England Vs Iceland

[Togo]

What the hell is going on?

[anneasquith]

Plonker . :-)

[Svejk]

couldn't time it better. ;D

[Gromit]

After so many friendlies it was odd that Hodgeson did not know his best team going into this tournament. Far too much meddling with squad from match to match. Rooney was our best player in the first two matches, only to be dropped in the third. He played his worse gave ever in an England shirt tonight. I watched him chicken out of 3 tackles tonight, which is very unusual. The normally magnificent Joe Hart just had a nightmare. Rashord played 19 minutes over 4 matches, which was pointless taking him. Even the penalty was the result of us cheating, very dubious.
A very very embarrassing defeat.

[-Talbot-]

Rooney was our best player in the first two matches,



Bullcrap

[Gromit]

Evening Standard:
// Rooney produced one of his most influential displays in a tournament for years as he sprayed balls left and right in a deep-lying midfield role approximating the one former Manchester United team—mate Paul Scholes adopted at club level towards the end of his career.

The 30-year-old’s performance allowed England to assert a measure of control over Russia while still carrying a goal threat from midfield; he had a good chance to score from the edge of the box in each half, in the first with a well struck volley and later a placed effort which goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev did brilliantly to tip onto the post. //

[Gromit]

Daily Mail, player rating after Wales match....
// WAYNE ROONEY (captain): Was excellent pulling the strings and I think we take him for granted. The way he punched the ball from sideline to sideline reminded me of Paul Scholes, and it was punishing for Wales. 8.5 (best score).

[-Talbot-]

lol
my daughter's Chow Chow could have played in midfield against Russia.

The man is and has been the most overrated footballer for years.

[-Talbot-]

The way he punched the ball from sideline to sideline reminded me of Paul Scholes, and it was punishing for Wales.


That's from the football genius that is Martin Keown lol lol

punched the ball from sideline to sideline What The Funicular does that even mean?

[Mamyalynne]

Handball?

[bunkmoreland]

pankysmooch,I didnt say the Itv panel dismissed Iceland,I said the majority of press and commentators did. As for representation on the panel? The Icelandic team were doing very well in the competition and I'm sure someone with a more personal link,than ex England players would have been more appropriate. As for the panel,full marks to Ian Wright for calling the whole mess like it was.

[TWR]

Pathetic, I would not pay these pansies with washers.

[murraymints]

local Brownies could have played better !!

[Togo]

Sorry all. After that garbage I went to bed to read (does that constitute deserting my post?). I gave Arks ba because he got it spot on and, changed his Avatar before posting it. Still cant believe I saw it either.

[Arksided]

Thanks Togo, BA is the only thing I got from last nights game. Still perplexed.

[twix123]

I presume the FA will still pay these 'heroes' their 'attendance fee' (can't call it wages as they didn't earn it), and probably a bonus for scraping a win against Wales thereby getting out of the group stage!

[Arksided]

The players don't see their wages, the FA give it to charity. last I heard it was Ten Grand per player.

[Lynn_M]

There was one England manager who confiscated the players' phones. This made them very angry, so they went out and deliberately played badly and got that manager sacked. Clearly, something similar has happened here

Something goes wrong with the England team and the players are NEVER held accountable. No wonder they've won nothing since 1966.

Those 11 men should never be allowed to play for England ever again

[Togo]

With Lynn_M there. Bin the lot of em and move Southgate and "his" team into their places.

[Svejk]

They're young and fantastic players. If they had the right management and 'set-up', I'd bet them to beat anyone, win anything.

[aelmpvw]

i'll have a pint of Svejk please