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Post by riochforthereebok on Jun 3, 2024 19:34:36 GMT
Might as well start a thread off about our beloved England (unless your Pedro😃) Who’s watching this warm up match tonight v Bosnia Herzegovina? It’s totally mind numbingly boring and has got all the traits of a Gareth ‘Evatt’ Southgate adventure From the Beeeeeeb “The slow, sideways and backwards passing is painful to watch and a hallmark of Gareth Southgate. Only Eze and Palmer are trying to make something happen. I fear this will be pattern this summer” “ No creativity, slow passing. The people that think England are favourites to win the Euros this summer are sadly delusional based on this first half.” “ England reserves aren't easy on the eye. Far too casual. Far too slow” Ffs, we’re meant to be one of the tournament favourite aren’t we?? I know it’s only a warm up but come on……… Bolton could beat England on tonight’s showing Actually It’d be a nil nil draw with both sides cancelling each other out with possession and back passing🤔🤔😂😬😞😬😞
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jun 3, 2024 20:33:49 GMT
I actually turned over to watch a repeat of Grand Designs😞😞
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Post by whitesince63 on Jun 4, 2024 8:06:26 GMT
I didn’t even know it was on but wouldn’t have watched it anyway. To be fair to players in a game like this it must be tricky to get yourself up for it and obviously the last thing you want is to get injured so I wouldn’t read too much into how it went. Even the name Bosnia Herzegovina sends me to sleep! 😁
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Post by OohMac on Jun 7, 2024 15:29:17 GMT
Well Gareth seems to have gone up into his loft and done some sorting over the bank holiday weekend. Found an old document "2018 England Manifesto" Him and Steve Holland must have a a look through it.
"No player shall be picked on reputation. We will give form players a chance." "Playing for a top 6 club will bear no relevance on playing for England" "Age is a number if you're good enough your old enough"
All the things he promised originally he finally has had the epiphany and done what he said he would.
Is that wise or desperation with nothing to lose? We will find out next week.
Personally I'd have taken Grealish for Bowen, Braithwaite for Dunk and possibly even Trafford for Ramsdale(knowing that the 3rd keeper will never see any action but Trafford could really benefit from the experience)
When you look back the the 2004 team it had it all, defence midfield, attack. This team has too many stand out attacking players but a mid table Premier league defence? Teams that win tournaments usually start from defence up. Clean sheets. This team may have to go all out Kevin Keegan because it doesn't look great on paper.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jun 7, 2024 17:11:16 GMT
How does he explain the Luke Shaw inclusion?? The man’s injured and injury prone I have to agree on the Grealish omission, I think he entertains and gets us the yellow cards from opposing defenders intent on taking him out.
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Post by OohMac on Jun 7, 2024 17:33:15 GMT
How does he explain the Luke Shaw inclusion?? The man’s injured and injury prone I have to agree on the Grealish omission, I think he entertains and gets us the yellow cards from opposing defenders intent on taking him out. We have zero left backs. If we can make a comfortable group stage we can manage Shaw back into the games ready for knock outs. It's a bit of a fingers crossed from Southgate. I've not heard anyone else criticise the Shaw inclusion.
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Post by kenglowhite on Jun 7, 2024 21:20:07 GMT
Just watched the 0-1 defeat by Iceland at Wembley, and wonder why no-one on here is calling for Mr Southgate's resignation. Despite having so-called England's best at his disposal he seems to have even less idea of dealing with the "low block" defensive plan than our own Ian Evatt. I think it was a game that called for Grealish and/or Maddison, if not Bowen. Though tonight he brought him on later, still don't like the idea of the left-footed Saka on the right wing.
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Post by OohMac on Jun 8, 2024 7:48:59 GMT
Just watched the 0-1 defeat by Iceland at Wembley, and wonder why no-one on here is calling for Mr Southgate's resignation. Despite having so-called England's best at his disposal he seems to have even less idea of dealing with the "low block" defensive plan than our own Ian Evatt. I think it was a game that called for Grealish and/or Maddison, if not Bowen. Though tonight he brought him on later, still don't like the idea of the left-footed Saka on the right wing. Timing Kenglo. No one was crying for Evatt to be sacked just before the play offs. But guaranteed if England do a Bolton at the Euros Southgate will be gone. (Contract up so I think most fans know its his last stint anyway.)
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jun 8, 2024 16:12:35 GMT
SOUTHGATE OUT
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jun 16, 2024 18:58:48 GMT
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🏴🏴🏴🏴 🏴 ENGLAND . 🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jun 16, 2024 19:14:19 GMT
We’re off Get innnnnnn
Hey Jude⚽️⚽️⚽️🏴🏴🏴
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jun 16, 2024 20:34:49 GMT
First half 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 Bellingham running the show Kane very quiet Foden!! Is he even playing tonight Nothing down the left at all - Trippier not really affecting much No corners Rice and Geuhi doin ok Pickford hardly had a save to make Trent Arnold been a bit crap Saka played ok
It has to be a Southgate thing that we’re not fluid enough, we’re not brave enough, we have the talent but it appears we are stifled by an unambitious manager
Second half Saka not getting chance to make many runs TTA might as well be subbed — and he has just been Kane got little to no service 70 mins in Germany were 4-0 up (yes it’s Scotland but still)
This could end 1-0 or 1-1 as Serbia haven’t given up and they’ve had as much if not more of the second half and been more of a threat
COYE 🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jun 16, 2024 20:54:51 GMT
We can only beat what’s in front of us abut my oh my, that was very Evatt
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Post by whitesince63 on Jun 16, 2024 21:48:52 GMT
Couldn’t believe what I was watching second half I genuinely thought I’d been transported to the ToughSheet. Awful stuff, all fannying about at the back and lucky not to concede. I know it’s the first game but we started so brightly then instead of pushing on as the Germans did we just stopped playing and got all flustered. Clearly the Serbians had been wound up at half time whilst we looked like we’d been wound down, again just like Wanderers. You really do have to wonder what these technical managers say at the break because the team never comes out fired up. All I can say is thank goodness it was only Serbia we were playing because that defence of ours is dreadful and I fear now for the later games against the better teams.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jun 17, 2024 8:15:39 GMT
Couldn’t believe what I was watching second half I genuinely thought I’d been transported to the ToughSheet. Awful stuff, all fannying about at the back and lucky not to concede. I know it’s the first game but we started so brightly then instead of pushing on as the Germans did we just stopped playing and got all flustered. Clearly the Serbians had been wound up at half time whilst we looked like we’d been wound down, again just like Wanderers. You really do have to wonder what these technical managers say at the break because the team never comes out fired up. All I can say is thank goodness it was only Serbia we were playing because that defence of ours is dreadful and I fear now for the later games against the better teams. So do I W63 Undue praise for Stones Walker Geuhi Rice because like you say, it was ONLY Serbia ffs The talent we’ve seen from an attacking point of view in the German Spanish and Italian teams will make mince meat out of that back line Trent in the middle didn’t work The issue we’ll have is we start ok then fade away and I know we’re only one game in but when we face classier sides, we’ll struggle and the reason for this, we have the talent but we play far too deep and don’t utilise the strengths of the quality we have Final point - why does Foden play so crap whenever he’s called up to the England squad??? To think, Sheikk Man City was to give him a wage rise to a paltry £375,000 per week and yet he flops on the big stage🤔🤔
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