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For 'us' to proceed, to the final, I reckon someone is going to have to keep Modric out of the game... Not sure who, in the squad, I'd task with that duty though... Hopefully Gareth has a plan...


And, #itscominghome
 
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i have no bias ,i just observe and then make up my own mind about a players performance or lack of it regarding sterling.i dont need you to preach football to me.
Your answer is both embarrassing and insulting!
Have you had too much sun or beer or both.
 
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You know what watching this World Cup, there have been some big shocks. Some big teams have gone out early. Very early. Yet here we have England that have got to the semi finals without much stress and aggro. Yet you would think we went out after every game played. Southgate has a system, a very good system. A system that no one saw before this World Cup started.
Pickford, Maguire and Trippier are players that should not of started in this World Cup according to a lot of people, yet they have been outstanding. Some players have played below par yet get slated even though we have won.
There are a lot of fans from around the globe that would love to be in the position of an England fan. Yet some England "fans" just seem happy to moan.
 
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You know what watching this World Cup, there have been some big shocks. Some big teams have gone out early. Very early. Yet here we have England that have got to the semi finals without much stress and aggro. Yet you would think we went out after every game played. Southgate has a system, a very good system. A system that no one saw before this World Cup started.
Pickford, Maguire and Trippier are players that should not of started in this World Cup according to a lot of people, yet they have been outstanding. Some players have played below par yet get slated even though we have won.
There are a lot of fans from around the globe that would love to be in the position of an England fan. Yet some England "fans" just seem happy to moan.
Probably the first time you’ve posted without Tashy slang ;) and I totally agree with you :thup:
 
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I see Ferdinand and Shearer were encouraging England scruffs throwing ale about yesterday.

I’ll never understand why people do it.

Disgusting behaviour.
 

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OK, so just for fun....

Has anyone got any silly little superstitions for when you're watching the football? e.g. do you insist upon wearing your lucky pants each time England play, because if you don't it will jinx them and they'll lose? :D

In my younger days, for superstitious reasons I couldn't watch a WC or Euros game without wearing the England shirt. Fat lot of good that did me! :D So this time I'm trying to stay away from that sort of thing. But a couple have crept in.

For example, I've so far refused to listen to, sing or play "Three Lions" even though I'm desperate to cos it's the best football song ever written! I've thought all this "It's Coming Home" stuff has been too premature so being the eternal pessimist I've avoided joining in. But as we've progressed I'd love nothing more than sticking on the Sonos at full blast! I won't though, because no doubt if I do I'll cause a jinx!

Also - for the last two games my mother and father-in-law have joined us at our house to watch the game. Yeuch! But we've won both so I'm finding myself thinking it must be a good omen, so I've invited them up on Wednesday. Yeah - totally stupid I know! :D:eek:

Anyone else have any?
 

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Well that was a cracking game on Saturday. I watched it in a pub, for the first time this World Cup, and it was a good laugh. It's always nice how club rivalries are put aside as we all support England together. I think the best thing about the game, and something which is rare for England, is that it felt like we were in total control for the most part, and it was never really in doubt. Pickford had to make a couple of great saves later on, but I didn't feel nervous as I often do watching us. Although that could have been the several pints I'd had by then...

Sterling must be the most frustrating player in world football. Has all the attributes to be a world class winger, yet we play him as a second striker, and he can't shoot to save his life. Wouldn't score in a brothel right now. I agree that he did a lot of things well in the game, but when you're missing chance after chance it really grates on you to watch that. He has so much ability but makes the wrong decision a lot of the time. I feel he doesn't release the ball early enough on a lot of occasions, plus when he missed that one on one he should have squared it after the rebound, but decided to have another pop which was blocked easily. The team is a sum of its parts though, so he definitely won't be dropped for the semi I'm sure.

Croatia won't be easy but it's still easier than you'd perhaps expect to get in a World Cup semi-final. Their midfield is world class but if we can bypass them I think we can beat them. Their defence is nothing special and neither is their forward line in my opinion, we just need to get it forward early. Henderson has been great this World Cup, but this'll be his biggest test since he'll be the most important player on the pitch for us. We need his direct passing game to be tip top to get it into Kane or out wide as early as possible.
 
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OK, so just for fun....

Has anyone got any silly little superstitions for when you're watching the football? e.g. do you insist upon wearing your lucky pants each time England play, because if you don't it will jinx them and they'll lose? :D

In my younger days, for superstitious reasons I couldn't watch a WC or Euros game without wearing the England shirt. Fat lot of good that did me! :D So this time I'm trying to stay away from that sort of thing. But a couple have crept in.

For example, I've so far refused to listen to, sing or play "Three Lions" even though I'm desperate to cos it's the best football song ever written! I've thought all this "It's Coming Home" stuff has been too premature so being the eternal pessimist I've avoided joining in. But as we've progressed I'd love nothing more than sticking on the Sonos at full blast! I won't though, because no doubt if I do I'll cause a jinx!

Also - for the last two games my mother and father-in-law have joined us at our house to watch the game. Yeuch! But we've won both so I'm finding myself thinking it must be a good omen, so I've invited them up on Wednesday. Yeah - totally stupid I know! :D:eek:

Anyone else have any?

All of those type of things. Didn't put my George Cross flag out this year and now can't in case it was the reason we failed previously. Ditto wearing my England shirt. I would not, could not change the watching it on TV format and who was around so fortunately for us it's just us and the dogs!

I have been known to leave the room in case I'm a Jonah! Used to watch England live a fair bit and travelled to Germany for the Euros in 1988 and came home with Semi and Final tickets still intact. Last time I ever watched them live as thought I might be the problem - crazy!
 

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Would we have got this for if Allardyce hadn’t been so greedy?
I’m glad he was.:)

Just wait when we win the press will put out a headline claiming if it wasn’t for them undermining the England manager we wouldn’t have won the cup...

Disgraceful. Only nation in the world were their own press undermines the players and manager of the national side on a daily basis
 

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I was playing Three Lions and had an England top on on Saturday. I'm really caught up in the atmosphere now!
We got to the pub an hour early and the DJ was playing a medley of England songs - we had Three Lions, World in Motion, Vindaloo, the whole lot. He even played 'Whole Again' so we could all sing the Southgate version. :rofl:

Southgate you're the one
You still turn me on
Football's coming home again
 

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Disgraceful. Only nation in the world were their own press undermines the players and manager of the national side on a daily basis

I fully accept our press are disgraceful and I hate them for it. Southgate had it spot on earlier on in the tournament when during a press conference he said (words to the effect of) "You guys can either help us or hinder us. It would be nice to have some help for a change".

But are our press really worse than every other nation's at this? Genuine question, since I don't read papers from other countries. (I don't read them in this country either, come to that!).

But as an example, from having a bit of an interest in cricket. The Aussie press are the most patriotic in the world when supporting their cricket team - especially when it's against England in the Ashes. I've seen it first hand when visiting Australia during an Ashes series a few years ago. Everywhere, on billboards, papers, TV adverts, the overall message is "We're coming to get you Poms and we're gonna smash you".

HOWEVER. When things aren't going the right way for the Australian team, their press crucifies them. Are they as bad as ours? I don't know. But it certainly goes on in other countries too. Par for the course I suppose. But I don't think we're unique in it.
 

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I fully accept our press are disgraceful and I hate them for it. Southgate had it spot on earlier on in the tournament when during a press conference he said (words to the effect of) "You guys can either help us or hinder us. It would be nice to have some help for a change".

But are our press really worse than every other nation's at this? Genuine question, since I don't read papers from other countries. (I don't read them in this country either, come to that!).

But as an example, from having a bit of an interest in cricket. The Aussie press are the most patriotic in the world when supporting their cricket team - especially when it's against England in the Ashes. I've seen it first hand when visiting Australia during an Ashes series a few years ago. Everywhere, on billboards, papers, TV adverts, the overall message is "We're coming to get you Poms and we're gonna smash you".

HOWEVER. When things aren't going the right way for the Australian team, their press crucifies them. Are they as bad as ours? I don't know. But it certainly goes on in other countries too. Par for the course I suppose. But I don't think we're unique in it.

Prime example is sterling and his tattoo.. reporting it all over the back pages on the eve of the World Cup.. so much that he felt the need to come out and defend his tattoo (ironically he needs some shooting lessons) however he shouldnt have these distractions at all

Why look for scandal and dirt on our players and managers?

The sam situation was just stupid. They set him up.. I’m not saying he was in the right but what they did was scummy.
 

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Prime example is sterling and his tattoo.. reporting it all over the back pages on the eve of the World Cup.. so much that he felt the need to come out and defend his tattoo (ironically he needs some shooting lessons) however he shouldnt have these distractions at all

Why look for scandal and dirt on our players and managers?

The sam situation was just stupid. They set him up.. I’m not saying he was in the right but what they did was scummy.

Thoroughly agree with everything you've written. That's why I was very happy to see Southgate bring it up in that press conference, as I mentioned.
 

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