International Football thread

[Durhamfootman]

Glad I never saw the England game last night.

Hopefully these last few days will stop the nation as a whole having huge expectations in the Summer. Relieve the pressure on the players.

sadly I did see the game last night, and in its entirety, for once.

The German keeper looked as dodgy as hell, but unfortunately England capitalised on this by making him save no shots at all.... all night. Not one, not even half a one.

I've worked out who Chris Smalling reminds me of. It's been bugging me for ages, but I finally worked it out. Big, clumsy, useless, ungainly, slow, talentless and hopeless.........................................

Chris Smalling is................. Carlton Palmer!

"Carlton"

"CARLTON!"

"hang on a minute

CAAARLLLLLTON!"

[Durhamfootman]

[Aidan11]

Draw for the next Euros was made today

Group A: Netherlands, Czech Republic, Turkey, Latvia, Iceland, Kazakhstan.
Group B: Bosnia-Hercegovina, Belgium, Israel, Wales, Cyprus, Andorra.
Group C: Spain, Ukraine, Slovakia, Belarus, FYR Macedonia, Luxembourg.
Group D: Germany, Republic of Ireland, Poland, Scotland, Georgia, Gibraltar.
Group E: England, Switzerland, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania, San Marino.
Group F: Greece, Hungary, Romania, Finland, Northern Ireland, Faroe Islands.
Group G: Russia, Sweden, Austria, Montenegro, Moldova, Liechtenstein.
Group H: Italy, Croatia, Norway, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Malta.
Group I: Portugal, Denmark, Serbia, Armenia, Albania.

With the top 2 in each group qualifying automatically we should be able to do this.

[GGAS]

Easy for England and the other big teams. Don't see a major force missing out on qualification.

[andy]

well our group really is a doddle!! If we don't win every game by at least 3-4 goals, then something is terribly wrong!

[Alviro Patterson]

well our group really is a doddle!! If we don't win every game by at least 3-4 goals, then something is terribly wrong!

I expect Switzerland away to be challenging, but the other matches are winnable. I just hope England don't get complacent thinking these games are already won on paper.

[Durhamfootman]

The paucity of the Euro opposition will help the great british footballing officionado's to convince themselves that this year's 9 day WC finals campaign was just a blip caused by humidity... or altitude..... or bad luck.... or dodgy officials..... or goal line technology... or Rooney's broken metatarsal...... or something other than the fact that we are total cr@p

[Alviro Patterson]

I hear Roy Hodgson wants to appoint a leading pyscologist for the World Cup campaign to help England on penalties.

Waste of appointment I say, get Phil Parkinson in as part of England's coaching staff! Not only he's more qualified than Gary Neville and David Beckham, but the club he currently manages haven't lost a penalty shootout in 9 games.

[SaintPowelly]

I hear Roy Hodgson wants to appoint a leading pyscologist for the World Cup campaign to help England on penalties.

Waste of appointment I say, get Phil Parkinson in as part of England's coaching staff! Not only he's more qualified than Gary Neville and David Beckham, but the club he currently manages haven't lost a penalty shootout in 9 games.

Or just take Rickie Lambert.

[Gingerfinch]

well our group really is a doddle!! If we don't win every game by at least 3-4 goals, then something is terribly wrong!

You expect us to beat Switzerland 3-4 nil, home and away? We're a decent international side, a bit like Switzerland I suppose, although I would like to think we'll take 4 points off them, if we play well.

[sussexpob]

well our group really is a doddle!! If we don't win every game by at least 3-4 goals, then something is terribly wrong!

You expect us to beat Switzerland 3-4 nil, home and away? We're a decent international side, a bit like Switzerland I suppose, although I would like to think we'll take 4 points off them, if we play well.

Switzerland are the kind of team that England struggle to beat because they will sit back and do nothing. They beat a record for something like 6 World Cup games without conceeding in a row between the 2006-2010 world cup. On the plus side I dont know if they scored a goal at either tournament.

They came out of a pretty poor group for this World Cup.... Norway and Iceland

[Gingerfinch]

Bit sad really.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26442914

Is Cleverley really that bad?

[mikesiva]

I hear Roy Hodgson wants to appoint a leading pyscologist for the World Cup campaign to help England on penalties.

I'm amazed it's taken England so long to catch on to peak performance psychology (PPP)....

Brazil, Germany and Italy have been using it since the mid-1990s. The Aussie and Saffer cricket teams have been using it since the mid-1990s.

[Gingerfinch]

I hear Roy Hodgson wants to appoint a leading pyscologist for the World Cup campaign to help England on penalties.

I'm amazed it's taken England so long to catch on to peak performance psychology (PPP)....

Brazil, Germany and Italy have been using it since the mid-1990s. The Aussie and Saffer cricket teams have been using it since the mid-1990s.

Didn't Hoddle take someone like that to France in 98? Eileen Drewery? Just checked, she was a faith healer.

[Aidan11]

Bit sad really.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26442914

Is Cleverley really that bad?

This is very sad when people resort to this. Won't do the lad's confidence any good at all. I just hope they dont boo him when he's on the pitch.