England v Germany (and then v Holland)

[BadFish]

I knew you'd be coming back after I read some of those.

Some are always going to believe in the national team (someone has to) and others might have brief flirtations with the idea but I doubt there are many out there who expect a trophy this summer.

Also, some of those posts only mention now having hope in a good tournament, not belief, and I don't think there's anything wrong with that? A football fan without hope isn't really a football fan at all. Or they support Pompey. One or t'other.

Personally i see a performance like that and think that we can be competitive and a bit entertaining at the Euros. This is really the least i would ask for. I am certainly not getting carried away and assuming we can win it, or even beat the big teams but i am now looking forward to watching it rather than it being a chore.

As an England supporter we should be celebrating the good times and good wins as they don't come around very often.

 

[Triggaaar]

I knew you'd be coming back after I read some of those.

I would hate to let you down

Some are always going to believe in the national team (someone has to) and others might have brief flirtations with the idea but I doubt there are many out there who expect a trophy this summer.

Maybe not expecting to win the whole thing, but you know how quickly the English get carried away after the odd decent display.

 

[GT49er]

Hi! I have a fairly pronounced anti-Liverpool bias (full disclosure and all that) and don't really understand why Henderson is such a fixture at the moment, it feels like he's there because of the team he plays for.

No issue with Lallana though, used to be but I was rightfully corrected.

Fairy nuff. Thought Henderson did OK tonight, good work-rate and all that, but admit I'd put Barkley in ahead of him.

 

[warmleyseagull]

Very poor and untried England team tonight

Butland
Clyne.. Smalling....Cahill,.... Rose
Henderson...Dier
Wellbeck....Alli...Lallana
Kane​

Vintage...do you ever think that perhaps you might just be a little premature in your comments

 

[melias shoes]

Great evening! What a fantastic, vibrant, exciting performance. A glimpse of what might be with a 4-4-2 of Kane/Vardy up front and Alli in midfield.

Unfortunately Roy will ruin it and bring back Rooney, Wilshere, Sterling and Walcott.

Probably but bloody hope not.

 

[LlcoolJ]

Remember when we came back from 0-1 to beat Argentina in that friendly before the (can't remember) 2006 WC?

Anyway, point being there's no need to get carried away but PLEASE Woy, drop the fag smoking, pie faced, serial adulterer and play the young lads.

Even if it's a disaster they'll be better for the next tournament. Like e.g. Germany.

Well played England.

 

[warmleyseagull]

Whisper it to yourself .. BHAFC promoted and England winning a major tournament in the same year #diedandgonetoheaven

Add in Bristol Rovers to go up from League 2, England to win T20 to add to Rugby Grand Slam, and 25+ golds at Olympics and it will one to really treasure.

 

[El Presidente]

The bas**rds have reignited hope in my jaded English soul that we actually have a chance in the Eu

Bejaysus. Someone's hacked your account JC!

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Maybe not expecting to win the whole thing, but you know how quickly the English get carried away after the odd decent display.

Given how rare it is, I would say quite understandable.

Presumably, if they actually have a good tournament, (qualify through the group stage perhaps [emoji6]) you will acknowledge that the 'false hope', was actually real?

 

[drew]

Jesus, there are a few boring farts on here. It's football for christ's sake. You win a game and dream, that's the whole point isn't it. Why else do you support a team.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Right thats it,a Diver on England not to get out of the group !!!

 

[lawros left foot]

Today, England beat the World Cup Champions of Football, and England beat the World 20/20 Champions of Cricket.

That doesn't happen very often.
Well done, all concerned, I'm a happy man (and slightly pissed) tonight

 

[clapham_gull]

England win v Germany on German soil. Never to be sniffed at.

Celebrate it as much as the German fans hated it.

 

[JC Footy Genius]

Bejaysus. Someone's hacked your account JC!

At least we can still outplay the Germans on the pitch ..

 

[clapham_gull]

... And what goals.

Been waiting for years for an England team full of young players with fight.

What isn't there to like ? Nice one woy.

 

[GT49er]

Whisper it to yourself .. BHAFC promoted and England winning a major tournament in the same year #diedandgonetoheaven

Stick in a Brexit for a fabulous treble and I'd die happy!

 

[Triggaaar]

Presumably, if they actually have a good tournament, (qualify through the group stage perhaps [emoji6]) you will acknowledge that the 'false hope', was actually real?

I'm not even saying it's false hope, I'm just pointing out how often we're pretty average, win a game, and then get carried away. Not that it's a bad thing to get carried away, it's just funny how often it happens.

I imagine our expectations are low because of so many years of failure at the finals, because we've had a decent qualifying campaign. And imagine, we could have had another McClaren in charge.

 

[GT49er]

England were intense tonight, a proper 90 minute performance and thoroughly outplaying the Germans.

What worries me is if Hodgson doesn't go all in with this young team. If he's set on taking 4 strikers then Kane and Vardy are shoe-ins while Welbeck and Sturridge fit in to the game plan with high energy and both good on the break.

How and where does Rooney fit in?

In that team? He doesn't Not even in the squad on merit now. We have better strikers and better attacking midfielders. Several of them played tonight.

 

[Triggaaar]

Stick in a Brexit for a fabulous treble and I'd die happy!

Assuming you're not close to the grave, you could be dying in several decades time, after years of boring everyone you meet about 2016

 

[GT49er]

Assuming you're not close to the grave, you could be dying in several decades time, after years of boring everyone you meet about 2016

Nah, I'd just hide a very satisfied smile, and keep shtumm! Don't know about closeness to the grave, but several decades looks like a good deal!