Thursday 7th June - England vs Costa Rica

[Sir Shep]

Oooooooooooooooooo

[Jon the Hat]

Bugger, didn’t drop quick enough.  Good keeper!

[StanSP]

Unlucky Vardy, just didn't drop in time!

[PhillippaT]

Grrrr.

[Rasmic123]

Bollocks

[Finnegan]

It's been so long since I watched England I'd genuinely forgotten about that band. 

 

Christ.

[ithuriel]

Always horrible when your balls do not drop in time

[Jon the Hat]

I really like loftus cheek, we should put in a cheeky bid.

[Vacamion]

 

I wasn't expecting Vardy to get a start in the tournament anyway, but I would hope he gets a sniff as a sub, at least.

 

What would kill me would be if Wellbeck gets a game before JV.

[whoareyaaa]

1 minute ago, Jon the Hat said:

I really like loftus cheek, we should put in a cheeky bid.

well end up with Robin

[Manwell Pablo]

Kills me enough that welbecks in the squad full stop

[Vacamion]

[GeorgeTheFox]

Good to hear that the crowd seem to be having fun with it. Would love friendlies to always be in a random stadium

[AKCJ]

I know you can’t not play your only world class player but ffs we look a much better side without Kane.

[Nick]

6 minutes ago, Vacamion said:

 

I wasn't expecting Vardy to get a start in the tournament anyway, but I would hope he gets a sniff as a sub, at least.

 

What would kill me would be if Wellbeck gets a game before JV.

I had a moment of blind madness a couple of weeks ago and put £16 and some pennies on him to be top scorer at the World Cup ? 

 

I think I just saw 120-1 and thought ooh that returns a couple of grand!

[Guest Col city fan]

Vards not having a brill half to be fair.

[Guest Col city fan]

It wouldn’t surprise me if Loftus Cheek starts in the World Cup.

[davieG]

1 minute ago, Col city fan said:

Vards not having a brill half to be fair.

Doesn't help that no one seems to be able to deliver him a decent ball.

[SouthStandUpperTier]

Just bloody cross it! First Delph, now Rashford.

[Sir Shep]

Think Rashford needs to learn to pass a bit more. 

[Finnegan]

You need a senior player to be having a word with Rashford now really. 

 

You need to strike that balance don't you, you don't want to curb his creativity and his ingenuity but equally you don't want it getting to his head and him being wasteful either. 

 

Last few times on the ball he's been a bit too much Ronaldo at 17 and not enough Ronaldo at 25.

[Vacamion]

1 minute ago, Col city fan said:

Vards not having a brill half to be fair.

 

True, but when Butland caught the ball 5 minutes ago from a corner, Vardy was on the half way line itching for a foot race.

 

Butland stood there trying to look good.  

 

I've seen Vardy make loads of runs, only one or two passes into him.

 

We need to feed him.

[Finnegan]

4 minutes ago, Col city fan said:

Vards not having a brill half to be fair.

 

He's permanently surrounded by three Costa Ricans and us under orders to hold position as that leading central nine. 

 

Not a lot of opportunity to shine like that tbf. 

[ithuriel]

4 minutes ago, Col city fan said:

Vards not having a brill half to be fair.

I disagree, he is taking the 2 centre halves with him and leaving plenty of space that Rashford is using, notice Vardy and Maguire both go to the far post at set pieces.

[AKCJ]

1 minute ago, Finnegan said:

 

He's permanently surrounded by three Costa Ricans and us under orders to hold position as that leading central nine. 

 

Not a lot of opportunity to shine like that tbf. 

Let Rashford do a million step overs and nutmegs when he's 30 yards from goal and mark the actual danger man making smart run after smart run.