Go on then: England vs Croatia

[thesilverfoxlfc]

[AFII]

1. La Liga enjoys the experience of two of the worlds best marketed clubs to aid it's expansion. It's main problem is it's neither all that exciting or all that good [for the main]
2. Don't kid yourself - the quality of football in the Premiership is second to none. What happens in the Premiership happens 2 seconds quicker than in La Liga - ask Morientes! To be a Success in the Premiership you have to have the skills you have in La Liga, with the extra ingredient of speed of thought.

That's why very few english players make it. They are not trained in a good way from a low age.

It's the foreign players that make the PL great, not the english players. Gerrard and Rooney are the only two world class english players.

[disco]

Aye,

Just saw the 3rd goal again. Carson could have had it. It was well placed, but deffo savable.

****ing hell that's harsh.

[Iceman]

All I can say is - what the **** was going on with that ****ing umbrella.

What the **** do you think the players were thinking when their manager was trying to keep their ****ing ginger hair dry?!

Umbrella-gate, I tell thee.

PS Feel sorry for Carson.

If the rain got on his hair his hairspray would dissolve and leave his bald spot exposed


what we need is a manager without any hair or vanity


Oh Hang On!

Rafa

[reddragon]

Terry Venables should have knocked him out and said, we're 2-0 down to ****ing Croatia after 10 minutes, have a seat and keep your hair dry, I'll take ****ing over from here.

But he didn't.

how do you know he didnt?

[Iceman]

how do you know he didnt?

Cos Venables was doing the FA corporate sponsorship thing for the first half

FFS

[reddragon]

That's why very few english players make it. They are not trained in a good way from a low age.

It's the foreign players that make the PL great, not the english players. Gerrard and Rooney are the only two world class english players.

Precisely why we have so many foreign players in the Prem - only the VERY best Brits make it through these days unfortunately.

[Kronenburg1892]

It's more grass roots than that.

Kids in this country only succeed if they can out muscle on the ball, instead of out play.

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Also look how many english players play in the first team for the top 4 teams in the Prem......

[thesilverfoxlfc]

"you are useless"

[Diego]

Also look how many english players play in the first team for the top 4 teams in the Prem......

gerrard, carra, crouch, lampard, terry, joe cole, ashley cole, rooney, ferdinand, carrick. wright- philips...

there will always be english players at the top sides, exept arse they will always be the foundation of the national team. and are good enough to qualify to all national competitions...

[Bob]

I think our best chance is for Andora to sneak one.

1 Croatia 12 9 2 1 28 8 20 29
2 Russia 12 7 3 2 18 7 11 24
3 England 12 7 2 3 24 7 17 23
4 Israel 12 7 2 3 20 12 8 23
5 FYR Macedonia 12 4 2 6 12 12 0 14
6 Estonia 12 2 1 9 5 21 -16 7
7 Andorra 12 0 0 12 2 42 -40 0


Every now and again there's a gem of a post that i'm not sure is a piss take or not...

Moving on, why FL gets a game when engerland's more enthusiastic players accommodate them and effectively lose shape is beyond me.

New management is needed... these fellas are Championship standard mangers, albeit decent coaches (I'm led to believe).

[Elrond]

I'm Aussie so I couldn't get a **** whether England made it or not, although I must admit I started to cheer on the Croats when I heard the England fans boo the national anthem, absolutely disgraceful !! I could imagine the riots if anybody did that to their anthem ...

On McClaren, he really is a ****e manager ... As somebody posted above, it reminded me of GH in his final year, SO BORING !!! Not just boring, they all looked clueless ... For a team filled with very good players across the park, they really are a ****e team and that has to come down to the manager and only him...

Why did the FA not insist that there be a clause in his contract to say that if England fail to qualify for any major tournaments such as Euro '08, then his termination payment would only be very minimal ... If he didn't agree to this, then tell him to **** off !! He wasn't qualified for the job in the first place so it's not like they were desperate for him or anything. It should have been on their terms and not his ...

From a LFC fan point of view, I am quite happy because it means that Stevie will be fully focused on us and give absolutely everything to win the title this season as he has a looooonnggg break ahead of him in the off season !! haha

[desertscouser]

Cos Venables was doing the FA corporate sponsorship thing for the first half

FFS

The FA, Mclaren and his coaching staff and the c**t fans booing the Croatian national anthem. It's a f**king circus, a complete disgrace. Heads must roll because it's not acceptable for England to be as sh!te at footie as they are right now.

[Riddler]

at 2-2 all I could think was "OMG he`s going to keep his job" ,talksport should be a good listen today.