***Official*** Road to World Cup 2014

[GIMH]

I'd settle for a similar siege job from us, without the stress of penalties at the end of it as an added bonus

 

[BoyBrumby]

Not sure URGay are all that, really. Only made it via the play-offs, after all. Suarez gets a good, solid boot early doors and they're struggling. Cavani's no mug, but they are all about one man.

I mean, Lugano (their captain) can't get a gig for West Brom, currently.

 

[grecian]

Not sure URGay are all that, really. Only made it via the play-offs, after all. Suarez gets a good, solid boot early doors and they're struggling. Cavani's no mug, but they are all about one man.

I mean, Lugano (their captain) can't get a gig for West Brom, currently.

I think if it was in Europe I wouldn't be that bothered, but the conditions will suit them, and we have no decent defenders at all, so Suarez becomes exponentially more dangerous.

 

[Burgey]

 

[mullarkey]

Haha, can barely imagine a tougher group. At least the pressure is completely off.

So excited for England vs Uruguay too.

Well as you said Jesus saves. Front page of the Sun today really made me laugh, it shows a picture of the famous statue of Christ the Redeemer with the headline: Lord Help Us!

 

[Tom Halsey]

Not sure URGay are all that, really. Only made it via the play-offs, after all. Suarez gets a good, solid boot early doors and they're struggling. Cavani's no mug, but they are all about one man.

I mean, Lugano (their captain) can't get a gig for West Brom, currently.

Only making it via the playoffs isn't quite a fair comparison though. The South American qualification is by far the hardest of all of them, even without Brazil.

 

[GIMH]

England team looks good attacking wise but defensively um

No surprise really for a side with Liverpool's spine

 

[Magrat Garlick]

The friendlies making me keen for the real thing.

Might be because I'm too lazy to hunt for club football broadcasts.

 

[GIMH]

The friendlies making me keen for the real thing.

Might be because I'm too lazy to hunt for club football broadcasts.

England - Denmark had the opposite effect on me let me tell you

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Got Pavarotti on replay at present.

So many memories from Italia 90 even if it was heartbreaking at the end.

 

[Ikki]

Yeah I agree with all of that, although tbf winning the shoot-out was more superior finishing than luck too. Despite not scoring, the match was a very, very convincing case that Italy>England, at least when Pirlo plays. And sure, it's only one match, but there's not much else to suggest otherwise in the past couple of years.

TBH, a lot of that blame should go to on Rooney who basically let Pirlo do what he wants. He's key. If England can keep him relatively quiet they have a really good shot IMO as Hodgson looks to be a bit more positive than last time - which was basically just defending deep.