On a serious note I think England will lose 2-1, everyone talks about the shaky english defense but les Bleus are not much better, they just look like they have more people likely to score.
Saw Scott Murray when he played for us here in Bedford. And saw him last Christmas in Edinburgh in the Walkabout drinking like a fish. But he didn't recognise me.
There are so many new faces I wouldn't recognise half of them now, but us Scots are eternal optimists and have to give the antipodean some credit - at least he is trying something new, some of the new players are showing a bit of promise but still lack experience.
I think we will struggle to make it past the group stage it depends on how good Croatia are there under 21s ran rings round our lads a little while ago they will certainly be a force to be considerd if not now later, as for Sunday my head tells me France my heart England so a draw wont be a bad result please God
Bryan - am a long suffering Murrayfield debenture holder (gets harder to fly/train up from London each year!). England will imitate the Scots football team when they were good and perform heroically against France, only to blow it against the Croats and Swiss.
France does NOT have a dodgy defence! Gallas, Thuram, Silvestre, Lizarazu - where is this dodginess then?!
This is more wishful thinking than anything else, given the outstanding quality they have in other parts of the pitch. Besides, to get to them you'll have to get through Viera and Makelele first!
If England are to have some success they'll need to concentrate on THEIR qualities: heart, character, spirit, effort, ... etc. And they can play football too, even though nowhere as well as France of course!!
Let's hope this one is a great game, as I am sure they'll both get through to the next round.
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2 - 1 england
2-0 a les jeunes dans les bleus
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There's nothing for you here!
The important thing is not to lose the first game. Or so the cliche goes!
On a serious note I think England will lose 2-1, everyone talks about the shaky english defense but les Bleus are not much better, they just look like they have more people likely to score.
Still we can live in hope.
Don't have much to get excited about do I?
Erm, come on Ingerland!!
(and then defeat against the Swiss!)
I don't know, can't wait though!! Am off to play some 5-a-side in a minute, may be too late to earn a call-up though.....
England cant defend set pieces
But with all the support up and down the country, cant miss all those flags, i think that it will be 2-1 England.
Then we will be slaugtered by Croatia and the Swiss
This is more wishful thinking than anything else, given the outstanding quality they have in other parts of the pitch. Besides, to get to them you'll have to get through Viera and Makelele first!
If England are to have some success they'll need to concentrate on THEIR qualities: heart, character, spirit, effort, ... etc. And they can play football too, even though nowhere as well as France of course!!
Let's hope this one is a great game, as I am sure they'll both get through to the next round.
England do have a strong squad however,and should get into next round, although Croatia will not be easy.