So, who's gonna be the fall guy?

[SaintGeorge67]

[quote author=refugee link=topic=40765.msg1127438#msg1127438 date=1277680191]
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=40765.msg1127434#msg1127434 date=1277679903]
It might be an obvious question, but how do you do it?

Coaching? Structure?

What if our kids are just naturally less gifted?
[/quote]

Convince players from countries that you once invaded/colonised to turn down their own country to represent you.
[/quote]

Most of those are shite at football though aren't they?

We could try and find some Messi Falklands and Torres Gibraltar link perhaps?

 

[Judge Jules]

[quote author=Herr Onceared link=topic=40765.msg1127433#msg1127433 date=1277679818]
I hope that both Liverpool and England now invest in youth and take a leaf out of Germanys book. Not that they are world beaters but in Ozil, Badstuber, Muller, Neuer, Jansen, Boateng, Kedhira etc they have a bunch of cracking young players to work with going forward. Christ even Lahm, Mertesacker, Podolski and all are only mid 20's.
They knew they had to rebuild after 2000 and 2004 (and the worst team ever to play in a world cup final in 2002) and they did it, and they worked at their grass roots football and then went on to win with u21, u19, u15s etc.
We need to start again.
[/quote]

Badstuber's crap. That's why they have to play Boateng in his position, though Boateng's no fullback. They are very short at LB (if Lahm doesn't play there), though they're hardly alone in that.

Agree otherwise though.

 

[Asbo]

The Press.

For building them up as favourites.

We need to get real and realise we are not, then they could work as a team and fight to win, instead of just turning up and expecting too, ala our first 2 games of this campaign.

 

[manwithnoname]

There isn't anyone who can be really happy, or proud. Cashley Cole was our best player, Gerrard was OK at best, everyone else was largely shit.
Capello picked the wrong squad, and the wrong teams, and his inclusion and use of the hapless Heskey was suicidal.

The main "fall guys" are Capello, Rooney, Terry, Upson, Magic and the remarkably hapless Gareth Barry, who put in in possibly the most inept display in midfield I have seen from an England player for years and years.

Luckily, I don't really give a fuck, and haven't watched any of this WC aprt from the England games and one Italy match.

On a brighter note, we've got Woy fucking Hodgson as our new manager, but I see there's already been plenty of hilarious debate about this superannuated serial loser already.

 

[Y1]

[quote author=refugee link=topic=40765.msg1127438#msg1127438 date=1277680191]
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=40765.msg1127434#msg1127434 date=1277679903]
It might be an obvious question, but how do you do it?

Coaching? Structure?

What if our kids are just naturally less gifted?
[/quote]

Convince players from countries that you once invaded/colonised to turn down their own country to represent you.
[/quote]

Ah, yes Malaysia for a start?
The USA?
The East Indies?
India?
Parts of Africa?
Australia and NZ?

 

[DHSC]

[quote author=Y1 link=topic=40765.msg1127518#msg1127518 date=1277713453]
[quote author=refugee link=topic=40765.msg1127438#msg1127438 date=1277680191]
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=40765.msg1127434#msg1127434 date=1277679903]
It might be an obvious question, but how do you do it?

Coaching? Structure?

What if our kids are just naturally less gifted?
[/quote]

Convince players from countries that you once invaded/colonised to turn down their own country to represent you.
[/quote]

Ah, yes Malaysia for a start?
The USA?
The East Indies?
India?
Parts of Africa?
Australia and NZ?
[/quote]

*ahem*

 

[doctor_mac]

[quote author=Y1 link=topic=40765.msg1127518#msg1127518 date=1277713453]
[quote author=refugee link=topic=40765.msg1127438#msg1127438 date=1277680191]
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=40765.msg1127434#msg1127434 date=1277679903]
It might be an obvious question, but how do you do it?

Coaching? Structure?

What if our kids are just naturally less gifted?
[/quote]

Convince players from countries that you once invaded/colonised to turn down their own country to represent you.
[/quote]

Ah, yes Malaysia for a start?
The USA?
The East Indies?
India?
Parts of Africa?
Australia and NZ?
[/quote]

Hahaha. So on the upside, if someone introduced a British Empire only world cup, England would have a real chance of winning it again.

 

[Y1]

[quote author=DHSC link=topic=40765.msg1127534#msg1127534 date=1277715883]
[quote author=Y1 link=topic=40765.msg1127518#msg1127518 date=1277713453]
[quote author=refugee link=topic=40765.msg1127438#msg1127438 date=1277680191]
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=40765.msg1127434#msg1127434 date=1277679903]
It might be an obvious question, but how do you do it?

Coaching? Structure?

What if our kids are just naturally less gifted?
[/quote]

Convince players from countries that you once invaded/colonised to turn down their own country to represent you.
[/quote]

Ah, yes Malaysia for a start?
The USA?
The East Indies?
India?
Parts of Africa?
Australia and NZ?
[/quote]

*ahem*


[/quote]

Oh how can I forget Singapore or even Hong Kong!?

 

[kingjulian]

I can't believe the media seems to want Gerrard's head? For what? He was one of the players who actually performed to any crediblity in spite of being played out of position.

 

[Rouge Penguin]

I'm sure I head that the german league has a rule on the amount of german born players per team. Might just the tached spanner making stuff up

 

[SaintGeorge67]

Anyone know what the cockney media made of lampard and terry then? I suspect all will be forgiven for frank due to his injustice. And terry will still be 'brave'.