The International Football Thread

[Milan 17,859]

[Magic Lamps 11,668]

Carrick out injured now but yeah, he isn't used often. Wilshere started with Milner on Friday. A man who has hardly started for City and that too rarely in Central Midfield.

England don't have a strong settled core like some of the other top national teams. Roy is still experimenting - handing debuts to new 'flavour of the month' players. Germany should really walk over this England team.

GErmany will play

----------Weidenfeller

Höwedes-Hummels-Mertesacker-Schmelzer

-------------Kroos--Bender--------------------

Sam--------Draxler---------Reus

------------Kruse-----------------------------------

This team will not walk over anyone.

And it is not meant to do so. Just as woy, Löw is trying out some flavour of the month players like Max Kruse and Sidney Sam.

I don't get why you are all so pessimistic. This is just a fuckin friendly, of two b-teams. It will be as always, inconsistent tempo, many mistakes and at most 3 goals.

A Germany A-Team would probably crush England, but that is just because we have a homogeneous ensemble of player, who all fit our philosophy which is something they have been working at for 10 years, whilst England are only in a transition from a bunch of extremely gifted players who were deflated by average coahces, tactics and a gruelling schedule to a bunch of mediocre players with still average coaches, medieval tactics under a clueless FA.

[NishC300 1,865]

Greece look like they are on their way to Brazill

[NishC300 1,865]

Gareth Southgate: "Ashley Cole would get in this German side."



LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[Hutcho 8,443]

Looking forward to getting our ass handed to us by the Germans...

Come on England.

[NishC300 1,865]

Used to hearing the German national anthem cos of Vettel constantly winning every single Grand Prix hahah!

[NishC300 1,865]

Weidenfeller gets his debut! Nice!

[NishC300 1,865]

Bright start by the English!

[DJames 729]

If Iceland wins or draws they will be the smallest countries to go to the World Cup in history.

Sorry Iceland but I'll be hoping you lose. Trinidad and Tobago currently holds that title! We'll be keeping it until we're back in the WC

[Liquidator 5,176]

We're in Germany's half! We got the ball in their fucking half of the pitch!

[NishC300 1,865]

Mitroglu would actually do quite well at Chelsea but I'd prefer if we just kept faith with the likes of Lukaku and Piazon instead.

[NishC300 1,865]

We're in Germany's half! We got the ball in their fucking half of the pitch!

tbh England have played quite well in big games. Showed the British grit and determination.

[NishC300 1,865]

@MirrorFootball

England so far not fooled by Germany's cunning plan to dress like the pitch #backtothedrawingboardjerry http://mirr.im/1aqtJrJ

LOL!

[Magic Lamps 11,668]

Gareth Southgate: "Ashley Cole would get in this German side."

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Of course he would. Schmelzer is average. I'd take Sturride, Rooney, Jagielka, Baines, Gerrard, too.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Algeria in the WC! Congrats @!

[NishC300 1,865]

Now Ashley Cole should play like this for US! Week in and Week out! England looking good.

[Magic Lamps 11,668]

We're in Germany's half! We got the ball in their fucking half of the pitch!

This is so pathetic. Where is the English pride? U have been dominating so far. This England team might be shit, but this GErman team is average at best.

[NishC300 1,865]

@OptaJoke

25 - Number of inappropriate photos of Roy Hodgson Tom Cleverley must own to keep getting in the England squad. Blackmail.

I heard Benzema had a good goal disallowed or France would have been 2 up. What goes around comes around? Henry handball?