The Football Thread.

EricTheWeary

Wow, got that wrong. Exciting game so far and that first Spanish goal just makes scoring goals look like a piece of piss. Properly skilful. 

LionAquaLooper

Wow. Some Spanish player swapped shirts with Mbappe already. It's only halftime. 

MrSwanson

It's hard to not be jealous of what Spain have had over the last 15 years or so

Schnozz

More like it

rze99

This is football at its finest. A feast. 

tony99

Think someone just ran on in the nack there

Schnozz

Didier Des Albert-Steptoe

guitars4you

Good job RM did not pay a big fee for Mbappe

scrumhalf

Well played Spain, probably the best team in the tournament.

Deadman

guitars4you said:

Good job RM did not pay a big fee for Mbappe

Tais toi! 

Creed_Clicks

The Daily Mail will probably have a cut off the unpredictable latin mentality !

guitars4you

So tonight - I think we'll go back to a back 4, based on how the often Dutch line up - I'd start with Luke Shaw and get out of him what they can, before substituting him 

Kane will start but certainly questionable if that should be the case, based on his last 4-5 games and contribution to each of those games 

Think Guehi will start again, alongside Stone 

Here's hoping 

DesVegas

IT'S 
COMING
HOME!!!

scrumhalf

DesVegas said:

IT'S 
COMING
HOME!!!

Not if DPD are delivering it.

I'm quietly confident.

theatreanchor

DesVegas said:

IT'S 
COMING
HOME!!!

No it isn’t. 

theatreanchor

guitars4you said:

sev112 said:

France to win 1-0, it is a penalty but the Spanish goalie saves it then accidentally throws it into the goal

All I keep reading in the build up is no one likes the French right wing - They tolerate the left wing and find the centre boring - If they don't get on then how are they going to win

This slice of fried gold will not go unnoticed. 

TTony

I'm told from "a source close to the camp" that we're in for a few surprises tonight, with the team being "released" and told to play dynamic, fluid, attacking, risk-taking football.

Pickford in goal, obviously.

Then a 3-2-3-2 formation with;

1. Back3 of Walker (RCB), Stones (MCB), Guehi (LCB)
2. DMs Rice & Mainoo with Rice slotting back alongside Stones if necessary, Walker & Guehi then moving further out R/L respectively
3. AMs Eze, Kane & Foden, Eze more centrally, Foden primarily on the right but coming in centrally when there's the opportunity.  Kane brought back to spread the passes out to whoever's in front of him.
4. Front 2 of Saka & Watkins

Any player who doesn't finish the game with a positive ratio of forward : sideways/backwards passes has to re-watch every England game from the tournament 3 times.

Palmer & Bowen come on at HT (whatever the score) just for the WTF effect.  Gordon comes on mid-way through the 2nd half, though the game is all over by then.


I'm also told, from the same "source close to the camp" that Southgate was kidnapped by aliens a couple of days ago, and replaced with a look-a-like who believes that football should entertain the fans.

RocknRollDave

DesVegas said:

IT'S 
COMING
HOME!!!

Can you provide evidence for your claim that football was invented in Spain?

guitars4you

DesVegas said:

IT'S 
COMING
HOME!!!

When ?

theatreanchor

TTony said:

I'm told from "a source close to the camp" that we're in for a few surprises tonight, with the team being "released" and told to play dynamic, fluid, attacking, risk-taking football.

Pickford in goal, obviously.

Then a 3-2-3-2 formation with;

1. Back3 of Walker (RCB), Stones (MCB), Guehi (LCB)
2. DMs Rice & Mainoo with Rice slotting back alongside Stones if necessary, Walker & Guehi then moving further out R/L respectively
3. AMs Eze, Kane & Foden, Eze more centrally, Foden primarily on the right but coming in centrally when there's the opportunity.  Kane brought back to spread the passes out to whoever's in front of him.
4. Front 2 of Saka & Watkins

Any player who doesn't finish the game with a positive ratio of forward : sideways/backwards passes has to re-watch every England game from the tournament 3 times.

Palmer & Bowen come on at HT (whatever the score) just for the WTF effect.  Gordon comes on mid-way through the 2nd half, though the game is all over by then.


I'm also told, from the same "source close to the camp" that Southgate was kidnapped by aliens a couple of days ago, and replaced with a look-a-like who believes that football should entertain the fans.

Do you write for the Daily Mail?