We have the players to get through the first four games

The crunch will come on July 1st when we play our QF - probably against Argentina or Holland.

But are Argentina a genuinely better side than they were four years ago?

We certainly are, even without Rooney.

Posted By: The Judge on June 6th 2006 at 16:42:31

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Seeing as we haven't talked about this for ages...Will Rooney play? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 6, 16:15:06
- We have the players to get through the first four games (Other Football) - The Judge, Jun 6, 16:42:31
  - Sweden are a decent side (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 6, 16:43:58
    - Didn't Sweden lose 3-0 to the ROI a few months ago? (n/m) (Other Football) - Dog, Jun 6, 17:12:19
      - Yep, and we lost to NI (in a competitive match, unlike theirs) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 6, 17:17:12
        
        Well surely our team looks good even without Rooney... (Other Football) - Dog, Jun 6, 17:21:11
        
        yeah. but they've got Matty Jonson (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 6, 17:24:10
        
        4 quality players compared to our... (Other Football) - Dog, Jun 6, 17:27:45
        
        I don't rate sweden massively but they have the edge over england (Other Football) - pants, Jun 6, 17:20:13
        
        I agree (Other Football) - The Judge, Jun 6, 17:27:03
        
        If anything that should give us more impetus to bury that hatchet. (Other Football) - Dog, Jun 6, 17:23:04
        
        Sweden have always been like that (Other Football) - pants, Jun 6, 17:28:48
        
        "bury the hatchet" means something else (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 6, 17:25:14
        
        Thanks for that. (Other Football) - Dog, Jun 6, 17:30:24
        
        nothing is ever won before it starts with England! (n/m) (Other Football) - jonah3000, Jun 6, 17:22:13
    - We are average??? (Other Football) - conker, Jun 6, 16:47:36
    - Anti England Anti England Anti England Anti England Anti England Anti England Anti England (Other Football) - pants, Jun 6, 16:47:12
      - BOARD VIOLATION (n/m) (Other Football) - conker, Jun 6, 16:50:32
    - We're far from Average... (n/m) (Other Football) - Brom, Jun 6, 16:46:17
      - dunno. I watched all the qualifiers (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 6, 16:47:16
        
        I could see the N Ireland result coming after watching the wales game (Other Football) - pants, Jun 6, 16:50:30
        
        I could see the Northern Ireland result coming (Other Football) - The Judge, Jun 6, 17:11:52
        
        Spot on. (n/m) (Other Football) - Dog, Jun 6, 17:13:35
    - swedens form is terrible (Other Football) - otbc2006, Jun 6, 16:45:17
      - gotta be a draw, England haven't beaten sweden for donkeys (Other Football) - pants, Jun 6, 16:48:15
- Worst scenario would be if we, say drew the first two games and Crouch (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 6, 16:26:52
  - If we draw against T&T we truly have lost all hope (Other Football) - The Judge, Jun 6, 16:38:33
    - How in gods name will we draw with them?? (Other Football) - conker, Jun 6, 16:48:04
      - three-quarters to nil? That's so Italian (n/m) (Other Football) - The Judge, Jun 6, 16:50:31
    - After last weekend, T and T just aren't worth worrying about (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jun 6, 16:39:15
- At all? (Other Football) - conker, Jun 6, 16:24:56
  - Hope you're right. Fear the worst, personally. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 6, 16:27:50
    - I don't think tomorrows scan will have that much of an impact on it (Other Football) - conker, Jun 6, 16:35:25
      - ridiculous optimism. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 6, 16:45:10
        
        It's not me being optimistic (Other Football) - conker, Jun 6, 16:49:56
- a whole game? dunno. on as a sub? probably. (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 6, 16:19:42
- dunno (n/m) (Other Football) - jonah3000, Jun 6, 16:16:36
- yep, I bet he's fit now, probably miss the paraguay match and then brought on for (Other Football) - pants, Jun 6, 16:16:22
  - no chance of that. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 6, 16:20:14
    - I know I keep doing it but (Other Football) - pants, Jun 6, 16:26:31
      - I agree (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jun 6, 16:28:11
        
        that's what the hype has done.... (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 6, 16:39:12

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