England v Holland

MagicMarker

England XI - Hart, Richards, Smalling, Cahill, Baines, Parker, Barry, Johnson, Gerrard, Young, Welbeck...

Holland XI - Stekelenburg; Boulahrouz, Heitinga, Mathijsen, Pieters; Van Bommel, De Jong; Robben, Sneijder, Kuyt; Van Persie.


Looking forward to this!

mike65

I just made the mistake of going to bbc.co.uk/sport for the starting 11, bad move.

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Hart,
Richards, Smalling, Cahill, Baines,

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Parker, Barry,
Johnson---Gerrard

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Young

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Welbeck

is how I'd have them lined up.

ASOT

About time richards plays for england.

super_furry

Not sure what I want to happen here. The FA are obviously hoping for an England win so Pearce can sneak into the Euros as manager and while seeing them lose heavily tonight and the ensuing fallout would be funny, I think it'd be funnier for Pearce to take them to the Euros.

MagicMarker

I really wish ITV would change that bloody intro to international matches, I fúcking hate that Verve song!

mike65

super_furry wrote: »

Not sure what I want to happen here. The FA are obviously hoping for an England win so Pearce can sneak into the Euros as manager and while seeing them lose heavily tonight and the ensuing fallout would be funny, I think it'd be funnier for Pearce to take them to the Euros.

Spend your time worrying about Ireland scoring a goal in the summer

opr

I really like that England team. Can't believe Gerrard is actually going to play for England in his best position.

Opr

mike65

opr wrote: »

I really like that England team. Can't believe Gerrard is actually going to play for England in his best position.

Opr

Alan Green also reckons 4-2-3-1 on BBC radio, but the Guardian hack has 4-3-3 which would be a waste of Gerrard

Paully D

Hopefully Frazier Campbell gets a decent run. That said, given the two starting line-ups I'll be having a punt on Holland at 6/4.

Caveman1

Hopefully its a good game with a few goals, I think Holland will win 2-1 though

kmart6

Smalling being very attacking so far!

MagicMarker

I think the crowd have fallen asleep.

Mr.Crinklewood

Am I drunk or are the teams playing the opposite direction when I flick between UTV and Setanta?

MagicMarker

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

Am I drunk or are the teams playing the opposite direction when I flick between UTV and Setanta?

lol, that's mad. And it's not like they've just flipped the picture, it's clearly a different camera at the other side of the stadium, and it's not centre which is annoying.

Samich

Gerrard is playing awful

Samich

Samich wrote: »

Gerrard is playing awful

And parker is everywhere. He'll have to be knackered even by half time :P

MagicMarker

Samich wrote: »

Gerrard is playing awful

The game is awful, neither team gives a toss.

Samich

MagicMarker wrote: »

The game is awful, neither team gives a toss.

It's not been too bad, no real chances but the dutch look dangerous.

kmart6

Whole upper tier looks empty....surprised they couldn't fill it!

MagicMarker

Needs more Scholes.

keano_afc

Ashley Young almost diving there. Those dirty foreigners.

Blow it up ref

Samich

Ah Parker, yes you might be hurt but what's with the face. Women!

greendom

Two smashing goals from Holland in a couple of minutes. Doesn't look great for Huntelaar or Smalling.

SlickRic

Holland have just shown their class.

Mars Bar

greendom wrote: »

Two smashing goals from Holland in a couple of minutes. Doesn't look great for Huntelaar or Smalling.

Injury to Smalling? Please say it isn't so...

Professey Chin

Mars Bar wrote: »

Injury to Smalling? Please say it isn't so...

Id say a concussion anyway

Oat23

Van Persie and Huntelaar. F**k me, what a strike partnership the Dutch could have for the next few years.

greendom

Mars Bar wrote: »

Injury to Smalling? Please say it isn't so...

He was out cold; being stretchered off now but he's conscious at least

kmart6

Cahill has some skills...even if he was offside!

kmart6

Good come back from England,great little finish by Young!

Guy:Incognito

Good first time ball. Jones was it?

Warper

Oatesy23 wrote: »

Van Persie and Huntelaar. F**k me, what a strike partnership the Dutch could have for the next few years.

Eh?? RVP and Huntelaar have been around for years? England simply havnt got the players - every top team in the EPL is carried by them "foreigners".

Professey Chin

The last 7/8 minutes O_O

Guy:Incognito

Jesus. 2-3

:pac:

markc1184

Fantastic finish by Robben!

EDIT* Bit of a deflection but still a nice goal!

ceegee

Robben!!!

Jimmy Iovine

Hahahaha deflection off of Gary Cahill. Brilliant

MagicMarker

lol

kmart6

Haha, well that didn't last long....super finish by Robben....2 good great goals for him tonight!

Oat23

Warper wrote: »

Eh?? RVP and Huntelaar have been around for years?

Both are playing their best football and don't look like slowing down. Both together, right now, form one of the best international partnerships in the world. Which is what I meant.

kmart6

Pierce should be sacked after that! :pac:

mike65

Good fun could have been anything you liked by the end.

JayMul

Anyone else notice, ITV punditry team = failed managers society.

Pinturicchio

The last few minutes were more entertaining than the entire Ireland game.

mike65

Pinturicchio wrote: »

The last few minutes were more entertaining than the entire Ireland game.

Ironing shirts is more entertaining than watching Ireland

Galvasean

Loved the way the commentator was hyping up England's great comeback against Holland (not mentioning that most of Holland's best players had been subbed off) only for Robben to nick the winner at the end and shut him up.

Fr Tod Umptious

Galvasean wrote: »

Loved the way the commentator was hyping up England's great comeback against Holland (not mentioning that most of Holland's best players had been subbed off) only for Robben to nick the winner at the end and shut him up.

Home commentator in favouritism shocker

Get over it, will ya.

NinjaK

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

Home commentator in favouritism shocker

Get over it, will ya.

chill out it was funny

Beefy78

Doesn't bode well for the next couple of years. England look so weak through the middle of the defence. I can't see Terry or Ferdinand playing again for various reasons but there's little below them. right now Lescott would be just about the first name on the team sheet, for me, and if Pearce doesn't get the job for the Summer now then he'll have not picking Lescott to blame, IMO.

Two nice finishes for the England goals and Robben's first was great (albeit helped massively by Cahill & Smalling). Not a bad game at all.