The Football Thread.

TeleMaster

Southgate didn't bring fit left backs so he could bring more attackers, but he didn't play them. Now he's using an attacker who normally plays on the right as left back. Top management. 

guitars4you

Did they change the ref at 1/2 time or has he lost his yellow card

TTony

Eze needs to be on, and Gordon.

Bellingham has done nothing.

LionAquaLooper

I reckon England will score in the next 20 mins. They're playing with more urgency now. Just don't do anything stupid like get a red card. 

TeleMaster

TTony said:

Eze needs to be on, and Gordon.

Bellingham has done nothing.

The number 10 role is cursed under Southgate. 

TTony

TeleMaster said:

Southgate didn't bring fit left backs so he could bring more attackers, but he didn't play them. Now he's using an attacker who normally plays on the right as left back. Top management. 

Sometimes the players don’t pick up on the enthusiasm, energy and game intelligence of the manager.


Unfortunately, England’s players did.

Philly_Q

LionAquaLooper said:

I reckon England will score in the next 20 mins. They're playing with more urgency now. 

Then they've just got to survive 30 minutes of extra time plus penalties.  Easy peasy.

Schnozz

Someone needs to cut some extra holes in Bellingham's socks, to make him play even better.

guitars4you

Gareth and Rishi both thinking not long now

scrumhalf

Uh-oh.

Chris Waddle is doing vocal warm-up exercises.

LionAquaLooper

Philly_Q said:

LionAquaLooper said:

I reckon England will score in the next 20 mins. They're playing with more urgency now. 

Then they've just got to survive 30 minutes of extra time plus penalties.  Easy peasy.

Yep. I just said they'd score, not necessarily win!  

swiller

Wouldnt surprise me if southgate take keeper off and put kane in nets.

Placidcasual79

honestly the "punditry" drives me insane...... Dixon provides virtually no analysis or insight , but instead after each misplaced pass, tackle, shot or dribble, tells us what the players should have done instead..... anyone can do that after the event DICKERS...... for the love of god

I am not sure if it was ever in doubt but he's proving irrefutably that just because you may be good at one thing (playing right back) doesn't mean you'll be good at something else (punditry...... saying anything remotely interesting)....

TTony

swiller said:

Wouldnt surprise me if southgate take keeper off and put kane in nets.

At least Harry’d get more touches of the ball.

beed84

Well, it’s good to see Slovakia making plenty of changes.

TTony

beed84 said:

Well, it’s good to see Slovakia making plenty of changes.

You need to do that in the last 30mins when you’re chasing the game ….

guitars4you

What is the point of Toney now - He probably won’t even touch the ball 

TTony

Well!

scrumhalf

Jammy bastards!!!!

guitars4you

Magic 

I told you 

ye of little faith