Italy vs Costa Rica

[stek]

Springboard for Rooney? That was 8 years ago, and if he hasn't performed on the big stage yet then there's no reason to suspect he'll find world-class quality in the next 2 years.

Rooney's the epitome of the English game - bullys and bashes his way around the field with no finesse. The problem isn't that there are too many foreign players in the PL, it's that the English players don't learn from them and get sucked in by the media that they (the English) are better than what they actually are.

And it was hardly a wonder goal, it won't exactly break the sweat of the commentators looking for the best goals of the tournament.

England where shoot when we had no domestic foreign players too, remember 74 and 78?

[meridian]

Maybe he means "wonder goal" as in, "it was a wonder Rooney could find the back of the net"...

[fullyautomatix]

Well that put it all in perspective.

I was reasonably upbeat after our performance against Italy. Not any more - on the basis of this evening's performance we were beaten by an average side.

Yes, we battled and our work rate was good but we have nothing to show for it apart from Rooney's wonder goal. Let's hope it'll be a springboard for him to go on and deliver what he's always promised at the Euros in 2016.

But I fear we're turning into another Scotland - brave battling performances like vs Brazil in 1982 (David Narey?) and Strachan's goal vs Argentina (or was it Holland?) in 1978 - but always destined to fall at the first hurdle.

It's true what some are saying about there being too many foreign players in the top PL teams and you only have to look at Scotland since they are the very model for the kind of decline we're seeing.

Don't think I could name an extant Scottish player truth be told. People always used to go on about merging the leagues and having a Great Britain football team - I don't honestly see what that would but us now. Apart from Gareth Bale.

Wonder goal ?? I know you are an absolute bottom drawer pathetic sockie getting kicks from trolling here but at least try and get some quality in your threads. Right now, the quality seems worse than England footie team.

[meridian]

Italy vs Costa Rica

Springboard for Rooney? That was 8 years ago, and if he hasn't performed on the big stage yet then there's no reason to suspect he'll find world-class quality in the next 2 years.

Rooney's the epitome of the English game - bullys and bashes his way around the field with no finesse. The problem isn't that there are too many foreign players in the PL, it's that the English players don't learn from them and get sucked in by the media that they (the English) are better than what they actually are.

And it was hardly a wonder goal, it won't exactly break the sweat of the commentators looking for the best goals of the tournament.

[scooterscot]

Many disappointed iTalians here in München.

[Gittins Gal]

Well that put it all in perspective.

I was reasonably upbeat after our performance against Italy. Not any more - on the basis of this evening's performance we were beaten by an average side.

Yes, we battled and our work rate was good but we have nothing to show for it apart from Rooney's wonder goal. Let's hope it'll be a springboard for him to go on and deliver what he's always promised at the Euros in 2016.

But I fear we're turning into another Scotland - brave battling performances like vs Brazil in 1982 (David Narey?) and Strachan's goal vs Argentina (or was it Holland?) in 1978 - but always destined to fall at the first hurdle.

It's true what some are saying about there being too many foreign players in the top PL teams and you only have to look at Scotland since they are the very model for the kind of decline we're seeing.

Don't think I could name an extant Scottish player truth be told. People always used to go on about merging the leagues and having a Great Britain football team - I don't honestly see what that would but us now. Apart from Gareth Bale.