England vs Holland

[Browney]

Not all that confident but oh well! A draw'll be fine. Id play...


Green
Johnson -- Ferdinand -- Terry -- Cole
Young -- Carrick -- Gerrard
Lampard
Heskey -- Rooney


Honestly, if we get a draw I'll be glad, just not a loss please! :eusa_pray

[StefanWolves]

We should really win, I know they're ranked highly and have good players, but I just feel that if they have aspirations of winning the World Cup, then we need to beat teams like this...

After saying that, I think it'll be 1-1. :P

[Bun]

i think we'll win, although gerrard can't play and i'd like to see beckham play.

[StefanWolves]

beckham deserves it, he really does, can't speak highly enough of the guy tbh.

[Jack.Lfc]

Gerrards injured, get in.

[Browney]

The doctors note has just been released to press.

Name: Steven Gerrard.
Illness: Groin Injury.
Cure: Club match on Sunday.
Cause: Interntional friendly tommorow.

It's pissing annoying.

[Geraint]

Looks like Craig Bellamy has faked an injury for Wales. Same old, same old.

[Jack.Lfc]

The doctors note has just been released to press.

Name: Steven Gerrard.
Illness: Groin Injury.
Cure: Club match on Sunday.
Cause: Interntional friendly tommorow.

It's pissing annoying.

There should not be a england friendly so close to the start of season.

Made up he's pulled out. Hopefully Johnson will break a nail.

[StefanWolves]

There should not be a england friendly so close to the start of season.

Made up he's pulled out. Hopefully Johnson will break a nail.

lol you act like liverpool is a separate country to england.

[Browney]

lol you act like liverpool is a separate country to england.

we all know where Jack stands on England.

and don't say the north-west.

[StefanWolves]

yeah and its wrong tbh

even tho we have sex i stil think hes wrong!

[Geraint]

Ashley Young will start in place of Steven Gerrard in Holland tomorrow night.

[Skajo]

And so he should. I've been crying out for years that he deserves his shot - why SWP gets in infront on him I'll never know. Beckham needs dropping and fast.

1-1 tomorrow.

[Jack.Lfc]

Dont you agree its silly to have friendly internationals 3 days before the season starts?

[StefanWolves]

yep, why do sky sports even bother about reporting on newcastle now? no one cares. christttt. :@

beckham doesn't need dropping at all, he should be in the squad, he's good for team morale, he's a level head and the younger players will obviously look up to him, he should be in the squad definitely, whether he should play is a different matter, don't see why he shouldn't come on 15 mins from time if were trailing, he adds a different dimension with his dead ball skills and crossing ect.

[Jack.Lfc]

Hopefully Babel plays on the right and shows what he can do.

[Skajo]

yep, why do sky sports even bother about reporting on newcastle now? no one cares. christttt. :@

beckham doesn't need dropping at all, he should be in the squad, he's good for team morale, he's a level head and the younger players will obviously look up to him, he should be in the squad definitely, whether he should play is a different matter, don't see why he shouldn't come on 15 mins from time if were trailing, he adds a different dimension with his dead ball skills and crossing ect.
We only have 23 players. If he's that much of an inspiration slap him on the coaching team.

[Geraint]

Dont you agree its silly to have friendly internationals 3 days before the season starts?

We have the Carling Cup tonight.

[StefanWolves]

We only have 23 players. If he's that much of an inspiration slap him on the coaching team.

do you actually have anythin positive to say about anyone?

if you don't respect and admire beckham for what he does every time his country plays then you are delusional, he's the only passionate player that we have.

[Skajo]

Let's get Peter Shilton on the team then, he's done miracles for England.

I respect what he's DONE, not what he's DOING.

[Browney]

I'd still have Beckham for the deadball situations and for crossing. Maybe a last 20 minutes sub kind of player.

[CHA!NGANG]

If everyone was fit, I'd say do a 4-5-1 with:

Almunia (GK)

Johnson (RB), Terry (CB), Ferdinand (CB), A.Cole (LB)

Beckham (RM), Gerrard (CM), Hargreaves (CDM), Lampard (CM), J.Cole (LM)

Rooney (S)

That would be my first team if everyone was fit. Then there is potential with Owen, Carrick, Barry, Young, S.W.P, Lescott e/c/t for change but then some players don't work well together so yeah.

[Bun]

Let's get Peter Shilton on the team then, he's done miracles for England.

I respect what he's DONE, not what he's DOING.
at least he's putting his country over his club in a bid to go to the world cup, he's passionate for his country which is more than can be said for gerrard a lot of players.

If everyone was fit, I'd say do a 4-5-1 with:

Almunia (GK)

Johnson (RB), Terry (CB), Ferdinand (CB), A.Cole (LB)

Beckham (RM), Gerrard (CM), Hargreaves (CDM), Lampard (CM), J.Cole (LM)

Rooney (S)

That would be my first team if everyone was fit. Then there is potential with Owen, Carrick, Barry, Young, S.W.P, Lescott e/c/t for change but then some players don't work well together so yeah.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/internationals/capello-rules-almunia-out-of-england-reckoning-1770514.html

[CHA!NGANG]

Aw didn't read that, Shame as all England are missing is a decent Keeper. Fair point though, he is Spanish really so yeah.

[Geraint]

I can't believe England have come to the point where Almunia is their best goalie.

[StefanWolves]

Garient, I wish Wayne Henessey was English. haha.

[Skajo]

I can't believe England have come to the point where Almunia is their best goalie.
We don't have any good goalkeepers so we'll take Spain's number 10.

[Jack.Lfc]

The one thing i don't understand is, how hasn't shay given been called up to the England team all these years, he's one of the best in the pl.

Wonder which idiot will fall for it.

[Skajo]

*hopes to God that was sarcasm*

[Bun]

*hopes to God that was sarcasm*
init you can never tell with him lol.

[Tristan]

The one thing i don't understand is, how hasn't shay given been called up to the England team all these years, he's one of the best in the pl.

Wonder which idiot will fall for it.

nice...
hilarious.

[Jack.Lfc]

Hehehe i thought it was funny :'(

[Jack.Lfc]

Was thinking earlier about england and gerrard, does anyone think that he should me play upfront with rooney or just a lil behind him.

I kno he's not playing tonight as he puts liverpool first, but i was just thinking.

[Geraint]

1-0. Kuyt. Jack's currently dancing in the streets.

[Jack.Lfc]

I was until the commentator said about van der vaarts wife. Terrible.

[Geraint]

and van der vaart has made it 2-0.

[GordonBanks]

we're a bloody joke

[Jack.Lfc]

Heres rio hero.

[Invent]

2-1 :)

[Jack.Lfc]

Great goal.

[GordonBanks]

GD GOAL BY DEFOOOOOOOE

[Oleh]

I think owen should have made the team, knowing we have atleast 2 decent strikers is better than 1

[CHA!NGANG]

We have a few decent strikers. Great 2nd half by England, Poor first half. Great supersubs. To be honest, the senior players just looked like they weren't bothered at all, it was the younger players that were which makes sence seeing as they want to be picked, Lampard, Rio and Johnson really didn't impress me.

[Immenseman]

meh, that's an OK result. can't expect too much and holland are a quality side still imo.

[StefanWolves]

If we didn't give away those silly two goals then we would have beat Holland pretty comfortably, I wasn't at all impressed by Holland, England clearly outplayed them, but we just got punished for our pathetic first half defending.

All in all, quite happy on the result, quite happy on the performance, only downside was the two pathetic goals that should not have been conceded.

[Skajo]

As soon as Beckham came off...

[CHA!NGANG]

Beckham played really really well imo. Best player in the first half for England. It's more that Milner, Cole and Defoe came on, rather than who came off. You can tell Beckham still has passion for England and he will do well.

[Skajo]

Dean Windass probably has passion for England, there's a reason he doesn't play though.

[cocaine]

shocking lol. handed the dutch 2 goals on a plate complete with full set of silverware :|

theyre lucky they scraped a draw although defoe's goal just after half time was a good one, ill admit

[CHA!NGANG]

Yeah he has passion along with other attributes. He was the only one on the pitch that really looked bothered in the first half, well I'd say the two strikers too actually but yeah. He put in a few good crosses but he should only really be used for one half or a sub as he hasn't got the fitness anymore to play the whole match.

I was really impressed with C. Cole. Didn't rate him too highly before hand, thought he was decent but not that good but he showed he has strength, speed and great technical ability.

[StefanWolves]

I understand why some people are criticizing england for their first half performance, but fgs the performance on the whole was actually pleasing, we showed a lot of quality, bar the two shocking mistakes, and we should and would have beaten Holland if it wasn't for the first half blunders, but as people have pointed out, blunders like that would never happen in a major tournament, they only happened today because their minds are elsewhere. (The Premiership.)

[-Heart]

I said to my dad just before halftime he should put Milner and Defoe on :rolleyes::lol:.

Defoe's first goal was a fantastic finish. Really top notch.

[Browney]

Told you, I'd be happy with a draw. :eusa_danc Especially in the fashion that we earned it. But I wasn't going to panic. That's what friendlies are for, finding a right team and formation, and Defoe and Milner made a great case for themselves. I think Capello will be fairly pleased.