Football 2010-2011

[TheGayTent]

Huddlestone playing at centre half in international football?

Christ, if that doesn't prove how far England have fallen, nothing will.

[The Nal]

Huddlestone playing at centre half in international football?

Christ, if that doesn't prove how far England have fallen, nothing will.

[eFestivals]

Rio (most of the time). Pity hes always injured.

yep - "quick, comfortbale on the ball and good at passing."

Shame about the tackling.

[TheGayTent]

Fallen from what?

[Cardboard Box City]

Why have they decided to play them all on Friday night?

Quite liked England matches at about 5pm on a Saturday.

[The Nal]

yep - "quick, comfortbale on the ball and good at passing."

Shame about the tackling.

[Wooderson]

Meireles might be off to Liverpool

[The Nal]

Was paraded around like summat out of St. James' Park on Sunday before the game.

[Cardboard Box City]

I agree Huddlestone isn’t amazing but Franny Jeffers and Michael Rickets have both played for England in the past.

[TheGayTent]

Hardly a massive fall though. England didn't qualify for the Euros in 2008, or the World Cup in 1994. England are consistently second tier in world terms. I agree Huddlestone isn't amazing but Franny Jeffers and Michael Rickets have both played for England in the past.

[Wooderson]

Very good player.

[The Nal]

I agree England have been a second tier team. Thing is, I now think we're closer to the third tier than ever before.

[TheGayTent]

Possibly yeah but theres no reason for it is there? Qualification campaign was superb and there 3-4 world class players in the team. More than some of the team who went much further in the world cup. Maybe it is Fabios fault?

Goal keeper is a massive issue. Two of the goals conceded in the World Cup were total howlers.

[The Nal]

Man Utd are shit if they can only put 3 past that defence...

[TheGayTent]

P.S. Who are these 3-4 world class players???

[pink_triangle]

P.S. Who are these 3-4 world class players???

[eFestivals]

lots of rumours of Hleb going to Brum. Loan or £4M are the rumours, either way they get a fantastic player.

If they get him, they'll finish no lower than 8th I reckon. I could even see them finishing 5th.

[eFestivals]

due to a very unusual Walcott on day.

Nah, not so unusual. He gets a lot of undeserved criticism; Rooney hadn't scored for around 5 months (and even now he's not scored, can't really count a penalty as him back to scoring), yet where are the same comments about "inconsistent"?

And this season? He's had the ball in the net 3 times on two consecutive weekends (tho 2 on the w/e just gone were ruled out for offside), and by the end of this season (if he stays fit ) he'll be regarded as one of England's top players (and some here can eat their words ).

[Steve P]

lots of rumours of Hleb going to Brum. Loan or £4M are the rumours, either way they get a fantastic player.

If they get him, they'll finish no lower than 8th I reckon. I could even see them finishing 5th.

[TheGayTent]

Nah, not so unusual. He gets a lot of undeserved criticism; Rooney hadn't scored for around 5 months (and even now he's not scored, can't really count a penalty as him back to scoring), yet where are the same comments about "inconsistent"?

And this season? He's had the ball in the net 3 times on two consecutive weekends (tho 2 on the w/e just gone were ruled out for offside), and by the end of this season (if he stays fit ) he'll be regarded as one of England's top players (and some here can eat their words ).

[ampersand]

Walcott doesn't get picked consistently, let alone play well very often. That's why he has been correctly labelled inconsistent.

[Cardboard Box City]

but he's scored against blackpool

[eFestivals]

He's good but certainly not fantastic. Having watched him an awful lot when he played for us, he's always flattered to deceive. Very good dribbler of the ball, and holds on to it well, but far to little end product. That he's now potentially going to Birmingham shows how far his star has fallen since his Barca transfer.

That shows how good your player appreciation is.

His last season in the Prem he was the Prem's most effective player (and 2nd most the season prior to that if my memory is right) via the stats.

[TheGayTent]

Stats?

The things you learn...

[TheGayTent]

Babel going to Tottenham