[Football] *** Official Match Thread*** Uruguay vs England

[Wrong-Direction]

If only they focus on playing football rather then these stupid clips of them folding their arms starring at the camera

 

[Spun Cuppa]

Sterling looks all at sea. Replace him with AOC and start running at their defence. Uru don't look all that, so we might as well go down fighting rather than fizzle out in a whimper

 

[sjamesb3466]

The Ox for Sturridge, Lambert for Henderson, play with the one defensive midfielder (Gerrard), drop Rooney back a bit.

Lambert for Rooney, Lallana for Welbeck and Barclay for Henderson for me.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Are you facing the screen?

Are you seriously suggesting that first half was good? It isn't just me either. Read other posts as well.

 

[mune ni kamome]

Slow witted Dinosaurs. The game has moved on past us. When we do make a chance then lack of technique lets us down.

 

[forumwayseagull]

Poor and predictable. Typical rooney for England hitting bar when it was easier to score from 6 inches.
As ever, England get undone and we will be on our way home..question I have to ask is where is all of the PASSION on the pitch?

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Sterling looks all at sea. Replace him with AOC and start running at their defence. Uru don't look all that, so we might as well go down fighting rather than fizzle out in a whimper

Or move Stirling back in the middle where he was so effective against Italy, bring Barkley or AOC for Rooney and get at them.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

So in summary :

Ref - crap
England's passing - crap
England's ball retention - crap
England's defence - crap
Rooney - crap
Gerrard - nearly crap

Not looking good.

 

[TheJasperCo]

Is it too late to say were loose?

 

[Blackadder]

Never seen an England side give the ball away so much. You have 45 mins Roy. Some bold changes required.

 

[W.C.]

If only they focus on playing football rather then these stupid clips of them folding their arms starring at the camera

You can blame England players of many things but, having a pop at them because of the decisions of some TV director seems a bit much.

 

[atfc village]

Kick Suarez out the game simple and take a yellow.Uruguay as they always do are cynical,if we'd had a player carrying an injury they would of laid the boot in within 2 minutes.

 

[matbha]

Typical England we are shit our players are pathetic same pathetic shit over paid under skilled

 

[Simster]

Lambert for Rooney, Lallana for Welbeck and Barclay for Henderson for me.

I don't get this clamour to take Rooney off. He works his nuts off and looks our most likely goal scorer. The real issue is, as usual, our inability to retain the ball. Sturridge is the main culprit as he's far too casual with it.

 

[Billy the Fish]

Frustrating half. They are quite obviously trying to close the ball down quickly and rough us up a bit. We're not good enough in posession to knock it about when they're doing that. Dreadful defending for the goal, but at the end of the day Jagielka isn't a top centre half. Gerrard should've done better.

Wellbeck isn't playing well. Rooney is doing ok in the middle, thought Sterling looks dangerous on the right.

 

[Hendrax]

There were some positives, just need more of the ball + Barkley

 

[Husty]

England revert to looking like a team of strangers on a football pitch incapable of stringing more than 2 passes together.

 

[Hyperion]

There were some positives, just need more of the ball + Barkley

And Lambert and Lallana

 

[penny's harmonica]

Everything seems to break down with Johnson.

Rooney despite his efforts looking very ineffectual. 10 more then get him off

 

[wakeytom]

So in summary :

Ref - crap
England's passing - crap
England's ball retention - crap
England's defence - crap
Rooney - crap
Gerrard - nearly crap

Not looking good.

Typical leading with the ref there, was a great goal from a good team who have been playing well in recent years and had an off night on Saturday meaning that England fans think we will walk this game