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Author:  Danny's Studs [ Sun Jun 06, 2010 12:17 pm ]
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England's 2010 World Cup campaign is about to kick off, I am sure you all want to win it however in reality, where do you actually believe you will finish?

My opinion is that this is the best England side I have seen in my lifetime but were Rooney to get injured early, you will not get a sniff of the final (or semi), he is paramount to the cause.
Author:  Miggs [ Sun Jun 06, 2010 12:32 pm ]
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I have backed them to beat brazil in the final. With spain losing in the quarters
Author:  bigdavecox90 [ Sun Jun 06, 2010 12:37 pm ]
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Quarter finals v Portugal on penalties is more than likely to happen.
Author:  blueduck [ Sun Jun 06, 2010 12:39 pm ]
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Miggs wrote:
I have backed them to beat brazil in the final. With spain losing in the quarters


We'll meet Spain/Brazil in the semi finals if we win our group and the quarter final.
Author:  Miggs [ Sun Jun 06, 2010 12:40 pm ]
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blueduck wrote:
We'll meet Spain/Brazil in the semi finals if we win our group and the quarter final.


IF
Author:  bigdavecox90 [ Sun Jun 06, 2010 12:41 pm ]
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Miggs wrote:
IF


A big IF.
Author:  kippax_in_my_blood [ Sun Jun 06, 2010 12:43 pm ]
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Semi's...get knocked out and then tell everyone..."well we invented the game"...:rolleyes:
Author:  Squidge [ Sun Jun 06, 2010 12:48 pm ]
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Meh.
Author:  hesherehesthere [ Sun Jun 06, 2010 12:51 pm ]
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Can't see them getting past the quarters myself.
Author:  Shimmer [ Sun Jun 06, 2010 12:54 pm ]
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lots of people including me think that england will win it or at least play in the final. coz of capello
Author:  Zephyr [ Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:02 pm ]
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Individually, they are a top, top team.

England's problem has always been gelling as a team, at least in recent years. Capello has rectified this somewhat, but we'll see if it stands up under the pressure of the World Cup.
Author:  bigdavecox90 [ Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:04 pm ]
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Zephyr wrote:
Individually, they are a top, top team.

England's problem has always been gelling as a team, at least in recent years. Capello has rectified this somewhat, but we'll see if it stands up under the pressure of the World Cup.


Yeah but have we really looked that convincing in recent friendlies?
Author:  Danny's Studs [ Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:10 pm ]
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bigdavecox90 wrote:
Yeah but have we really looked that convincing in recent friendlies?


No, not at all but it often doesnt matter. Then again, the previous winning sides of Brazil, Italians, French had few upsets on lead up to their wins.
Author:  Bastard [ Sun Jun 06, 2010 3:07 pm ]
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bigdavecox90 wrote:
Yeah but have we really looked that convincing in recent friendlies?


Friendlies count for fuck all. The three we've just played were completely meaningless as an indicator of how the team will play in the tournament.

How will England do this time? I've just done a predictor spreadsheet and got us meeting the French in the quarters. That's a coin toss imo. Beat them and I've got us playing Holland/Brazil in the semis, and that's defiunitely the end of the road. Quarters will be about right. Getting to the semis would be a great achievement.
Author:  South East Citizen [ Sun Jun 06, 2010 3:41 pm ]
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Bastard wrote:
Friendlies count for fuck all. The three we've just played were completely meaningless as an indicator of how the team will play in the tournament.

How will England do this time? I've just done a predictor spreadsheet and got us meeting the French in the quarters. That's a coin toss imo. Beat them and I've got us playing Holland/Brazil in the semis, and that's defiunitely the end of the road. Quarters will be about right. Getting to the semis would be a great achievement.


Holland aren't be anything to be afraid of, especially with Robben out and a question mark over Van Persi's fitness.
Author:  Bastard [ Sun Jun 06, 2010 3:50 pm ]
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South East Citizen wrote:
Holland aren't be anything to be afraid o
f, especially with Robben out and a question mark over Van Persi's fitness.


Maybe. I think they've got a few goals in them though. More than England.

Isn't van Persie fully fit again? He looked like he was playing well at the arse end of the season.
Author:  LKBlue [ Sun Jun 06, 2010 3:54 pm ]
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Semi Final for me, going to be interesting to see what capello does now that rio has been ruled out, I would start with Ledley King against the USA, but can he handle that many games in a short period of time ? think carragher will have a big part to play in this world cup.
Author:  Paddington Blue [ Sun Jun 06, 2010 9:05 pm ]
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no fucking chance.

argentina will win it with those players. doesn't matter what mad diego does.

i also like the four centre backs idea, it'd be funny if they win it and maradonna is hailed as some sort of genius.
Author:  Bastard [ Sun Jun 06, 2010 9:07 pm ]
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You love world cup threads.
Author:  Paddington Blue [ Sun Jun 06, 2010 9:11 pm ]
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i do. i love all things world cup related.
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