How far will England go in SA, (Mk2)

[darkstar]

Good to see 5 complete nutters on the board. Finalists and Winners

Already beaten Scotland, so i'm happy Suppose they came in at -group stage on that list

 

[Paulus]

I reckon they will get to the quarter finals and then blow out.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Good to see 5 complete nutters on the board. Finalists and Winners

eh? I was just pointing out that most other countries don't seem to have this attitude to international football. Spain used to as well, but that was largely due to regional politics.

My view is that England will go out on the quarters. They are too limited up front, don't have a world class goalkeeper and play their real gamechanging player (Gerard) out of position.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

Good to see 5 complete nutters on the board. Finalists and Winners

what does a scot know about the post-group stage of the world cup anyway?

 

[looe]

As we are not in it (Sweden) i keep my fingers crossed for England to go far.......if England fail this is going to be a moaning country for weeks on end

 

[Watt-O]

Someone with need to revisit Engerlish lessons?

All true England fans know there are 3 syllables in Engerland.

 

[HLaB]

What round do the penalty shoot outs start?

 

[Smokin Joe]

I think they may surprise us. This is the first tournament I can ever remember where we are going in without unrealistic expectations which tend to transmit themselves to the players and lead to overconfidence. The weather in SA will suit the English high tempo style which is normally a disadvantage in hot summer climates, and for the first time in decades we have a manager who isn't a twat.

 

[marinyork]

I can't see England going past the quarter finals either in terms of (a) the draw and likely games further on ( the squad (c) past history and experience of the players in world cups.

 

[darkstar]

I can't see England going past the quarter finals either in terms of (a) the draw and likely games further on ( the squad (c) past history and experience of the players in world cups.

Hmmm England are likely to come up against France in the q/f, aren't they? Which is very winnable from my perspective. It's Brazil in the semi which will be the tricky one!

 

[Watt-O]

I was extremely optimistic about 6 months ago, when Defore was scoring fun, Barry and Lampard and Gerrard were playing well. Then Defoe's goals dry up, Capello picks Heskey and Jamie F"cking Carragher and drops Theo. Is it in the England manager's contract he has to pick Heskey? I can see us huffing and puffing to get out of the group, then falling apart at the first real challenge. :-(

 

[Smokin Joe]

Heskey is there to add a bit of balance to the squad. I doubt he will start many games, but there are teams who don't cope well with a big bustling type of old fashioned centre forward and I think Capello has him in mind for those games. Better to have different options available than just more of the same.

 

[johnnyh]

I'd rather have Carra than Ferdinand

 

[Watt-O]

Heskey is there to add a bit of balance to the squad. I doubt he will start many games, but there are teams who don't cope well with a big bustling type of old fashioned centre forward and I think Capello has him in mind for those games. Better to have different options available than just more of the same.

Heskey is so old and overwight these days, Boris Johnson would be a greater threat. He hasn't scored a goal in a competitive competion since Feb. I concede that Bent has not performed very well in an England shirt, but you can not question his prem goal stats.