Bill Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 Just saw this on Facebook. rubecula 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 Hoping France wins it all. Rooting for Croatia today. I just can’t get behind England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghoat Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 1 hour ago, markjazzbassist said: Hoping France wins it all. Rooting for Croatia today. I just can’t get behind England. Damn colonials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 Weirdly it was probably the worst I have seen Dembele on the ball. He made some excellent blocks/tackles to make up for it but it was still a surprise to see him so wasteful. I imagine some of it was to do with his options as neither Witsel nor Fellaini exactly find themselves a lot of space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, Ghoat said: Damn colonials that's part of it, plus i just can't get behind any of the players, i've hated most of them from the premier league i'm not going to just start liking them for a WC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghoat Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 3 hours ago, markjazzbassist said: that's part of it, plus i just can't get behind any of the players, i've hated most of them from the premier league i'm not going to just start liking them for a WC. I can respect that. The biggest problem I have with the players is they generally just play on teams that beat my team. But Kane, Henderson Alli etc strike me as guys just keep their head down and get on with it without a lot of fuss, likeable all in all - and I'm familiar with every single player on the team, more so than I even am with USMNT. And although they don't speak American I can understand them, that's a plus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post holystove Posted July 11, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Ghoat said: I can respect that. The biggest problem I have with the players is they generally just play on teams that beat my team. But Kane, Henderson Alli etc strike me as guys just keep their head down and get on with it without a lot of fuss, likeable all in all - and I'm familiar with every single player on the team, more so than I even am with USMNT. And although they don't speak American I can understand them, that's a plus! Alli is the least likeable player in the Premier League, imo. aaron, Bailey, Matt and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 26 minutes ago, holystove said: Alli is the least likeable player in the Premier League, imo. agreed i can't stand him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghoat Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 39 minutes ago, holystove said: Alli is the least likeable player in the Premier League, imo. Why, did West Ham sell Marko Arnautović? Haha aaron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holystove Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 Meunier is running circles around Rose. Badly missed against France. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 Does Stirling ever do anything with the ball, i've watched it for half an hour and he's had the ball about ten times and lost it or given it away every time. Useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC-Paul Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 Belgium are and should be in control any side with Jones Delph and Dier together you'd have to be fairly poor not to be Seems we're just giving a few of the lads minutes tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 When Southgate watches the game, does he see that the opposition break several times, really fast, catch us short of numbers at the back and create some panic in our defence? Whereas when we get possession at the back we pass it around at a leisurely pace, allowing ALL the opposition to get behind the ball. We then pass it round until we lose it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 After being tough and decisive to my mind Southgate gone a bit soft on this one. Kane clearly not 100%. Sterling was a waste of space, at least subbed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holystove Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 52 minutes ago, EFC-Paul said: Belgium are and should be in control any side with Jones Delph and Dier together you'd have to be fairly poor not to be Seems we're just giving a few of the lads minutes tbh There is no doubt in my mind both teams play to win this game, unlike the last game in group stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC-Paul Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 Just now, holystove said: There is no doubt in my mind both teams play to win this game, unlike the last game in group stage. Far more likely but we've fielded a weakened side again with players that are clearly not 100% If we really wanted to win it he wouldn't have gone with that side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 28 minutes ago, Gwlad all over said: After being tough and decisive to my mind Southgate gone a bit soft on this one. Kane clearly not 100%. Sterling was a waste of space, at least subbed. I think Southgate has gone a bit soft in the head. Losing 2 - 0, 10 minutes to go and he puts Delli Ali on as his final sub. We really can't score in open play. 3 exceptionally good chances today plus 3 or 4 decent chances. We also had several attempts from just outside the penalty area and not one resulted in a decent powerful shot. They were like pass-backs to the goalie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 Several didn't look like they really wanted it IMO. EFC-Paul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 How on earth is Dier an international footballer? Shit positionally. Doesn’t track back. Slow as fuck. Can’t tackle. He literally does nothing but be shit at his job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holystove Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 Well deserved for Belgium. I'm biased, but I think they were the best team this WC, sadly not the smartest. Beating Brazil, England twice, .. not bad. markjazzbassist and Sibdane 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirallas Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 Technically, if France win against Croatia tomorrow, it'd be fair to have a last game between Belgium and Croatia to determine who the real second place is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 Today showed that Belgium losing Muenier for the France game was huge. He was absolutely massive again today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 and to think people thought PSG was crazy to buy him after the last world cup. goes to show sometimes guys who do well at the WC do come good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 3 hours ago, EFC-Paul said: Far more likely but we've fielded a weakened side again with players that are clearly not 100% If we really wanted to win it he wouldn't have gone with that side I very much doubt that he would have fielded the likes of Kane and Trippier if he wasnt trying to win the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 Didn’t watch it a pointless game IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 4 hours ago, holystove said: Well deserved for Belgium. I'm biased, but I think they were the best team this WC, sadly not the smartest. Beating Brazil, England twice, .. not bad. Can't disagree with this. Was surprised they lost to France, I think it was 'on the night'. Belgium would beat France probably 4 out of 6. If both teams had taken their chances today, Belgium would have won about 5 - 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 In one of two "eco-cabins" in Glencoe and the occupants of the other one? Belgian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn balor Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 Belgium have far better players than us? Don’t see what the problem is. We’ve had a great tournament it’s up to us to build on it EFC-Paul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC-Paul Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Bailey said: I very much doubt that he would have fielded the likes of Kane and Trippier if he wasnt trying to win the game. I doubt we'd have fielded the likes of Delph Jones and Dier if we wanted to win... Flip side to it mate but to me it pointed more to them not being overly arsed which way it went Kane clearly isn'ttt fit or a 100% so I wouldn't even count him in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 9 minutes ago, EFC-Paul said: I doubt we'd have fielded the likes of Delph Jones and Dier if we wanted to win... Flip side to it mate but to me it pointed more to them not being overly arsed which way it went Kane clearly isn'tttt fit or a 100% so I wouldn't even count him in Southgate has shown that they are all his go to guys when one of the starters isnt fit enough. I think the last two have been used quite a lot under Southgate throughout qualifying? If Kane wasnt fit then I dont see why Southgate would start him if he didnt want to win the game? It doesnt make any sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.