[Football] Teams that look better than England.

[Sheebo]

Despite the result against Italy, I genuinely think England have been one of the best teams I've seen in the tournament so far. Perhaps only Holland and Germany have been considerably better in their opening matches.

Saturday night was the best I've seen England play in a tournament since 2004, and we only lost because we are a little inexperienced and naïve. In two years we are going to have one hell of a team.

You are, of course, correct. But some still think that slating your country and making antagonistic threads like this is cool...

 

[Justice]

The England vs Italy was a very entertaining game unlike some of the dross Ive been watching. If we play like that in the next couple of games I think we will qualify.

 

[Wilko]

You are, of course, correct. But some still think that slating your country and making antagonistic threads like this is cool...

This.

Can we stop putting our national team down, get behind them 100%. If we do go out then we can have the analysis then but until that point cheer the boys on.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Stupid thread, stupid comment. So far we've narrowly lost to a very good side while playing very good football ourselves.

As good as our football may, or may not have been, we did indeed lose and presently have 0 points.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

As good as our football may, or may not have been, we did indeed lose and presently have 0 points.

As do Spain as do Uruguay (we look better than both of those teams performance wise).

 

[Prince Monolulu]

I'd certainly agree about Uruguay.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

There a lot of people making huge inferences from single games on this thread.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

There a lot of people making huge inferences from single games on this thread.

Could that be because, aside from Brazil and Mexico, the inferences can only be taken from one game?

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

There a lot of people making huge inferences from single games on this thread.

It's the only game we can take inferences from unless you want us to judge England on friendlies or results 2 years ago.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

It's the only game we can take inferences from unless you want us to judge England on friendlies or results 2 years ago.

I obviously understand this. My point being is the validity.

 

[Mellotron]

But not as good football as some teams... which was the purpose of the thread...

I can't see the point of the thread. Why not a thread full of the much larger number of WC teams we DO look better than? I can't see the point in being negative after such an encouraging performance. If we'd lost to Costa Rica fair enough, but we didn't.

 

[Grombleton]

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That's just incorrect...the non-bowling players should be 1 metre behind the mat when someone else is bowling. Poor etiquette there.

 

[Neecha]

Frankly you are already talking jackshit with Bosnia.

And it's a stupid thread. In days of old you would be tried and hung for treason.

you cant talk jackshit can you?

 

[saafend_seagull]

Many teams haven't got out of first gear (Spain, Argentina, etc) yet we have played almost to our maximum already (and lost).

Can see us beating uruguay and costa rica though.

 

[Seagull58]

I actually think that was the best performance of an England side in a tournament for about 10 years, since we beat Croatia 4-2 in 2004 in fact.
Lots of reasons to be optimistic.
I can't help wonder what this group could achieve with a Rodgers or Martinez type in charge though, I don't think this style comes easily to Hodgson and it shows, fair play to him though he's doing it.

How does this style compare with his Fulham side that got to the Europa CUp Final? From what I remember they were pretty fluent and fluid.

 

[fat old seagull]

I actually think that was the best performance of an England side in a tournament for about 10 years, since we beat Croatia 4-2 in 2004 in fact.
Lots of reasons to be optimistic.
I can't help wonder what this group could achieve with a Rodgers or Martinez type in charge though, I don't think this style comes easily to Hodgson and it shows, fair play to him though he's doing it.

Yes I could pretty well agree with that.
On Hodgson, whose appointment disappointed me. I put my hands up, top man. He's got more guts than several previous national managers. Good he has seen the demise of Tika Taka in time for us to play all out attacking footy.
Watching Capello and Russia last evening and the their expected exhibition of sideways soccer....I'm relieved and think England LOOK good.... though Rooney's not exactly George Clooney.

 

[smeg]

Italy
Netherlands
France
Germany
Belgium

I actually think we could see an all European Semi final, assuming the last 16 groupings allow it

 

[Simster]

Italy
Holland
France
Germany
Argentina

Agree, with the exception of Argentina. I'd probably replace them with France, who looked very good against that thuggish Honduras side.

Spain, Chile, Ivory Coast and Colombia have all looked quality for 45 minutes or so.

 

[strings]

The Hurricanes. Always lost their first game, but unbeatable over two legs:

 

[smeg]

Agree, with the exception of Argentina. I'd probably replace them with France, who looked very good against that thuggish Honduras side.

Spain, Chile, Ivory Coast and Colombia have all looked quality for 45 minutes or so.

So you think France are twice as good as England then?