Re: FIFA World Cup 2010 : Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:04 pm  

Any player who openly selects his favourites in public (not to mention rate the skill level - or lack thereof - of his team mates) is a dead man walking. Heaven knows what Gerrard, Lennon and co. think of Terry's opinion that they are not as skilful as Cole or Rooney.

He's a prat.

Re: FIFA World Cup 2010 : Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:06 pm  

Mugwump wrote:

Any player who openly selects his favourites in public (not to mention rate the skill level - or lack thereof - of his team mates) is a dead man walking. Heaven knows what Gerrard, Lennon and co. think of Terry's opinion that they are not as skilful as Cole or Rooney.

He's a prat.

So's Capello.

Re: FIFA World Cup 2010 : Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:09 pm  

All this "I must speak my mind" stuff is pure guff. Would Terry have picked Mourinho's team or graded the abilities of Ancelloti's or Hiddink's Chelsea team? No.

Re: FIFA World Cup 2010 : Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:17 pm  

Dan_FC wrote:

So's Capello.

If the players think Capello is a prat they'd have sided with Terry.

They didn't.

Re: FIFA World Cup 2010 : Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:26 pm  

Mugwump wrote:

All this "I must speak my mind" stuff is pure guff. Would Terry have picked Mourinho's team or graded the abilities of Ancelloti's or Hiddink's Chelsea team? No.

Mourinho = 2 titles, 2 league cups, FA Cup. Ancelotti = Double. Hiddink - Championship winning form and FA Cup final.

That means there's no need to speak his mind.

He had to speak his mind when Avram Grant and Scolari were in charge though.

In qualification there was no need to speak his mind. England coasted to the WC. Does England's WC performance and results warrant people to speak their mind or not?

I think JT's completely and utterly wrong when he suggests Joe Cole as someone who England need. I think Cole will be as ineffectual for England as he was nearly every time when playing for Chelsea this season. But England obviously need something to change, and change quickly, or they'll be coming home in disgrace this week.

Re: FIFA World Cup 2010 : Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:29 pm  

Mugwump wrote:

If the players think Capello is a prat they'd have sided with Terry.

They didn't.

Or the England players are just as gutless when faced with Capello as they were when faced with the mighty USA and Algeria.

Re: FIFA World Cup 2010 : Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:32 pm  

Mugwump wrote:

If the players think Capello is a prat they'd have sided with Terry.

They didn't.

Do we know that they didn't?

I wasn't talking about the players though, I was talking about my opinion. His squad selection and team selection show he's been a prat during the World Cup.

Re: FIFA World Cup 2010 : Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:32 pm  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

Mourinho = 2 titles, 2 league cups, FA Cup. Ancelotti = Double. Hiddink - Championship winning form and FA Cup final.

That means there's no need to speak his mind.

Juventus

Serie A (3): 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75
Coppa Italia (1): 1976–77

Milan

Serie A (4): 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96
Supercoppa Italiana (3): 1992, 1993, 1994
UEFA Champions League (1): 1993–94
European Super Cup (1): 1994

Roma

Serie A (1): 2000–01

Re: FIFA World Cup 2010 : Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:38 pm  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

Or the England players are just as gutless when faced with Capello as they were when faced with the mighty USA and Algeria.

You won't convince me that Carragher, Rooney etc. are gutless.

More likely they realise the tactics are sound - it's the execution (through fear of failure) at fault.

Re: FIFA World Cup 2010 : Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:40 pm  

Mugwump wrote:

Juventus

Serie A (3): 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75
Coppa Italia (1): 1976–77

Milan

Serie A (4): 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96
Supercoppa Italiana (3): 1992, 1993, 1994
UEFA Champions League (1): 1993–94
European Super Cup (1): 1994

Roma

Serie A (1): 2000–01

England 0-0 Algeria. England 1-1 USA.

We are in England's World Cup campaign. Winning the Serie A and Champions League are great, but they are worthless for England.