[quote=Matty H;347447]

Still not feeling it at all. I felt coin flip earlier, but looking at the Italian line up and the like for like match stats, they have certainly been better than us up to now.

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Normal play will resume then, we haven't got past the quarter final in ages, why should we now.

Only way I can see is to play like Millwall or Wimbledon, get Balotelli sent off, while they are at it.

Forget playing the game, intimate your opponent instead.

Having said that, I can see us losing about 3-0 anyway.

So I won't bother watching.

Italy 1 England 0. Pirlo from a free kick conceded by Parker.

Balotelli sent off.

Loving this comment which is a part of a Early Doors blog on EuroSport.

Kind of sums it up nicely

England go in search of fresh catastrophe

"But the only thing worse than not being in a tournament is being in a tournament. That's when the pain really starts. Only then does the nation as a whole experience the familiar trajectory of disappointment that seems to follow England: shaky group stage performances generally topped off with a just-good-enough showing to make the knockout phase with some hope left. That's followed by nervy and usually downright lucky progress through any of those sudden death matches we win - remember David Platt's winner against Belgium in 1990 or Spain's disallowed goal in 1996? - followed by a seemingly inevitable defeat in circumstances which are always agonising.

Whether it's been Hand of God in 1986, Paul Parker's shoulder and Chris Waddle's penalty in 1990, Gareth Southgate's penalty kick in 1996, David Beckham's red card in 1998, Ronaldinho's floating free kick in 2002, Sol Campbell's disallowed winner in 2004, Cristiano Ronaldo winking after getting Wayne Rooney sent off in 2006 or Frank Lampard's goal against the Germans in 2010, England have spent over a quarter of a century finding new ways to get screwed over.

All that garbage about better to have loved and lost? Garbage. Tennyson knew nothing.

ED long since came to the conclusion that you're better off not caring. If only it was possible to find a way not to care."

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/early-doors/early-doors-england-search-fresh-catastrophe-092137959.html

Yep, England are playing well.

But good going forward, trouble is he is a defender. For me Milner will be off after 15 - 20 mins of the 2nd half.. Toss of a coin job though.

Clinging on for dear life, England look tired, not pressing the ball at all

Terry has his shirt pulled off his back again, why did the ref stop the game ?

Because he bought the cheating.

Young has had a poor tournament.

Well didn't get up out of bed until 6:15am, Sydney time, figured it would be 0 - 0 and going to extra time and figured Italy would be dominating the game. Getting up at 4:45am wouldn't have been any benefit, just get up to see the business end.

Going to pens I think.

He has , yes. Though we would forgive him if he scored the winner