Anyone else watching this.... cracker of a game for the neutral!
Upson and Terry
Germanys opening 25mins!!
Germany falling apart for no reason whatsoever
The lino not seeing the ball cross over the line
Classic stuff! God I wish I was home to watch the RTE or the BBC panel for entertainment!
Terrible decision reminiscent of 1966, history repeating itself, I though it was over but was not 100% sure.
SO I guess England will know how Ireland felt now.
If England lose they can at least say they were robbed.
Superb game. Delivering everything it promised.
I wonder what the Welsh and Norn Iron FA's make of the controversy?
IFAB my @ss.
Looks like the game is gonna produce a red..... have a sneaking suspicion it'll be a German on the recieving end and we could go to pens.
Could have been 10-1. And even if the Lampard's goal would have stood Germany would have just stepped up their extra 3 gears. And I'd love to invest in the Doner Kebab Restaurant that Gareth Barry spends all his time in. FFS. My granny can run faster than him.
Terry has been a cart horse the whole tournament. Look at his reaction after the half assed attempt on Klose for the first goal. Bobby Moore would be turning in his grave if he could watch this chancer. As for the the Beckham circus. In comparison to the German's most of the English players look outdated, unfit and really, really poor footballers.
The better team won by a fair margin. England's passing was hopeless, their defence couldn't deal with the Germans' pace and they didn't look organised at all; there were huge gaps whenever Germany broke.
We're not arrogant, we're just better.
Hope the guys on here who backed em to win the WC didn't lose too much.
I was in stitches at times watching that bunch of jokers. Their defence was bad but the midfield was just as woeful. Lampard, Gerrard, Barry and Milner waste possession time and time again. The BBC were saying beforehand you wouldn't really swap any English players for a German & I nearly choked on my drink. They soon changed their tune at FT.
Please tell me RTE are laying into em properly? Looking forward to watching it on youtube later on.
Sadly lacking Dunphy on this occasion, unfortunately.Originally Posted by shakermaker1982
Gutted. What were they thinking?!
Anyone that can get BBC Radio 5-Live, stick it on. Hilarious moaning. The German goalie is a cheat apparently, just like footballers in their private lives.
We're not arrogant, we're just better.
What did the keeper do?!Anyone that can get BBC Radio 5-Live, stick it on. Hilarious moaning. The German goalie is a cheat apparently, just like footballers in their private lives.
Marty Tyler reckons Rio would have made all the difference. Beam me up Scottie. And sharpish. Now its too many foreign players. FFS.
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Capello is getting it in the neck from the likes of (arrogant) Mullery and Butcher on SSN now. Apparently, a british manager like Arry is the man to solve all their problems now. No doubt the manager has to take some of the blame, players like Gerrard played out of position, the persistance with Heskey etc etc. Something went seriously wrong with this team from where they were at the end of qualifying and the start of this WC.
In fairness to the few fans they have interviewed, they have got it right, never mind the disallowed goal, abject performance from a team that did not show enough passion or desire representing their country. Didnt even go and acknowledge the fans after the match by all accounts. A team no longer in touch with its public??
Impressive from Germany. Three of their goals were real team goals and a delight to watch. The potential of a counter attacking contest against Argentina next weekend is something to look forward to.
Perhaps there is something in the culture argument, the culture that doesnt like to see players dwelling on the ball, a culture that doesnt instill confidence in a player on the ball. In truth a culture that we operate in ourselves.
On the disallowed goal, now England know how we felt to an extent. It will be interesting to see if there will be any change in FIFA's stance now considering it involves a big association. I suspect it wont, particularly considering the overall result of the game.
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The English defense was like shredded sauerkraut
Didn't tell the ref that the shot was over the line!
We're not arrogant, we're just better.
I don't agree. Germany had lost their composure and there's no guaranteeing they'd have got it back if England were playing confidently. Goals 3 and 4 were breakaways which may not have happened at 2-2. Don't forget England hit the bar at 2-1.
However, there's absolutely no doubt the more adept team won. Right from the first minute England were laboured in possession and their first touch was shambolic. Trevor Brooking is 100% right when he bemoans lack of technique in the English game despite their good performances at underage tournaments. Engaland nearly scored from 2 set pieces which is par for the course. They got nowhere near the German goal by playing skillfully, except for maybe Gerrard's late effort.
I have to admit I bought into the hype to a large extent this time around but, controversy aside, it's the same old story - lack of ball retention, which comes from bad technique. In fact it was worse this time, as some of the individual performances - and from famous players - were lauaghable.
Bang on, but as long as there's decent money to be made from making it in England it'll never change.
It'll be really interestring to see how Blatter ducks out of the technology issue now. I'm very cautious about it myself, but this is at least one area where virtually none of the "anti technology" arguments apply.
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