World Cup -2010

[shadows]

France and Italy have both been eliminated. Does that mean the amount of diving will be decreased?

[GRH]

That was a REALLY nerve-racking win against Algeria. America had so many chances to score in that game that they didn't capitalize upon.

[ila]

Originally Posted by shadows

France and Italy have both been eliminated. Does that mean the amount of diving will be decreased?

Yep, the judges have been sent home as they are no longer required.

[darthkrieg]

Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Spain are all very nice, but I think you are all forgeting Portugal chances on the competition. We have never won a world cup or a european Cup, but we were close and there's certainly some talent on the team. I think that if we can beat Spain on the next game, the portuguese team will be launched and can be the surprise this year.

[WannaSuck]

lol Portugal will go home like USA did today :D

[dauls]

England 1 - 4 Germany

We were dreadful and got what we deserved.
And if it wasn't for our star player, David James, the Germans would have probably scored eight.

As for Lampard's chance....FIFA has issued this Official Photograph to confirm why the Uruguayan Referee & Linesman were correct to not award England a second goal.

What the Uruguyan Referee & Linesman saw.jpg

[ts_addict]

The FA need to sort out grassroots football imo.

Where is the next generation? Rodwell, Wilshere and er....

We didn't deserve to win anyway imo. Still rather gutted.

[ila]

Originally Posted by dauls

England 1 - 4 Germany

We were dreadful and got what we deserved.
And if it wasn't for our star player, David James, the Germans would have probably scored eight.

As for Lampard's chance....FIFA has issued this Official Photograph to confirm why the Uruguayan Referee & Linesman were correct to not award England a second goal.

Attachment 166179

Originally Posted by ts_addict

The FA need to sort out grassroots football imo.

Where is the next generation? Rodwell, Wilshere and er....

We didn't deserve to win anyway imo. Still rather gutted.

England didn't play to their full potential and would not have won even had their second goal been allowed. Germany outplayed England, but it took the second goal to really wake up Germany and make them play harder.

My view on the second goal is that it should have been allowed. It wouldn't have changed the outcome of the game, but it still should have been allowed. I could clearly see on tv that it was a goal and that was even before they showed replay from several different angles. The German goalie seemed to me to be surprised that it wasn't called as a goal.

I like your picture, dauls.

[sammivalentine]

Originally Posted by ts_addict

The FA need to sort out grassroots football imo.

Where is the next generation? Rodwell, Wilshere and er....

We didn't deserve to win anyway imo. Still rather gutted.

There is actually a lot of next generation players, sat in the chelsea, man utd, everton, man city reserves. And our under 17's I think (maybe even younger) won the last euros (beat spain) playing "total football". The problem is where do they go?!

The problem is the way the premier league is... they will never get, or get very limited chances when at their age they need to be playing week in week out in the big games, like the german squad that just beat us.

Unless the F.A changes the rules then we are "doomed" as money talks.

Speaking of money the whole game from an English perspective is fucked, not just on the field either, from grass roots to professional level, from the managers , to the owners of clubs, to the majority of people who attend matches now, to the numpties on the phone ins after matches - it has all been ruined by money and very poor management by the F.A, the "beautiful" game, the working class "religion" - lying in tatters.

Ahem.