england - the next generation

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Re: england - the next generation

by Super_horns » 25 Jun 2011 23:36

papereyes At least the U-17s team is good.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... -goal.html


oh.


They did get through in the end despite the best efforts of our goalie to mess everything up!

Mind you how many of these guys will progress to the top level professionally?

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Re: england - the next generation

by Hoop Blah » 29 Jun 2011 13:35

Perhaps we don't actually need the next generation...the current team is now up to 4th in the FIFA rankings!

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Re: england - the next generation

by Handsome Man » 29 Jun 2011 13:43

Hoop Blah Perhaps we don't actually need the next generation...the current team is now up to 4th in the FIFA rankings!


I saw that too. How in the earth did it happen. Is it to make up for not getting the world cup?

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Re: england - the next generation

by papereyes » 29 Jun 2011 13:49

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Hoop Blah Perhaps we don't actually need the next generation...the current team is now up to 4th in the FIFA rankings!


I saw that too. How in the earth did it happen. Is it to make up for not getting the world cup?


Brazil haven't played much in the run up to the Copa America?

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Re: england - the next generation

by Hoop Blah » 29 Jun 2011 13:59

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Hoop Blah Perhaps we don't actually need the next generation...the current team is now up to 4th in the FIFA rankings!


I saw that too. How in the earth did it happen. Is it to make up for not getting the world cup?


Brazil haven't played much in the run up to the Copa America?


We also qualified well for the last tournament where we got out of our group before getting beaten by the now 3rd ranked country.

Results haven't been all that bad, but if you actually watch the performances it gives a whole different perspective on how good or bad we are.


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Re: england - the next generation

by papereyes » 29 Jun 2011 15:40

Results haven't been all that bad, but if you actually watch the performances it gives a whole different perspective on how good or bad we are.


One of my favourite threads on GF was a Floyd(?) one in the run up to WC 2006 when he turned the relative rankings of the sides England beat into league positions, said something mildly provocative and let it run for a good 20 pages.

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Re: england - the next generation

by westongeezer » 30 Jun 2011 13:41

FORSTERS_RIGHT_FOOT Couple of RFC fans in the crowd too.



There where 11 of us......what a laugh realy enjoyed the games met the whole squad who chatted with us for atleast an hour and gave us all a shirt, mind you Fielding was pissed we chanted he was a Royal as MaCarthy didnt get a game

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Re: england - the next generation

by Hoop Blah » 30 Jun 2011 14:14

The u20 World Cup squad was announced yesterday.

Not a lot of players you'd recognise in that one so we're obviously not looking to send a decent team for this one that FIFA see as probably their second best tournament after the World Cup proper.

The timing stinks as far as we're concerned so it's not surprising. Bit of a shame though.

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Re: england - the next generation

by ZacNaloen » 30 Jun 2011 14:43

U20's is a funny age in football terms though, all the really good players go straight to the u21s after the under 19's


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Re: england - the next generation

by Hoop Blah » 30 Jun 2011 14:58

Certainly over here they do yes. Not sure about the rest of the world but having this tournament in the same summer as the Euro U21s would suggest we're not alone, certainly in Europe.

FIFA take it more seriously though apparently. I think the South Americans might be a bit more focused on u20s than u21s, but that's a bit of a guess.

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Re: england - the next generation

by Hoop Blah » 01 Jul 2011 11:36

u17s beat the Argies on penalties to make it through to the quarter finals where they take on Germany who stuffed the USA 4-0.

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Re: england - the next generation

by roadrunner » 01 Jul 2011 11:38

Hoop Blah u17s beat the Argies on penalties to make it through to the quarter finals where they take on Germany who stuffed the USA 4-0.


At penalties you say? :shock:

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Re: england - the next generation

by ZacNaloen » 01 Jul 2011 11:48

That game was painful to watch, extremely difficult conditions due to the monsoon that was going on.

But we won. hooray.


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Re: england - the next generation

by ZacNaloen » 04 Jul 2011 14:41

So the under 17's take on Germany tonight, think this could be the end of the boys world cup?

This German team look pretty handy.

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Re: england - the next generation

by Hoop Blah » 04 Jul 2011 16:55

Not seen the Germans play yet, but their results and reviews make them out to be the better team.

Just a mention for the England keeper (Pickford I think it is) who conceeded that daft one against Canada and then spilled the free kick for the Argies goal in the last round. He pulled of a fantastic save from one of the penalties to get us through and it seems a bit unfair that it won't get half as many mentions as that Canada goal.

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Re: england - the next generation

by ZacNaloen » 04 Jul 2011 17:00

Any goal keeper would have struggled in that Argie game, the weather was ridiculous.

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Re: england - the next generation

by ZacNaloen » 04 Jul 2011 21:12

I take it back that boy is an accident waiting to happen

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Re: england - the next generation

by Four Of Clubs » 04 Jul 2011 21:51

0-2 down @ ht :|

Not sure of latest - my eldest is insisting on 'New Tricks' :roll:

Brazil scrape past Japan & meet Uruguay in Semi on Thu - I think - winner of tonights QF play France or Mexico

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Re: england - the next generation

by Hoop Blah » 04 Jul 2011 22:03

ZacNaloen I take it back that boy is an accident waiting to happen


He's not looked that competent at any point in the games/highlights I've seen but still, tue penalty save against the Argies was top draw.

I've never seen a national team look quite so cumbersome on the ball than this lot. I know they're only young, and I think the pitches over there are quite sticky, but I've lost count of the poor touches and number of times they've tripped or stumbled over the ball.

Sterling has been a real threat though.

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Re: england - the next generation

by ZacNaloen » 04 Jul 2011 22:15

Sterling and Powell look like the real prospects in that team.

Caskey looks tidy but not to the same level as those two.

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