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The build-up to World Cup 2014 Thread

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I know football is heading toward a non contact sport, but it's not there yet Jack. Drives me nuts when players like Wheelchair fall over at the slightest contact and grab the ball forcing the ref to blow which is 99% of the time in their favour.
 
Cracking equaliser from Ecuador, wow what a hit.

I have been quite impressed with them on the attack, Freddy Montero (who was subbed off) looks a good talent
 
Huddy said:
Milner is such a donkey, he's been awful tonight.
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Hodgson has him playing right back. I imagine to sort of explore all avenues incase Johnson gets injured. Personally, I'd just play Jones or Smalling there, because they're actually defenders. And in all honesty, both are probably better than they are at centre half.
 
Awful awful tackle, especially to make in a friendly a week before the start of a World Cup. Valencia had every right to be angry.
 
Roy1983 said:
Nothing lol. Slightly late tackle but clearly won the ball and was then pushed in the neck by Valencia and both got sent off lol.
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Valencia was going down the line, Sterling leapt in and his right knee connected with Valencia's shin.

Valencia's leg bent on the replay and he's a solid fella.

Valencia leapt up, pushed Sterling in the back and when he turned round he grabbed Sterling round the throat.

Both rightly sent off, stupid challenge in a crap friendly, could have cracked Valencia's shin.
 
Mumorn said:
Hodgson has him playing right back. I imagine to sort of explore all avenues incase Johnson gets injured. Personally, I'd just play Jones or Smalling there, because they're actually defenders. And in all honesty, both are probably better than they are at centre half.
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Both are probably better than Milner in his own position (whatever that is).
 
So we just reminded ourselves that:

Milner, Wheelchair, Smalling, Jones, Foster, Welbeck are a bit sh.it

Oxlade, Lambert, Barkley are good.

Shaw still has a lot to learn (challenge the man).

Referees are likely to send off an England player and ruin the nation's dreams once more.
 
Mumorn said:
johnson - cahill - jagielka - baines is a solid defence in my view. could possibly upgrade at right back but it's solid elsewhere. do look decent going forward, shame that its pretty much second string England midfield with no Gerrard etc. in there. I think Barkley should be in the starting eleven, still inexperienced as to when to release, but he carries the ball so confidently and england lacks that in my view. also been impressed by chamberlain, I think he'd suit central midfield too.

in fact, i'd like quite like:

sturridge
rooney - chamberlain - sterling
barkley - gerrard​
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Swap Barkley and the ox around I reckon that could be ok, certainly when we've got the ball anyway, they'd have to work hard defensively.
 
Gazza Dazzla said:
Swap Barkley and the ox around I reckon that could be ok, certainly when we've got the ball anyway, they'd have to work hard defensively.
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they'd all be interchanging apart from Gerrard really. I'd say all were capable playing left/right/centre throughout the match. free flowing.
 
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