Football Banter

(01-05-2012 17:27 )Phoenix Wrote:  

(30-04-2012 16:21 )cmiller Wrote:  i will be very happy if tonight's game is a complete non-event with zero shots on target. a repeat of last season's dull 0-0 will do very nicely!

You were half right

i'm that depressed about last night i can't even bring myself to thank this comment

(01-05-2012 17:34 )babelover48 Wrote:  

(01-05-2012 15:53 )HannahsPet Wrote:  Why do we give them 4 years contracts its Stupid I mean a 1 year contract with an option. mean thats all the barca manager gets ok with an international job maybe 2 years till the end of the next world cup

I agree it's ridiculous to put him on a 4 yr contract, but bearing in mind we start qualifying for Brazil 2014. But also I'm thinking can Hodgson do the impossible and take us even further in europe or in a international competition than Crapello or Eriksson ever did? I think our problem at international level is yes we can qualify for tournaments, but when it comes to the actual competition itself, we either aren't that mentally strong, or are we are just too predictable to our opponents? Sonetimes I wish they could find that little be extra mental toughness that enables them to be clinical and strong as they were in quaifying and reproduce it the competition when it matters. i guess there will be many who will question his ability to do the job, but remember how good Swizetrland were under him in 1994. His acheivements then were probably way better than probably Switzerland expected.

What do you think guys?

I dont think you can blame mental toughness because players like JT, Rooney, Gerrard,Ferdinand,Cole and Lamps have lots of experience on the big stage like Champions league final. i think the problem is we use the same players at every competition, we need to mix it up with fresh young faces as well as the older more experienced.

I wonder who West Brom will get as manager now, I heard Hughton's name being mentioned

(01-05-2012 17:55 )dan g 27 Wrote:  I wonder who West Brom will get as manager now, I heard Hughton's name being mentioned

or would Mick McCarthy be tempted back?

Bruce

Problem is quite a few of the most sucessful teams now have players who play in England so they know the english game inside out and how to counteract it. mean the major teams of the last 10-15 years all had major players who earned there living over here such as the French Dutch and spanish

hopefully hodgson who is a master tactician and technican can find a way of getting england team to play a mixture of tactics

Paolo di Canio is 20/1 to replace Roy Hodgson at West Brom, he would be great craic to have in the Premiership, such a character

Harry Redknapp now being linked with the Chelsea job. After what Roberto di Matteo has done for Chelsea in the second half of the second, he should 100% get the job

(01-05-2012 17:34 )babelover48 Wrote:  I think our problem at international level is yes we can qualify for tournaments, but when it comes to the actual competition itself, we either aren't that mentally strong, or are we are just too predictable to our opponents? Sonetimes I wish they could find that little bit of extra mental toughness that enables them to be clinical and strong as they were in qualifying

it always struck me as a lack of heart more than a lack of mental toughness

(01-05-2012 19:27 )cmiller Wrote:  

(01-05-2012 17:34 )babelover48 Wrote:  I think our problem at international level is yes we can qualify for tournaments, but when it comes to the actual competition itself, we either aren't that mentally strong, or are we are just too predictable to our opponents? Sonetimes I wish they could find that little bit of extra mental toughness that enables them to be clinical and strong as they were in qualifying

it always struck me as a lack of heart more than a lack of mental toughness

Too many EGOS