England vs Croatia

England vs Croatia

sorry if theres another thread on this but hey! so is it on TV and are England going to win. Do they deserve to qualify is Becks starting? and will he get injured!!!

on ESPN from 5.00 am

becks laid on crouch's goal in the friendly so he may get a run (esp if crouch is lone striker)

If england were considering playing football, i'd prefer to see SWP get a start

Pretty sure that the game kicks off at 9am our time. Hopefully the BB will open early and let the masses in for the game?

Yep the BB will be opening its doors for this one, so if your head is ok after the All whites game, come on down. 9am kick off.

cheers El Grap,

i should know by now never to trust SKY

and if i'd engaged my brain i might have wondered about a 4pm mid week k.o.

Come on Croatia!

It just got a bit harder for Croatia to win: Robinson to be dropped for Carson

The England Squad is pretty hard to pick, who play upfront? Out of Crouch, Bent, Smith, Defoe

In defence Richards and Campbell probably the two Central roles, but it doesn't look that strong. Brown, Lescott, Cole, Shorey, Bridge, P Neville other defenders.

Maybe Crouch up front by himself with Lampard and Gerrard behind and Barry holding?

Not sure about defence, but I hope it leaks like a sieve.

i reckon mclaren will back on experince, execpt in goal. so my XI is.....

                           carson

richards      campbell         lescott     bridge
                        
                             barry
               lampard              gerrard
beckham                                          cole

                           crouch

by having barry in the middle it will allow lampard and gerrard to do what they do best....SCORE GOALS

Beckham is not starting - SWP on right.

I hope Croatian fans are welcome...

This is the likely Croatian line-up by the way:

                   Pletikosa

Corluka     R. Kovac     Simic     Simunic

Srna        N. Kovac     Modric    Kranjcar

            Petric       Eduardo

Probable subs: Runje, Knezevic, Rakitic, Pranjic, Mandzukic.

I hope Croatian fans are welcome...

This is the likely Croatian line-up by the way:

                   Pletikosa

Corluka     R. Kovac     Simic     Simunic

Srna        N. Kovac     Modric    Kranjcar

            Petric       Eduardo

Probable subs: Runje, Knezevic, Rakitic, Pranjic, Mandzukic.[/QUOTE

Nearly made me choke on my grapes...

Engerland 2 v. 1 Hrvatska

I'll go for England in a 3-0 win

the pitch looks real crap, which will make it a bit of a lottery - so England may win  ....

England deserve to lose simply because of their stupid arrogant media. Last night on the news some english reporter said one of the worst quotes ever:

C'mon the All Whites !!!!

1 - 0 Croatia;  England need Mossy in goal ....

2008: GOAL England 0-1 Croatia
Oh no. Scott Carson's first touch in competitive international football is to help Niko Kranjcar's speculative 35-yard shot into the net. An awful, awful error from the young keeper.

England have had at least 4 good chances on goal  ....... but 2-0 to Croatia now 

England getting turned over. Brilliant.

... at this rate it's bye bye to Steve McLaren

Stupid people at my office are surprised in some way about the score.

Obviously they have never seen England play before and just listen to the hype of the british media.

..and both goals made the England defence look like junior league ...

As predicted - Andorra hold the only hope for English fans.

still 0 -0

I'm now turning my attention to that game.

Surely Russia can beat a side that hasn't taken a single point in 11 group matches?

will a draw be enough for russia or do they need a win??

Russia have to win.

38' in
Shots on goal: 7(6) to 0(0)
Possession: 69 to 31
Corners: 4 to 0

You get the impression it's just a matter of time.

CMON England!!

2-2 at fulltime , sack McClaren , silence Arsenal and Colvinator

AND RUSSIA SCORE!!!1

it's really, really hard being an England supporter