World Cup 2014 Thread

****, Joke fail

 

It doesn't specify which box...

 

I think Ian Plenderlief has been reading my mind (again).

 

I would like to see our starting 11 be this tonight:

Hart
Shaw
Cahill
Smalling
Johnson/Walker (Who ever isn't injured)
Lallana
Henderson
Gerrard
Sterling
Rooney
Sturridge

4-2-3-1

The 2 being CMs (Gerrard and Henderson) and the 3 being AM (Rooney), and two wide men (Lallana and Sterling) - Sturridge up on his own.

 

I would play:

Almunia
(eligible on residency)
Doyley Taylor Harley Robinson
Townsend Lansbury Chalobar Johnson
Young Graham

 

It is a sad reflection on our national squad that Smalling is anywhere near the picture.

 

Who else can we play CB tonight that isn't injured?

 

http://www.theguardian.com/football...oy-hodgson-england-premier-league-liga-europe

by some accounts he is the second best english central defender in the premier leage! then again, cahill is number 1

 

If you can prove it, then ill give it too you haha

Based on Average ratings this season, Smalling is better:





I would have put Curtis Davies in alongside Cahill to be honest.

 

Where is Ross Barkley in all of this? Is he injured?

 

Best advert ever? I can't wait to see what Nike will do to try and top their World Cup 2010 ad.

[video=youtube;GUBpfCHhwbw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUBpfCHhwbw[/video]

 

#recallnugent

 

I'm bring the thread down a peg or two mentally here but I got the sticker album the other day and got Essaid Belkalem in one of my first sticker packets.

 

That Nike ad depicted Rooney living in a **** hole for being crap at the World Cup. He was crap but not is on 300k a week. They lied to me.

 

My girlfriend got it for me, I assume it is from a shop. It is the official Panini one so there is probably a way to get it online.

 

Pretty sure it's just Belkalem and possibly Ashley Young (hopefully not though).

 

Lucas Neill is in the sticker album. His 6 minutes count.

 

Lucas Neill, Essaid Belkalem, Tom Cleverley must be the three most likely to go. Belkalem in particular. Can't see Ashley Young or Adam Johnson going, but Ben Foster might sneak in ahead of Ruddy. Don't think Demerit, Bouazza or ****tu are considered for their national teams anymore. Can't think of any other players to play for teams going to the World Cup - we'd have a good representation if Jamaica were going! Doyley in the World Cup would be incredible.

 

With Watford having been crap this year, my attention has slowly been turning toward the World Cup. Anybody else excited for it? Personally, I can't wait.

I'm not too fussed about England, because I find it hard to get behind Roy and his slowly slowly slowly approach. With the likes of Sterling, Sturridge, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lallana etc in good form, we have the opportunity to play quick, technical and exciting football. Sadly Roy won't be able to let go of playing it safe and wishing for 11 James Milners. Hoping we manage to sneak through in 2nd place so we play the first round game on my birthday and I'll be back in the UK for it.

If I was boss, I'd probably look to line up the same way that Liverpool have been doing so lately, the diamond in midfield, trying to make the most of Sterling, Sturridge and Gerrard who've had good seasons.

Hart
Baines, Cahill, Jagielka, Johnson
Gerrard
Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain or Lallana,
Sterling,
Rooney, Sturridge

That aside, there's not much better than having 2 or 3 games of football to watch every afternoon/evening in the pub, loads of different story lines to follow etc etc.

 

I can't wait for it, especially since I finish uni in two weeks and have f all to do! Football twice a day for 3 weeks is best.

Only thing is I'll be flying to Florida on the day of the final :doh: which is annoying. It also means England will probably win the world cup this year, just because I'd miss it.

 

Great advert.[video=youtube_share;3XviR7esUvo]http://youtu.be/3XviR7esUvo[/video]

 

Really looking forward to the World Cup as having up to 3 games on each day is fantastic stuff. England being there is a nice bonus and keeps the interest up even though I know we don't have a cat in hells chance.

 

Heard it here first.

 

My predictions:

Fred will win golden boot

England WILL make it out the group stages

Chile will make it out the group stages, knocking out either Holland or Spain.

Japan will win their group ahead of Ivory Coast/Colombia.

USA will end the group stages with more points than Portugal.

 

5, 9 and 11 generally. Have a look at this! http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23144640

 

I can't wait for this, the timings work beautifully. Get home, have some dindins, enjoy an entire evening of footy.