Euro 2012

[gazzae]

Originally Posted by budwieser

Totally agree with you mate. James Milners performance`s have been less than average and Rooney, although he scored the goal, is well past his sell by date.!
Gerrard has played a blinder in all of the games so far, such a commited played.

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I get so frustrated with the England team as they don`t seem to be able to get stuck in and tackle an opposing player with the ball. Very frustrating to watch.

Rooney well past his sell by date at 26? Righto

[Shadow Demon UK]

we're going to win it!!!!!!

engerlandddd!!!

[Uncle Peter]

Utter moron of the tournament award goes to Clive Tyldesley for his reference to the "partisan" Ukrainian fans. He is either a geniune moron (most likely) or partial to the odd politically sensitive innuendo like his oppo: the other moron Champion.

[Osem]

Just heard some breaking news:

Apparently Wayne Rooney has tested positive for a performance enhancing rug....

Yet another on and off performance by England. As for the goal that wasn't well it clearly was over the line. Had new goaline technology been employed the goal would no doubt have been awarded even though it resulted directly from an offside that was missed by the officials. If this goal had been given it would have been a bad decision so where will the use of any new technololgy in reviewing contentious decisions start and stop I wonder? Odd, too, that the extra official was located the same side of the goal as the linesman. Surely it'd have been better if he'd been the other side of the goal and possibly not quite as close to the post.

I think England have done well to get this far can't see them beating Italy but I hope they go out in the spirit that led to their comeback against Sweden. Far too often over the years when the writing's been on the wall, our negative tactics and lack of fighting spirit have carried on regardless and led to us going out with a whimper rather than a fight. I'd really rather see England go out having played well than win due to a lucky goal or whatever but having played poorly.

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Originally Posted by Uncle Peter

Utter moron of the tournament award goes to Clive Tyldesley for his reference to the "partisan" Ukrainian fans. He is either a geniune moron (most likely) or partial to the odd politically sensitive innuendo like his oppo: the other moron Champion.

I suspect commentators from all nations find themselves talking rubbish from time to time. Remember this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqZTP8-8wIs

[Saaf_laandon_mo]

I'd rather play Spain than Italy. England can physically boss the Spanish players and would be favourites at set pieces. Italy will be a much harder game in my opinion.

[Russ]

I'm England-neutral so whether they win or lose I'm not bothered but I'm amazed that now England have a goal disallowed against them, Blatter wastes no time in singing the praises of goal-line technology. He really does have it in for you lot doesn't he?

[gazzae]

Originally Posted by Russ

I'm England-neutral so whether they win or lose I'm not bothered but I'm amazed that now England have a goal disallowed against them, Blatter wastes no time in singing the praises of goal-line technology. He really does have it in for you lot doesn't he?

Blatter is a supreme WUM

Not really. It just so happens that, unlike two years ago, FIFA are very likely to vote for goal line technology in a couple of weeks time. It been planned for a while, the testing and trials have been completed, and it all seems to have gone well.

In fact it was the goal line incident two years ago that changed Blatter's mind on the issue and helped start the process which, entirely coincidentally, comes to it's conclusion in less than a months time. It just wasn't really widely reported at the time because of the paranoid victim complex we seem to have. Here is the story from two years ago: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2010/0...65S1O320100629

"It is obvious that after the experiences so far at this World Cup it would be a nonsense not to reopen the file on goalline technology," Blatter said at a briefing with selected media on Tuesday.

He [Blatter] was referring specifically to the incident in Sunday's England-Germany match at Bloemfontein when a shot from England midfielder Frank Lampard struck the bar and bounced down well over the line when England, chasing a comeback, were 2-1 down.

"We are going forward and will announce something in October or November, because something needs to change."

and then one year ago:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9415682.stm

Fifa president Sepp Blatter says goal-line technology will be used at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil if a suitable system is approved in time.

So Blatter has actually been quite consistent on this since that England vs Germany goal line incident. Only now his comments last night have been portrayed as a sudden U-Turn motivated by anti-English sentiment. may not like him but fair is fair. We're really not as disliked as we like to think but we have to start performing on the pitch rather than whine in the papers.

[Russ]

Not at all - I doubt he would have made such a statement so soon had it been a disallowed goal for England.

Originally Posted by Russ

Not at all - I doubt he would have made such a statement so soon had it been a disallowed goal for England.

But he has, many times, for the last two years. He did so after the England vs Germany game two years ago and started the process to actually get it done. The vote is early next month.

[Shadow Demon UK]

This has to be the best picture from the tournament so far...

[Shadow Demon UK]

[Gary L]

Originally Posted by Shadow Demon UK

This has to be the best picture from the tournament so far...

He could at least pretend he had a girlfriend.

[Kymmy]

LOL, Greece just equalises

[denphone]

A interesting last half hour.