Iceland: "Noooo! Not Wilshere!!!"
Last 16: England vs Iceland - (27/6/16) KO 8pm, ITV1/HD
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Originally Posted by FrostyJim:
“I've thought Barkley too. Just in the hope he turns the clock back a couple of seasons when he was walking past players for fun. He can hit the ball through the eye of a needle on occasion also.”
“I've thought Barkley too. Just in the hope he turns the clock back a couple of seasons when he was walking past players for fun. He can hit the ball through the eye of a needle on occasion also.”
Not even sure why Barkley was taken? No intention to use him so what was the point?
Really not that impressed with Dier either. His average at best.
Originally Posted by abarthman:
“They think it's all over ...”
“They think it's all over ...”
Originally Posted by batdude_uk1:
“What do you mean think??!
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“What do you mean think??!
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Relax, he was just quoting the famous 1966 line.
I think.
Originally Posted by SegaGamer:
“It's Iceland. If this was a qualifier, England would win by 3 or 4, but as soon as the tournament starts, they crumble.
Also, why are we playing different to how we were playing the friendlies and the qualifiers ? why change everything that got you to the tournament in the first place ?
It's like as soon as any tournament starts, everything changes. The style of football changes, the formation changes, the players roles change and the team selection changes. Why not just stick to the settled side that got us here in the first place ?”
“It's Iceland. If this was a qualifier, England would win by 3 or 4, but as soon as the tournament starts, they crumble.
Also, why are we playing different to how we were playing the friendlies and the qualifiers ? why change everything that got you to the tournament in the first place ?
It's like as soon as any tournament starts, everything changes. The style of football changes, the formation changes, the players roles change and the team selection changes. Why not just stick to the settled side that got us here in the first place ?”
Panic I think. The media hype them up, dismiss the opposition, and put pressure on them and they don't usually handle it well if they then have a harder task than envisaged by their media (and some fans). They can still win this. Both teams should tire and there will be a lot of space.
Time to take Sturridge off. I'm not a fan. He has good days but on his bad days he just loses the ball a lot and delays and is occasionally selfish.
Not sure why Kane is back on free kicks. Rooney has been good at that since he started taking them so why go back?
Kane has been by a million miles the most the disappointing player this tournament based on the season he has just had.
Originally Posted by crofter:
“ITV continuing their most bias of coverage - every England goal scored is great work (even when it is the softest pens ever) and every goal conceded is a mistake by them. Not exactly giving Iceland much (any) credit are they??
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“ITV continuing their most bias of coverage - every England goal scored is great work (even when it is the softest pens ever) and every goal conceded is a mistake by them. Not exactly giving Iceland much (any) credit are they??
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The first Iceland goal was a brilliant set piece : you could tell they had worked on it in training
Originally Posted by Lisa.B:
“I wonder how that Icelandic commentator is doing?”
“I wonder how that Icelandic commentator is doing?
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Viking ejaculation.
Originally Posted by Jim_McIntosh:
“Panic I think. The media hype them up, dismiss the opposition, and put pressure on them and they don't usually handle it well if they then have a harder task than envisaged by their media (and some fans).”
“Panic I think. The media hype them up, dismiss the opposition, and put pressure on them and they don't usually handle it well if they then have a harder task than envisaged by their media (and some fans).”
But people were saying before the tournament that this young and fresh England team would go into the tournament unburdened by the weight of expectation as they hadn't experienced it yet!
Originally Posted by BigFoot87:
“Not exactly making their keeper work, are we?”
“Not exactly making their keeper work, are we?”
We haven't created all that many chances in all of the games so far, we just did very well with the two late ones against Wales.
Testing the opposition keeper is not what we are good at.
Originally Posted by FrostyJim:
“Kane has been by a million miles the most the disappointing player this tournament based on the season he has just had.”
“Kane has been by a million miles the most the disappointing player this tournament based on the season he has just had.”
I can't help but feel Spurs' end of season collapse has hurt both his and Delle Alli's confidence.
If they happen to win, everything will be forgotten and we'll celebrate. But remember, this is woeful.
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