WC 2014 Match 22 - Uruguay vs England

[Whatevs]

Effectively at the knockout stage now. Any news on the Ox?

I'd still play Rooney centrally and move Sterling out wide

Heard a lot on the Radio that Gerrard should be replaced. Not
so sure about that myself. Just need some sort of plan of how
to replace them if they're not performing well

[Bandini]

Just need some sort of plan of how
to replace them if they're not performing well

I'd suggest with players that they think will make the team perform better, but really it's Hodgson's call - that's why he gets paid the big bucks.

[TBM]

So whats the deal, if we lose are we out?

[Big Foot]

So whats the deal, if we lose are we out?

If Italy beat Costa Rica and we lose tonight then the group will look like this

Italy 6
Costa Rica 3
Uruguay 3
England 0

So we'd need to beat Costa Rica handsomely and hope for Italy to beat Uruguay in order to qualify

[Maguire]

So whats the deal, if we lose are we out?

No, but we'd need Italy to beat both Costa Rica and Uruguay and then beat Costa Rica ourselves.

[Big Foot]

My starting XI for tonight would be to go 4-4-2 and play

Hart

Baines
Cahill
Jagielka
Johson

Lallana
Gerrard
Henderson
Sterling

Sturridge
Rooney

[Maguire]

So whats the deal, if we lose are we out?

No, but we'd need Italy to beat both Costa Rica and Uruguay and then beat Costa Rica ourselves.

Also, two wins don't necessarily see us through either.

If CR beat Italy and Italy beat Uruguay then GD could mean we go out after finishing level on 6 pts each.

[Whatevs]

My starting XI for tonight would be to go 4-4-2 and play

Hart

Baines
Cahill
Jagielka
Johson

Lallana
Gerrard
Henderson
Sterling

Sturridge
Rooney

this sounds alright*, really hope Rooney gets a hatrick and we can put all the other shit to bed as well
(*though some genius on here will tell you why it's completely shit)

[TBM]

So if we lose and Costa Rica win, we're out

[Silver Fox]

So whats the deal, if we lose are we out?

If Italy beat Costa Rica and we lose tonight then the group will look like this

Italy 6
Costa Rica 3
Uruguay 3
England 3

So we'd need to beat Costa Rica handsomely and hope for Italy to beat Uruguay in order to qualify

We won't have 3 points of course

[Big Foot]

So whats the deal, if we lose are we out?

If Italy beat Costa Rica and we lose tonight then the group will look like this

Italy 6
Costa Rica 3
Uruguay 3
England 3

So we'd need to beat Costa Rica handsomely and hope for Italy to beat Uruguay in order to qualify

We won't have 3 points of course

Well spotted m8

[Royalclapper]

Maxi Pereira suspended for them, Coates instead of Lugano at centre back.

England players having tetanus boosters as well as the anti-malaria medication due to the danger of infection from the Suarez bite.

Rooney to start in the middle while Raheem Sterling is still on for the campest player at the tournament award.

[Maguire]

So if we lose and Costa Rica win, we're out

If we lose and Italy fail to win then we're out.

[Silver Fox]

England players having tetanus boosters as well as the anti-malaria medication due to the danger of infection from the Suarez bite.

[TBM]

So if we lose and Costa Rica win, we're out

If we lose and Italy fail to win then we're out.

Shit

And they're not playing until tomorrow

[double d]

We lose and CR and Italy draw we are out, we will have 0 points, they will both have 4.

[Maguire]

We lose and CR and Italy draw we are out, we will have 0 points, they will both have 4.

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[stealthpapes]

So whats the deal, if we lose are we out?

No, but we'd need Italy to beat both Costa Rica and Uruguay and then beat Costa Rica ourselves.

Also, two wins don't necessarily see us through either.

If CR beat Italy and Italy beat Uruguay then GD could mean we go out after finishing level on 6 pts each.

It's done on the round-robin thing so, in the example, the Uruguay result would be stripped.

I think this has the potential to be a cracking game with 10 man Uruguay and all sorts of shenanigans.

[southbank1871]

There's surely goals in this game, with both teams having very average defences, at best. I’m going for a 3-2 England win, with goals from Gerrard (pen), Rooney and Sturridge. Suarez to get both for Uruguay. We’ll 1-0 up, then 2-1 down before coming from behind to win it.

[Pepe the Horseman]

We lose and CR and Italy draw we are out, we will have 0 points, they will both have 4.

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ALOL on the train