I agree to a point, but the reason the EPL is probably the most watched football over over the world, is that we don't spend most of the game passing the ball sideways.
Yeah that might be a big part of it, but I really don't think it has to be boring. For example, look how many English teams struggle massively to score goals, particularly against a defensive team. We have been one of the best examples in recent years but there are other examples, whenever I see Liverpool I always think they have the same issue as us even though they have world class players. I really think it's a big thing that English teams including the national team just don't know how to work their way round a team, yeah we're pretty good on the counter and good at getting stuck in but when a team sits back we can't score, and even though we won 5-0, that was evident at times against San Marino, we weren't doing anything obviously wrong but just couldn't create the openings to get in behind them. Obviously we did fine in the end and got plenty of goals so don't think I'm complaining about that game or anything I'm just using it as an example. I'm convinced that if we could play the way the rest of the world do, we'd be able to score more goals, even against teams that 'park the bus' and if you look at some foreign teams, it doesn't have to be boring at all.
I actually thought that against San Marino we did pass the ball, a bit like Barca across the pitch trying to engineer openings, who against better defenses, do struggle to score, unless Messi is playing. In that system you do need a play like Messi who can go past players in a confined space, and take defenders out of the game. I think losing Walcott, and also Walker played like a pratt, didn't help our cause.
Could this be a sneaky Polish tactic? I bet if the game is on they'll be wearing flippers and wetsuits.
Some England U21 action from earlier. http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideo...-amid-racist-claims-england-u21-v-serbia-u21/ Pretty amazing stuff all round.
Well the situation in Poland is a farce, why have a roof and not close it? Well I guess will have to break of working early to watch a 4pm tomorrow.
Did the Serb players say something to Rose? Or was it just their fans? I know Rose's reaction wasn't the cleverest, but it was quite funny to mimick the monkey actions and stick two fingers up at the Serbs.
4pm, bit short notice to think of a reason i need to leave early.. urgent aids test is the one im leaning towards at the moment..
Adrian Chiles, Lee Dixon, Gareth Southgate all need a slap. You can tell Roy Keane is dying inside listening to all their ****e.
