World Cup 2018

[Deleted member 16999]

Although the Columbian team talk pretty much writes itself. They're certainly going to be up for it!

With 8 & 9 changes the Columbian team talk won’t have changed.

 

[User62651]

Not sure what to make of that. Wellbeck should be no where near this squad, Vardy doesn't work for England. Rose half decent. Bubble burst a bit with the loss, first real opponent and it's a loss. Re avoiding Brazil, after Germany doing them 7-1 on their own patch, that inferiority complex re Brazil should be gone now. Argentina have been poor too and Portugal are a 1 man team so is it really the stronger side of the draw England have avoided? South American teams don't win world cups in Europe.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Butland is both stronger and more commanding than Pickford.

As for Pickford's feet all that he has done in the three games is , take a touch and lump it long. No different to any other keeper over the last 50 years.

Obviously Southgate disagrees.

 

[Fish]

The Colombians will be fully charged up and have already produced a strong line up 😜

 

[Golfmmad]

Disagree . Tripper has been outstanding from corners

Definitely agree with this, we missed Trippier big time tonight. I thought the worse player on the pitch was Dier - he was dreadful and looked like he just wasn't interested - very disappointing.Jordan Henderson is a definite shoe in now.
The real positive in the 2nd half was when Harry Maguire came on - his probing runs from defence were a threat that wasn't there in the first half.

Losing tonight will hopefully refocus the team ready for the next round.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Not sure what to make of that. Wellbeck should be no where near this squad, Vardy doesn't work for England. Rose half decent. Bubble burst a bit with the loss, first real opponent and it's a loss. Re avoiding Brazil, after Germany doing them 7-1 on their own patch, that inferiority complex re Brazil should be gone now. Argentina have been poor too and Portugal are a 1 man team so is it really the stronger side of the draw England have avoided? South American teams don't win world cups in Europe.

I genuinely don’t think it matters, with so many changes by both teams it was a B Team match, only 2 or 3 of that starting 11 will probably start on Tuesday, if Alli is fit he’ll revert to his original 11.

Long long way to go and neither Columbia or Japan would be mugs.

A lot of Columbia’s set up will come from whether James is fit or not, he only lasted 30 minutes today I believe.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

Obviously Southgate disagrees.

Southgate has, in my eyes, got nearly every decision right.

But not all!

 

[Tashyboy]

The post was about Rashford not grabbing his chance - for weeks a good number of people have done nothing but ride Sterling down because he isn’t getting any goals and the supposed answer was Rashford ( who has had a season without many goals ) so Rashford got his chance and didn’t take it , he had a number of chances , one glaring one and missed - if it was Sterling it quite clear what the reaction would have been. Sterling has been on the pitch everytime England has played well and been fully involved in all of England’s good play and right now the spot is his.

Nail on head 👍

Unfortunately thats not the performance we wanted to see from Rashford, he had his chance and not convinced many in the same way Sterling does not. I do like the balance and the set up in the first 11 and think that Danny Rose is the no1 left back. The way we play we need another proven goal scorer up front with Kane. I still think that person is Rashford. Yup Rashford had a chance, But playing alongside Delph and Vardy is differant to Kane and Lingard.

 

[clubchamp98]

Hard to form a opinion tonight except the second string are average.
But only two or three will ever get in the first 11 anyway as sub.

We just don’t have a really creative midfield ( quarterback) who can control the game , If we did I think we would have a chance.

Rose and Delph poor for the goal , but was a very average game.

In Pickford defence these modern balls move so much in the air that it’s very easy to miss time your dive and get there before the ball and it just hits your forearms/ wrist .

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Belgium are my favourites to win the WC so pretty good effort from England.
Three or four outstanding players in that Belgium team. The goalie and the three centre backs hardly broke into a sweat.
For England Maguire had a good second half and the two new young forwards played well.

Dier showed in his two games against Scotland that he should not be playing at this level, and Welbeck is totally out of his depth.

This team should reach the semi finals, beyond that doubtful.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Southgate has, in my eyes, got nearly every decision right.

But not all!

:thup: I wouldn’t of been bothered if Pickford wasn’t picked.
Worse selection of keepers we’ve had for years.

 

[Beezerk]

Any talk of easier draw has nothing to do with the next round but everything to do with the quarter finals. The options in the QF are likely Brazil, sorry Mexico, or Sweden/Switzerland. Anyone thinking that either Sweden or Switzerland are the equal of Brazil is embarrassing themselves.

Colombia in the next round, for the second place team, is a very dangerous game.

Brazil are pretty much the team to beat now so every team will want to avoid them.

Is the correct answer.
If we can't beat Colombia, who are a cracking team, then we don't deserve to win the tournament. We get past them, then here we go.
I don't think there's anything to read into tonights game apart from Belgium reserves are better than ours.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

:thup: I wouldn’t of been bothered if Pickford wasn’t picked.
Worse selection of keepers we’ve had for years.

Since Shilton and Clemence when did we last have a decent keeper.

The current trio are no worse than those before them (and definitely better than some).

 

[FairwayDodger]

Since Shilton and Clemence when did we last have a decent keeper.

The current trio are no worse than those before them (and definitely better than some).

Chris Woods?

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Since Shilton and Clemence when did we last have a decent keeper.

The current trio are no worse than those before them (and definitely better than some).

David Seaman did a good job.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Chris Woods?

He’s still on the tour, good to see him keeping a sports career.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

Chris Woods?

Rangers bias showing there.

No, not for me. Certainly not at international level.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Chris Woods?

Very good keeper - should have got a lot more caps than he did.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

David Seaman did a good job.

He also had some much better defenders in front of him

 

[larmen]

David Seaman did a good job.

HE really did, but it's always going to be about the one blunder. Unfortunately.


It's looking like an Argentina - England final to me.
(no, not English myself)