StatesideToffee14 Posted June 19 Author Report Share Posted June 19 20 hours ago, Sev said: And yet I wasn't surprised by the result after the final whistle. Team chemistry havn't been optimal, though quite a few good to great players; the golden generation Zoo was referring to. Lukaku missed quite a few in that game, by the way. Wasn't there also some drama between Courtois and the Belgium coach and that's why he's not even on the roster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sev Posted June 19 Report Share Posted June 19 4 hours ago, StatesideToffee14 said: Wasn't there also some drama between Courtois and the Belgium coach and that's why he's not even on the roster? Yes. Tesco .. sorry ... Tedesco claimed Courtois wasn't fully fit for Euro 2024 even though he played in the CL final. And on top of that there were, according to several sites, a dispute between them last year. So indeed some chemestry issues on the team. But there's still games to play for them to improve things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StatesideToffee14 Posted June 19 Author Report Share Posted June 19 Croatia-Albania was a really fun watch in the 2nd half. Sev and Romey 1878 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sev Posted June 19 Report Share Posted June 19 Well fought by Albania, I think. Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StatesideToffee14 Posted June 19 Author Report Share Posted June 19 Shaqiri had a great goal in the 1st half of this Scotland-Switzerland match. Bended it into the top left corner of the goal. Easily one of the goals of the tournament. Sev 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StatesideToffee14 Posted June 20 Author Report Share Posted June 20 The Scotland-Switzerland draw results in the hosts being the first through to the knockout stage in this tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patto Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 9 hours ago, StatesideToffee14 said: Shaqiri had a great goal in the 1st half of this Scotland-Switzerland match. Bended it into the top left corner of the goal. Easily one of the goals of the tournament. He does it every tournament Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sev Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 Did you guys notice the huge amount of personel errors from the players througout the game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunlopp9987 Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 Will never understand how a country can change around the lyrics of their national anthem based on which old fart is sitting on a purely symbolic throne. All that said, best of luck to England today! Sev and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sev Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 Yeh, best of luck. Please beat us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sev Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 Hm ... good shot but thought Pickford would have that easily. Hopefully he's not having "one-of-these-days". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunlopp9987 Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 9 minutes ago, Sev said: Hm ... good shot but thought Pickford would have that easily. Hopefully he's not having "one-of-these-days". Went through a lot of bodies and it was perfectly in the corner. Maybe could've done better, but it really was a perfect shot Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sev Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 If England doesn't mark tighter in the defence and put pressure on the midfielders when Denmark attack they could be in for trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 While Southgate is manager this will always happen - get a lead and then drop off. It's his nature and it rubs off on the players. The whole set up of the team is wrong. We're playing three right backs, one of them in midfield. We're playing Rice out of position to accommodate that RB in midfield. No LB because Gareth in his wisdom decided the only LB we needed in the whole squad was the fat and injury prone Luke Shaw. He refuses to play Foden in a way to get the best out of him and the only reason he's playing him at all is because he knows he'd look like a fucking idiot if he didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 55 minutes ago, dunlopp9987 said: Will never understand how a country can change around the lyrics of their national anthem based on which old fart is sitting on a purely symbolic throne. All that said, best of luck to England today! Will never understand why England use the British national anthem, annoys me almost as much as Southgate does. That half was totally predictable, madness, how the manager can assemble such talented players and form them into a truly shite team is beyond me. Romey 1878 and dunlopp9987 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 Harry Kane is a problem as well. Stop coming deep, dick head, you're not a good enough footballer and you're taking up the space of those that are. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunlopp9987 Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 22 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said: While Southgate is manager this will always happen - get a lead and then drop off. It's his nature and it rubs off on the players. The whole set up of the team is wrong. We're playing three right backs, one of them in midfield. We're playing Rice out of position to accommodate that RB in midfield. No LB because Gareth in his wisdom decided the only LB we needed in the whole squad was the fat and injury prone Luke Shaw. He refuses to play Foden in a way to get the best out of him and the only reason he's playing him at all is because he knows he'd look like a fucking idiot if he didn't. I'm sick of seeing your tame, neutered, zero-point-of-view opinion of Southgate. Let's hear how you really feel!! Sev and Romey 1878 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 Hate Southgate. Absolutely despise him he has destroyed this team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sev Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 Sorry to hear/see, lads. You deffo need a new manager for your national english team. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 That was garbage. What's the point in any of them being on the pitch if they drop so far back they're behind the line they're supposed to lead or just pass the easy option which is 9 times out of 10 not forward and 8 times out of 10 not to our player. Absolutely dismal and I don't particularly care. Formby, Sev and Romey 1878 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 Southgates face and demeanour absolutely outrages me. He fuckin knows he's way out of his depth - he has the look of someone who knows he's got away with mediocrity level results with world class players. aside his joke penalty he and his decisions have cost us 3 tournaments.... an absolute charlatan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacedupshoes Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 Spain looking really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 Apparently Southgate described playing Alexander-Arnold in midfield as an "experiment". I'd have thought experimenting should be over by the time a tournament starts, you should probably have a pretty firm idea of what your first XI is by then Matt, Romey 1878 and Sev 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 46 minutes ago, MikeO said: Apparently Southgate described playing Alexander-Arnold in midfield as an "experiment". I'd have thought experimenting should be over by the time a tournament starts, you should probably have a pretty firm idea of what your first XI is by then And also said it’s because we have no natural replacement for Kalvin Phillips. Is he fucking insane? He’s picked two in the squad - Mainoo and Wharton. The thing that winds me up the most about Alexander-Arnold’s inclusion in the squad is that Southgate didn’t deem him good enough for the squads during qualifying, but then he plonks him into the tournament squad and as a midfielder! Meanwhile, his inclusion is throwing off the balance of the team when he plays. He should be on holiday with Grealish and an actual midfielder should have been picked. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StatesideToffee14 Posted June 21 Author Report Share Posted June 21 7 hours ago, Romey 1878 said: Harry Kane is a problem as well. Stop coming deep, dick head, you're not a good enough footballer and you're taking up the space of those that are. A player can leave Spurs but Spursiness never leaves them. Sev 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StatesideToffee14 Posted June 21 Author Report Share Posted June 21 Serbia is threatening to quit the tournament due to offensive chants aimed at them that were heard in yesterday's match between Croatia and Albania. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 Any way back on track England were once again piss poor, yes getting out the group stages is important but is that any real excuse for playing shit and looking so disjointed, and to believe that once we are through the group stages we will then transition into this attacking cohesive team is rubbish. Southgate needs to grow some balls and quickly, drop Kane to slow and ineffective, bring Foden off the wing and make him number 10 if not then drop him, don’t let Arnold anywhere near the midfield give him the RB position and put Walker on as LB and drop Trippier he’s been a terrible LB, put Gordon on the wing he will offer the pace and directness we are looking for, and make a space for Palmer even if it means dropping Foden, Rice, or even Bellingham who went from hero to zero yesterday, Palmer would walk into any other team yet he can’t get in ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patto Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 1 hour ago, Palfy said: Any way back on track England were once again piss poor, yes getting out the group stages is important but is that any real excuse for playing shit and looking so disjointed, and to believe that once we are through the group stages we will then transition into this attacking cohesive team is rubbish. Southgate needs to grow some balls and quickly, drop Kane to slow and ineffective, bring Foden off the wing and make him number 10 if not then drop him, don’t let Arnold anywhere near the midfield give him the RB position and put Walker on as LB and drop Trippier he’s been a terrible LB, put Gordon on the wing he will offer the pace and directness we are looking for, and make a space for Palmer even if it means dropping Foden, Rice, or even Bellingham who went from hero to zero yesterday, Palmer would walk into any other team yet he can’t get in ours. For me Wharton gets in ahead of Arnold a proper all round midfielder he brings into play all around him. Arnold relies on the long ball defensively he’s terrible he just doesn’t fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 3 minutes ago, patto said: For me Wharton gets in ahead of Arnold a proper all round midfielder he brings into play all around him. Arnold relies on the long ball defensively he’s terrible he just doesn’t fit. Southgate has not got a clue. Wharton should deffo start - he speed of passing is what we need. Moves the ball quickly patto and Btay 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btay Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 14 hours ago, Hafnia said: Southgate has not got a clue. Wharton should deffo start - he speed of passing is what we need. Moves the ball quickly It’s sad to see, so much talent in the squad but the set up nullifies so much of it. Hafnia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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