England getting destroyed - TalkSoccer

The Fratton Roar · 17-08-2005, 07:40 PM

3-0 at the moment, with 18 minutes to go.

I've been saying it for more than 18 months now - Sven is a ****ing disgrace and is nowhere near good enough to manage England. He doesn't have a clue what his tactics are, he doesn't have a clue who his best players are, he doesn't have a clue how to talk to the media (or to say something remotely interesting), and to put it bluntly, he's an idiot.

It may only a be a "meaningless" friendly against the Danes, but it proves once again that Eriksson is completely incapable of motivating his players in any way whatsoever - and for one of the most passionate footballing nations in the world, that is not acceptable. The England players are doing their best to live up to their billing as overpaid wastes of space at the moment, and the blame can be laid squarely at Sven's feet. As England manager, he is the most powerful man in English football - he must do more than he is currently doing to preserve the dignity of our national game. We will not succeed at the World Cup with him in charge, and yet the rest of the footballing world knows we should be a superpower.

Get someone else in now, before this man destroys English football for good.

**Jager** · 17-08-2005, 07:48 PM

...as opposed to all the success you were having before he came in?

Sorry, I must play devil's advocate.

The Fratton Roar · 17-08-2005, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Jager

...as opposed to all the success you were having before he came in?

Sorry, I must play devil's advocate.

Fair point, but when you consider the quality we have throughout the squad, results like the 4-1 defeat we just experienced to a slightly-above-average Denmark side.

**Jager** · 17-08-2005, 08:06 PM

You know your team better than I do. Denmark is a very organized side, however a defeat like that is unacceptable...however you have to look at the whole team, not fair to blame the coach only.

Having said that, there could be motivational issues or the team doesn't respect or listen to Sven any more, which might mean a change is due.

.....or they didn't take the game or Denmark seriously, and were just going throught the motions.

**russe||** · 17-08-2005, 08:08 PM

I've hated sven ever since the Brazil loss. IMO after conceeding just before 1/2 time we needed an uplifting motivational team talk to revitalise the team after such a blow, Sven obviously thought looking bemused nd scratching his head was a better idea.

Also the sort of football we played against the Argies is not the sort of football I want to see England playing.

Robbie Fowler has the right of it:

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"Sven Goran Eriksson has, for me, a reputation vastly inflated beyond his actual achievements…He wanted pace up front, no matter what the standard was. Darius Vassell won far more caps under Eriksson than I could ever have dreamed of and that's because the manager was obsessed with lumping long balls for quick fellas up front. It's the modern disease and, for me, it's the preserve of a bankrupt coach...Against Brazil, he said nothing in the changing room at half-time, absolutely f**k all, just stood there with a startled look on his face like he, too, believed we were f****d....To me, he's not a particularly good manager. He's a half-decent coach who has got himself a massive reputation"

**russe||** · 17-08-2005, 08:10 PM

After loosing 4-1 it is still worth mentioning Rooney swrongly had a goal dissallowed in the the first half and should of won a penalty.

**Jager** · 17-08-2005, 08:11 PM

So does Sven get canned from here? How are they doing in qaulifying?

**russe||** · 17-08-2005, 08:13 PM

Of course not, we are doing ok in qualifying and should win our group.

**Jager** · 17-08-2005, 08:17 PM

Pete just told me that James was at fault for most of the goals.

**russe||** · 17-08-2005, 08:18 PM

Only Rooney really bothered this evening and if I was in charge I would make it clear that if you don't put the effort in when you wear the Three Lions (even in a friendly) then you can fcuk off. Lampard, Gerrard, Rio, Johnson and Beckham didn't seem to bother at all.

**Jager** · 17-08-2005, 08:18 PM

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Only Rooney really bothered this evening and if I was in charge I would make it clear that if you don't put the effort in when you wear the Three Lions (even in a friendly) then you can fcuk off. Lampard, Gerrard, Rio, Johnson and Beckham didn't seem to bother at all.

That's my point.

**russe||** · 17-08-2005, 08:19 PM

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Pete just told me that James was at fault for most of the goals.

James is shít and has always been shít, he was at fault for the first goal but the defense also have a lot to answer for.

**russe||** · 17-08-2005, 08:21 PM

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That's my point.

And that is why I hate Sven so much cos you could bet your house on him not even raising his voice when the 17 men that 'represented' my country need a right bollocking (well 16 of them do).

**Olzy** · 17-08-2005, 08:22 PM

good job i didnt watch this, as my sky 2 wasnt working for a unknown reason...

sounds like we were utter crap

**russe||** · 17-08-2005, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Olzy

sounds like we were utter crap

Whatever gave you that idea