To be fair, we haven't had the same kind of impact since, but that could all be us being quiet on the aspect given how well they helped us in the World Cup.From last 10 goals that we conceded, 9 is from set pieces. fecking hell. Kane and Stones will enjoy in this.
Only hope is that Kovacic, Modric and Brozovic hide the ball 90 minutes
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He's probably right, too.
He's played in England long enough to know the English players are probably no better nor worse than any other, but the media are cretins.
I know. I saw it
It's just the first reply on that tweet.
He has a point; I remember when England played Italy a few years back and one of the pundits (who I can't remember) argued that not a single Italian player would get in the England side.
There are a lot of bad pundits everywhere but I do feel the English ones are overrepresented in that category. Most of them don't watch games that don't feature English teams. They'll undersell top class foreign players until they perform against the English teams, at which point they'll jump on the bandwagon and claim said players have always been great. It was round about that time Pirlo went from being massively underrated to possibly slightly overrated.He has a point; I remember when England played Italy a few years back and one of the pundits (who I can't remember) argued that not a single Italian player would get in the England side.
Then Pirlo put in THAT performance
Agree with that.
I think that was Germany 2010.He has a point; I remember when England played Italy a few years back and one of the pundits (who I can't remember) argued that not a single Italian player would get in the England side.
Then Pirlo put in THAT performance
That’s what happens when ex players are hired who clearly just watch the Premier League. Like Micah Richard and Lineker laughing about having to give a preview on North Macedonia. I would genuinely be surprised if Richards could name Pandev without people doing research for him.
Zlatan is another great example, feel like the english never gave him the credit he deserved until he scored 4 against England, including that overhead kick.
Oh god.Agree with that.
Edit: Found it.It was Lawro ... Not one player
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2014/mark-lawrenson-column-italy-uruguay-3663388
This was even after the first Pirlo game too when he absolutely dominated the match in 2012 (i think it was 2012). I'm sure I remember Michael Owen saying something similar around that time about English players being superior. It is a case of pundits/ex players not watching foreign leagues I think.
Personally I actually think this England team justifies the optimism in a lot of ways, at least in terms of the individual quality of the players. Guess we'll see how it goes.
What 'rising stars' did we have in 2014 ?
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So what you're saying is draw or Croatia? I'm in.
Ketchup, brown, mustard or mayo?
I will never reveal my sauces.
I've heard you're that guy who hoardes the free condiments from cafés and fills up his own top branded bottles at home.
I agree with that, a lot of them seem to think that football starts and ends with the PL, and which is why there's always mass outrage about random mid table players like Bamford or Noble in the past not being called up, because they're done alright for an 11th place PL team, as if that's enough to take on the best of Europe.
Look at Mr Lah-di-dah, putting an accent over the "e" in cafe.
