Sunday, June 15, 2014

The Women's guide to the Worldcup: surviving an England game

Ladies its that time again, it's comes round every 4 years and for many its a month of pure exhilaration and an insane adrenalin rush, but for us ladies (me excluded, sorry I am betraying you all) it is an awful sweaty and loud mess of a month, fortunately one of your own is here to help your survive this crazy time, whether it's to please your boyfriend, bond with your dad or shut your husband up I am here to make it a happy and exciting time for everyone.

Now, we all know what men are like when it comes to England and football, supporting their country is almost as important as paying their car insurance, sometimes even as important as you are to them (for just 90 mins only don't worry) so why not join them? We all need to understand the lingo, I'm not saying you need to Google the offside rule and spend endless hours trying to understand which ones the defender and which ones the attacker but it would be good to impress said person if they hear you getting involved, here's some tried and tested phrases to slip into conversations where necessary:

1) "Roy's going for some new tack-ticks": Roy Hodgson is the England manager and this is just referring to the fact he has brought some younger players (such as Ross Barkley) and new faces (such as Adam lallana) instead of choosing some players who have a lot more experience (such as Ashley Cole). This phrase is great to bring up just before the start of an England game when the line-ups are being announced, this shows them that you're paying attention and care enough to understand what is going on.

2) "We need to bring on a fresh pair of legs": This simply refers to the fact that you think a substitute player should come on. This phrase is great to use after half-time when no substitutions have been made and England need to liven up the game a bit more so they can have chances and score from them.

3) "That Daniel Welbeck is pants": Despite playing for Manchester united and being classed as one of England's up and coming stars he is to many people very overrated and should'nt be allowed to be chosen over players such as Raheem sterling (another good phrase to add in when using this one). This is good to use when ever he has the ball, unless he scores and or sets someone else up for the goal its a great way to make said person chuckle.

4) "Joe Hart, safe hands": Joe Hart if you didn't know already is the England no.1 goalkeeper, for us ladies he is a beautiful site to see indeed and its worth watching the game just to see his gorgeous face grace the television screen. This phrase is great to use when the other team try's to score and Joe has made an epic save (when he has caught it not punched it away).

5) " Stevie can carry the team": Now i'm sure you all know who Steven Gerrard is, the scouse bad boy is thankfully the captain of our beloved England squad and does a bloody good job of it too! This phrase is good to bring up before any England game (though don't repeat it before every one!) it just shows that you know he has the credentials to lead the team to victory.

Hope this help girlies, don't worry we can all get through this month just brace yourself! Also quick note don't worry the fake tanning is going well! Ill be doing a blog post soon as I can.

Love and hugs, Aimee xoxo

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Anonymous said...

I looove football and this world cup:)
Such nice post hun!

Love your blog and hope that we could stay in touch!
Xoxo Antonella <3