England V Italy, Quarter Final 2012 (merged)

[mike channon´s windmill]

MoTm = Pirlo pure class.

I'm very happy for my nation, but i feel what means to lose at penalty..anyway well done England; i hope you will support Italy (and Mario ofc) for the last 2 matches :)

I feel sorry for England, but at the end of the day Roy Hodgson's rather simple approach towards some sort of game plan - to soak up the pressure, forget about any real try for counter attack and only rely on Gerrard's crosses from free kicks - didn't pay off. It's harsh to go out on penalties, but Italy deserved to win it. Pirlo and De Rossi are pure quality! Hope that they will be tired when they face Germany on Thursday, but I bet they won't be...

This is how bad it´s got
Everyone is pitying us
They know we´re an old dog that needs putting down
It´s embarrassing

 

[intheknow!]

I feel sorry for England, but at the end of the day Roy Hodgson's rather simple approach towards some sort of game plan - to soak up the pressure, forget about any real try for counter attack and only rely on Gerrard's crosses from free kicks - didn't pay off. It's harsh to go out on penalties, but Italy deserved to win it. Pirlo and De Rossi are pure quality! Hope that they will be tired when they face Germany on Thursday, but I bet they won't be...

Good Luck to Germany, I hope you go on to win. England made Italy look better than they are.

Would German fans tolerate a German manager like Hodgson and his tactics? Or are England fans too soft?

 

[Challenger1978]

MoTm = Pirlo pure class.

I'm very happy for my nation, but i feel what means to lose at penalty..anyway well done England; i hope you will support Italy (and Mario ofc) for the last 2 matches :)

I feel sorry for England, but at the end of the day Roy Hodgson's rather simple approach towards some sort of game plan - to soak up the pressure, forget about any real try for counter attack and only rely on Gerrard's crosses from free kicks - didn't pay off. It's harsh to go out on penalties, but Italy deserved to win it. Pirlo and De Rossi are pure quality! Hope that they will be tired when they face Germany on Thursday, but I bet they won't be...

This is how bad it´s got
Everyone is pitying us
They know we´re an old dog that needs putting down
It´s embarrassing

Fucking hell England are now officially the old Manchester city what the fuck in hell is going on.

pmsl

 

[Josh Blue]

Rooney and Ashley Young were the worst players on the pitch and I don't think I am being bias saying that.

 

[Fame Monster]

Carroll did more from 60' than Rooney did all game. At least Carroll can win headers and gives 100%, not to mention his touch was probably better.

Big Andy Carroll was probably our best player.

Just need to bang Heskey and Crouchy up front and get Joe Hart to continue launching it aimlessly up top.

 

[citymad]

Shrek

Deserves a post on his own for the poor performances he's had in England shirt. Looks good against the Sunderlands and Wigans of this world but put him against world class defenders and you'll see a very average over hyped footballer.

 

[Witney Blue]

Lot of hate here for Hodgson - give him a break; I thought he got a relative silk purse out of a pigs ear. We just don't have the players - Joe and the defence did well as did Wellbeck in my mind. Seriously lacking in midfield Gerrard and Parker pretty anonymous; and while on the topic of Gerrard does anyone else think he is a totally unispirational skipper?

He really didn't. He's wedded to 4-4-2, when the rest of Europe has moved on and he chose to play negative defensive tactics, he chose the players, he chose to play for penalties and he chose to play Ashley Young every minute of every game. Roy Hodgson is NOT the man to lead England, he's part of the problem. England don't produce the players because we don't have good enough coaches to coach them. Stuart Pearce and Roy Hodgson in charge of the England National team and the U21's is embarrassing!

Interested in different opinions so what would you have done differently then mate?

 

[Chungo]

Re: Shrek

Deserves a smack in the mouth for the poor performances he's had in England shirt. Looks good against the Sunderlands and Wigans of this world but put him against world class defenders and you'll see a very average over hyped footballer.

 

[intheknow!]

Lot of hate here for Hodgson - give him a break; I thought he got a relative silk purse out of a pigs ear. We just don't have the players - Joe and the defence did well as did Wellbeck in my mind. Seriously lacking in midfield Gerrard and Parker pretty anonymous; and while on the topic of Gerrard does anyone else think he is a totally unispirational skipper?

He really didn't. He's wedded to 4-4-2, when the rest of Europe has moved on and he chose to play negative defensive tactics, he chose the players, he chose to play for penalties and he chose to play Ashley Young every minute of every game. Roy Hodgson is NOT the man to lead England, he's part of the problem. England don't produce the players because we don't have good enough coaches to coach them. Stuart Pearce and Roy Hodgson in charge of the England National team and the U21's is embarrassing!

Interested in different opinions so what would you have done differently then mate?

Given the job to Harry Redknapp

 

[citymad]

Re: Shrek

Deserves a smack in the mouth for the poor performances he's had in England shirt. Looks good against the Sunderlands and Wigans of this world but put him against world class defenders and you'll see a very average over hyped footballer.

edited for accuracy