EPTThe 2012 UEFA EURO - Page 15
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Kipsate
Netherlands45349 Posts
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Erandorr
2283 Posts
On May 29 2012 04:25 Kipsate wrote: Germany looks scary as fuck Its kind of scary being a legitimate contender instead of "Its germany they will probably get to the finals somehow" | ||
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HwangjaeTerran
Finland5967 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i47.tinypic.com/2ia788p.jpg) Ya I got this in the bag. | ||
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Sazchu
Iceland489 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/oFhWm.png) I've got this in the bag, FC Meerkat | ||
Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51449 Posts
Barry - Out Jagielka - In Barry cant continue after his injury in Norway game, shame he must be gutted. Funny we bought in CB for a CM though, oh well. | ||
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kyllinghest
Norway1607 Posts
Also look out for the fierce Kyllinghests in the McDonalds league, teams playing 2-5-3 are always dangerous! | ||
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NuclearJudas
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Sanctimonius
United Kingdom861 Posts
On May 29 2012 05:12 Pandemona wrote: England: Barry - Out Jagielka - In Barry cant continue after his injury in Norway game, shame he must be gutted. Funny we bought in CB for a CM though, oh well. Which makes me wonder just what Hodgson's plan is. He religiously loves his 4-4-2, so we can expect that to at least be the starting formation, and with Barry's injury we have Gerrard, Lampard, Parker (still a doubt for me, despite managing 55 minutes against Norway), Milner and Henderson, with Jones capable of playing there. Which means we have Parker and Henderson who can play a holding mid, but neither are likely to play if Hodgson persists in the England curse of trying to play Gerrard and Lampard together in a 4-4-2. Now if he tries something fancy and puts five or three in midfield, what will that middle three be? Gerrard is the captain, so he'll be playing. And Lampard - how many england managers have been able to leave him out? So we will likely see them pushing forward with Parker - if fit - and I'm guessing Jones if not as the holding mid. Because otherwise we'd have that ubiquitous Milner playing yet another role for England that he's not really that good at, but he keeps running and can play anywhere so we always take him. A bit worrying in my eyes. Add to this Johnson is also an injury worry and may be unfit for the start of the tournament, which means we'd have to play Jones there (instead of Richards...sigh). Or...Kelly? Have to admit I don't even know this guy. But I'm not feeling good about the centre of the park or the right back position at all. At least the left is covered... ooo, can Baines play right back? Not looking forward to seeing how we line up in the first game, sadly. Edit: And AFC Tentacle will be slithering into the league. No idea how to post a pic of the team, but you should fear us. We will get into you(r penalty box) and score. | ||
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MapleLeafSirup
Germany950 Posts
at least the details for the TL league should be updated in the OP | ||
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HwangjaeTerran
Finland5967 Posts
Do it Hodgson ^^ The thing is: should England play with 1 or 2 strikers, they all suck so you either need 2 to make the goals of one good striker or are better off keeping the attack to minimum. I would probably try a 4-6-0 or 4-5-1 with a target man who can keep the ball up. You just need a reasonably skilled and tall guy for that, not Carroll. Would probably work wonders with the Hodgson 100% defensively focused strategy. e. On May 27 2012 22:45 aseq wrote: Spain looking sick on goal and in the midfield. Pity they can't just field 3 goalkeepers and 8 midfielders. But I think they'll do well regardless. 1-6-3 has been done before :D | ||
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Tommylew
Wales2717 Posts
On May 29 2012 05:12 Pandemona wrote: England: Barry - Out Jagielka - In Barry cant continue after his injury in Norway game, shame he must be gutted. Funny we bought in CB for a CM though, oh well. Jones will move to defensive midfield. Lescott once Cahill and Terrry are back can cover at right back as well as Jagilka. Shame really.. only one out and out defensive midfielder in parker now who has a niggle anyway! | ||
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Lyter
United Kingdom2145 Posts
I would have loved to see him go balls to the wall with the selection and drop all the golden oldies, I would only keep parker as a player over 30, use it as a building experience for the young players to gel, there are quite a lot of bright sparks in the u21 and so on. People like shelvey, chamberlain, rose, kelly, lansbury etc. and butland as cover for hart. Just throw caution to the wind and see what happens, exciting play would be nice. I wouldn't even mind if england played a super defensive style, provided they did it well. But as I said they are so bad at keeping possession with the current bunch of players it would backfire hard. | ||
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Micket
United Kingdom2163 Posts
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HwangjaeTerran
Finland5967 Posts
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Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51449 Posts
Squad Numbers Anoounced (and finalised squad) - 1 Hart, 2 Johnson, 3 Cole, 4 Gerrard, 5 Cahill, 6 Terry, 7 Walcott, 8 Lampard, 9 Carroll, 10 Rooney, 11 Young, 12 Baines, 13 Green, 14 Jones, 15 Lescott, 16 Milner, 17 Parker, 18 Jagielka, 19 Downing, 20 Oxlade-Chamberlain, 21 Defoe, 22 Welbeck, 23 Butland 1st 11 in number order picks itself (apart from no4 gerrard CM not CB) | ||
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sc4k
United Kingdom5454 Posts
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femputer
United Kingdom29 Posts
On May 29 2012 20:58 sc4k wrote: I really expect that Carroll will buckle under the pressure and fail miserably, hope not though. Oh I don't know, a highlight reel of carrolls failings is probably the best offering we can give to the tournament, and everyone loves watching him trip on the ball in front of an open net. By the way is ukraine getting such bad press across europe or is it just in the UK, seems the media here have a new shocking expose into racism and hooligan culture every other hour. | ||
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NuclearJudas
6546 Posts
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Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51449 Posts
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kyllinghest
Norway1607 Posts
On May 29 2012 21:29 NuclearJudas wrote: Yeah, I don't see Caroll doing much this championship. I'd rather go with Welbeck than Caroll. With Rooney suspended, it's looking like England will have a tough time scoring. Lampard and Gerrard will have to step up to the occasion, I guess. Carroll have shown great form the last few months. He will dominate absolutey anyone in the air, and I think that fits Hodgsons primitive football quite well, not to mention that Welbeck has been injured. As usual the England team is a poor football team, but their group shouldn't be a hard one and if they win it chances are they will dodge the biggest guns in the quarter finals. They are however so piss poor in comparison to the best teams, I would consider it a bigger upset if they won the cup than it was when Greece took it home. | ||
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