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Trainfan344

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Can anyone explain why Vardy isn't playing? Arguably striker of the season in the Premier League...
 

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We've actually played ok, Rooney and Hart are too blame.

No, only Hart is to blame. The free-kick Rooney conceded was miles out and shouldn't have been a problem. It also ignores the fact that Rooney has been England's best player again.
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Can anyone explain why Vardy isn't playing? Arguably striker of the season in the Premier League...

There is only one place he is effective and that is in Kane's position. Kane wasn't arguably the striker of the season, he was the striker of the season.
 

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There is only one place he is effective and that is in Kane's position. Kane wasn't arguably the striker of the season, he was the striker of the season.

And he looks tired. Get him off. Woy will no doubt bring on the chugs: Millner, Henderson and Wiltshire to shore up midfield
 

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No, only Hart is to blame. The free-kick Rooney conceded was miles out and shouldn't have been a problem. It also ignores the fact that Rooney has been England's best player again.
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There is only one place he is effective and that is in Kane's position. Kane wasn't arguably the striker of the season, he was the striker of the season.

Rooney shouldn't have conceded the free kick but Hart was pathetic, how the hell did Sterling miss such an opportunity and as for Kane's free kick, Sunday league!

Anyway Vardy is on!
 

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Vardy was sharp enough to realise that it came off Williams and so he wasn't offside.

i only have the radio to go on - i don't own a tv ;)
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STURRIDGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2-1 in time added on for stoppages!
 

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We made hard work of what should have been a comfortable victory but alls well that ends well
 

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Heading back to London after two very enjoyable days in northern France. We were much better in the second half, just goes to show that we are much more of threat when we play with tempo. Looking forward to going back over for the Slovakia game.
 

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I thought it was a decent performance overall from England, especially in the second half. The substitutions Hodgson made at half time were positive and they certainly had the desired effect. Sterling was poor again and he should have scored, but I thought Lallana had a good game and both of the full backs made good forward runs and got some decent crosses into the box. Credit to Rashford too, he played really well when he came on and I'm pleased he was given his chance because he didn't disappoint and got into good positions with the ball.

I'd start Sturridge instead of Sterling and Vardy instead of Kane against Slovakia, we can't afford to keep wasting chances like we did against Russia and Wales.
 

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I'd start Sturridge instead of Sterling and Vardy instead of Kane against Slovakia, we can't afford to keep wasting chances like we did against Russia and Wales.

Manchester City will not be very pleased with the way that Sterling played in these first two matches and you can see why he was replaced by Jesus Navas in the Manchester City wing position for much of last season.
 

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Manchester City will not be very pleased with the way that Sterling played in these first two matches and you can see why he was replaced by Jesus Navas in the Manchester City wing position for much of last season.

I think Sterling has been poor in both games so far and he should be on the bench for the game against Slovakia. I've seen Sturridge play some good games as a winger for Liverpool, I think he'd do well for England in that position as well.
 

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Superb result for Northern Ireland beating Ukraine 2-0!

He was onside when the England player played it, it came off Welsh bloke, so the offside line was when England played it not Welsh

i don't have a TV so haven't seen it. I was listening on the radio. I don't care if he was off side anyway ;)
 

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FUN FACT: Thomas Müller has never scored in a European Championship.

Germany vs Poland (the WW2 Derby) is currently 0-0. Here are the line-ups:

Germany: Neuer, Howedes, Boateng, Hummels, Hector, Kroos, Khedira, Muller, Ozil, Draxler, Gotze

Poland: Fabianski, Piszczek, Glik, Pazdan, Jedrzejczyk, Blaszczykowski, Krychowiak, Maczynski, Grosicki, Milik, Lewandowski
 

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FUN FACT: Thomas Müller has never scored in a European Championship.

Germany vs Poland (the WW2 Derby) is currently 0-0. Here are the line-ups:

Germany: Neuer, Howedes, Boateng, Hummels, Hector, Kroos, Khedira, Muller, Ozil, Draxler, Gotze

Poland: Fabianski, Piszczek, Glik, Pazdan, Jedrzejczyk, Blaszczykowski, Krychowiak, Maczynski, Grosicki, Milik, Lewandowski

Methinks the Hun will blitzkrieg their way to victory, 2-1 perhaps.
 

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Just wondering... Has a competition ever been taken away from a country?

1986 World Cup was originally supposed to held in Colombia but was moved as opposed to taken away.

England were the better side against Wales today. There were periods where Wales just kept getting deeper and deeper and every clearance just led to another England attack. It is difficult to play for long periods like that.

Cracking performance by Northern Ireland against Ukraine but sad news to hear someone passed away in the stadium.
 
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The first 0-0 of the tournament was the game between the current World Champions and a team with one of the most prolific goalscorers in Europe. Germany all of a sudden don't seem quite so unbeatable...
 

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The first 0-0 of the tournament was the game between the current World Champions and a team with one of the most prolific goalscorers in Europe. Germany all of a sudden don't seem quite so unbeatable...

Nah, both teams needed a 0-0 to progress. Guess what they achieved...
 

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More unsavoury scenes in France, this time from the Croatian fans. Flares on the pitch and in-fighting. I assume Croatia will be in the same situation as Russia now, with a suspended disqualification hanging over their heads.

The Czechs have burgled a point out of the match despite Croatia dominating for most of it.
 

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The first 0-0 of the tournament was the game between the current World Champions and a team with one of the most prolific goalscorers in Europe. Germany all of a sudden don't seem quite so unbeatable...

The match was that boring Crossrail are looking to hire it.

Speaking of boring at least I can watch the Spanish to help me nod off
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Whoever is Belgium's number 5 should go in the referees book for going down like a sack of potatoes from the most minor of touches. Why referees don't enforce the rules is beyond me.

I see the respect armbands on them but what I do not see is evidence of this
 
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