Group B: England, Paraguay, Trinidad & Tobago, Sweden - Page 6

Jono · 10-06-2006, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Barney Rubble

I've met the bloke, while he played for Pompey, he's an absolute grade one top fella. Am thoroughly delighted for him, and for T&T. Fantastic performance.

Don't tell Steds, but he has a cooler name that Dave Mohammed and surely can challenge for his throne if he continues his awesome ways?

I mean Shaka Hislop is a name meant for a champion.

Matteh · 10-06-2006, 12:16 PM

England 1 v 0 - T&T = England through

Barney Rubble · 10-06-2006, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Jono

Don't tell Steds, but he has a cooler name that Dave Mohammed and surely can challenge for his throne if he continues his awesome ways?

I mean Shaka Hislop is a name meant for a champion.

I feel an appreciation society coming on.

aussie · 10-06-2006, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Barney Rubble

Walcott wasn't brought on because he's been nothing short of completely anonymous in both the B game and his one senior appearance so far.

more reason why Sven should have gone for a safer bet & picked Defoe..

Xuhaib · 10-06-2006, 12:50 PM

Football Manager is so unfair with this "Super Goalie syndrome"

Scaly piscine · 10-06-2006, 02:25 PM

Sounds like I didn't miss much when I was playing cricket today.

roseboy64 · 10-06-2006, 04:41 PM

That T&T v Sweden game today reminded me of Man Utd vs Sunderland. Domination but no goals.

BoyBrumby · 10-06-2006, 04:43 PM

Finally got back from the local hostelry where I've been watching today's games & consuming more beer than is strictly necessary and/or wise.

The first fifteen minutes aside we were shocking. No cutting edge up front (WTF was Sven playing at taking off Owen for Downing?!? It's patently obvious to all & sundry he's dropped a bollock selecting Walcott, but that confirmed the fact that now Sven realises it too), Fat Frank & Stevie G played like total strangers & we gifted a desperately mediocre team the lion's share of second half possession.

I suppose it's kinda nice to be moaning about an England win rather than a draw/defeat tho.

Hats off to T&T. Absolutely top drawer stuff. Shaka was immense, but credit to Carlos Edwards too, who was a complete Trojan at the back. Sweden looked fairly ordinary for mine tho, Ibrahimovic performing his usual trick of going missing when it matters. Sending off was a farce too, the lad clearly took the ball. If we're going to caution any robust challenge we might as well all eff off & play basketball!

roseboy64 · 10-06-2006, 04:48 PM

Apparently any two footed challenge is a yellow.

BoyBrumby · 10-06-2006, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by roseboy64

Apparently any two footed challenge is a yellow.

That may be the FIFA directive, but if so the law is a donkey (if I said "***" the filter would ping me!

). If a player takes the ball cleanly before the man all bets should be off. Strikers get enough protection nowadays as it is.

roseboy64 · 10-06-2006, 04:57 PM

Well things work differently in the WC. The refs are more stringent. Should be the same across the borad in all the leagues but meh...

33/3from3.3 · 10-06-2006, 05:01 PM

England win
and TT draw that'll do

steds · 10-06-2006, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by aussie

more reason why Sven should have gone for a safer bet & picked Defoe..

The Defoe who managed a staggering 9 goals in 39 games for Tottenham this season?

marc71178 · 10-06-2006, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by luckyeddie

Crouch MoM by a mile - only player who performed for 90 minutes.
Joe Cole second, just for his first-half display, but that's down to Sven. The decision to take Owen off was baffling, to say the least.

I can see the thought process - at the time said to my brother he's looking at 5 across the midfield.

If that's the case, then I'd say Crouch is more suited to being on his own upfront than Owen.

marc71178 · 10-06-2006, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by aussie

good 1st half, poor second half. Sven decision making was poor i don't understand why Owen was subbed after 55 minutes & even so, why Walcott wasn't brought on.

Probably because Walcott wouldn't fit into the new system he wanted?

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BoyBrumby Englishman Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Doing the stance Posts: 42,629	Finally got back from the local hostelry where I've been watching today's games & consuming more beer than is strictly necessary and/or wise. The first fifteen minutes aside we were shocking. No cutting edge up front (WTF was Sven playing at taking off Owen for Downing?!? It's patently obvious to all & sundry he's dropped a bollock selecting Walcott, but that confirmed the fact that now Sven realises it too), Fat Frank & Stevie G played like total strangers & we gifted a desperately mediocre team the lion's share of second half possession. I suppose it's kinda nice to be moaning about an England win rather than a draw/defeat tho. Hats off to T&T. Absolutely top drawer stuff. Shaka was immense, but credit to Carlos Edwards too, who was a complete Trojan at the back. Sweden looked fairly ordinary for mine tho, Ibrahimovic performing his usual trick of going missing when it matters. Sending off was a farce too, the lad clearly took the ball. If we're going to caution any robust challenge we might as well all eff off & play basketball! __________________ *- As featured in The Independent.* "This is not the time for namby-pamby promising youngsters who might just do something; not the time for building for the future. Pragmatism rules and they don't come more pragmatic than Rogers." - Victor Marks makes the case for stiff-legged and stiff-armed 35 year old left-handers in Ashes squads

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