Rooney looked short of match sharpness and physical fitness against Italy, rather like a car trying to start on a flat battery as he struggled to spark himself into life, although such are his natural gifts that no-one should blame Hodgson for picking him. Typical armchair England manager. 2. Rooney was his usual bottling self in big games, worst player on the pitch by a long shot contributing nothing whatsoever, but he would have been first player on the team sheet, shouldn't have even taken him. Download the COS app, Follow England v Italy and Win a Pair of Tickets to the Match of Your Choice! Captain Steven Gerrard consoles Ashley Young. "This game was a brutal illustration of where England are. Also the Italians couldn't score for their lives. Is that what 'the shirt' means? He has also only had a limited time to influence the side too. overated fat kid with attitude. I'm expecting to read a fair few posts today that England can't produce players to keep the ball or players who are 'technically good'. England had two shots on target for the whole 120 minutes INCLUDING the penalty shoot out!! England will only ever have a chance of winning if we adopt a European model of technically gifted players who can play the ball on the deck and can pass and move with confidence and fluency.If we don't make this change now with our kids then we will be left behind forever. Don't know why he started. But could you imagine the outcry from certain parts of the country if he had taken him off and Italy had scored. When Walcott came on we persisted in trying to go down the left channel where Cole and Young basically were being eaten alive all night. You can't get close to Pirolo even if the other team constantly have a spare man. Sorry, but we got what we deserved. Even Belgium in the friendlies at Wembley had more possession. Do me a favour. don't just read. Complain about this comment (Comment number 52). He did not take his chances and that hurt us, but he's a flair player in a workhorse role. Stop pinning your hopes on unproven platers. That said there were lots of positives. However, we almost certainly will. What is it with the national team that people have such a blind-spot to? Now he is worse than that.Milner is like a hamster in a wheel. England will be better off injecting fresh blood and starting all over again. He has made organisation his first point of call, understandable in the circumstances, but Hodgson may need to tinker with his formula with Euro 2012 a thing of the past. Italy deserved to win. Rooney wasn't what we hoped. Rooney should have shackled Pirlo. Complain about this comment (Comment number 4). Complain about this comment (Comment number 66). England vs Italy Euro 2012 ( England Italy VIDEO BELOW) Final score and result:- England vs Italy 0-0 ( Italy win 4-2 on penalties) Olympic Stadium, Kiev- Euro 2012 Quarterfinal- 24 June, 2012- 19.45 UK- Sunday- 24/6/12. The less we say about Ashley Young the better, if he isn't diving, he isn't doing anything of use. As maligned as he seems to be, Carroll did hold the ball up well and won most of his headers, there was just no one running off him, and that's not his fault. I'm afraid England are a journeyman team, lots of endeavour, not much class. clown, Complain about this comment (Comment number 22). Agony. They did not have possession as they were manoeuvred about by master manipulator Pirlo in such a manner that Italy would never have forgiven themselves had they not gone forward to meet Germany in Warsaw on Friday. Apart from short spells in games England have been painful to watch this tournament.Their opposition has been average at best yet we have handed the ascendency to each one we have faced by going with a zonal defensive plan. Is a shame Gerrard was completely exposed by Pirlo and although has had a decent tournament, shows cant really cut it at top level. Complain about this comment (Comment number 14). This is the way things go in sport. Put things right. Deft, intuitive and quite simply on a different plane to anything else. Come on, FA! Complain about this comment (Comment number 86). It should have been Rooney off for Carroll and not Welbeck.In conclusion though, the best side won. Young should have been dropped for either AO-C or Walcott, regardless of the left not being their natural side (or had them swap with Milner on the right). I had to laugh as Carroll and Rooney tried to dribble on the Italian defense. when Italy, Spain, Germany lose the ball they spend energy getting it back! A rigid and frankly ineffectual formation was never in any danger of being changed. (Balotelli nearly did). To borrow a phrase from Wimbledon, they achieved what their seeding said they would. This Live Report is wrapping up after Italy beat England 5-4 on penalties following a goalless match to earn a Euro 2012 semi-final clash with Germany on Thursday in Warsaw on Thursday. What you saw was what Hodgson has got â an honest group short of sparkle when it mattered on Sunday. Need I say more?Of course, many silly fans will type here their poison on Hodgson's choices on the match. about history. It is clear Englandâs players have bought into his methods and there was a unity of purpose about the squad that was conspicuous by its absence in South Africa in 2010. It was the tactics more than Pirolo that destroyed England. We are lacking in mid field because you need more than just Steven Gerrard. football - the relationship between the foot and the ball. I think you're a bit over generous to the players here. Complain about this comment (Comment number 84). England suffer penalty agony once more as Italy win a shoot-out after the Euro 2012 quarter-final finishes goalless in Kiev. People are being a little too harsh on young and milner as England's main chances in the match came from the wings. It is a road England have travelled before and the final destination has always been misery. Complain about this comment (Comment number 21), @ the realist....Gerrard has been the outstanding English player of the tournament. Luckily Jack Wilshere might be fit soon and hopefully Tom Cleverly will develop into a top quality player so there is hope.Dogeared, Glad to see yet again its someone else's fault that Gerrard failed to influence against a big game for England. How many times have we seen a player come back from a long spell out and be a shadow of their former selves. Loyalty is great, but there's egg on your face as sports journalists for ignoring such a glaring gap in quality and making such unrealistic predictions. No absolutely not on what I have seen. Hart, Chamberlain, Welbeck. KÃllìnghölmê_Clᥠ(aka Charlie Cheesecake), It wasnt me A big boy did it and ran away, Mancini must recognise brutal truth for Man City, Lame Arsenal a shadow of Man Utd's former foes, Mark Clattenburg claim takes the game into uncharted territory, Eventful Braga game encapsulates Man Utd's season, Taylor's unwise words fail to spark Sunderland riposte, Chelsea's revolution gathers pace in style. AJ: Fury a fraud | 48-hour Usyk deadline looms. Complain about this comment (Comment number 36). Can we all just agree on this and move on? England of added time. Surely that's the first thing Roy should be drumming into the players -KEEP THE BALL LADS!!! This is the issue I have with Phil McNulty's blogs......One minute he is praising England and how well they are doing (how the set up has been "perfect") and the next day he's back to the "England are rubbish" stance. An average France too now I think back. Englands performance against Italy was pathetic! I would just have preferred it to be before penalties. "correct.No where. Then again you've got to take care of him, I can't understand why English players start so early.We've got to develop a nuturing scheme instead of rushing players so early. Wilshere wouldn't have been injured if he hadn't been rushed so early. His first touch is atrocious for a supposed world class player. Totally agree - Young was rubbish all tournament and Rooney never once looked like he was fit. Exactly what we got? Just look at Xavi for Spain, Schweinsteiger for Germany, Pirlo for Italy.I can't believe I'm the only one who isn't surprised at Rooney's lack of impact and performance for England. England lost on penalties. I am English and have been playing football in Germany for 15 years. There isnât much to say but Iâll bring up some halftime notes! Complain about this comment (Comment number 48). In Kiev, however, they found that the iron tactical discipline, togetherness and resilience injected by Hodgson in his brief time in charge could only take them so far. It started in Turin in 1990 before moving on to Wembley in 1996, St. Etienne in 1998 then Lisbon in 2004 and Gelsenkirchen two years later. For all the RioGate, injuries, 6 Liverpool players and snubs, this was the selection that stunk worst for me. Read more. Complain about this comment (Comment number 12). I'm not sure, but if we can get the best out of Wilshere, we could well find the missing link.Statistically we've never been able to dominate a game, if we get that missing link we'll retain more possession and get the best out of our best assets : Young, Walcott, Rooney who will be reaching their best years now.To me the main reason they had a poor tournament was because our midfield was drenched, Parker is good but not world class, he looked tired all throughout the tournament he was probably nursing his injury. Those clubs are stacked with Scots, Welsh, Irish and a many overseas players and I hardly think these clubs would be as successful without them.England won their group and got knocked out narrowly by one of the true traditional powerhouses of European football. It ain't going to happen. The less possession you have the more tired you get. Complain about this comment (Comment number 39). welcome home Theo and Alex the rest of the squad can now dump all this camaraderie nonsense, togetherness etc etc and return to kicking lumps out of each other and engage in other nasty goings on in the coming season in the PL. Then apparently, I'm not allowed one. The result was that England, barring a 20-minute first half spell in which they played their best football of the tournament, were pulled to pieces and only survived until penalties via a combination of good fortune, brave defending and poor Italian finishing. basically they have all been living cuckoo land and The English culture has created these Demi-gods who have too much security and too much money ......johnson was the only one i looked on positively really.The Fa has to go we need a new system there in England . Outclassed and out skilled in yet another major tournament. Visit our football page I love how insightful comments like these are. The pressing game is one which most teams in the prem play and yet we as the national team descent back to 'sit back and absorb pressure and hope for a miracle' approach.We don't have a ronaldo to break out of defence in a flash or a messi to dribble past players. Complain about this comment (Comment number 54). Watch full Euro 2012 football matches online on Footballia. He also brought in Henderson, to tighten the midfield. Complain about this comment (Comment number 82). @57.At 08:26 25th Jun 2012, RWeGood wrote: "Every high-level team that Hodgson has managed has produced this same negative, rigid and unsuccesful football"What do you expect from Hodgson - have you looked at the players he has available to choose from? Hart while he is a good keeper must stop parrying every long shot out into the centre of the box. Final. The real issue was the centre of midfield and the disappearance of gerrard. Explain. Great experience for some of the younger players, a lot of work to do though..Wouldnt it be nice if some of the usual England haters ( you know who you are) didnt pollute this blog with their usual inane, boring and repetitive comments..doubtful though. Exactly the same under Hodgson. England were very solid, but you just don't have the quality right now. Yeah, of course we should get rid of Hodgson, 2 months into the job, having inherited someone else's team and preparation, with a host of players injured and with limited time to impose a complete shift in thinking and tactics....In a nutshell: Young was dire and should not have been on the pitch to take the pen. I live in Spain where the Football is highly skilled, the reason is simple, they (The Spanish) train their players in the skills of football, not to be able to run all day without the ball. England 0-0 Italy (UEFA EURO 2012) News Centre. Complain about this comment (Comment number 35). Our players gave their all against self induced waves of attack over all Roys games in charge (including Norway & Belgium). If the team can get a very crisp fast break together, that's probably still the way forward. This is "England Vs Italy Euro 2012" by thorn veasna on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. And finally. After the completion of the group stage on 19 June 2012, eight teams qualified for the quarter-finals (two from each group), which are to be played from 21 to 24 June 2012. The only players to come out of the tournament with credit were Gerrard, Lescott, Terry, Cole, Hart and Johnson (best game he has played in an England shirt last night! World Cup 2014 will bring additional and strong competition from the South American countries. Complain about this comment (Comment number 10). England vs. Italy Match Analysis: Confidence For Both Italy and England To Provide Draw: You arenât going to find all that many matches in the world of soccer that are expected to be as close and as evenly matched as the Euro 2012 quarterfinal fixture between Italy and England. In England's case the relationship has to go down as 'estranged'. There is some hope. Complain about this comment (Comment number 32). Gerrard, Rooney and the City & Chelsea players are the onlymone really hardened by big experiences. It's becoming a mickey-mouse story and it's a pity. Now Hodgson must sift through the campaign and plot for the qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup. English players just don't seem to be comfortable on the ball, be in control of the ball, able to complete a pass. Complain about this comment (Comment number 5). On a warm and hence tiring night two things stood out:1. So we either smack it long and hope Carroll, Rooney, etc can hold it up or we try and play our way out which is highly dangerous. Carroll, Young, Milner, Parker was solid pros but just not int quality. Euro 2012 â England vs Italy What started as a crazy first ten minutes resulted as a game of strength on strength. 2012 NSC Olimpiyskiy - Kyiv. Pressing equals errors its as simple as that. But can we please have a sense of realism as he has not played for a year in a crucial stage of development as a player. He was good don't get me wrong, put big efforts in, lead well and stole some possession, plus that fantastic assist to Carrol, but otherwise...Parker played pretty much as well, but he's not getting the praise.8. A dogs of war England essentially saved from embarrassment by the fact Italy could not put their chances away. In Chamberlain and Wilshere we have true potential let's take care of them.Credit to Hodgson for not hurrying Chamberlain too, that was wise. That's what this blog thing is all about. The air of apparent authority in your post is what irks me most, the definitive nature of the tone. If you are going to play two up front then you need a Tevez type player who is going to press the ball high up the park. Good goalkeeper, yes - one of the greats, no, not yet.Watching the tournament (especially the last couple of games), it strikes me that Hodgson is going to have his "favourites" in the team, who he is never going to either drop or substitute. Was anyone surprised when he missed? England's 2020 European Championship prospects have been boosted by UEFA's decision ⦠Gerrard has it all, a diamond amongst a team that stinks of mediocrity.... id like to see you do better. They were lucky to win against Sweden with 2 lucky goals as their keeper made a bad mistake and Welbeck got lucky with the winner(any non-Englishman to score that goal would've had "good fortune on their side)Another poor performance against Ukraine but golden boy Rooney(never looked fit at all over the 2 games) couldn't miss after another goalkeeping howler.Then the clamour started as England avoided Spain, although the amount of time the Italians had the ball it could've almost been Spain. The Three Lions topped Group D with two wins and a draw against opponents France, Sweden and Ukraine. . Had we won we would have been ridiculous against the Germans. The back four did well, with Ashley Cole the only world class player in the team. Here's a thought, let's try playing three midfielders. You can't give credit to a team that ran around for 120 minutes just to take part in the penalty lottery. From a United fan too, no less.4. Not by the Italians it isn't; and not by the Spanish....If the powers that be want to have a world-class England team, they have to go with strength in depth; and that means reducing the power of clubs in the club vs country debate, and halting the cherry-picking of continental talent to win titles here at home. Are England top four...no, full agreement there but are they top 8? We have 9 players in a line across our 18 yd line. England had no-one to match Pirloâs ability to dictate, to treat the ball as his closest friend. Perhaps the most frustrating sight of all in Kiev was Wayne Rooney fighting in vain to make his mark on a major tournament. Did he touch the ball 3 times? It comes as no surprise to anyone that England were defeated, well except to certain members of the press looking at some rags this morning. Pretty useless really - no idea in attack and no midfield. Here in Kiev, a gripping quarter-final got the winners it fully deserved. England have never produced players with the technical ability to compete with the best. @16 "These are multi-millionaire sportsmen who supposedly play in the best league in the world so why are we so far behind the comparable countries at international level? Most of the team (not Gerrrard, Parker and Cole) aren't fit enough. Even if he does come back and is plays well great but lets not overhype him or any of these other young players. Every high-level team that Hodgson has managed has produced this same negative, rigid and unsuccesful football - so its no surprise that we did it again. Also, time to tell Gerrard he is not made of the right stuff.Out with the old, in with the new. He's lazy,sloppy and has no positioning sense but I'm sure he'll create play and lead the line a treat. Good luck to him, although I'm sure he will take England to the next WC, at least - so perhaps not that much luck. The critics/commentators don't see it, and neither does the management so I can't see anything ever changing. @58.At 08:26 25th Jun 2012, Richard H wrote: "Personally I don't blame the players, I think are players are good enough to compete at the very highest level"Thanks for the Laugh - just what you need on a Monday morning. However why was Rooney playing? Complain about this comment (Comment number 45). For me the prime reason is simple. To support Glen Johnson? This is the worst England squad for 40 years with only two players that can be considered world class, Hart and Terry. Finally, Wilshere is without doubt a good player, he's not world class not matter what people say. I am not saying Rooney is not a good player but he is not world class, and if Hodgson thinks that he is the white Pele, and the saviour of English Football then he is sorely mistaken and one would have to question his reasoning behind that. Not a world class striker until you can do it on the international stage is what they say isnt it?? They will be thrached by Germany.As for Rooney being "World Class", I have always said he is nowhere near close and I was proved right again last night. I think England should go on the assumption that four to five consecutive passes is the most they can pull off, so they'd better get a shot in by then. Certainly wasn't passing the ball to a team mateWorst England Team I've seen for the 45+ years I've been watching football, Complain about this comment (Comment number 81). You don't make a racehorse plough fields. European; SAT 14 Jun 2014 World Cup ... England 1-2 Italy highlights. Italy played with a diamond narrow with a spare man. 4-3-3 always equates to 5 in the middle when defending. The pass count was 833 to 364. It seems to me that after years of unrealistically high expectations, we're now seeing an unduly pessimistic view.If Hodgson can get that much improvement in a couple of weeks, we have something to build on. You can't expect him to do anything when he isn't given the ball. US edition. Ashley Young demonstrated that he is a good club player and no more. Complain about this comment (Comment number 68). England were beaten 4-2 on penalties by Italy after a goalless quarter-final in Kiev. There would just have been one less person on the pitch passing the ball to a blue shirt.Young was abysmal up until this game. RH's boring but disciplined tactics took them that far. Euro 2012: England hearts broken on penalties again as Italy triumph I switched off after 70 minutes as it was one of the worst games of football I have seen in many a year and if it was not for Pirlo I would have gone sooner.Italy were dreadful but were still made to look good by England. Gerrard needs a fully fit holding player, and that wasn't the case.I genuinely think or rather hope England can take the positives, because we were far more positive than 2 years ago and even 4 years ago. Euro 2012: England vs Italy Quarter final- as it happened England and Italy are vying for the last semifinal berth at the European Championship, and the winner will play Germany. England would have gladly taken victory on penalties, or any other way for that matter, but there would have been an element of grand larceny about it, so much better were their opponents. "England did themselves proud." Key players missing and only a month in the job before the tournament and you nearly scrapped through to the Semi finals.Roy has carried himself with grace & dignity and comes across as a very dilligent and well respected coach. Another thing is I feel sorry for Hodgson for a lose lose situation regarding Rooney. The best players in the EPL over the years are foreigners and football at the grassroot level is taught the wrong way. Alessandro Diamanti stepped forward to send England back in time and Italy into the last four of Euro 2012. FA should develop a strategy to get the kids out of the street gangs and into football. He is rich in promise and has a very bright England future. I'm sorry, really I am but I have to say this on the internet to others, why is no-one mentioning Jordan Henderson? Complain about this comment (Comment number 85). Strategy for winning major tournaments? Complain about this comment (Comment number 20). 90 + 2 min: Pirlo (Italy) has an attempt on goal.. 90 + 1 min: SUBSTITUTION Maggio (in) - Abate (out) (Italy).. 90 min: 3 mins. Visit the BBC Sport website. Rooney shouldn't have come along. You can stay up to date with Phil McNulty via these feeds. So well done.Read a stat this morning that England's most successful completed pass was Hart to Carrol (and he was only on after 1hr)Why do England keepers always hoof the ball forward in hope? why was pirlo allowed to be so free ?Its up to the trainer to send out a team that can string more than three passes together and its up to the trainer and his staff to send out a team that is as strong as it physically can be...how can they say everyone has being working great in training and England could not string three passes together and stop the Italians from dominating us ?? The knockout phase of UEFA Euro 2012 began with the quarter-finals on 21 June 2012, and was completed on 1 July 2012 with the final at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv, won by Spain 4â0 against Italy. Watch the 2012 England vs. Italy Euro Quarter-finals full match held at Olimpiyskiy (Kiev) on Footballia The out-dated formation of 4-4-2 has cost us once again, completely over-run (again) in midfield, which drives our two central midfielders back defending and the two upfront isolated. Watch full Euro 2012 football matches online on Footballia. No. He kept Young and Rooney, having England playing with Rooney, Young, Carroll, Walcott, trying to win the match. This detail needs to change. So the game goes into 'Extra Time'. Hodgson only had limited quality to work with, but he still didn't utilise what he did have, so looks like we have another FA Puppet on our hands. Manchester Unitedâs Ashley Young had a poor Euro 2012 rounded off with a missed penalty, while young Danny Welbeck flickered fleetingly. It takes only one defeat on penalties to have a legion of "knowledgeable" fans to serve rivers of vitriol in such a blog.It was no secret that English football needs to change the approach to developing football players, paying attention to producing technical players on the ball rather than players who can run and be strong. His missed spot kick epitomised his tournament.We got taught a masterclass by Pirlo and Co in actually how to play football and while I am disappointed, quite clearly the best team won on the night. Roy's a very likeable person, but ultimately a mediocre manager. We are constantly light weight, with two forwards stuck at the front. The PL is importing it's best players and England has not produced a proper world class footballer since Gascoigne. This was awful and they got what they deserved. Carroll offers more than Wellbeck but too often it's usual kick it to his head. I'm not sure what Hodgson was trying to do in assembling such average players but it says it all when you're replacing tired legs and aiming to win a quarter final and the man you send on to make the difference is Jordan Henderson.Why oh why would you take Wellbeck off but leave Rooney on? Well summed up, Phil. In conclusion, England set themselves a low performance target and failed to achieve it and with Hodgson we just looked like West Brom. Follow Sportsmail's coverage of Euro 2012 as England attempt to reach their first semi-final in 16 years in Kiev when they take on Italy in a last eight clash. We are so worried about other teams that we drop back but I say "let them be worried about us".
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