World Cup 2014 thread

**Goofle** · 09-12-2013, 09:32 AM

His dribbling works best from deep (when going past other midfielders) as opposed to on the edge of the box, as defenders naturally have more chance of tackling him.

Newkie · 09-12-2013, 09:58 AM

Yeah, he definitely shouldn't be playing as an attacking midfielder. I wasn't really likening him to Gazza, just that he's the only player in a central position I've seen in an England shirt manage to beat three players while on the ball. Most don't even manage one in their career.

**Goofle** · 09-12-2013, 11:12 AM

Oh yeah, I understood what you were saying. Just adding another comment.

Either way, he is being used properly at Arsenal so that's all I really care about. He and Chamberlain should be the long term CM partnership for England.

Trollheart · 09-12-2013, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by loveissucide

Well, that's Ireland's chance gone. We only have ourselves to blame, there's a basis of a good squad there but the management are too tactically conservative to build around the decent attacking players and not spend the game playing like a League Two side. So it goes.

Who do you reckon for Trap's replacement, Loveisuicide? O'Neill be good? Or over-hyped? Surely not Keane!

~~Cuthbert~~ · 09-12-2013, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Newkie

No, he really is. I remember his hissy fits during and after the Newcastle/Arsenal 4-4 match. He doesn't seem to have grown up a lot either.

Sounds like Rooney at the same age. Rooney has always been hard as nails to be fair to him.

loveissucide · 09-14-2013, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Who do you reckon for Trap's replacement, Loveisuicide? O'Neill be good? Or over-hyped? Surely not Keane!

I'd have liked Eoin Coyle, but of the candidates mentioned O'Neill is the best of a bad bunch.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 09-19-2013, 02:47 PM

BBC Sport - World Cup 2022: Uefa members back winter tournament in Qatar

UEFA have voted for a winter World Cup in Qatar, bent fuckers. If it has to be moved to winter it should be moved elsewhere and the other bidders should have a rerun (with the Aussies winning.)

If they can't hold it in summer then they won the bid under false pretences and I hope the other bidders sue the shit out of FIFA.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 10-11-2013, 09:28 AM

England vs Montenegro tonight. Kick-off 8pm at Wembley.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 10-14-2013, 07:48 AM

I really can't wait to find out if New Zealand's team is going to be sent to the world cup! November they play, only one more game and it's decided. I think we have a really good chance. We have mainly beaten Pacific Island teams.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 10-15-2013, 03:03 PM

We're winning 1-0 atm, should qualify as we're already guaranteed a play off place.

@Vanilla, New Zealand are miles ahead 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil? Preliminaries: Oceania - Groups and Standings: - FIFA.com

6 points clear, played every team twice. I'm sure they've already qualified? You sure the November game isn't a friendly? Must be in play offs or something that group looks far too easy to be the final qualifying group?

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	BBC Sport - World Cup 2022: Uefa members back winter tournament in Qatar UEFA have voted for a winter World Cup in Qatar, bent fuckers. If it has to be moved to winter it should be moved elsewhere and the other bidders should have a rerun (with the Aussies winning.) If they can't hold it in summer then they won the bid under false pretences and I hope the other bidders sue the shit out of FIFA.

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	England vs Montenegro tonight. Kick-off 8pm at Wembley.

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	We're winning 1-0 atm, should qualify as we're already guaranteed a play off place. @Vanilla, New Zealand are miles ahead 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil? Preliminaries: Oceania - Groups and Standings: - FIFA.com 6 points clear, played every team twice. I'm sure they've already qualified? You sure the November game isn't a friendly? Must be in play offs or something that group looks far too easy to be the final qualifying group?