World Cup 2018

[Deleted member 15344]

For me Rose should be starting - he is a better left back than Young but has suffered with injuries so I would expect Ashley “Tom Daley” Young to start which narrows the pitch up.

In other news - Seen all the nonsense about Evra and Aluko , I suspect he was actually being complimentary but because it’s him the suspicion will always be there. But also as a pundit he is always - there is a tweet going round about him talking for about 2 mins and no idea what the hell he is going on about - him alongside Giggs is awful

 

[Kellfire]

On recent form Rose is certainly not a better left back.

 

[Hacker Khan]

For me Rose should be starting - he is a better left back than Young but has suffered with injuries so I would expect Ashley “Tom Daley” Young to start which narrows the pitch up.

In other news - Seen all the nonsense about Evra and Aluko , I suspect he was actually being complimentary but because it’s him the suspicion will always be there. But also as a pundit he is always - there is a tweet going round about him talking for about 2 mins and no idea what the hell he is going on about - him alongside Giggs is awful

I was watching it live and it was a bit strange. She had obviously done her homework and being a generous type I will give Evra the benefit of the doubt in that he was impressed and not deliberately trying to be patronising. But then again I'm not sure why he seemed quite surprised that she knew what she was talking about and I'm pretty sure he would not have clapped a male ex footballer if they had said the same thing. Plus she had by far the best insight of the three pundits there and had clearly prepared for the role by doing research where as the other 2 just made little sense or added very little to the discussion.

But it was not helped by the fact that it was ITV and they have to cut any type of analysis short to go to an add break or competition. It looked like it was going to kick off between Evra and Larsson as half time as well but again the adverts intervened.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Blimey Belguim need a bit of a wake up call - so slow and pedestrian, zero pace and energy in the game , don’t seem to really be up for it. Hazard is the captain , this is the stage for him to shine and yet he is on the edge of the game. Belguim deep with three CB’s ? Why ?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Well that’s a better half from them , quality from Mertens and then the ball from De Bruyne for Lukaku first was sublime and then a tidy finish. Reckon England though are going to trouble Belgium - it’s 3 nil and going to get the result but Belgium still look like they are missing something. Maybe it was nerves and they will branch out a bit now - I will be surprised if it ends 11 v 11 with the way the ref is handing out the cards

 

[Deleted member 15344]

England team

Pickford

Walker
Stones
Maguire

Young
Henderson
Trippier

Ali
Lingard

Sterling
Kane

 

[Slime]

Belgium seem to be either brilliant or awful, a very strange game today.
A trio of real quality goals though.
Oh, and they clearly don't like a physical game.

 

[Kellfire]

Ali, Lingard and Sterling all playing. Very attacking. No surprise that he’s gone with Young, he just brings so much more. Having a left footer doesn’t matter when you don’t play a system where you’re hitting a target man.

 

[MegaSteve]

England team

Pickford

Walker
Stones
Maguire

Young
Henderson
Trippier

Ali
Lingard

Sterling
Kane

I'd call that a team that has been selected to show some positive intent...

 

[ColchesterFC]

Raheem Sterling what a shocking attempt at a finish.

 

[Jensen]

Sterling up to his usual quality 🙄

 

[Robster59]

I'm watching in UHD on the BBC iPlayer. Great picture quality.
A good start for England. How have we not scored already?

 

[Kellfire]

Keeper is down having his arm manipulated and Keown points out that the keeper is “exhausted”. Jesus H.

And Sterling lucky that was offside.

 

[srixon 1]

Raheem Sterling what a shocking attempt at a finish.

Has anyone noticed that he runs like a terra dactyl 😂

 

[Fish]

And that’s why I’d never pick Sterling, he needs 10 chances to get a goal, he’ll get that against these but not against better teams, that’s a shocking miss as he didn’t know the flag was up!

 

[MegaSteve]

That's it...

 

[ColchesterFC]

Looks like Jesse Lingaard has been to the Raheem Sterling finishing school.

 

[Kellfire]

Could be Maguire’s last game at this World Cup. He’s been awful.

 

[USER1999]

Idiot.

 

[USER1999]

Well taken pen.