The Football Thread

[titoli]

I didn't see the match, can't tell anything. But surely we are as to physical training way behind other teams which have started the new season well ahead of us. And then there's also the question of starting a new cycle with a new trainer and so on.

[Amaze]

we beat hungary 4-1 yesterday, no idea if they're any good.

[Banjo]

we beat hungary 4-1 yesterday, no idea if they're any good.

Well done Norway!
Yes...ahem... Hungary have been known to humiliate England once or twice in the past

[Banjo]

I didn't see the match, can't tell anything. But surely we are as to physical training way behind other teams which have started the new season well ahead of us. And then there's also the question of starting a new cycle with a new trainer and so on.

Don't suppose you're too worried eh,must seem like a bit of a Mickey Mouse tournament being World Champions and all ?
Hey did you see Kaka's goal for Brazil during the 3-0 defeat of Argentina yesterday?Maradona 1986 or what!

[titoli]

Don't suppose you're too worried eh,must seem like a bit of a Mickey Mouse tournament being World Champions and all?

No football tournament is a Mickey Mouse one. We learned this in Middlesborough in 1966, exactly as you learned it in 1950. The values are too near. A new start, with a new trainer at the beginning of the season is very hard to cope with.

No, I didn't see the Kaka's goal, been football teetotalling lately.

[Hippieoddball1]

i'm from middlesbrough, and my dad went to that game at ayrsome park in 1966, he's still got the tickets as well

[titoli]

Try to sell them to a north-korean, then.

I saw the Kaka goal but didn't see the Argentina's defense. I could see England's defense when Maradona scored.

[Hippieoddball1]

do i get the feeling that your upset there

[titoli]

My, man, you sure dig people...

[Banjo]

Don't know if Italy are playing tonight but my prediction tonight is

MACEDONIA 1 ENGLAND 2

[titoli]

C'mon Banjo!? It's France-Italy tonight! Agin! (No overtime, though)

[titoli]

I only saw the first hour, but surely it was a good match: I'd say better than most seen at the WC. Problem is that Italy is way back in training as the national tournaments will only start this week, so italian players couldn't press as they would have with a better condition, expecially as we were behind in the score from the start as the german referee conceded a goal from an action in offside (he also didn't see a penalty as big as a house: Italy didn't really need a german referee, did it?). But also I had the impression that our new trainer didn't have an idea about what to do. Of course he's a newby and we really didn't need a team as France in this time of the season to start a new cycle.


 

[Amaze]

we beat moldova tonight 2-0 

[Banjo]

I only saw the first hour, but surely it was a good match: I'd say better than most seen at the WC. Problem is that Italy is way back in training as the national tournaments will only start this week, so italian players couldn't press as they would have with a better condition, expecially as we were behind in the score from the start as the german referee conceded a goal from an action in offside (he also didn't see a penalty as big as a house: Italy didn't really need a german referee, did it?). But also I had the impression that our new trainer didn't have an idea about what to do. Of course he's a newby and we really didn't need a team as France in this time of the season to start a new cycle.


 

France 3 Italy 1    
A good game judging by the highlights!
Surely you're not gonna allow the likes of Scotland to pip you for qualification?

Macedonia 0 England 1
England looked typically shaky yesterday towards the end of the game-why can't they keep possession of the ball?Looking forward to Roonies return!

[titoli]

Surely you're not gonna allow the likes of Scotland to pip you for qualification?

I think that some joker down here just begins to understand what Francesco Totti means for this team:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxhJneJwT_k