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I don't know what Sven said at half-time by gazbo (4.00 / 2) #1 Wed Jun 21, 2006 at 05:58:31 AM EST

But I guess it was something like "Good first half guys, why not take a well earned break? No need to exert yourselves."

The second Sweden goal - that's the sort of mistake that happens in primary school matches, not internationals.

If we'd played as we did in the first half and got 2-2 I'd have felt cheateds but optimistic. As it was, if anything, it could have gone 3-2 or even 4-2 the other way.

And for fuck's sake - I want to see what Walcott can do. What's it going to take? Gerrard, Crouch, Beckham and Lampard all to break their legs? Even then you get the impression that he'll just make 4 defensive substitutions, and hope to win on penalties after 0-0.

I do wonder what's going through the poor kid's head: whether he's pleased to be there and to generate such a lot of talk, or pissed off that Sven seemingly has no intention of playing him.

Rooney was funny after coming off though...

"Engarde!" cried the larvae, huskily. - Scrymarch

That was the best bit of the match by nebbish (4.00 / 1) #2 Wed Jun 21, 2006 at 06:02:43 AM EST

Rooney throwing his shoes around. Shows how bad things are when you cheer him for it because at least someone shows some passion.

We were crap, and it's the luck of the draw that will take us to the quarter finals.

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Yeah, by ambrosen (4.00 / 1) #3 Wed Jun 21, 2006 at 06:05:47 AM EST

was he pissed off with his form, or pissed off at being substituted?

I reckon it was his form, but ICBW.

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I think it was his form by nebbish (2.00 / 0) #4 Wed Jun 21, 2006 at 06:07:27 AM EST

But if he carries on like he is he'll be back in no time. He's like fucking Superman or something.

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: That long ball he got by ambrosen (4.00 / 1) #6 Wed Jun 21, 2006 at 06:14:43 AM EST

towards the end of the first half was amazing. Where he was right in the middle of two Swedish defenders, and got a coherent enough play out of the pass that it could have scored.
It was one of the memorable moves from Beckham.
Also, I liked Gerard's header. And Joe Cole's goal was pretty nifty.
England did score most of the goals in that match, whether through just pasting all their skills together to get the ball in, or completely cocking up and letting the Swedes hammer on them until they were no longer there.

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