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What a win that is. England most attacking outfit I've seen them be. Have to play 4-4-2 diamond at Euros, Kane and vardy prolific.

Don't need, don't want Rooney!

Will Woy have the balls to leave out Rooney?

Doubt it

Really enjoyed that! Fantastic performance

I can't remember the last time I actually enjoyed watching an England game. Brilliant stuff and such a well deserved win.

I can, it was the last time we beat Germany in Germany :)

And they do it when I decide not to watch.

Inconsiderate cunts.

Sounds about right  :nod:

only another 15 years until we think England are good again then...

I'm sure everyone's seen them but what the hell...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3lPwsYZQ_I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yruTbpJSO6M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0gBs5LBcyA

Beautiful, just...beautiful  8)

wasnt  going to watch it (gone off football for some reason) but so glad I did. I can't remember the last time I was so enthused by an England performance.

Going to make it even more painful when we fuck it up now ;)

England are limited, but fair play to those lads tonight, it meant something to them, and you can't ask for more.

Perhaps you'd like to avoid watching in June, with this group of hungry players you never know we may actually get past the group stages.

Dont start Rooney.

Unfoturnately we all know him and Welbeck will start

Lots of people getting carried away over a friendly.

Good game and great the we came back to win.

England playing at the top of their game and Germany weren't.

Not sure that it would have been the same outcome if something was riding on it.

The most promising thing is that it was a young England team (average age of 24 apparently) so they can get better.

The worry will be that some of those young players end up being signed by the big clubs and stop improving.

If they can play with that freedom in the Euros then maybe they have some chance.

As someone said it was nice to see an England team play that looked proud to wear the shirt

What a horrible shirt though

http://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2016/mar/22/david-squires-on-england-new-kit-for-euro-2016

The Germans are not the same side that won the WC. Their results since prove that. Always nice to beat the Germans in their back yard. Three in a row !!

And yes, if someone can make sure Hodgson doesn't pick Rooney...

That was a great game. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Brings back memories of watching the 5-1 win in 2001 whilst on a family holiday in Northern Italy. All the Germans leaving the pub in a huff because there's an English family with two kids standing on the table waving an England flag around.

Damn, England... raising our hopes for Euros only to not make it out the group. Yet again, we could go all the way! :P

First time I could be bothered to watch England in an age. Glad I did. Would like to add my name to the 'Don't start Rooney' camp.

Was chatting to the missus about why I couldn't be bothered to watch England over the last few years and it came down to the attitude of the previous stalwart players (Gerrard, Rooney, Terry etc), there just didn't seem to be any enthusiasm or pride in the shirt (they may well have been enormously proud to don the shirt, but it just didn't translate to me).

Didn't recognise most of the players last night but thought they looked hungry to play and win - refreshing change!

Surely even the Wise Old Owl can see fitting Rooney into that side wouldn't work. Shuffling all those who played so well last night into different positions just to accommodate the scouse whoremonger would be a travesty.

Plus Rooney is notorious for regaining fitness after a long spell out.

3 quite brilliant goals, difficult to pick the best, probably go for Vardy

Nope....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35908204

Reminded me of the goal that Storey scored against Villa!

First time I have seen the goals, Vardys was absolutely brilliant, a goal taken by a man with obvious confidence.

Very nice turn by Kane too for his goal.

 :)

Very similar.

so Vardy did a "Storey Flick" ?

Maybe that should be on the other thread

It's the hope that kills ya! ;)

Interesting to see how they do tonight.

Although I can't help but feel it won't have much bearing on how they do in the summer.

As much as Milner frustrates me, it is nice to see us able to field a near completely different 11 and not think that we're immediately fucked.

Well it was good while it lasted

I presume we aren't going to get out of our group in the Euros now we've lost to a team that weren't even good enough to qualify ;)

The media have been harsh imo. We basically fielded a different team, it was an experiment, it didn't work. I don't believe the team we played last night will be the team that plays in the tournament - nor will the one at Germany. Friendlies are about learning where we're at, and I think we know more now than we did before, and I'm not despondent. For it to be called a "humbling" was a bit ridiculous. How can you be humbled 2-1? Especially when you concede an iffy penalty!

Last night just seemed less of a team performance to me (and the aforementioned Milner was shocking. I know it's controversial, but he's still a journeyman to me.) Walcott taking a ridiculous shot just in case he scored to make his place is a case in point. That was not the finished article of an England team. 

Absolutely right. I would go as far as saying only one of those starting 11 last night will be in the starting line up for the euros.

Are we just ignoring the blatant penalty that wasn't given to Holland?

FWIW the problem with last nights team was that there were too many players who seem loathe to pass as they want to do everything (Barkley Sturridge) certain without a football brain in their body (Walcott)  and John Stones who seems to believe his own hype(he is a decent defender but has a lot to learn and seems to get away with constantly fouling on reputation alone. Last evening was harking back to he previous teams of individuals whilst Saturday seemed to be a more cohesive unit?

I was actually because I didn't see it (insert French accent.) From what I've heard it was stonewall, but conceding penalties doesn't make you a shit team. A bit sloppy and too eager to impress though..?


Exactly what I meant. Germany was a great team performance, this was a team of individuals. That said, it's a friendly and you can hardly blame them for wanting to make their place. We'd be battering them if they didn't!

It might not have made for a very positive result, but at least people fighting for places is a change from the England attitude I've known for most of my supporting life - the "we're going to get picked anyway" oeuvre.

The point I was trying to make is that we win a game an the media build us up as world beaters.

Lose one and we are a bunch of no hopers.

Reminds me of the fans of a league one team ;)

I was there last night and although I was 3/4 pissed, it was awful.

Sell out and quiet as a mouse.

yeah we lost but there was still a lot of positives to take out of last night, I do however think the spurs contingent + Vardy are integral to our forward , last night wasn't as crisp without the Saturday's midfield. Defence is okay I thought Rose did okay last night and imo there is not too much difference between Clyne and Walker however the centre of defence leaves a lot to be desired for.

Agree with the post above regarding the atmosphere , noticeably dead.   

2 questions.

1.) how much were tickets, if it's not too rude a question?
2.) only 3/4? What's the matter with you man?

My impression is based on prejudice rather than fact, but I still reckon there'll never be an atmosphere with England at Wembley because of cost, posh wankers, the stadium itself not being built for it, AND THAT FUCKING BAND WHO NEED A TRUMPET UP THE ARSE. TWICE.

For the next one, they're £35 -£65.  Details at https://ticketingcontent.thefa.com//England-v-Portugal

£20 in the family enclosure, £10 for kids

I think the next two games are away from Wembley so should be a better atmosphere (making Russ Abbott happy) proving how numbing Wembley actually is.

Posh Wanker.

Company has Club Wembley Seats X 4 ...not available for Div one playoffs or JPT!!

I cant even bear to watch it on tv because of those tuneless morons.

I'm sure I was Club Wembley for the JPT final. It was an amazing day out (apart from the football in the middle).

£35-65 is alright really.

I cannot believe Wilshere is even being considered by Hodgson... baffling.

Baffling indeed, wilshere must have nude pics of woy the owls wife or something