Are you watching Nigel?

[BladeFisher]

Comments by Hoddle re England's change in the Italy game.

'First half we were pedestrian, square, pass, backwards et al.' The subs were very attack minded.

 

[Billytheblade]

Correct but Clough obviously doesn't listen to anyone other than himself.

CLOUGH OUT

 

[sitwell]

Out of work managers with hindsight don't you just love them. So Clough should be listening to a recently sacked fruitcake ?

 

[From the pig end]

I really enjoyed that second half.
2-3 years and Kane will be quality!
Barkley too.

 

[From the pig end]

Out of work managers with hindsight don't you just love them. So Clough should be listening to a recently sacked fruitcake ?

All the best managers are a little... Uhm, wacky.

 

[Lord Bos of Eckington.]

Comments by Hoddle re England's change in the Italy game.

'First half we were pedestrian, square, pass, backwards et al.' The subs were very attack minded.

To be honest i was more bothered about the Chesterfield result . Closer to home.

UTB

 

[yorkshirecoast]

I really enjoyed that second half.
2-3 years and Kane will be quality!
Barkley too.

Yep. We have some good players coming through - with a good u21 team too. Nice to see an England team with pace and quality.

 

[sitwell]

Yep. We have some good players coming through - with a good u21 team too. Nice to see an England team with pace and quality.

Were you not on the England shoutbox at half time wanting Hodgson sacked ?

 

[BladeFisher]

Out of work managers with hindsight don't you just love them. So Clough should be listening to a recently sacked fruitcake ?

Clough's managerial record

2000 Southern League Cup
2000, 2001 - Runners Up Southern Football League Premier Division
2002 Champions Northern Premier League

Hoddle's managerial record

1993 Play off Winners Swindon Town
1994 FA Cup Finalists Chelsea
2002 League Cup Runners Up Tottenham

 

[sitwell]

Clough's managerial record

2000 Southern League Cup
2000, 2001 - Runners Up Southern Football League Premier Division
2002 Champions Northern Premier League

Hoddle's managerial record

1993 Play off Winners Swindon Town
1994 FA Cup Finalists Chelsea
2002 League Cup Runners Up Tottenham

Howard Wilkinson has a better record ,would you listen to that twat ?

 

[SwissBlade]

I was about to post about England, but then I saw this.

First half england were dreadful, whatever that formation was it was appalling. Phil Jones proved he's not am midfielder, Rooney too and it seemed to knock the confidence of a very confused Delph. There was no width with both fullbacks having to sit so deep to cover the defensive duties. Jags looked a superstar.

Second half much better, Walker and Gibbs got forward, Barkley and Carrick added shape, but it Didn't look that balanced up front.

Jags throughout the game was all over the place and was praised by the commentators. However, this was because he was making the Terry style 'last ditch' tackles, not organised defending, but relied on his pace and athleticism to throw his body or limbs in the way of the ball.

The passing was neat and tidy when played short but for the first time in a long time I was shouting at the TV with some of the balls being played. Longer passes overs 20-40 yards were going forward, but when they played out to the right in particular they were often going in behind players like Walker, so he couldn't take the ball at pace. There was space in front of him, why not play it that yard or two ahead so he could hit the fullback at pace.

Italy are a technical and tactical side, they get very organised but as the game stretched they could break at pace. They put men behind the ball, let england have possession and didn't waste energy lunging into tackles as they were organised.

Final point on Rooney. He's scored a lot of goals for England, no doubt there, but he really does seem to bottle it at times. Chances against Buffon and he fluffed them.

Andros Townsend bailed England out really with a great goal....

 

[From the pig end]

Kane is the new dean Ashton for me, I thought he was going to be a world beater up until his injury and just what England needed.
That center half had a good game too,we could do with a player like him . We seem to have pace in the team now and not "speed boat without a driver" pace too,like the days of Lennon,young etc.
*It was woodhouse who used that description once for welbeck.

 

[Deleted member 1486]

How good was it to be able to watch a game without that shite band killing it? First England game I've sat through for years.

 

[sheffielder]

Out of work managers with hindsight don't you just love them. So Clough should be listening to a recently sacked fruitcake ?

Something he always refutes to have said. There is no actual tape of him saying these words, well in this order.

 

[BladeFisher]

Howard Wilkinson has a better record ,would you listen to that twat ?

Nope, but as manager of a European Champions League side Sitters let's have your view?

 

[Aston max]

Were you not on the England shoutbox at half time wanting Hodgson sacked ?

Bet they was all blades on it

 

[AlienBlade]

Comments by Hoddle re England's change in the Italy game.

'First half we were pedestrian, square, pass, backwards et al.' The subs were very attack minded.

big difference between a game that means nothing, with no expectations and any of our league games where if you cough in the wrong way the fans jeer you...

 

[BladeFisher]

big difference between a game that means nothing, with no expectations and any of our league games where if you cough in the wrong way the fans jeer you...

Don't seem to recall that the pre-season friendlies were particularly dynamic either.

 

[Ashtonsmashton]

Yeah because Glenn Hoddle really knows how to play League one Football


Clough out