Tell you what I thought. SWP looked good, the rest didn't really do

anything flashily impressive, but what I think I saw was Fabio Capello successfully combine Italian and English styles.

He had us organised like the Italian teams when Germany had the ball, and breaking like an English team when we won it back.

I think he may well have found the magic formula.

We'll see if the 1st choice players can execute his tactics as well as the backups did last night. If they can't maybe a few of the reserves will get the nod ahead of the superstars. After all, better to have 11 above average players executing their instructions well than 11 extremely skilled headless chickens.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on November 20th 2008 at 09:57:19

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loads of tosh this morning about england last night.... (Other Football) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 20, 09:28:39
- you do copy and paste the same message every time they play though (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Nov 20, 10:17:59
  - not true at all! (Other Football) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 20, 10:51:22
- SWP was carp imo (Other Football) - Charles21, Nov 20, 09:58:36
  - Yeah, that run followed by a 25 yard shot that hit the post was just wank (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 20, 10:28:37
    - i agree (Other Football) - Charles21, Nov 20, 10:37:05
  - WHAT!?! he was one of the best on the pitch imo (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Nov 20, 10:18:38
  - Close control, good passing, tenacious D innit (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 20, 09:59:05
    - i agree....made the germans sweat when he went on runs.. (Other Football) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 20, 10:01:20
      - SWP, for me, was head and shoulders (hard for him i know) above the... (Other Football) - wgf500, Nov 20, 10:04:29
        
        defo!!!! (Other Football) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 20, 10:05:14
        
        I guess I wasn't looking close enough (Other Football) - Charles21, Nov 20, 10:08:20
- Tell you what I thought. SWP looked good, the rest didn't really do (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 20, 09:57:19
  - I once posted that swp was better than lennon (Other Football) - pants, Nov 20, 10:26:13
    - I've posted before that Downing is international class (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 20, 10:39:32
      - I think he is shit (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 20, 10:48:51
      - my view of downing is shrouded by the fact he plays for the bottlers (Other Football) - pants, Nov 20, 10:44:56
        
        What?? Ruel Fox? (Other Football) - Charles21, Nov 20, 10:49:31
        
        he does iut week after week after week after week for Middlesborough (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 20, 10:47:33
        
        yep (Other Football) - Charles21, Nov 20, 10:50:14
        
        stuck in a rut at the bottlers (Other Football) - pants, Nov 20, 11:24:24
        
        they still bottle it though (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Nov 20, 10:48:08
        
        Wish we could bottle it the way they do. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 20, 10:50:11
        
        I actually think I'd have cried if we'd have been 4-1 up with 10 mins to go (Other Football) - pants, Nov 20, 10:52:12
        
        how do they bottle it anyway? (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Nov 20, 10:50:41
        
        Well, the only time they've got it right, they did it by accident (Other Football) - pants, Nov 20, 10:53:49
        
        I don't know what you're talking about (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Nov 20, 11:05:34
        
        League cup final, Zenden penalty, two feet innit (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Nov 20, 11:08:59
        
        right, but why are they bottlers? (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Nov 20, 11:11:52
        
        Because no matter how good they are, or how much they sign decent players (Other Football) - pants, Nov 20, 11:14:23
        
        Since 1998 they have never finished (Other Football) - Charles21, Nov 20, 11:18:11
        
        Well I think they've got a brilliant squad this season, and should finish at least 6th (Other Football) - pants, Nov 20, 11:20:55
        
        No way is their squad (Other Football) - Charles21, Nov 20, 11:24:45
        
        I expect them to lose at home to the stokes and west broms (Other Football) - pants, Nov 20, 11:33:44
        
        apart from all those points they get to stay up in the prem every year, I guess. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 20, 10:56:15
    - for hindsight purposes (Other Football) - pants, Nov 20, 10:28:26
      - dream on (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Nov 20, 10:37:25
        
        at least his head is on his shoulders (Other Football) - pants, Nov 20, 10:39:21
      - Bookmarked! (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 20, 10:31:02
  - ffs! (Other Football) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 20, 10:02:24
    - Under Capello England will win nothing (Other Football) - Charles21, Nov 20, 10:05:50
      - I think we might. Although I do agree last night might have been one for Owen. (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 20, 10:06:44
        
        Yeah, Owen in my opinion should be in the squad (Other Football) - Charles21, Nov 20, 10:09:16
- I'm pleased we won, though i didn't think it was a good display.... (Other Football) - wgf500, Nov 20, 09:47:55
  - eh? England were really good. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 20, 10:43:14
  - I thought it was an excellent display (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 20, 09:55:30
    - Germany were stifled by Capello (see post above cost I won't type it twice) (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 20, 09:57:55
- "Stood there doing nothing" (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 20, 09:39:57
  - Carson's mistake was his body shape. Stood totally upright so couldn't react. (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 20, 09:54:42
    - England also need to get over this back passing lark (Other Football) - pants, Nov 20, 10:30:52
  - when you see it from the camera... (Other Football) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 20, 09:44:56
    - Yup, Carson's body shape. He should have approached with (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 20, 10:00:26
      - Just ridiculous. Terry dummied him by faking to head it then stumbling (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 20, 10:16:16
      - thought Terry was more at fault than Carson (Other Football) - mr carra, Nov 20, 10:07:09
        
        Oh well. In any case, a Scott Carson for England highlight film would be a laugh a minute (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 20, 10:11:10
      - please stop this steve.... (Other Football) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 20, 10:04:23
        
        Ha ha. Don't worry - it's almost the end of the year so I've saved them all up (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 20, 10:05:25
    - Sturt Downing was bloody good wunt he? (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Nov 20, 09:45:58
      - me (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 20, 10:40:34
        
        Well done TH, have a house point. (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Nov 20, 10:42:33
      - Matthew Gibson (n/m) (Other Football) - blindasabat, Nov 20, 10:10:44
      - i thought many of our players looked good..... (Other Football) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 20, 09:54:10

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