World Cup 2014

Worse the pitch better for England.

I just heard otherwise, but maybe they lied

I know I overuse this word but this World Cup is an absolute humdinger so far.

Uruguay lame, played like a Premiership team underestimating the opposition completely.

Suspicious lack of goalkeepers moaning about the ball this year. Thought Joe Hart would at least have got his disclaimers in early.

Giles given it a bit of scorn at the idea that this was a young/daring selection but
sterling
Sturbridge
welbeck
Henderson

like they're the type of calls you'd like to see after what seems like a lifetime of squads unchanged regardless of utter failure to perform

Joe hart hasn't been on dis claimer

i'd prefer Welbeck replaced with a footballer maybe

^

how welbeck is ahead of barkley is utterly beyond me

...SAID THE BLOKE TO HIS ILXOR CHUMS

I want those English bastards to win

Yea me too tbh

Welbeck aside this is more or less what i'd start from that squad but i still think centre mid looks tissue-y and agree with Michael B that Milner's probably getting a raw deal

Don't know why you people fixate on Welbeck. Rooney is the problem

Gerrard and Milner woulda made a nice defensive mid pairing

There's Pirlo, obv. Always Pirlo. But I am rooting for youse Britishers tonight too (must be drunk tbh)

i'm rooting for Pirlo tbh

Be fine if Italy and Costa Rica go through w/Pirlo fucking 'our boys' one last time.

Probably get the boring 0-0 instead.

Which is exactly why I am rooting for England! To see your deep cynicism being torn apart by success, to see rays of sunlight, rainbows and unicorns shooting from the cavity that is your English chest!

Xp

and not xp

Hope I'm wrong, loving the wc so far.

I'm rooting for England cos it's a young team, maaaybe get some nice football and the Liverpool lads. Also no Terry or Ashley Cole

And ditto wot LBI said

Sometimes I wonder if some of those Uruguay players are too good lookimg. Like, looking like Cavani must breed some type of complacency, no?

Too much golden gen dead wood about, sorry.

Canvani makes up for it with a terrible haircut and worse facial hair

I wouldn't usually mind about this one but, well, if Rickie comes on... my lips may wobble a wee bit.

Fuck, I wasted a tenner on betting Spain would thrash us 4-0, everyone here thought we'd get hammered. And then suddenly: 1-5. Still can't believe it. Best tenner I every pissed away. So stupidly satisfying. All you scared bastards thinking a 0-0 would be a 'result': fuck that. This is the WC and it can happen yo.

/optimism

yeah OK welbeck is far from a daring nor even good choice but I mean capello there's a danger he'd still have Beckham there or w/e

His whole look is out of a romance novel cover

Ooh, that red stripe down the back of the training top was not designed to appear over the shorts... eep. Shades of Stevenage's wedgie-kit from two or three seasons ago.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BqHTprGIIAEmil6.jpg

its no Merkel thinks we're working, now is it

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BqHOTyCIcAMUSbl.jpg

Robben's rush yesterday, outpacing Ramos, makes him the fastest football player ever recorded on the pitch, with 37 km/h. Previous record was held by Walcott (35.7 km/h). Though I'm not sure if Bale was taken into account in these stats.

or Kevin Kilbane

need a confirmed top ten stat

XP lol

there was some list going around a while back that claimed Valencia was the fastest player in the world. Bale was 2nd

http://balls.ie/football/fastest-football-players/

Valencia driven to airport by fans at speed of 50kmh

Frack Ribery

http://ballsdot.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Fastest-footballers.jpg

From 2013, this

I mean he can definitely move

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU4lOZC52ww

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BqHgEhjCQAAHyxd.jpg

Kevin Kilbane today.

✓

he's a good lad, not to mistaken for LAD now, just a good lad

EEERE WE GO
EEERE WE GO
EEERE WE GO

IT'S GO TIME

I mean he can definitely move

― Number None, Saturday, June 14, 2014 5:52 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

damn

GURD SURF THE QUERN!

Unsure if the Italy cagoules are some elaborate psyching-out tactic or just a legit bad idea.

i remember when we used to sing god save the queen in school lol commonweath