England v Italy match thread

[Shaggy]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IoPuKxqSWs"]Good luck Stevie G - YouTube[/ame]

[colin85]

[Shaggy]

I've always hated the Italian football team but I'll be behind them tomorrow. I never thought that would happen even as I've massively gone off England over the last decade or so, but I CAN'T COPE with Hodgson making the semis. Come on Italy FFS.

[little dave hedgehog]

Good luck Stevie G - YouTube

[Kenneth]

Great vid. It's a rallying cry!

[Exiled_red]

[CJ]

Jesus, sky are wanking over the fact that bodge spoke some italian in a press conference

[Rich]

Mental isn't it?

[CJ]

Very

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I've already had one "Liverpool should have given Hodgson more time".

If we win tonight there'll be a torrent of it...

[Kenneth]

Jesus, sky are wanking over the fact that bodge spoke some italian in a press conference

And Capello got **** for doing that.

[Buzzo]

Jesus, sky are wanking over the fact that bodge spoke some italian in a press conference

Yet weirdly they never once mentioned an Italian who handled his affairs in English.

[JohnDoe]

Looking forward to seeing both teams camping in their own half and watching the ball sit idle at the centre circle.

[Exiled_red]

Looking forward to seeing both teams camping in their own half and watching the ball sit idle at the centre circle.

[dww]

I've already had one "Liverpool should have given Hodgson more time".

If we win tonight there'll be a torrent of it...

I think he's actually done a pretty good job as England manager. We've become a side that knows are limitations and plays within that. The camp seems happy and together.

It remains obvious to me though that his tactics remain limited and are only applicable to some situations. In a longer league format it makes it more or less impossible to excel, in short league stages and knockout competitions it is a valid tactic.

It will be interesting to see how he does in the longer qualification group format.