Go Portugal Kick English Ass!!!

Maegrim · Post by **Maegrim** » 25-06-2004 10:36

GG BeckhaM

[GR]Kermit · Post by **[GR]Kermit** » 25-06-2004 11:01

GG Riccardo

Fruitcake · Post by **Fruitcake** » 25-06-2004 11:38

CeeBeeUK · Post by **CeeBeeUK** » 25-06-2004 11:41

Onge wrote: ...were camping in our own half...

We R make box dFend.

BlackFlame · Post by **BlackFlame** » 25-06-2004 12:28

roflma @ pic

gg fruitcake

[GR]Kermit · Post by **[GR]Kermit** » 25-06-2004 12:57

gg Fruitcake

Cenotaph · Post by **Cenotaph** » 25-06-2004 13:54

speedy wrote: er, your keeper ran into our players because he is a retard. why disallow?

so ur saying the keeper cant go and get the ball, and should let u score easily :p

the truth is the keeper ran to get the ball (duh, it is his job), and Terry obstructed his way into the ball (and Terry WAS moving), and that my friend is a fault

lol at Fruitcake's pic $\o/$

BlackFlame · Post by **BlackFlame** » 25-06-2004 14:11

so attacker shoots, to score a goal (his job). the keeper gets in the way so the keepers at fault?

Cenotaph · Post by **Cenotaph** » 25-06-2004 14:30

lol, u guys just dont want to understand what im saying...

RaGe|DB · Post by **RaGe|DB** » 25-06-2004 14:58

omg, stupid english f*cks
The keeper was definately doing his job, he tried to catch the ball
now let me explain what the rules are about
You know the little zone within the 16 meter zone, its made for protection of the keep, he is like boss there, got 200 % advantage.
The way people see it is that the keeper got obstructed and a goal followed, but the goal was so wrong, even the uefa said it. (watch news guys)

Austin^13 · Post by **Austin^13** » 25-06-2004 15:36

there was a foul on the keeper, the ref was not biased, stop using lame excuses. btw beckham and rooney suck imo

GG speedy spam

[1234]Jr · Post by **[1234]Jr** » 25-06-2004 15:41

If we wanna complain, we can complain.

If you wanna complain that we complain, complain.

But stfu if you think people should stfu just because UEFA picked a shit ref who, besides the goal, wasnt very consistant.

Sixty · Post by **Sixty** » 25-06-2004 15:55

The keeper was being pushed down by an attacker in his area, wich is a fault, wich means it wasn't a goal.

BlackFlame · Post by **BlackFlame** » 25-06-2004 16:05

sixty obviously didnt watch it

NitrousOxide · Post by **NitrousOxide** » 25-06-2004 16:06

Owen scored early on due to Portugal defenders napping
Rooney goes off injured, England defend deeper and deeper
Portugal's midfield dominate the game until 87th minute...
Sol Cambell goal from free-kick disallowed, was it a bad ref decision?
England look their most threatening in game with 5 minutes extra time left, getting a nice Lampard equaliser
Penalty shootout... Odds of England win are awful!

At the end of the day, England didn't deserve to have a place in the semis, based on how they played in this game and in the group stage.

It says a lot about a team when your best players are your back four, with the exception of Rooney, who reminds me of a new generation of Paul Gasgoine.

Our midfield should have been able to at least match any midfield in the tournament, on paper they were giants, but unfortunately they played like minnows. Beckham was well below his best, acting more like a sluggish fifth defender than our zippy right-winger from two years or so ago (I suspect that he was carrying some sort of problem which was not released to the media).

After winning the ball from the opposition, our mid should have been breaking out into space with direct pases, bridging the gap to our short but quick strikers. However, the ball was often launched into orbit, giving Owen and Vassell little chance.

Then there was the awfuly deep defending, on the edge of James' six yard box! It was inviting Portugal to swing troubling crosses into the penalty box at will, or hit belters like Rui Costa's rocket from twenty yards.

On paper, we have a great team, but there is some serious tactical work to be done before Germany 2006...