Comments on: Did Wayne Rooney Lose England The World Cup? http://www.everyjoe.com/thefootie/did-wayne-rooney-lose-england-the-world-cup/ World Cup and Soccer News Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:14:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: charltonfan http://www.everyjoe.com/thefootie/did-wayne-rooney-lose-england-the-world-cup/comment-page-1/#comment-532 charltonfan Sun, 02 Jul 2006 12:40:53 +0000 http://www.thefootie.com/did-wayne-rooney-lose-england-the-world-cup/#comment-532 I tipped either Italy or Argentina for the tournament. I stick with Italy, I fancy they can get beat Germany and actually, possibly meet Portugal in the final. I think Scolari will pull one over the French. I liked the way Italy gone about their games, no hype, but really effective. I tipped either Italy or Argentina for the tournament. I stick with Italy, I fancy they can get beat Germany and actually, possibly meet Portugal in the final. I think Scolari will pull one over the French. I liked the way Italy gone about their games, no hype, but really effective.

]]> By: charltonfan http://www.everyjoe.com/thefootie/did-wayne-rooney-lose-england-the-world-cup/comment-page-1/#comment-531 charltonfan Sun, 02 Jul 2006 12:36:21 +0000 http://www.thefootie.com/did-wayne-rooney-lose-england-the-world-cup/#comment-531 "Having no bottle for penalty shoot outs is one thing, having one leg tied behind your back by your coach before you’ve even kicked a ball is tantamount to World Cup treason." I think it's both. England have lost out 5 times in major tournaments in a bloody penalty shootout! On this occasion Portugal actually missed two, so what does England do, miss three! The penalities fell in the same place and were easily saved by Ricardo. All this talk of penalities being a lottery is not true, it needs luck, bottle but above all else some skill. Look at the Germans who havent hardly if ever lose a penality shoot out, except I think in the 1976 Euro final to czechoslovakia. That is not luck. A penalty shoot out is what makes teams like Germany and Brazil win trophies and England go home in tears. I don't know what can be done, but the FA should set up an academy run by some German techical team and give their players intense training in the bloody thing if they are ever to win anything. As for tactics, I do not understand the whole 4-5-1, even Backenbauer (a world cup winner in 90) was baffled. Why play the system, the problem is Sven's coaching experience was in the Italian league, but the tactic does not fit in with the English game, it stifles the quick tempo of the English game (always an advantage) turning the players to scared pansies playing the ball around behind the centre of the pitch. Bringing Defoe (instead of Walcott)would have helped Rooney, and Defoe is quick and they could have played off each other. But either way the premiership does not have many home based strikers, so that plays a part, Defoe is Defoe he is no Henry or Crespo. All ifs and buts but it comes down to bottle. England don't have it and unless they find a way to break this penalty jinx, they'll never win anything. I would think a German coach like Backenbauer would be brilliant for England, the Germans can gel a team with half the players England have and win torunaments. Five years and a half of negative Sven taught us that England cannot play those awful Serie A tactics. Steve Mclaren is not as negative as Sven, as we saw in the UEFA cup last season. But I don't think he have the tactical mind of a top German coach or Phil Scolari. “Having no bottle for penalty shoot outs is one thing, having one leg tied behind your back by your coach before you’ve even kicked a ball is tantamount to World Cup treason.”

I think it’s both. England have lost out 5 times in major tournaments in a bloody penalty shootout! On this occasion Portugal actually missed two, so what does England do, miss three! The penalities fell in the same place and were easily saved by Ricardo. All this talk of penalities being a lottery is not true, it needs luck, bottle but above all else some skill. Look at the Germans who havent hardly if ever lose a penality shoot out, except I think in the 1976 Euro final to czechoslovakia. That is not luck. A penalty shoot out is what makes teams like Germany and Brazil win trophies and England go home in tears. I don’t know what can be done, but the FA should set up an academy run by some German techical team and give their players intense training in the bloody thing if they are ever to win anything.

As for tactics, I do not understand the whole 4-5-1, even Backenbauer (a world cup winner in 90) was baffled. Why play the system, the problem is Sven’s coaching experience was in the Italian league, but the tactic does not fit in with the English game, it stifles the quick tempo of the English game (always an advantage) turning the players to scared pansies playing the ball around behind the centre of the pitch. Bringing Defoe (instead of Walcott)would have helped Rooney, and Defoe is quick and they could have played off each other. But either way the premiership does not have many home based strikers, so that plays a part, Defoe is Defoe he is no Henry or Crespo.

All ifs and buts but it comes down to bottle. England don’t have it and unless they find a way to break this penalty jinx, they’ll never win anything. I would think a German coach like Backenbauer would be brilliant for England, the Germans can gel a team with half the players England have and win torunaments. Five years and a half of negative Sven taught us that England cannot play those awful Serie A tactics.

Steve Mclaren is not as negative as Sven, as we saw in the UEFA cup last season. But I don’t think he have the tactical mind of a top German coach or Phil Scolari.

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