England vs Spain

[Sean_RedDevil]

..................................................................Date: 12/11/2011, 5.15 pm
..........................................Venue: Wembley
..................................................................Head to Head: 11-3-8, the last meeting was a 2-0 win for Spain

LIKELY LINE-UPS
England
Starting XI: Hart - G.Johnson, Jagielka, Lescott, Cole - Walcott, Jones, Parker, Lampard, Downing - Bent

Bench: Carson, Stockdale, Walker, Cahill, Terry, Baines, Barry, Rodwell, Milner, A.Johnson, Welbeck, Sturridge, Zamora

Spain
Starting XI: Casillas - Sergio Ramos, Puyol, Pique, Alba - Mata, Xavi, Xabi Alonso, Iniesta, Silva - Villa

Bench: Reina, Valdes, Arbeola, Albiol, Monreal, Sergio Busquets, Fabregas, Santi Cazorla, Jesus Navas, Llorente, Torres

MATCH NEWS
Capello takes calculated risk

Capello - Terry is team leader

Lampard - My proudest moment

Agbonlahor out for England

Shearer - Capello right to give young England players a chance

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque says England will be tough opponents: 'Their humility is false'

Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso: England are among the favorites for Euro 2012

Benitez Highlights Spain Threat

Mendieta predicts tough test

England Training Pics from Today

 

[Crustanoid]

0-7 (Messi 1,45,77, Xaviesta 33, Morientes 58, Butrageuno 63, Ballague 99)

 

[jdmufc]

that must be the worst england team i´ve ever seen,i´m scared for us.

 

[FlawlessThaw]

that must be the worst england team i´ve ever seen,i´m scared for us.

Agree completely, I know we have injuries and players not playing for certain reasons but that team is unbelievable average.

 

[BaldwinLegend]

Good to see we're still doing the Hokey Cokey as a warm up.

 

[BaldwinLegend]

Did anyone see the Athletic Bilbao v Barca game at the weekend? Seems an epic match according to Sid Lowe's match report and someone on the Guardian's podcast was saying he hoped Capello was watching as Bilbao's coach Bielsa gave a masterclass in setting up a team against Xavi, Iniesta et al...

 

[Sassy Colin]

I still can't decide whether to watch this.

Pros:

Its England & I support them.

Cons:

I couldn't stand watching another dour England performance.
We're going to get battered, or see above.
There is something else I'd like to do at the same time which I can't really do at another time.

Should I or shouldn't I?

I'm thinking watch the 1st half & if I feel close to suicide, go & do the other thing instead whilst still being able to listen to the commentary (oh god, Alan Green).

 

[Maajid]

Did anyone see the Athletic Bilbao v Barca game at the weekend? Seems an epic match according to Sid Lowe's match report and someone on the Guardian's podcast was saying he hoped Capello was watching as Bilbao's coach Bielsa gave a masterclass in setting up a team against Xavi, Iniesta et al...

Athletic did set up well against them but they were helped in no small part by the elements; it was absolutely pouring down, so much so that by the end it was almost impossible for Barca to move the ball in their half. Terrific game, though.

Athletic Bilbao 2 - Barcelona 2

 

[Ole90+3]

I still can't decide whether to watch this.

Pros:

Its England & I support them.

Cons:

I couldn't stand watching another dour England performance.
We're going to get battered, or see above.
There is something else I'd like to do at the same time which I can't really do at another time.

Should I or shouldn't I?

I'm thinking watch the 1st half & if I feel close to suicide, go & do the other thing instead whilst still being able to listen to the commentary (oh god, Alan Green).

Do you only get access to dirty websites for 90 minutes every Saturday at 5.15?

 

[Maajid]

I still can't decide whether to watch this.

Pros:

Its England & I support them.

Cons:

I couldn't stand watching another dour England performance.
We're going to get battered, or see above.
There is something else I'd like to do at the same time which I can't really do at another time.

Should I or shouldn't I?

I'm thinking watch the 1st half & if I feel close to suicide, go & do the other thing instead whilst still being able to listen to the commentary (oh god, Alan Green).

Drama queen.

 

[MacMUFC]

Spain's squad is absolutely incredible.

 

[Sky1981]

LOL @ England's line up, pale in comparison to Spain's

 

[Neo_Mufc]

England no chance, I'm sure Spain have had a few losses in friendly games and will want to put the record straight.

 

[Tibs]

Hope Spain win 50-0

 

[Snow]

You sure don't hate England do you.

 

[Varun]

Did anyone see the Athletic Bilbao v Barca game at the weekend? Seems an epic match according to Sid Lowe's match report and someone on the Guardian's podcast was saying he hoped Capello was watching as Bilbao's coach Bielsa gave a masterclass in setting up a team against Xavi, Iniesta et al...

The amount of water on the pitch had a lot to do with it. The ball wouldnt travel, effectively halving barca's potential.

 

[Sassy Colin]

Drama queen.

LOL @ England's line up, pale in comparison to Spain's

England no chance, I'm sure Spain have had a few losses in friendly games and will want to put the record straight.

Hope Spain win 50-0

Not only me...

We've always been a frustrating team to watch, but there was a time when we used to have a touch of excitement in there as well...

 

[Ole's_toe_poke]

This should be fun

 

[kouroux]

I expect England to be beaten but I don't know why, I have this feeling that they won't be humiliated
England's has got some poor players in comparison to Spain but at least they will show some fight I think

 

[WR]

I don't think we'll get battered. We have an inferior team, no doubt. I reckon a comfortable 2-0 victory for Spain.

People on here seem to like to exaggerate over how poor we are, for some reason.

 

[Commadus]

England will win we are world champions at pointless Friendlies when there is no pressur so our Man Child players can experss themselves against opposition players who know this match means diddly squat.

 

[Brwned]

I still can't decide whether to watch this.

Pros:

Its England & I support them.

Cons:

I couldn't stand watching another dour England performance.
We're going to get battered, or see above.
There is something else I'd like to do at the same time which I can't really do at another time.

Should I or shouldn't I?

I'm thinking watch the 1st half & if I feel close to suicide, go & do the other thing instead whilst still being able to listen to the commentary (oh god, Alan Green).

It's pretty simple, if this is true then you watch the game...otherwise how can you complain to 'support' them when you're not even arsed to watch games just because they don't entertain you?

 

[Sassy Colin]

It's pretty simple, if this is true then you watch the game...otherwise how can you complain to 'support' them when you're not even arsed to watch games just because they don't entertain you?

Fair point, but its so depressing...

 

[Mockney]

I'm up for this more than the usual games against countries ending in Stan that we're incompetent against. Atmos should be good...until they score 3 in quick succession and everyone will leave....Or stay and enjoy watching Spain. I'll be the latter.

 

[Sylar]

Im going.

Admittingly to watch Spain as I didnt want to go to England/Sweden.

Would have been nice if Cleverley and Wilshere were fit tbh.

 

[Utd heap]

What a shite starting line up we have there.

Depressed before we even play.

 

[peterstorey]

I've been complaining the England keep taking the field with half a team of substandard players but that's even worse.

 

[rcoobc]

No chance that Jones will start in midfield for me.

Hart - Walker, Jagielka, Cahill, Cole - Walcott, Milner, Parker, Lampard, Johnson - Bent,

Or

Hart - Walker, Jagielka, Cahill, Cole - Walcott, Parker, Lampard, Somone - Bent, Welbeck

Something like that.

 

[duffer]

Fair point, but its so depressing...

International football gives a lot of English Manchester United fans a taste of what the vast majority of football fans go though every season; hope and inevitable despair. It's good for you!

 

[KM]

Think Capello has more or less confirmed that Jones start in midfield.

Also interesting that Del Bosque will likely try the Barcelona tactic with Silva playing in the Messi role(think he played there against Scotland)

 

[rcoobc]

Think Capello has more or less confirmed that Jones start in midfield.

Also interesting that Del Bosque will likely try the Barcelona tactic with Silva playing in the Messi role(think he played there against Scotland)

Worrying.

 

[Sassy Colin]

International football gives a lot of English Manchester United fans a taste of what the vast majority of football fans go though every season; hope and inevitable despair. It's good for you!

 

[Mockney]

He's right. Fans who complain of England being dull are not just spoiled, they need to remember that most football for most football fans is dull. We watch for those rare moments of extasy that illuminate our day like no other. With United I'm a gorged junkie Hunter Thompson rampaging through a floating pink marshmallow field. With England I'm a gibbering cold turkey Renton along with the rest of 'em.

 

[BaldwinLegend]

It's pretty simple, if this is true then you watch the game...otherwise how can you complain to 'support' them when you're not even arsed to watch games just because they don't entertain you?

Exactly!

 

[Ole's_toe_poke]

I doubt we will lose badly. Mainly because Spain will score a couple and the just pass it around to kill the match.

They rarely go all out to score 5 or 6.

 

[TheHorse'sMouth]

Spain will win it and end up with over 60% possession. There's a snowball's chance in hell of us stringing at least 5 consecutive passes together and attempt to retain it. We don't have the players for it, and until a new generation of players come through who are adept at this, we're going to struggle against the very top international sides.

 

[Sassy Colin]

I've got a big big downer on theses pointless friendlies. Since they always do these things in pairs, why don't they make it a round robin with a league of 3 teams, so there is something to play for?

 

[Tibs]

I doubt we will lose badly. Mainly because Spain will score a couple and the just pass it around to kill the match.

They rarely go all out to score 5 or 6.

50-0 it is then

 

[rcoobc]

I've got a big big downer on theses pointless friendlies. Since they always do these things in pairs, why don't they make it a round robin with a league of 3 teams, so there is something to play for?

Because that would require 3 game days. A good idea though.

 

[Zen]

All we need is the spirit of Ukraine. WE CAN DO IT!