B4ev6is Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 We are top of the group and scored more goals than any other country in the compention I do think if england can get to the last 16 or 8. I say this team could well win it this time around but it will also mean need a bit of lady luck on the national side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Win, probably not, but a Semi or even a quarter and showing some decent ability and style would count as a good effort in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4ev6is Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Well like I said with some luck on our side even with half first england team out injuried nearly beat italey but a 1-1draw a good result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posh Ram Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 As I-Ram says to his missus, a semi would be a fantastic achievement.Win it all? I doubt it. The defence just isn't good enough. Unless an elite centre-half comes out of nowhere, Harry Kane style, we won't have much of a chance.That said, we have some decent attacking pieces, good depth in midfield and a goalie who, on his day, is top 10 in the world. But a poor manager and bad defence will be our downfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Unless an elite centre-half comes out of nowhere, Harry Kane style, we won't have much of a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4ev6is Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 What roy is trying build around youth players the only way they are going to get experance is by playing them. I think england showed when we run at the oppersition they scared to death of us. But I do think ross barkley if he just looked up for a secound he would have seen a better opation right or left on the side of him going for himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 We're looking a lot more promising now, but there are much stronger teams in the competition. I just don't think we have that much individual quality in the team, but for once we're playing like a team. The passing and interplay at times has been outstanding. There is plenty of scope for places in the squad too. There's going to be a fine line between plenty of the players who make it and those who dont. It just seems really unpredictable now. Ryan Mason has never been selected for the u21 England side and gets thrown into the first-team due to a good couple of months. Harry Kane was utter tripe up until 2014 and then suddenly became the best striker this country has produced since Shearer apparently. I know people laugh when it's said Tottenham nearly sold/released him, but he was jeered and mocked for not being good enough. I thought it was going to be a Callum Ball all over again. There will be plenty of twists and turns between now and selection day. I'd place the likes of Will Hughes, Alex Pritchard, Patrick Bamford, Callum Wilson and Jordon Ibe firmly in the picture, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4ev6is Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Will huges yes but bamford no already to big for his boots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Will huges yes but bamford no already to big for his boots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Don't think England can win, don't see enough quality to be honest.But with the way the seedings work and the fact a few other European nations are in transitional periods, it would be criminal if we fail to make at least the quarter finals.The next step to winning the competition is beating fellow top nations. A semi-final isn't totally out of the question, given in previous years when we've not been that great we were only denied a semi-final place by a penalty shoot-out loss.But we'll likely come accross a Germany, Spain, France or Holland at some point. Are we good enough to beat them? Or good enough to beat two of them in the same competition? For me, nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Lets face it, Italy aren't exactly world beaters are they... They were almost as bad as we were at the World Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 oh dear god.Scrape a draw against a reserve and over-age Italy side, whilst topping a group of nobodies and we are suddenly a tournament team!Typical England fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashz09 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I'll be happy to get top of the group anything past that can't see us doing it. England don't excite me any more I remember when I was younger always wanted to watch it was brilliant. Lost passion now days only watch it when I get a chance or doing nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 We always qualify well......(except for when we have a second rate manager with a brolly in charge of course) I read somewhere that since that game against Croatia, we have played 33 qualifying games, won 25 drawn 7 and lost 1 something like that, anyway, it is up there with the best...The problem is when we come to play against a decent team, or as shown in the world cup a half decent team......having said all thiis, when we start the tournament I will be telling everyone, especially all the snail munching surrender monkeys over here that we will absolutley cream it...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 We always qualify well......(except for when we have a second rate manager with a brolly in charge of course) I read somewhere that since that game against Croatia, we have played 33 qualifying games, won 25 drawn 7 and lost 1 something like that, anyway, it is up there with the best...The problem is when we come to play against a decent team, or as shown in the world cup a half decent team......having said all thiis, when we start the tournament I will be telling everyone, especially all the snail munching surrender monkeys over here that we will absolutley cream it...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexydadbod Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Is this an april fools joke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4ev6is Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 No it is not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovis aries Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I would say we have the makings ( when all fit and available ) of one of our best sides for a few years .Our pace in the latter part of the game scared the Italians to bits , and whatever side they put out will have a good defence .With Sturridge , Wilshire , and Oxlaide -Chamberlain missing we did not have a full strength side out either so don't belittle our performance so much.We will get to the semi's IMHO all things being equal , and from there its anybody's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 We all do realiase that we have the same team that completely and utterly embarrassed themselves in the World Cup only 8 months ago....??Of course i still think they will win the Euros....but i also thought we would win in Italia 90....Sweden 92.....Euro 96...France 98..etc etc etc...didn't quite work out the way i hoped that is for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 We still have a dodgy central defence and very little strength in depth - Cahill & Jagielka are just about adequate (on a good day), but if we have to rely on Smalling and/or Jones, we're stuffed against the better teams....could be the thing that kills us in the latter stages (if we get that far) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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