The Footie Thread

[4LEX]

Overall we look pretty good, some excellent football played. Bellingham and Foden running the show.

The downside two basic individual mistakes. I can forgive Pickford for that but Dunk was down to him being too slow and not good enough. Dunk is the same as Dan Burn, useful units at club level but don't have the class to make the step up. Giving him chances when he's 32 is poor managment.

 

[PaulMdj]

Was a decent cross from Lukaku, but who was meant to be tracking Tielemans ?

Rice was with Tielemans when Tielemans put the ball through to Lukaku, Tielemans then ran forward and Rice lost him.

 

[4LEX]

Really poor from Dunk .
He’s there first, why is he going to ground.?
Just put it out for a throw left foot.

Yes who’s tracking the runner.
Really poor from our own corner.

Who’s wide left? Foden not in the game.
If they park the bus like they have done you need to go around them.
Good tactics from ops imo they know were crap at the back so play counter attacking footy.

Lukaku looks like he's come straight from a few weeks on all inclusive holiday. Yet he still did Dunk and managed to put in the laziest cross ever. Any centre backs getting done by him should take a long hard look at themselves.

 

[Billysboots]

Lukaku looks like he's come straight from a few weeks on all inclusive holiday. Yet he still did Dunk and managed to put in the laziest cross ever. Any centre backs getting done by him should take a log hard look at themselves.

Shocking from Dunk. Absolutely no need to be going to ground there.

 

[nickjdavis]

Tonight is a prime example why friendlies shouldn't be played at Wembley.

Atmosphere is utterly dire apart from the Belgian goal celebrations.

 

[4LEX]

Tonight is a prime example why friendlies shouldn't be played at Wembley.

Atmosphere is utterly dire apart from the Belgian goal celebrations.

You'll never get decent atmospheres in friendlies no matter the location. Wembley will still be close to 90,000 and more people will have the chance to see the team in person than if it was anywhere else.

I used to go to almost every home game even from the days when England played around the country from 2000-2007. All that used to happen was a lot more fighting between England fans in the town and city centres.

The best atmosphere from that era was England v Turkey in Sunderland

 

[Swango1980]

Some club managers will have hoped Southgate would have made some subs by now

 

[backwoodsman]

Is nobody watching the Wales match?

 

[PaulMdj]

Is nobody watching the Wales match?

Unless you have a dodgy box it’s only on subscription (Viaplay)

 

[4LEX]

Deserved the draw against a really horrible Belgium side.

That team with Kane, Saka, Shaw, Walker etc will take some stopping.

 

[PaulMdj]

Not a great 2nd half, but I thought we deserved an equaliser, just hoped it would of come sooner.

 

[backwoodsman]

Unless you have a dodgy box it’s only on subscription (Viaplay)

It's on BBC IPlayer (S4C)

Ps. Commentary is in Welsh but so what

 

[clubchamp98]

Lukaku looks like he's come straight from a few weeks on all inclusive holiday. Yet he still did Dunk and managed to put in the laziest cross ever. Any centre backs getting done by him should take a long hard look at themselves.

Yes agree.
Dunk was there first and he’s left footed.
In my day that’s in row Z

But he’s got to do more to stop the cross.
He’s not international class imo.

Deserved the draw.
But just thought there’s something missing. Where’s Grealish Taylormade for him tonight.

 

[PaulMdj]

It's on BBC IPlayer.

Ps. Commentary is in Welsh but so what

Cheers, been flicking via dodgy stick.

 

[clubchamp98]

Tonight is a prime example why friendlies shouldn't be played at Wembley.

Atmosphere is utterly dire apart from the Belgian goal celebrations.

Yes go around the country.

 

[fundy]

Unless you have a dodgy box it’s only on subscription (Viaplay)

on S4C (134 on sky)

 

[Golfmmad]

Much better from England tonight. Different team, more energy and movement.
Bellingham, Mainoo, Foden and Bowen were all over them. Fully deserved the draw.

 

[PJ87]

Deserved the draw against a really horrible Belgium side.

That team with Kane, Saka, Shaw, Walker etc will take some stopping.

All of them out at once isn't ideal but for me if you lose just 1 or 2 and replace with the players used tonight it wouldn't be awful

 

[PJ87]

Much better from England tonight. Different team, more energy and movement.
Bellingham, Mainoo, Foden and Bowen were all over them. Fully deserved the draw.

Problem with Bowen is he developed later and in that time Saka has emerged who is younger and better

 

[fundy]

Chesney, the one and only, sends Wales out