Colombia v England - last 16 round - 03/07 at 19:00ko

[Wymsey]

Could go either way.

They have decent individuals and strong on the attack, but reckon we'll improve in this one to proceed..

[Guest Col city fan]

I’d have rather we won and took on Japan. I don’t like the thought of playing Columbia.

[Bob Weasel Fox]

Easy win for England 

 

Colombia are average at best

 

[st albans fox]

Belgium v Japan 

 

 

 

Columbia v England

 

 

 The steamy game a long plane journey to Rostov, the comfortable one a short hop to Moscow 

 

i know which I would prefer as a player ...

[urban.spaceman]

Russia = vodka. 

Columbia = cocaine. 

 

Vardy Party. 

 

[Heart-Shaped Fox]

Colombia aren't great but we need to be at our best in order to progress.

 

This is the best chance we'll ever have at reaching the semis

[Izzy]

[Izzy]

28 minutes ago, Col city fan said:

I’d have rather we won and took on Japan. I don’t like the thought of playing Columbia.

But after we beat Columbia, you’ll be glad we play Switzerland/Sweden in the quarterfinals rather than Mexico/ Brazil mate 

Edited 28 June 2018 by Izzy Muzzett

[Ric Flair]

So relaxed.

[Jaspa]

They've looked relatively flat but have dominated all of their group games even with 10 men against Japan.

 

James picked up a knock and came off earlier, Quintero looks a real creative talent so they can still pick a pass, Falcao on his day is one of the best strikers on the planet, they play Sanches of Spurs and Yerry Mina of Barca at the back - both are very good, pacey young defenders, Mina is superb in the air.

 

If we go out its our own fault, if we don't show up it's a travesty. Great chance of making the Semis now

Edited 28 June 2018 by SpazticChicken

[TheSomersetFox]

Confident. We’ve got enough to beat these, as good as their forwards/supporters are. Bring em on 

Edited 28 June 2018 by Goober

[KingsX]

16 minutes ago, KingsX said:

It's COLOMBIA you twits !  My country is called COLOMBIA !!

 

 

 

OK fine.  Call it Columbia, see if I care.

 

 

[Lionator]

Colombia ARE a good team but so are we. Let's not underrate them or else we'll be packing our bags.

[Vacamion]

 

Please not penalties again.

 

 

[MC Prussian]

17 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

Russia = vodka. 

Columbia = cocaine. 

 

Vardy Party. 

 

Didn't know that Vardy drinks mate tea.

[Izzy]

Just now, Vacamion said:

 

Please not penalties again.

 

 

My old ticker won’t be able to handle it again mate. 

[Foxxed]

Are these lot any good? They've had decent group matches and we've beaten a team that very rarely wins and beaten a team that very rarely plays and our b team lost a game they didn't want to win. Come on Harry Kane FC!

[Ric Flair]

2 minutes ago, Foxxed said:

Are these lot any good? They've had decent group matches and we've beaten a team that very rarely wins and beaten a team that very rarely plays and our b team lost a game they didn't want to win. Come on Harry Kane FC!

Battle of the set pieces. They've a beast in Mina and we've got Stones, Maguire and Kane. We'll nick it 2-1.

[Tuna]

Not concerned, I've got a feeling football's coming home.

[Guest kristianity77]

As much as it made me do a little sick in my mouth, I semi cheered when Belgium scored.  Finishing second in the group gives us the best chance of the last 4 since 1990 

[Carl the Llama]

Watch us limp out to a corner on the half hour mark. 

[The Doctor]

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/esteban-cambiasso-world-cup-colombia-1622439

 

Vardy facing off against Cambiasso. Didn't get on did they?

[Max Wall]

1 hour ago, peterborofox said:

Colombia aren't great but we need to be at our best in order to progress.

 

This is the best chance we'll ever have at reaching the semis

Colombia aren't great, we aren't great. That bottom line says it all though.

[Super_horns]

Well we will need to be good to beat Colombia - have some decent technical players and strong at the back but sure Kane can get a chance or two.

 

Same against the Swiss or Sweden.

 

But its England so something is bound to go wrong!

[Alf Bentley]

Colombia didn't look at all comfortable today against Senegal's physicality. After looking the epitome of style and quality v. Poland, they looked ordinary today. Senegal should have won, but missed their chances.

 

Senegal were energetic and combative without being dirty, and repeatedly closed them down, allowing them little time on the ball to play their classy passing movements.

 

We should be able to learn from that - and are certainly capable of playing that way. The fact that we've just rested most of our 1st team should make a high energy game even more viable.