Louis Suarez scored two good goals for Uruguay tonight, after having a knee operation just four weeks ago, and the Liverpool man, who was short of match practice, was too good for England, who couldn’t handle a Uruguay team who were taken apart by Costa Rica in their last game, as the South American side conceded three poor goals in the second half.
Wayne Rooney – scoring England’s goal
It was another mediocre performance from England, and a great Edinson Cavani cross picked out Louis Suarez after 39 minutes of the first half, and the Liverpool man headed the ball brilliantly past England goalkeeper Joe Hart.
England had their chances and Wayne Rooney headed against the cross-bar from three yards out following corner and then Wayne shot straight at the goalkeeper, when he probably should have scored.
Suarez brilliantly heads home Uruguay’s first goal
But after 75 minutes as England pressed Uruguay for the equalizer,Wayne got his first ever goal in the World Cup finals, as he nicely tucked the ball home and it was all England for the next 10 minutes.
But then a long goal kick downfield and some terrible (make that pathetic) defending from England saw Louis Suarez get the ball and he hit the ball into the goal past Joe Hart from a narrow angle after 85 minutes – and it was just a terrible bit of schoolboy defending.
Suarez smashes home the winner after 85 minutes
England have now lost two games and conceded two goals against both Italy and Uruguay and once again they have massively under-performed on the World Stage.
This was the first-ever time in the World finals that England have conceded two goals in successive games, and we just were simply not good enough, in spite of all the big names in the side.
And you have to go back to 1950 since we lost two successive World Cup final goals. – and that was when we humbled 1-0 by USA.
It was not good tonight in Sao Paulo.
In the last four World Cup tournaments, only one country has ever gone through from the group stage with 3 points – which is the most points England can get now – if we beat Costa Rica next Tuesday – with the emphasis being on if.
But an Italy – Costa Rica draw tomorrow will see both countries on 4 points, and England will be formally eliminated.
The England press were kind to England after a decent performance against Italy, but that will not be the case after tonight – but Wayne don’t blame Wayne Rooney, who was England’s best player on the night – and he was a little unlucky not to score more than one goal.
There will be an investigation of what went wrong with England – and then we will massively under-perform again in the next European Championships in two years time.
Now we just have to hope Newcastle United do really great next season.
At least Newcastle have won something as recent as 1969, whereas England have won nothing since that World Cup win in 1966 on home soil.
Now – if only Newcastle can sign some top-class players for £5M or less – we could be in business. 😀
Comments welcome.
119 comments so far
toonarmydownsouth
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:35 PM
Comment #41Belfast
🙂
Average_Contents
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:36 PM
Comment #42I agree that Gerrard was shite v Italy but the first half tonight I thought he controlled it, obviously until suarez scored and yes tads Johnson should not of stood off cavani and let the cross come over but come on, jakielka should of been all over suarez but he gave the buck toothed kunt the freedom of the box
Tsunki
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:36 PM
Comment #43Oh and btw look at both games in their entirety and Johnson was rubbish. There I said it. Slow, caught on the ball many times and most intercepted passes.
Toon Tang
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:36 PM
Comment #44Tsunki
+1
welshgeordie9
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:37 PM
Comment #45Yes i agree with you lot that wales won’t qualify for the 2 cups but at least in our media there won’t be much hype, England going to do this and that and then it all goes tits up, to be honest you are just us crap as us
Blackley and Brownlie
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:37 PM
Comment #46Roy obviously doesn’t see the value of a centre forward/goalpoacher.
welshgeordie9
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:38 PM
Comment #47They think it’s all over it is now
Belfast
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:38 PM
Comment #48Could see you in the studio next world cup skunki, with fantastic analysis like that
Tsunki
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:39 PM
Comment #49Johnson played cavani onside by ignoring him, failed to challenge him as he crossed and jagielka didn’t anticipate the cross as well as Suarez. Poor but expected. Second goal was even poorer. But that’s as good as we are at the back against class strikers.
welshgeordie9
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:40 PM
Comment #50Take the piss out of wales if you want, we got nothing to lose, in fact we are used to it
Ha ha ha
Tsunki
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:41 PM
Comment #51Belfast I’m a natural mate. Watch and learn 🙂
toonking
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:41 PM
Comment #52generally speaking, i might be frustrated to see england go out the world cup “at the minute”, but that is what i will always expect to happen, the thing is i support a premier league team and want them to make progress, progress is only going to happen when we spend money on players. These days their is just not enough time allowed for managers to bring players through so they’ll get experienced foreigners which leaves the english players warming the bench.
Blackley and Brownlie
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:41 PM
Comment #53You can have the best players in the world producing lovely approach play but without someone to convert chances you’re going nowhere. Sturridge, Sterling and Rooney don’t fit the bill.
Average_Contents
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:42 PM
Comment #54Erm…. Nod it to suarez maybe! And the whole backline wasn’t behind him because where was baines? If you look the ball drops near enough in the left back position!
Seriously your telling me if a balls there to be won you wouldn’t go for it? Bollox mate because natural reactions kick in, footballing instincts! Whatever you want to call it kick in and it’s his job! I’ve never played professionally but I’ve played and if,a balls there to be won you Fcuking go for it no matter what’s going on around you!
Tsunki
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:42 PM
Comment #55Welsh @45 – that’s stretching it way too far, we actually qualify regularly Wales don’t.
Average_Contents
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:46 PM
Comment #56Anyway
That’s what I think
We lost….Again
The best team won and we’re going home! End of
Belfast
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:47 PM
Comment #57Actually think those two centre half’s would be decent alongside Terry for example.
But together in a pair, just doesn’t work. Cahill alongside Terry for Chelsea is a good pairing.
manxpie
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:48 PM
Comment #58the fact that glen johnson is our supposed best rb in the whole country says it all really
tads i just feel henderson was pointless surely wilshire adds more especially if gerrard is holding?
henderson didn’t tackle or create anything
welshgeordie9
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:49 PM
Comment #59yes you do qualify but that’s it, you just scrape through the group stages and then after that you get knocked out in quarters or the semies.
Big deal
toonarmydownsouth
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:50 PM
Comment #60AC
The back line is there the ball wasn’t there to be win, because guess what a free header and didn’t win it
Sunday league you might challenge for that but there was no need at all to go for that ball, it was under control and he fluffed it
Never said Jageilka shouldn’t of been tighter, the point was the ball should never ever of made it in the box, that is 100% solely down to Glen Johnson the worst FB to ever pull on a England shirt
toonking
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:50 PM
Comment #61B&B 53
that could be truthfully our owners fault!
andy carroll i think was looking like a great future england striker and then comes that transfer which ruined him.
when he left for liverpool he was never going to get himself right into their team, strikers who go into top 4 teams right away are them who play champions league every season, not strikers who are part of the mid table.
so their he goes sitting on the bench and causing his muscles to be less and less use to football, the next minute he gets the injury and now he has become another steven saylor.
toonarmydownsouth
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:51 PM
Comment #62Manx
What does Wilshere add?
He’s not got the free flowing Arsenal midfield around him and is made of glass
manxpie
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:52 PM
Comment #63even belfast could’ve jumped higher than jagielka and he’s obviously a leprechaun!
welshgeordie9
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:52 PM
Comment #64either way you seem to cock it up, either through a goalie or the dread penalty shoot out.
What you need is our very own Gareth Bale
manxpie
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:52 PM
Comment #65or a jockey 🙂
Average_Contents
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:52 PM
Comment #66You wouldn’t understand welshie! I’d rather be at the euros or the world cup than fall at the first hurdle against Azerbaijan 😀
toonarmydownsouth
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:53 PM
Comment #67AC
What wait….nod it to Suarez? That makes no sense, he had no support but no pressure who was going to nod it to Suarez?
It a team mate nodded it to Suarez then he’d of been offside
welshgeordie9
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:53 PM
Comment #68if wales had another 10 bales we would win the bloody world cup
manxpie
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:54 PM
Comment #69tads he adds forward passing for a start and puts himself about
henderson had near half his team mates around him and still played shit lol
Average_Contents
Jun 19, 2014 at 10:58 PM
Comment #70It wasn’t being dealt with though was it, if it was jakielka or cahill would of been all over him but they weren’t so it’s their fault for me and yes Johnson is shite as was baines and Henderson
Wilshire offers a lot more than Henderson, controlled on the ball and looks for the pass
Henderson in that set-up is useless and a pointless player on the pitch
manxpie
Jun 19, 2014 at 11:02 PM
Comment #71suarez for me is the best striker in the world even at 50% you give him them kinda chances he’ll bury them
the fact we made it so easy for him is the galling part!
dummet should have done a proper job on him like
and get a proper red card
the weird thing is he looks fat and more then ben arfa fat lol
Average_Contents
Jun 19, 2014 at 11:02 PM
Comment #72Since when does bucktooth need support? Alas we,will never know who’s fault it was will we…. You could run it a hundred times and come out with a different outcome everytime
Henderson out
Welbeck out
Baines out
Johnson out
Hodgson out
manxpie
Jun 19, 2014 at 11:04 PM
Comment #73average is this the 1st time we have agreed on something lol?
welshgeordie9
Jun 19, 2014 at 11:04 PM
Comment #74you might be in it but i don’t think you will win it
Average_Contents
Jun 19, 2014 at 11:04 PM
Comment #75Welshie out
Tads out
Puppet out
Fatty out
Anyone who disagrees with me out
Anyone who agrees with me in
headtheball
Jun 19, 2014 at 11:05 PM
Comment #76Lesh &Mr T previous post
I really appreciate the humour and I have it as a score draw. I think Mr T may get over the line in injury time when he posts the little guy with the pony.
You guys plus Mrs BandB are the TOPS.
Wonderful spirit lifters.
HWTL
Sazzer
Jun 19, 2014 at 11:05 PM
Comment #77Pardew is happy tonight he’s going to write fanastic article on Sunday about how he would have had that defence rock solid and played with Andy Carroll upfront and how the Premier Leagues tough schedule or even better the World Cup is to blame for the lack of results.
Also the value of Welbeck didn’t increase.
Wandering Geordie
Jun 19, 2014 at 11:05 PM
Comment #78Hope the FA offer the glazier the England job….Been watching the game here in Lima.Peruvians and many South American fans mainly said England devoid of tactics and basic ball skills. and need to adapt to a more modern day format. Gerrard,Henderson utter shat
welshgeordie9
Jun 19, 2014 at 11:05 PM
Comment #79Pardew for England with kinnear as his assistant, or and wise
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Jun 19, 2014 at 11:06 PM
Comment #80Manx
Your in 😉