Today's matches

[QPR999]

No 'it's all about me'' Ronaldo tonight, I think Portugal will look ordinary and England to win 3-1.

 

[sb_73]

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Ricardo Carvalho! He's nearly as old as me!

 

[QPR999]

Ricardo Carvalho! He's nearly as old as me!

That's what I thought. I didn't realise he was still playing.

 

[Hoops Eternal]

So how is Roy going to approach this? Is he going to start with what he feels will be the starting line up for the first game in France?

 

[Steelmonkey]

Ricardo Carvalho! He's nearly as old as me!

38 - and going to be the oldest player at the Euros.

 

[Steelmonkey]

Ultra high karate kick challenge by Bruno Alves on Kane sees him get a straight red, with Kane still lucky to have a head on his shoulders.

Apart from that not an overly inspiring game

 

[Sooperhoop]

Poor first half, Rooney, Kane and Vardy obviously doesn't work in this set-up. Wilshere not playing is ridiculous, he needs game-time. You sometimes wonder if Woy actually has any idea of his opening line-up, please God it's not this one...

 

[rangercol]

Poor first half, Rooney, Kane and Vardy obviously doesn't work in this set-up. Wilshere not playing is ridiculous, he needs game-time. You sometimes wonder if Woy actually has any idea of his opening line-up, please God it's not this one...

Completely agree.
What the **** is Roy playing at?
Vardy and kane out wide in a diamond. Kane taking the corners.
No Wilshire and Milner playing!!
Roy's lost it!

 

[Hoops Eternal]

Completely agree.
What the **** is Roy playing at?
Vardy and kane out wide in a diamond. Kane taking the corners.
No Wilshire and Milner playing!!
Roy's lost it!

That is assuming Roy ever had it

 

[Wherever]

I hate Mexican waves almost as much as two team scarfs

 

[Hoops Eternal]

I hate Mexican waves almost as much as two team scarfs

It's always a good indication that the game is crap when the Mexican waves start

 

[Uber_Hoop]

I appreciate this is by no means relevant, but can Harry Kane actually breathe through his nose?

 

[Hoops Eternal]

It is clear from this game and the previous one that it is pointless playing Vardy out wide, completely ineffectual

 

[Stroller]

This is a very old Portugal side. I think I just spotted Eusebio on the bench.

 

[rangercol]

Wilshire has made an instant improvement. He must start and we should scrap this ****ing diamond formation.
All this attacking flare at his disposal and Hodgson is threatening to **** it up.

 

[Hoops Eternal]

I really do think Sterling is a waste of space

 

[rangercol]

Carvahlio is and always has been a complete ****!

 

[Uber_Hoop]

It is clear from this game and the previous one that it is pointless playing Vardy out wide, completely ineffectual

I've never understood why it is that a succession of England managers select players on the basis of their form for their clubs, playing a certain role in a certain system, then play them completely out of position in an alien system. I appreciate that players have to learn to adapt to different ways of playing, but surely you have to put a formation out that plays to the strengths of the players.

 

[rangercol]

I really do think Sterling is a waste of space

He's looked better of late. I'm not convinced kane should play in this formation.
I really hope Roy isn't playing people out of position just to please Rooney.
He can play behind kane. It ain't rocket science.

 

[Uber_Hoop]

Wilshire has made an instant improvement. He must start and we should scrap this ****ing diamond formation.
All this attacking flare at his disposal and Hodgson is threatening to **** it up.

What was wrong with the pressing, high tempo game they played against the Germans?