ScouseFox Posted 15 June 2012 Posted 15 June 2012 Big Andy Carroll is in. He'll absolutely boss it tonight. 2-0 with him scoring at least one.
Fox92 Posted 15 June 2012 Posted 15 June 2012 Need to win anyway, don't want to need to win against Ukraine, in Ukraine. I rekon Caroll will score as well. Not sure if we will win though, I certainly don't think it will be a walkover.
Finnegan Posted 15 June 2012 Posted 15 June 2012 3 - 1 Sweden, Ibra to finally earn his stripes on the international stage with a brace and an assist.
MooseBreath Posted 15 June 2012 Posted 15 June 2012 Need to win anyway, don't want to need to win against Ukraine, in Ukraine. I rekon Caroll will score as well. Not sure if we will win though, I certainly don't think it will be a walkover. Don't know what i'd prefer, needing to beat Ukraine and relying on France against Sweden, or only having to get a draw against Ukraine and the excruciating nerve fest that will follow...
HEGGSY Posted 15 June 2012 Posted 15 June 2012 3 - 1 Sweden, Ibra to finally earn his stripes on the international stage with a brace and an assist. I didn't expect anything else from you Finners.
Jaspa Posted 15 June 2012 Posted 15 June 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18448190 Euro 2012: Steve McClaren supports England tactics England can win the European Championship playing a pragmatic brand of football, according to former manager Steve McClaren. England had 38% of possession in the 1-1 draw with France, but only four of the 14 games so far have been won by the team who enjoyed most of the ball. "Possession wins nothing," McClaren told BBC Sport. "We need to play to our strengths. England can win a tournament playing how they are playing at the moment." McClaren, whose 16-month spell in charge of England ended in November 2007, added: "We have never been very good in possession - that's not our strength. "The way we stay in games is by being hard to beat, maybe scoring from set-plays or on the counter-attack. "People used to criticise us a lot, saying we need to play football like Spain or Brazil. That's not possible - it takes years and years of development to achieve that." Former Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest boss McClaren also praised England for their display against France, where Joleon Lescott's header was cancelled out by Samir Nasri's low strike. "Before the game, we saw France as being a very difficult challenge and England handled it very well," said the 51-year-old. "They were very good without the ball, very organised and disciplined. They played to their strengths, restricting France to limited opportunities from outside the box. I think we're going to be very hard to beat." However, McClaren, currently in his second spell of charge of Dutch side FC Twente, concedes that Roy Hodgson's side must try to do better with the possession they have when they meet Sweden in Kiev on Friday. "What we need to see is England being better when they have the ball. Possession doesn't win football matches, as we've seen with Chelsea in the Champions League but, in big games, we do need to be better with the ball. "If we can improve that, we've got a very good chance." Sweden were beaten 2-1 by co-hosts Ukraine in their opening game and know defeat against England will send them out of the tournament. However, the Swedes have history on their side, having never been beaten by England in a competitive fixture. "It will be interesting to see how the Swedes adapt," continued McClaren. "They are quite a similar side to England, in that they are quite organised and they will also be looking to improve on their first game. "Because Sweden need to win it, and England don't necessarily, there is a lot of pressure on Sweden. England need to be patient." Were screwed
Finnegan Posted 15 June 2012 Posted 15 June 2012 I didn't expect anything else from you Finners. I actually think it'll be 1 - 1, because it's always a draw. If anyone's going to buck historical trends I can see England winning 1 - 0.
Corky Posted 15 June 2012 Posted 15 June 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk...otball/18448190 Were screwed Ah, this must be the new "Little expectation so we've a greater chance of winning" odd way of thinking.
Finnegan Posted 15 June 2012 Posted 15 June 2012 What the **** is this on the BEEB? Talk about melodrama. Campest ****ing video I've ever seen. Ahahahahahahah. YOU ARE THE WALL THAT MUST NOT BE BREACHED. Ahahahaha lol
Father Ted Posted 15 June 2012 Posted 15 June 2012 3 - 1 Sweden, Ibra to finally earn his stripes on the international stage with a brace and an assist. If that happens I will strip naked in leicester city centre. Hes the most overrated player of ALL TIME
FoxyPV Posted 15 June 2012 Posted 15 June 2012 OMG! This will be, like tots amaze balls, the greatest day of my life if England get beaten. YOLO LOLZ
MooseBreath Posted 15 June 2012 Posted 15 June 2012 If the referee is going to give a foul every time Carroll goes for a header we might as well bring him off
MooseBreath Posted 15 June 2012 Posted 15 June 2012 This ref seems to think challenging for a header is a foul
Leicfox Posted 15 June 2012 Posted 15 June 2012 Why have we dropped our only exciting player? Because Sweden are shite at defending crosses. I'm sure he'll come on after about 65mins along with Walcott to test the swedes tired legs at the back.
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