England v Bulgaria
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:27 pm
Devotees of gambit play will be pleased to note that England have gone with the Milner-Barry combination in midfield.
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Re: England v Bulgaria
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:45 pm
Very good. But I thought it was most effective against the French?
Re: England v Bulgaria
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:16 pm
I noticed that commentators were worried about England's performance in the qualifiers. It's not the qualifiers they have to be worried about it is the main event where they play so poorly!
Re: England v Bulgaria
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:32 pm
I thought Bulgaria were in with a chance for a while there, but then the game started 
Re: England v Bulgaria
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 2:04 am
In the last Euros they didn't have to worry about the main event at all.Gavin Strachan wrote:I noticed that commentators were worried about England's performance in the qualifiers. It's not the qualifiers they have to be worried about it is the main event where they play so poorly!
Re: England v Bulgaria
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 8:41 am
Could be worse: Selected results from last night -
Lithuania 0 Scotland 0
Portugal 4 Cyprus 4
France 0 Belarus 1
Lithuania 0 Scotland 0
Portugal 4 Cyprus 4
France 0 Belarus 1
Re: England v Bulgaria
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:33 am
Like many, I wonder whether it is no coincidence that those finals (2008) were by far the most exciting of recent years.Michael Jones wrote:In the last Euros they didn't have to worry about the main event at all.Gavin Strachan wrote:I noticed that commentators were worried about England's performance in the qualifiers. It's not the qualifiers they have to be worried about it is the main event where they play so poorly!