World Cup Games (Sat, 14 June 2014)

[Leyton388]

**** off have I seen Aquilani? Has he not spontaneously combusted yet?

[danperkins]

Italy dominated that midfield, with their posession football & the weather it was set up perfectly for them. Pirlo is a ****ing genius!

[Daniel 7]

England should have a decent future

[Exiled_red]

That was a decent performance in fairness. Most of our lads played well Sterling was MOTM. Rooney as we've seen in most international tournaments has failed to turn up.

[James P]

"People on the streets will be trying that free kick." Really Phil, really?

I would be out on the street right now trying it if it wasn't 1am and there was any street lighting in our road.

[Venton]

Nice one you owl-faced ****. This is where the rest of England comes to realise just how limited and clueless the face-rubbing donkey is, and how his tactics are rooted in the 1980s.

To be fair our players aren't good enough generally and our premiership style of football counts against us internationally.

[Leyton388]

**** off Hodgson. Allowing Italy so much possession and allowing them the ball so much. Rooney can **** off he's a total ****ing granny shagging, bald shrek looking cunt.

[fah-q]

Italy are bang average. I see nothing special in that team. England just allowed them time and space with the ball.

Just easing into the tournament as usual. Just easing in.

[McDermotX]

Giles - Italians knew exactly what they were doing. About 4 or 5 English players going down with cramp, rubbish mistakes etc all from having to chase. You didn't see Pirlo goingdown with cramp....or any of them for that matter.

[lucas]

[ame]https://twitter.com/not_motd/status/477962032659316736[/ame]

[dom9]

This thread is amusing me.

[Liverpel]

https://twitter.com/bazzshady/status/477960049625956352

[JohnDoe]

To be fair our players aren't good enough generally and our premiership style of football counts against us internationally.

I think this England squad is quite talented.

[Leyton388]

Remember when people said Wayne Rooney was world class?

[James P]

To be fair our players aren't good enough generally and our premiership style of football counts against us internationally.

I agree in part, but why persist with a clearly **** Rooney, and why prefer the 'lots of stamina but little else' Wellbeck over the far more creative Lallana? It's not like Italy were going to play like Stoke.