himself out of contention with 3 consecutive non-performances, and did little when he came on except letting a throw-in twat him in the nose.

Sterling was good, at the very least.

Wasn't it sterling who gave the long pass to Rooney for the goal cross?

 

[Broder Salsa]

 

[Shanks D Zoro]

Sterling was very impressive, didn't let the occasion get the better of him. England have to hope he is fresh for the next game, because he should be able to torch Uruguay.

 

[Wilbur]

Wasn't it sterling who gave the long pass to Rooney for the goal cross?

Yep. And sterling who created most of our openings because he's a speed merchant. Lallana would have kept it nice and tidy tonight but done little incisively.

 

[caesar]

where is the co commentator

 

[Shake Appeal]

For what it's worth, as an Italy fan, the scariest players to see on the ball for England were 1. Sturridge, 2. Sterling.

 

[Bumhead]

Sterling was dogshit.

Aaron Lennon could have done the exact same thing. Except given the ball away less.

Lallana given 10 mins at the end. In a game where Roy wanted to retain possession, brilliant.

International Football: When Club Allegiencies Attack!

Whatever the reason for England not winning tonight, Sterling was not it.

I'd play Lallana (or Barkley - depends what you want from that position) but instead of Rooney, not Sterling.

 

[Scum]

Wooden pls.

Wasn't it sterling who gave the long pass to Rooney for the goal cross?

Yep.