UEFA Euro U21 Championships

[Mostar]

I think we should put our plan on buying the best of British talent on hold for the time being.

Meh type of performance by anybody English including our new star.

Mata had some nice passes but he looked like he was playing in the second gear. He could have done much more if he wanted to.

[PTP]

lol - under 21 football - it was better than the live scottish masters football i found myself watching earlier on sunday

spain were very good, really liked mata, thiago and martinez - ran the show...

thought england looked clueless, zero threat other than kyle walker bursting down the right.

Mancienne...what is it with him - there was a big hype around him, because he was young, at chelsea, played centre halve and was skifull and had dreadlocks - every time i've ever seen him he's been ****ing woeful.

[Shaggy]

****e isn't he. Gone to Hamburg too. I thought Arnesen was meant to be a **** hot scout?

[PTP]

yeah terrible player - he clearly isn't a centre halve - not strong enough and can't head the ball - but for a so called centre halve he was skilful - so prob looked 'good' - it then looks like people have realised he is a liability at defending, so he's been moved away from defence into midfield - we're all of a sudden, he's silk skills and passing as defender, are way below par for a midfielder and he's been caught out and looks out of his depth - so what is he....because he's he might be good enough footballer to play in defence, but he can't defend.....and he's not quite good enough footballer to play in midfield??

He'll end up playing right back for Doncaster Rovers

[Fernandinho]

So true

[peekay]

yeah terrible player - he clearly isn't a centre halve - not strong enough and can't head the ball - but for a so called centre halve he was skilful - so prob looked 'good' - it then looks like people have realised he is a liability at defending, so he's been moved away from defence into midfield - we're all of a sudden, he's silk skills and passing as defender, are way below par for a midfielder and he's been caught out and looks out of his depth - so what is he....because he's he might be good enough footballer to play in defence, but he can't defend.....and he's not quite good enough footballer to play in midfield??

He'll end up playing right back for Doncaster Rovers

According to Opta Joe

75% of the way through the match Michael Mancienne has 100% passing accuracy from 25 passes.

18 of Mancienne's 25 passes were played to his defenders or goalkeeper.



As a midfielder he passed backwards more than forwards

Move over Xavi, your replacement has arrived.

[Liverpool]

Pearce's press conference how delluded

[Fernandinho]

Link?

[Shaggy]

Pearce's press conference how delluded

His interview after the Spain game was a complete embarrassment.

Pearce: "Listen, if we'd had the amount of possession they had we'd have won four or five nil."

Completely missing the point.

[Liverpool]

Link?

its live, nothing interesting just saying spain are ok, didnt really hurt us, we deserved to win and he seems to be trying to get the words "group, experience, tournament football" into every sentence.

[ronanm]

£14 mill and Pacheco then, you heard it here first

Whoresh1t, unless Pacheco is Basque

[saj]

Whoresh1t, unless Pacheco is Basque

You just pwned him

[Muddled]

Juan Mata having another good game today.

[Rich]

England doing crap again. Got to question the tactics and formation, there's no cohesion whatsoever.

[Shaggy]

Same old story for England. Absolute ****e so far. Funny. I hate Stuart Pearce so I hope they lose.