Skip to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.
The Shed End - Chelsea FC Forums

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

Thibaut Courtois

Krc-fan
in Football (Other Teams)

Featured Replies

They were pretty poor last night to be honest.

For the players they have they just flatter to decieve most of the time IMO.

 

They remind me of England. So many good players but they can't seem to get it right for their country.

They remind me of England. So many good players but they can't seem to get it right for their country.

Yeah that's what I was thinking about too.

When England had Beckham, Lampard, Gerrard, JT, Cole and so on all in their peak but always fell well short.

Now you have Belgium with Courtois, Hazard, De Bruyne, Kompany and a few others and they don't look to be anything special at all. This is their 'golden' generation and so far they have not really impressed me.

Edited by Chelsbear

Tbf wasn't the same said of the Spanish national team before it all clicked together?

It clicked together because players like Torres, Villa, Iniesta, Pique etc came into the mix.

Spain were usually good to watch in any case before that, Belgium look a very ordinary side. They have not really improved since the World Cup which was also below par from them in terms of performance.

They can of course turn it around and grow into a real force but I don't really see them doing that if I'm honest.

They remind me of England. So many good players but they can't seem to get it right for their country.

They don't gel, that's what bugs me when people say ENGLAND should have won something with the playera like JT, Lamps, Gerrard etc they didn't because a lot of them didn't gel together (the backline did however) and that was something the managers failed to see. They always picked the same players over and over and not realising yes that player might not be better than this one at club level but he will give the team a better balance. There is also the case of the players who actually are more suited to the International game than the club one who can provide a better option for the national side.

They don't gel, that's what bugs me when people say ENGLAND should have won something with the playera like JT, Lamps, Gerrard etc they didn't because a lot of them didn't gel together (the backline did however) and that was something the managers failed to see. They always picked the same players over and over and not realising yes that player might not be better than this one at club level but he will give the team a better balance. There is also the case of the players who actually are more suited to the International game than the club one who can provide a better option for the national side.

The thing about that is the manager would get crucified by the press if they started dropping Beckham, Gerrard, Lampard etc who were the top players in Europe at the time. The press built up the England team back then a crazy amount so you can see why managers kept trying to find some kind of method to get it right.

Probably should have tried more players and make the unit as solid and effective as possible but you don’t get much time when the expectations are so high in the job like that.

Roy at lease has been given time to try new things and I think the FA have now learned from past failures that there is no quick fix to get it right and it will require patience and time. The media too have also taken this view on it too which helps.

The thing about that is the manager would get crucified by the press if they started dropping Beckham, Gerrard, Lampard etc who were the top players in Europe at the time. The press built up the England team back then a crazy amount so you can see why managers kept trying to find some kind of method to get it right.

Probably should have tried more players and make the unit as solid and effective as possible but you don’t get much time when the expectations are so high in the job like that.

Roy at lease has been given time to try new things and I think the FA have now learned from past failures that there is no quick fix to get it right and it will require patience and time. The media too have also taken this view on it too which helps.

I understand that but when they brought Capello in we all thought he was there to make tough decisions and he didn't. The beat managers take risks and I think England needed someone like that with that group of players.

I actually think Roy Hodgson has the England job at the perfect time cause now he can pretty much chop and change where he wants. I actually hope he gets a new contract cause as last night proved he's willing to try things out.

  • 3 weeks later...
  • Author

Made his full debut in my team exactly six years ago.

 

Since then: 262 games, 118 clean sheets, 6 trophies!

 

 

 

My God!

 

Thibaut!

 

Schitterend, man!

  • 3 weeks later...
  • Author

Schitterend!

 

Van harte gefeliciteerd, Thibaut!

 

 

Ik zag je vanavond op de 'Match of today' met een kampioenensjaal.

Maar vooral die blauw, witte kleuren riepen herinneringen op. Over, nog niet zolang geleden.

 

Geniet van je avond en maak er ook de volgende dagen een ongelooflijk feest van!

  • 3 weeks later...
  • 2 weeks later...

Create an account or sign in to comment
Go to topic listing

Recently Browsing 0

  • No registered users viewing this page.
Background Picker
Customize Layout

Account

Navigation

Search

Search

Configure browser push notifications
Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.