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Game was tense, nervous and England managed to scrape through. Not pretty though. Ashley young has had a poor tourney so far and I'm not sure why Hodgson keeps picking him. Replace him with Walcott and use the Ox as your change of pace sub with Milner. Both young and Walcott would be right footed on the left wing and would want to come inside onto their right foot anyway.
Got a bit upset with everyone calling the Ukraine effort a disallowed goal. It was never allowed in the first place so it can't be disallowed! Pundits! Christ! And as much as everyone is wittering on about goal line technology (myself included), if the linesman had done his job and flagged him offside to begin with as he was there would be no need to discuss it at all.
England looked solid without really lookig threatening, we had what 4/5? Shots on goal, never looked like doing anything apart from on the break. We'll have another go against the Italians on the weekend. Right now we are just a slightly more ambitious version of Greece in 2004, and we really miss a ball playing center half and midfielder. The omission of Carrick seems even more like cutting off your nose to spite your face. Not a one of englands midfield can hold the ball, link play and carry on, we never seem to have those moments when we sit on the edge of an opponents 18yd box and ping it around looking for an opening.
Quarterfinal will be interesting.
Portugal have a good chance of getting to the semis, France could really trouble spain and Greece Germany is a match I won't be watching....