back to back to back wrote: England are no different now to what they were under sven. We may have a manger with spine but performance against the top teams are the same - we get passed off the park. We have improved under capello because McClaren was before him.
Sorry, which top team passed us off the park under Capello? The only bad defeat I recall was against Spain last year. Jagielka, Wright Phillips, Carrick, Heskey and Downing all started that game. No Rooney, Ferdinand, Gerrard or Lampard. I'd hope that with 5 improved players in their places we would at least give it a go against Spain,who incidentally are the best team in the world at this time.
I would definitelylike to see more evidence of these top teams passing us off the park as well when you're ready.
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back to back to back wrote:Germany
Germany's problem will be goals. Their best striker, Kevin Kuranyi, will never play for the national side whilst Joachim Loew is in charge and the rest are average at best. They won't concede many but if they're relying on Mario Gomez to lead the line, they've got no chance.
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Any talk of any major nation having 'no chance' is ridiculous. If Italy won it last time with the pathetic performances they made through the tourny (the second round vs the australlians) then any of France, Germany, Holland, England, Italy etc etc can win.
England have as good a chance as anyone else in it imho but we NEED luck (for a change)
bramleyrhino wrote:Germany's problem will be goals. Their best striker, Kevin Kuranyi, will never play for the national side whilst Joachim Loew is in charge and the rest are average at best. They won't concede many but if they're relying on Mario Gomez to lead the line, they've got no chance.
I see your point,a great striker is a must if you have any chance of getting close to winning it,mind you France managed it in 1998.
But the German's still have Miroslav Klose to call on,and a very strong midfield with goals in them...Ballack,Podolski Schweinsteiger and Ortzil(who could be the best young player in the tournement)
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duke street 10 wrote:Can't right off the German's just yet
Can't believe it took that long to get this thread's first World Cup cliche!
Still a while before we have the "lottery of penalties" though
In all seriousness, I wouldn't be counting much on Miroslav Klose either. One goal from eighteen Bundesliga appearances isn't the sort of form you want to be taking into a World Cup.
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In my opinion, with Ballack out, Germany's hope lie with Mesut Ozil. He's have to pull the strings in the midfield Germany's best player injured. If he fires then Germany will do alright, if not they won't get out of their group.
bramleyrhino wrote:Can't believe it took that long to get this thread's first World Cup cliche!
Still a while before we have the "lottery of penalties" though
In all seriousness, I wouldn't be counting much on Miroslav Klose either. One goal from eighteen Bundesliga appearances isn't the sort of form you want to be taking into a World Cup.
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