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Originally Posted by the ikara cult
Cant complain, i'd have felt quite dirty if we'd gone through.
Two big decisions - Young should have been taken off after an hour, he was dreadful all day long, and he took Milner off. Milner was excellent.
Rooney donesnt work with these players, its telling that Rooney hasnt done much on the international stage since this bad motherfucker retired.
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Pretty much agree with everything you say there. I'm disappointed, obviously, but have to agree that it would've felt a bit dirty had we gone through against such a clearly superior side.
Milner's been solid but he can't last more than 60 minutes, it seems. I think that's what forced Hodgson to sub him instead of Young who, I agree, was dire tonight. Worse than anonymous; constantly giving the ball away.
I thought Terry was immense but heroics won't be enough in every game. But then whatever happened tonight, I couldn't see any way past Germany and at least having Italy in the SF will potentially make that game a bit more competitive. Although I don't think Germany will have too much to fear from them on Thursday, either.
And yeah, while I've defended Rooney in the past, I'm beginning to agree with you about him, too.
Oh well. Gabby Logan still gives me the horn.