***Official England v Montenegro Match Thread***

[zuricity]

Blömfontein?

[shawzy]

That challenge on Cole was a disgrace.

[Slim]

I do like the way the England coaches all took turns to half stand up and yell about it though.

[shawzy]

I do like the way the England coaches all took turns to half stand up and yell about it though.

They just ooze passion ;-/

[Goataldo]

UNLEASH THE ELBOWMAN!

Guy Garvey?

[london blue 2]

all these challenges... do i need to finish the sentance?

[Slim]

UNLEASH THE ELBOWMAN!

Guy Garvey?

Ben Thatcher's on the bench?

[zuricity]

Would it be unfair to say that rooney should be substituted ?

[Slim]

Well called there ref, Young's theatrics getting him a yellow.

[shawzy]

SWP for Young

[Slim]

Saved by the bar there, honestly see us pissing this one away to something like that.

[Mark (Blue Army)]

I really don't know why i bother watching England were fucking shit.

[Slim]

Davies could have the short debut here if he keeps this shit up.

[Goataldo]

Classic! "They stuck with Rooney who's not been at it!"

[david yearsley]

Classic! "They stuck with Rooney who's not been at it!"

Granny shagger shouldn´t be anywhere near Wembley the way he´s playing - he´s finished - pathetic tonight as well as that streak of Spud piss

[Fish111]

That was really crap. Capello hasn't a clue. Fuckin Kevin Davies getting dragged on to save a match ffs! What a joke. Gerrard playing way too deep against a team that had no intention of attacking. Rooney playing utter shit as usual but Capello hasn't the balls to drop the brass-fucking prick. A draw at home to Monte-fucking-negro. Disgrace.

[shawzy]

Classic! "They stuck with Rooney who's not been at it!"

Him and Crouch were wank upfront tonight.Fabio needs to start changing things..Rooney has no divine right to play 90mins in this form.

[LookMumImOnMCF.net]

Some of the reasons for the draw were pretty obvious; the blatant handball, Montenegro's underhand tactics,the German referee...

But some things really frustrate me with England at the moment. The main one is why Wayne Rooney has to collect the ball off the back four. We've fullbacks that can go forward and, in Gerrard, one of the best forward passers in the world. Why then, does Rooney think he needs to come so deep? And why isn't Capello having a word? I wouldn't mind so much if every time he collected it he didn't just fire it 100mph at Crouch. WTF is he supposed to do with these kind of balls?

Another is the tempo. I think our very own Mr Barry has a lot to do with this. Through the middle England are far to slow and this results in stupid passes being made to wingers/ fullbacks getting them in trouble. When wingers are marked the middle two decide to try and play it behind the opposition defence which works when Defoe's in the side but not when Crouch is up there on his own. It's really methodical and has no zip. I was really hoping Wilshire would've come on at one point.

Also they shouldn't be afraid to be more direct. The best chances came towards the end when the ball was hit towards the target man and Rooney actually decided to stand near his strike partner. If something works continue doing it.

I suppose the bottom line is that Montenegro did a great job, dirty though it was. And this result shouldn't affect the final outcome of the group (too much).

[Beefymcfc]

Pretty crap really, I don't know if Fabio was conscious of the City element but he did seem to want to play 2 holding mids in Barry and Gerard; how many times did Gerard get forward? Combine that with Ferdinand and Lescott not wanting to move off the 18 yard line, with Rooney and Crouch looking like they've never played before, we were never onto a winner.

Too slow, too predictable, and yeah, too Italian.

[bluej]

SWP > Young