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That said, I'd agree with the sentiment.
Pretty shit game, when are England ever going to be able to play like a true World Class side?
Coupe of things to be happy about though. Richards and both Coles were excellent. Shit goal we conceded though.
Be as well just getting the squad together for a training camp for a few days, I'd have been massively pissed off if I paid good money to watch that shit.
Holland clearly couldn't be arsed, so why even bother?
Andy Johnson was poor but that was because of where he was playing, I don't understand it. He doesn't know how to play as a winger because hes an out and out striker, you could tell with his movement off the ball when attacking and defending he didn't really know what to do and wasn't able to get in any positions that earned him a call-up and a starting place in the team.
We'd all like to see Rooney in the middle but not in a 4-3-3 for me, he drops deep which is where he is at his most dangerous but in a 4-3-3 that leaves no-one leading the front line. IF we play 4-3-3 Rooney has to be used as one of the wingers and given a bit of a license to roam. We looked a lot better when Johnson went through the middle and Rooney and Cole were the wingers, and this is when I saw some good football which is an unusual sight when watching England.
Last 3 games we've had 3 different formations, its nice to be versatile but we need a system that we'll play the majority of the time that works and gets us through the qualifying for the Euro's.
It was Englands fans who started it, this has only been a problem last 15 years or so, up until Italia 90 a big group of United fans followed England home and away.
I blame the advent of the Premiership, a load of johnny come latelys jumping on the ABU bandwagon. I probably shouldn't tar everyone with the same brush, but thats life.
Of course, this drove away many Catholic fans but steps have been taken to eradicate it and you don't hear any sectarian chants now, and they've all been replaced by proper (funny) chants that support the team. And for the first time in ages the team are playing well again and alot of Catholics in Northern Ireland are happy to see Northern Ireland do well.
And you wonder why the whole of the Football League despises Manchester United?
There's nothing like justifying a stereotype, is there?
So much for the "real football" values that FC United try to claim :rolleyes:
Ronaldo gets stick because he's a cheating cunt who would benefit immensely from a severe Keane-style booting. People despised him long before he cheated against England- he was hated in his Sporting days, too. That's because he makes Robert Pires look like a saint.
Old Trafford was full of Manchester United scum booing Crouch because of who he played for, so its a bit rich to see the red filth climbing on the moral high horse. For the record, I'll cheer on anyone in the England shirt, even if I think that my cat could do a better job (witness Richardson).
As for the game, well, it proves yet again that McLaren should get his P45 with immediate effect. The goal conceded was a disgrace, but it goes to show just how lazy Carrick and Lampard are. All Lampard shows for England is how good Makelele and Essien are.
Anyway, my analysis. Andy Johnson and Wayne Rooney should've switched roles. Johnson is far better in the middle, and Wayne Rooney and Joe Cole are excellent at floating around behind him. And since Holland were content to stroll around, the full backs should've pushed forward and provided the width (well either that or play 4-4-2 with Gerrard on the right Cole on the left, and see if the strike partnership would actually work, but that's far too complicated, obviously). But generally, the only time I saw us play half decent was after the goal. Oh and we also need to sort out our defending of set pieces, because that goal was shocking.
On the positive, Micah Richards was excellent against arguably the best left winger around, (admittedly only he turned up for Holland) and he showed what he can do when he went forward. Can definitely be the long term successor to Gary Neville if he keeps going as he is.
And on a personal note, it was nice to see two Man City academy products on the pitch by the end of the game. It's a long time since we've been able to say that. I hope they'll be the first of many.