What if England loses again against Germany?

by El Chelsea Fuerte Fri Nov 15, 2013 11:01 pm

It'll be a complete meltdown in the England camp and in the English press.

by Winter is Coming Fri Nov 15, 2013 11:04 pm

Thats nothing new. They will most likely lose to Germany, but again I can see them defending like no tomorrow and perhaps getting a draw, or possible win.

by Lex Fri Nov 15, 2013 11:05 pm

If England loses = "LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL ENGLAND SUCK!!! HODGSON OUT!!! LOLOL

If England win = "Calma, people, it's only a friendly"

by jibers Fri Nov 15, 2013 11:13 pm

Lex wrote:If England loses = "LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL ENGLAND SUCK!!! HODGSON OUT!!! LOLOL

If England win = "Calma, people, it's only a friendly"

by Onyx Sat Nov 16, 2013 1:17 am

Nah, it's only a friendly, so doesn't matter if England win or lose. Realistically England know deep down they aren't one of the favourites for the WC.

by LeBéninois Sat Nov 16, 2013 3:31 am

Yohan Modric wrote:Nah, it's only a friendly, so doesn't matter if England win or lose. Realistically England know deep down they aren't one of the favourites for the WC.

Outsider's mentality is the best thing that could happen to England. A bit like France in 2006 when everyone were saying their were old and all.

by Toffer Harley Sat Nov 16, 2013 4:11 am

doesn't matter - it's a friendly.

by rwo power Sat Nov 16, 2013 11:53 am

Toffer Harley wrote:doesn't matter - it's a friendly.

Plus Jogi Löw threatened to experiment even more (Lahm, Neuer and Özil are already on their way home).

by dostoevsky Sat Nov 16, 2013 12:39 pm

Lex wrote:If England loses = "LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL ENGLAND SUCK!!! HODGSON OUT!!! LOLOL

If England win = "Calma, people, it's only a friendly"

If England loses: Trying out youngsters, far from the first team, means nothing.

If England wins: Playing our B team and still knocking off the big guns, this team doesn't get enough credit and can beat anyone.

Cuts both ways for supporters and detractors alike.

On topic, the result is far less important in such a game as the performance and experience gained by the players and the lessons learnt by the respective managers. I'm not going to make any predictions without seeing the line-ups however I see no reason why England can't put in a very respectable performance and get a result. They've proven their ability to organise themselves very effectively in defence and are a distinct threat on the counter-attack, however given the desire to experiment it would be no reflection on the team's capabilities should they fall to a respectable loss.

by El Chelsea Fuerte Tue Nov 19, 2013 9:53 pm

And it happens.

by izzy Tue Nov 19, 2013 9:54 pm

It was to be expected.

England are going through that period that Arsenal are hopefully coming to the end of.

by Onyx Tue Nov 19, 2013 9:55 pm

England didn't do too bad. Germany overall were the better team, however England's pressing and possession is improving.

by B-Mac Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:18 pm

they scored on a header right after a corner, not to worried about it tbh at least they didn't get played off the field like they did in 2010

by futbol Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:19 pm

DAT double Bender in midfield. Proud

Not 1 shot on target by Ingurland. Proud

Double Bender. Proud

by Arquitecto Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:21 pm

Jogi:"England played a good game and were dominant in the 1st half yet we took our chances"

Hodgson:"It was an absolute miracle that he didn't lose by more than 5 goals. I am very satisfied with the result"

by El Chelsea Fuerte Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:24 pm

Yohan Modric wrote:England didn't do too bad. Germany overall were the better team, however England's pressing and possession is improving.

Germany didn't have some of their star players who would have troubled them for that, though.

by RealGunner Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:25 pm

Neither did England. Both teams were experimenting and giving non-regular players a chance.

by The_Badger Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:32 pm

Yohan Modric wrote:Nah, it's only a friendly, so doesn't matter if England win or lose. Realistically England know deep down they aren't one of the favourites for the WC.

Of course it matters. It's not caring that has seen England drop ranking points and find themselves in pot 2 for the World Cup draw.

by B-Mac Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:35 pm

Lallana is a nice player for southampton....but he looks out of place in england squad

by Suarez99 Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:36 pm

RealGunner wrote:Neither did England. Both teams were experimenting and giving non-regular players a chance.

Not having that. You can bet that Hart, Cole, Jagielka, Walker, Gerrard, Rooney, Townsend & Sturridge will all be starting Englands 1st WC game next year.

Cant say the same for Germany, that was a B team.

by El Chelsea Fuerte Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:36 pm

The_Badger wrote:
Yohan Modric wrote:Nah, it's only a friendly, so doesn't matter if England win or lose. Realistically England know deep down they aren't one of the favourites for the WC.
Of course it matters. It's not caring that has seen England drop ranking points and find themselves in pot 2 for the World Cup draw.

Yeah, even if it's still a friendly it does matter if you win or lose. Especially for morale which is what England desperately needs ahead of the WC.

by The_Badger Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:38 pm

El Chelsea Fuerte wrote:
The_Badger wrote:
Yohan Modric wrote:Nah, it's only a friendly, so doesn't matter if England win or lose. Realistically England know deep down they aren't one of the favourites for the WC.
Of course it matters. It's not caring that has seen England drop ranking points and find themselves in pot 2 for the World Cup draw.
Yeah, even if it's still a friendly it does matter if you win or lose. Especially for morale which is what England desperately needs ahead of the WC.

Exactly. It's crushing to lose at home to a foe like Germany.

by B-Mac Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:41 pm

England's biggest problem right now is defence, they don't have a #1 pairing at CB like they did with Ferdinand Terry for so many years

by The_Badger Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:44 pm

I suspect Roy sees Jagielka and Cahill as the first choice CB pairing, not exactly inspiring, but when the best England CB at the moment doesn't want anything to do with the national side and the next best is probably Curtis Davies; what options does he have?

by Lex Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:45 pm

Rather have Zat Knight than Cahill, at least he's tall

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