LIVE! Match discussion 2014/15

[Tredman]

Its about 1 goal in 2 for all three of them, which is pretty decent in international games (not quite crouch standard, but good nonetheless)

 

[Parkins left foot]

Rooney hits the woodwork again - can't see this being anything less than 3 or 4 - 0 to England. Not overly interesting

 

[Alan]

Its about 1 goal in 2 for all three of them, which is pretty decent in international games (not quite crouch standard, but good nonetheless)

Fair enough, I suppose, just seems like a nation like England would have produced at least one player to knock home more than that, but I'm not particularly well versed in international goal-scoring anyway.

Just strange to think that the US' leading goal scorer has tucked away 8 more goals than England's current leader.

And yes, Dan, I know, CONCACAF blah blah blah.

 

[machin05]

Do we not have a better central defender than Phil Jones?

 

[machin05]

Fair enough, I suppose, just seems like a nation like England would have produced at least one player to knock home more than that, but I'm not particularly well versed in international goal-scoring anyway.

Just strange to think that the US' leading goal scorer has tucked away 8 more goals than England's current leader.

And yes, Dan, I know, CONCACAF blah blah blah.

Owen probably would/should have broken the record.

 

[Parkins left foot]

Jesus, try saying #23's name five times fast.

Andriuskevicius, Andriuskevicius, Andriuskevicius, Andriuskevicius, Andriuskevicius - no problem on here (real life actually saying it - maybe a touch more difficult)

(shows how interesting the football is if I'm doing this rather than watching it properly!)

 

[Tredman]

Fair enough, I suppose, just seems like a nation like England would have produced at least one player to knock home more than that, but I'm not particularly well versed in international goal-scoring anyway.

Just strange to think that the US' leading goal scorer has tucked away 8 more goals than England's current leader.

And yes, Dan, I know, CONCACAF blah blah blah.

More international games I would imagine and usually lower quality opposition? Who is the leading scorer? Hope it's not dozy...

 

[machin05]

Donovan?

 

[Alan]

Owen probably would/should have broken the record.

Whatever happened to him? Injuries, right?

 

[Alan]

Donovan?

Yep, retired having scored 57. Mostly from the wing, to boot.

 

[machin05]

Whatever happened to him? Injuries, right?

Yeah, and a couple of bad career moves.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

More international games I would imagine and usually lower quality opposition? Who is the leading scorer? Hope it's not dozy...

Dempsey or Donavon i guess?

 

[Alan]

Andriuskevicius, Andriuskevicius, Andriuskevicius, Andriuskevicius, Andriuskevicius - no problem on here (real life actually saying it - maybe a touch more difficult)

(shows how interesting the football is if I'm doing this rather than watching it properly!)

Reading it back it looks harder than it is. Still a hell of a job for the kit man, though.

 

[PuntsWolf]

I guess I expected it to take more than 50 goals to hold that record.

There are some bad teams in Europe but even the bad ones can normally restrict scorelines, particularly against England so Strikers don't rack up the goals.

Although I'd expect Rooney to get in the 60s as long as his career goes the distance which is very good.

 

[Alan]

There are some bad teams in Europe but even the bad ones can normally restrict scorelines, particularly against England so Strikers don't rack up the goals.

Although I'd expect Rooney to get in the 60s as long as his career goes the distance which is very good.

Obviously the general standard of UEFA is a different animal to CONCACAF but I do think that the English team would be in for an interesting awakening if they had to play, say, Honduras in Honduras.

As for the USMNT, Jozy's our fifth all time on 27 goals, to clear that up (as I'm sure many were wondering).

 

[Alan]

Dempsey or Donavon i guess?

Dempsey's 2nd all time on 40.

 

[Alan]

England nearly caught out there.

 

[PuntsWolf]

Obviously the general standard of UEFA is a different animal to CONCACAF but I do think that the English team would be in for an interesting awakening if they had to play, say, Honduras in Honduras.

As for the USMNT, Jozy's our fifth all time on 27 goals, to clear that up (as I'm sure many were wondering).

I raise you Macedonia. I've never seen England be convincing against them Home or Away

 

[Johnny75]

This is just dull and uninspiring.

 

[Carrotdude]

This is unsurprisingly boring