| England 21:18 - Sep 23 with 8365 views | digswellhoop |
anyone watching this sh1t we are awfull |  | | |  |
| England on 21:33 - Sep 26 with 1945 views | traininvain |
Pope’s looked dodgy in both games. How’s Ramsdale not starting tonight. |  | | |
| England on 21:35 - Sep 26 with 1912 views | Malintabuk |
| England on 21:33 - Sep 26 by traininvain |
Pope’s looked dodgy in both games. How’s Ramsdale not starting tonight. |
I would start Ramsdale over Pickford | | | |
| England on 21:37 - Sep 26 with 1885 views | QPRSteve |
Shame Seny isn't English | | | |
| England on 21:40 - Sep 26 with 1832 views | traininvain |
| England on 21:35 - Sep 26 by Malintabuk |
I would start Ramsdale over Pickford |
I don’t understand it at all. Ramsdale’s comfortable with the ball at his feet. Pope clearly isn’t. How has Pope started both of these games. | | | |
| England on 21:40 - Sep 26 with 1826 views | Malintabuk |
Been a really entertaining 2nd half and good to see that the players still care and still want to play
But it shows we need to sort out the back 4 before we go to the WC
Agree with PP we need to inject more tempo and pace going forward, Saka as been fantastic since he came on. Hopefully the WB folly for him will stop
Also for me Grealish must start for us when available. | | | |
| England on 21:46 - Sep 26 with 1762 views | DWQPR |
Bellingham makes a huge difference to this team, MOTM for me. Agree about Ramsdale. The biggest danger to this team is the negative style of set up by the manager. Let off the leash and this team can do some real damage. Saka has to start games and I would play a 4-2-3-1 formation. Saka on the right and either Foden or Grealish on the left and Sterling supporting Kane. And those four support players have the ability to swap around making the front five really fluid. | |
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| England on 21:46 - Sep 26 with 1759 views | QPR_Hibs |
| England on 21:37 - Sep 26 by QPRSteve |
Shame Seny isn't English |
Yeah, cos Southgate's going to look at QPR for players. |  |
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| England on 22:26 - Sep 26 with 1606 views | daveB |
Having Shaw in the side helped to give us a bit of balance, thought we were much better than friday but first 20 mins of second half were very ropey.
We look so weak at the back without Stones, Bellingham was very good again and they showed great character to come back, could easily have thrown Southgate under the bus at 2-0 but went for it,
Agree with comments about Pope, don't get why he's playing over Ramsdale |  | | |
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| England on 22:41 - Sep 26 with 1532 views | ngbqpr |
We have a wealth of midfield / attacking talent. Genuinely exciting.
We have decent full backs...Trent or James...if we can keep one of Chilwell or Shaw fit they're ok...Trippier can cover either side.
Pickford is a nutbag but he does it for England, has been playing well for Everton in recent months, and arguably all three back ups are solid.
Kane is world class. If he gets injured, we're in trouble.
The problem is so clearly cb. I'm a big Stones fan, but in a run of 5-8 games, you're likely to get a couple of gaffes, which at WC level will odds on lead to conceding. Like L Block, I actually do quite line McGuire...not that long ago he was in UEFA's team of the tournament for the Euros...but alas tonight showed that his loss of form / confidence / starting position at Man U has finally seeped into his England performances. The likes of Coady and Mings are nothing special...while it's too late to bed in the young guns like Guehi or Tomori.
Out in the quarters then. |  |
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| England on 00:04 - Sep 27 with 1408 views | bosh67 |
I am not sure he will but if Southgate throws caution to the wind and just tells them to go for it I actually think we can do well in this tournament. The players are very much behind Southgate. That is important. We've made a semi final and a final under him. We've had a big wobble but when we click we can blow anyone away. I think we may surprise a lot of people at this World Cup. The point is we've kind of written them off and I think they will click. Let's see!
Either that and we go out early. We all default in our mortgages. Lose our homes. Can't buy food and live in a carpark with a burning bin eating gravel. |  |
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| England on 00:35 - Sep 27 with 1378 views | DavieQPR |
Southgate will never throw caution to the wind. He likes 3 CBs, 2 DMs and WBs that are defensive. Henderson will be back for the Iran game because he will be frightened of losing, Sterling seems to have lost that cutting edge and Saka had much more desire. |  | | |
| England on 00:57 - Sep 27 with 1365 views | SydneyRs |
| England on 00:04 - Sep 27 by bosh67 |
I am not sure he will but if Southgate throws caution to the wind and just tells them to go for it I actually think we can do well in this tournament. The players are very much behind Southgate. That is important. We've made a semi final and a final under him. We've had a big wobble but when we click we can blow anyone away. I think we may surprise a lot of people at this World Cup. The point is we've kind of written them off and I think they will click. Let's see!
Either that and we go out early. We all default in our mortgages. Lose our homes. Can't buy food and live in a carpark with a burning bin eating gravel. |
Tbh I'd be more concerned if we were romping to victory, in terms of peaking too early, complacency setting in and elevated expectations. Some wake up calls may not be a bad thing right now.
Agree the players are behind Southgate. Had to laugh at the ridiculous "lost the dressing room" comments (always a knee jerk go to after some poor results) recently from online clowns.
Attack is fine if Southgate doesn't go too conservative again. The second half against Italy in the Euros was unforgiveable, we just gave them nothing to worry about at the back and let them come at us. Almost got away with it I suppose as only a lucky pinball type goal got them level.
Defence on the other had is a concern. Maguire has had an awful time at club level and now has made errors in an England shirt too. His confidence is at a low point. I've seen nothing of the lad playing in Italy so don't know anything about him. Maybe too late now to bring him in anyway?
One thing to remember is that no international team is perfect and they aren't as good as the top club sides who have players from different countries to make up their teams. No reason why England can't do well. | | | |
| England on 02:08 - Sep 27 with 1324 views | Boston |
Anyone in the Green Man? Looks like a right mess, my first ever local don't cha know. | |
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| England on 09:50 - Sep 27 with 1130 views | PhilmyRs |
A much better performance.
I thought even the first half and how we approached it was productive - sitting further back and looking to hit Germany on the counter. Sterling should have had 1, and criminal that Foden couldn't put the most basic of passes on a plate for Kane. To right that off as terrible from the Manager and that things only picked up when he threw caution to the wind is unfair. It was basic errors that cost us goals tonight, tough on the Manager when that happens and as has been said, the reaction was first class and shows they're with him. I agree there was a period after they scored where we rubbish, but that was clearly a confidence thing, thought the Manager responded well with his subs.
Maguire though is a major worry, but the options available aren't great. How we play, we have no midfielder that can receive the ball on the half turn and link everything up, as such you have to have centre backs that can play, bring it forward and connect the dots. We need a decent Maguire, but he's just so off form it's a real concern and the back-up doesn't fill me with confidence. If we're to have a decent tournament, I do think we need Maguire in the side, but the way it's going with him, I can't see him recovering confidence and so cruel to keep him in, but think we'll be on the plane home early without him. | | | |
| England on 11:49 - Sep 27 with 1024 views | daveB |
Hopefully Stones injury is not too bad, he makes a big difference, you can see why Southgate goes with the 2 holders in midfield normally with those centre halves but Bellingham is so good he can't be left out. Tournament football is so different to these international breaks. England need to start well and get qualified in the first 2 games as they have the last 2 tournaments, that takes the pressure off the last game a bit and you can rotate the squad a bit more keep key players fresh
It's a hard world cup to call, i don't there any many truly great international sides, 6/7 sides including England if they hit form at the right time could win it | | | |
| England on 15:50 - Sep 27 with 895 views | ParkRoyalR |
Regards Maguire, playing your least technically able Centre Half on the Left Side on his weaker foot is just asking for trouble.
I'm not sure even Maguire gifts those two goals last night if he is playing on his stronger right side, particularly the 2nd where he cuts inside from the left and is unable to protect / screen the ball with his right foot which would make it more difficult for an opponent to dispossess him.
In the absence of a natural Left Footed Centre Half you have to play your best technical Centre Half on his weaker side, and that is Stones.
If Southgate does'nt see what even and U11's Manager would see, he's in big trouble in a few months. | | | |
| England on 08:43 - Sep 28 with 745 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| England on 02:08 - Sep 27 by Boston |
Anyone in the Green Man? Looks like a right mess, my first ever local don't cha know. |
Kingsbury / Slough Lane? [Post edited 28 Sep 2022 8:45]
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| England on 08:48 - Sep 28 with 730 views | daveB |
| England on 00:35 - Sep 27 by DavieQPR |
Southgate will never throw caution to the wind. He likes 3 CBs, 2 DMs and WBs that are defensive. Henderson will be back for the Iran game because he will be frightened of losing, Sterling seems to have lost that cutting edge and Saka had much more desire. |
he rarley starts Henderson, the team will be pretty much the one that started against Germany maybe with Walker or Trippier in for James but his plan in the last two tournaments was in the knockouts don't concede and know he has enough in attack to nick a win. France play exactly the same way and lets be fair to him its worked pretty well. If he went open and attacking we might do amazing but also run a large risk of exposing that back 3/4 and getting ripped apart. It's basically how international football is played, Germany were brilliant at it playing on the break when they won the world cup in 2014 [Post edited 28 Sep 2022 8:49]
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| England on 08:55 - Sep 28 with 711 views | traininvain |
| England on 08:48 - Sep 28 by daveB |
he rarley starts Henderson, the team will be pretty much the one that started against Germany maybe with Walker or Trippier in for James but his plan in the last two tournaments was in the knockouts don't concede and know he has enough in attack to nick a win. France play exactly the same way and lets be fair to him its worked pretty well. If he went open and attacking we might do amazing but also run a large risk of exposing that back 3/4 and getting ripped apart. It's basically how international football is played, Germany were brilliant at it playing on the break when they won the world cup in 2014 [Post edited 28 Sep 2022 8:49]
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Exactly. Can’t remember where it heard it but the logic is that it’s easier to organise a solid defence than a potent attack in the limited time that international managers have with the players.
Who were the last international team to win a major tournament playing outright attacking football? Brazil in 2002 maybe? | | | |
| England on 10:46 - Sep 28 with 675 views | daveB |
| England on 08:55 - Sep 28 by traininvain |
Exactly. Can’t remember where it heard it but the logic is that it’s easier to organise a solid defence than a potent attack in the limited time that international managers have with the players.
Who were the last international team to win a major tournament playing outright attacking football? Brazil in 2002 maybe? |
even that Brazil team were more pragmatic than the one in the 80's. the best teams to watch in these tournaments are usually the likes of Chile, Mexico etc who just go all out attack and entertain but then are usually home before the quarter finals.
You can of course go too far the other way which is what England are in danger of same as Belgium the last few tournaments but Southgate should have enough credit in the bank to either do well or fail in the world cup. | | | |
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