So what if the other side (in this case, England) get the ball and break away. Does the ref just stop the game ? What if he does this and the TV ref says 'no goal', have the other team then been wrongly denied a clear cut chance of a goal themselves ? And the biggest point of all, if we had goal-line technology and the goal was given it would have been a travesty as the Ukrainian who supplied the assist was clearly off-side when the ball was played to him. Therefore to have given the goal to Ukraine would have been totally unfair on England as it should never have stood anyway !
Allow the game to flow and continue while someone checks to see if it crossed the line. If it didn't everything continues as normal, if it did cross the line the ref gets a call in his ear and awards the goal
Better. But should there be a time limit on it ? What if the call comes 2 minutes later and someone has since been sent off ? Does he come back onto the field ? But anyway, last night Ukraine would have been given a goal that should never have stood anyway.
We have scraped into the quarters, Hodgson will have to get it right against the spagetti munchers! Looney was out of sorts, and i thought his body language looked poor. Milner, covers lots of ground, rare he creates anything, not international class. I would play Young, Looney, Carrol and Walcott, and let the Italians worry about us. Views guys!
Abysmal performance, lucky to top the group. Beyond stupid to have Rooney playing as the furthest man forwards when he has no pace and isn't match fit. But besides that Milner, Parker, Young and Welbeck, despite his goal, are not international standard. I'd have Oxlaid-Chamberlain and Walcott on the wings to terrify the Italian defence, Rooney ahead of Gerrard in midfield, Carroll and Defoe up front.
Mmmmm Oxlaid a bit raw too, against France when he got away he should of got into the box, but passed too early for me, he shall come good if coached right tho,but must agree we need Carrol up front and Defoe or Looney to feed of him.
The Welbeck goal will have him living on that one goals reputation for a while now. I have never seen such a poor footballing quality team from England qualify top of the group. Only players I can say have impressed me are Parker and Johnson.
