The Footie Thread

[4LEX]

Mon the Scotland (despite all their anti English rubbish on social media).

Scott McTominay and Scotland to win double

 

[Tashyboy]

Or if actually watch the games you’ll see he only starts the long balls when we are under constant pressure!
He’s probably fed up of giving the ball to a defender and then them losing it immediately to the opposition.

We hate Southgate, we want him out, but this constant blaming him for every mistake on the pitch is getting tiresome.

How do these World Class players like Foden and Bellingham lose the ability to pass to each other or fail to get past a player with the ball, or Pickford deciding to go long?

Some of it is the players Tash, they have to stand up and be counted at times.

Were are all the articles highlighting all these mistakes in the first half hour against Serbia or the first 20 against Denmark?

Am sure you believe this but it seems the media are now onto the case of England and its lack of pressing. The point has been made, “ how come foreign players that play in the Prem are not tired”.

Are England too tired to press? Here's the key stats

BBC Sport looks at the data on how tired England's players might be and their lack of pressing at Euro 2024.

www.bbc.co.uk

guess who is the third worst pressing team..

 

[PaulMdj]

Am sure you believe this but it seems the media are now onto the case of England and its lack of pressing. The point has been made, “ how come foreign players that play in the Prem are not tired”.

Are England too tired to press? Here's the key stats

BBC Sport looks at the data on how tired England's players might be and their lack of pressing at Euro 2024.

www.bbc.co.uk

guess who is the third worst pressing team..

Moved on to another subject

Why is it a problem all of a sudden? Southgate has never played the high press, didn’t use it to reach the WC Semis or Euro Final.

Retain possession, pass to a team mate would be a start.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Scotland going out with a whimper so far. Surely have to do better second half.

 

[GreiginFife]

Scotland going out with a whimper so far. Surely have to do better second half.

Possession, passing and attacking have all been good. Yet again getting exposed as not having an out and out striker to target.

 

[2blue]

Scotland looking tired.... subs needed.

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Scotland going out with a whimper so far. Surely have to do better second half.

I thought 0-0 counted as a win for Scotland?

 

[GreiginFife]

I thought 0-0 counted as a win for Scotland?

Thats up there with BMW drivers don’t use indicators. I laughed so hard I nearly started.

 

[clubchamp98]

This Sobizli fella looks good

 

[clubchamp98]

How’s that not a pen for Scot’s.?

 

[Beezerk]

Hope the Hungary player is ok
His replacement is an absolute unit, proper cart horse

 

[Beezerk]

How’s that not a pen for Scot’s.?

Not for me, felt the contact and went with it far too easily.

 

[Tashyboy]

If that’s not a penalty I don’t know what is, how you can go through the back of someone like that and it not be a foul is beyond me. And where was VAR. If you check for a penalty when the Hungary guy is carried off, that should also of been checked.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

His replacement is an absolute unit, proper cart horse

I reckon he is a fan who won a radio competition. Not the most athletic looking player

 

[Beezerk]

I reckon he is a fan who won a radio competition. Not the most athletic looking player

Ha ha, I did think he was a fake comedy player at first

 

[Arthur Wedge]

If that’s not a penalty I don’t know what is, how you can go through the back of someone like that and it not be a foul is beyond me. And where was VAR. If you check for a penalty when the Hungary guy is carried off, that should also of been checked.

They did

 

[GreiginFife]

Not for me, felt the contact and went with it far too easily.

If that was against Sir Harry there would be calls for an inquest.

 

[clubchamp98]

Not for me, felt the contact and went with it far too easily.

He caught him in the calf stonewall for me .
That’s a clear and obvious mistake .

 

[Beezerk]

He caught him in the calf stonewall for me .

I didn’t see that contact in fairness, I just saw the Scotland player fall back into the Hungary player as soon as he felt contact.
In reply to GiF Kane would have also gone down but I still don’t think it would have been given

 

[ColchesterFC]

How can a team (Scotland) have 0 shots on target in the match in a game that they need to win to give themselves the best chance of progressing?