The all-in-one consolidatory football thread - Page 497

Chappers

Tuesday 17th September 2013 7:51pm

Surrey

35,692 posts

Turned on just in time. Ha ha!

Steve Sunshine

Tuesday 17th September 2013 7:55pm

Dagenham

15,838 posts

So did I

Chappers

Tuesday 17th September 2013 7:55pm

Surrey

35,692 posts

Oh shit. One man team!!!

Alfred J Kipper

Tuesday 17th September 2013 7:59pm

Aldershot

8,319 posts

Yes he was good for you and good for Finland because his speciality is getting teams playing to an orderly system that shouldn't leak many goals but he'll never get a team opening up and banging 3 goals in against Portugal and Russia like Spain and Germany can do comfortably. That's what you need to do to get to WC semi finals, brush the talented but brittle teams aside. Hodgson digs in for a draw or lucky 1-0 win at best.

As England boss he seems to be focusing on the old guard too much and not on the stars of tomorrow. Lampard and Gerrard didn't work in 2006, how are they going to be a success in 2014? His rigid system is also too well known now, it didn't work at Liverpool, it clearly restricts the freedom of flair players because they are tied to his stupid 'shape' and aren't allowed to fly off into the sort of maizy runs that often end in great goals. Walcott for example doesn't play like Walcott when he plays for Hodgson's England, he's neutered him! Whenever he talks of his tactics it's always 'shape'. He's rigid and is making England more boring than under Capello, which I thought was impossible. Angry Brooking's fault, he picked him. Safe and sensible prat!