Belgium vs. England - The race for 3rd spot (14th of July)

[Guest Col city fan]

5 minutes ago, Dan LCFC said:

This midfield 

 

If we learn one thing from this World Cup it's that we need to seriously step up our coaching for young midfielders.

It’s shocking 

[Fox92]

19 minutes ago, steflcfc said:

Dier to me just looks unsure of his role, seems unfit and 5 yards behind the pace....and the match is most the time walking pace.

Dier is shit.

[AyewJoking]

This is halfway to being the pointless waste of time we thought it would be.

 

Its a nothing game but still we run out of ideas in the final third.

 

[Fox92]

4 minutes ago, SpazticChicken said:

Maguire only England standout, everyone else looking pretty bad, still no midfield with the back three getting exposed regularly. Hesitancy as soon as we get out of our own half, sloppy play. Not good.

Even though Stones just had to block Lukaku one on one because Maguire gave the ball away. They've all been poor imo. Rose looks like he's never played football before and I rekon I could go around Dier.

[Webbo]

Dier is playing as well as he's capable of playing. It's not his fault we don't have better alternatives.

[Jaspa]

Just now, Fox92 said:

Even though Stones just had to block Lukaku one on one because Maguire gave the ball away. They've all been poor imo. Rose looks like he's never played football before and I rekon I could go around Dier.

 

How about Stones clearing the ball straight back out to de Bruyne on the edge of the box. Maguire looked good towards the end of that, coming out to close KDB, dominating Lukaku near the halfway line

[Fox92]

1 minute ago, Webbo said:

Dier is playing as well as he's capable of playing. It's not his fault we don't have better alternatives.

Though I'm pretty sure he should have been tracking for their goal.

[Jattdogg]

Rashford on for sterling. Lingard on.

 

Wow changes at half!

[Fox92]

Just now, SpazticChicken said:

 

How about Stones clearing the ball straight back out to de Bruyne on the edge of the box. Maguire looked good towards the end of that, coming out to close KDB, dominating Lukaku near the halfway line

Not denying that but I don't think we've had a stand out player.

[Sunbury Fox]

Maddison has a huge chance to prove himself as England's answer to midfield creativity. Let's hope he can do it!

[Crinklyfox]

Just shows how the lack of world class players in key areas affects the team.  We've overachieved, even given the fortuitous draw, but we should have no illusions that this is good enough or even on the way to being good enough to repeat at a future major championship.

[KJT]

Thank God 'England Job for Life' Raheem Sterling is off!

[Fox92]

Just now, Crinklyfox said:

Just shows how the lack of world class players in key areas affects the team.  We've overachieved, even given the fortuitous draw, but we should have no illusions that this is good enough or even on the way to being good enough to repeat at a future major championship.

I don't think we'll repeat this. Too many areas need improving. We've played two decent sides this year and lost both (Belgium group and Croatia).

[SouthStandUpperTier]

Just now, Fox92 said:

I don't think we'll repeat this. Too many areas need improving. We've played two decent sides this year and lost both (Belgium group and Croatia).

But...but...the tabloids all say we've got a team of young lions that will rule the world in 4 years time.

[Dan]

Right, biased Leicester fan shout here. Get Vardy on for Kane. Kane is absolutely ****ed. He's literally only playing this so that he wins the golden boot. Yet ironically if he goes off, Lukaku will need a hat-trick to beat him to it due to playing less minutes. Give Vardy his chance and get Kane rested.

[Suzie the Fox]

Better 2nd half. 

[Unabomber]

It’s a joke that he is still playing Kane it is actually making me dislike Southgate again. The reasoning is beyond selfish and ****ing embarrassing 

[Izzy]

RLC seems so much quicker than Alli. Just wonder if he’d have made any difference v Croatia 

[EastAnglianFox]

Refreshing to hear Hoddle give Kane plenty of stick for how he's been since the Colombia game.

[Guest ttfn]

Marcus Rashford now has just 1 fewer England cap than Jamie Vardy despite the facts that:

1) Vardy made his England debut a year earlier. 

2) In the time since Rashford made his England debut, Vardy has scored almost three times as many goals in the Premier League.

3) Rashford has scored less than half the number of goals for England, and only one in a competitive game.

[MC Prussian]

For the people complaining about the lack of options in central midfield for England, I've been an advocate of this guy here for a while:

Nobody seems to care, though. Which is a shame.

[Unabomber]

Just now, ttfn said:

Marcus Rashford now has just 1 fewer England cap than Jamie Vardy despite the facts that:

1) Vardy made his England debut a year earlier. 

2) In the time since Rashford made his England debut, Vardy has scored almost three times as many goals in the Premier League.

3) Rashford has scored less than half the number of goals for England, and only one in a competitive game.

Well it just tells you how corrupt it is. It will never change 

[Kendal Fox]

37 minutes ago, Suzie the Fox said:

Actually i would be more than happy for him not to play and recover 100%, ready to start for us. 

 

He could still have started this match, played the full 90 and still recover 100% he's been that under used.

Given that Southgate brought Vardy on as the last sub with minutes of extra time to go in a game we were chasing and hasn't had the good spirit to give him a chance at a goal in this match bothers me. But that's just me I guess.

[SouthStandUpperTier]

3 minutes ago, Unabomber said:

It’s a joke that he is still playing Kane it is actually making me dislike Southgate again. The reasoning is beyond selfish and ****ing embarrassing 

Southgate is too busy thinking about his next break off against Doug Mountjoy at the Crucible Theatre.

[Guest Col city fan]

9 minutes ago, KJT said:

Thank God 'England Job for Life' Raheem Sterling is off!

How bad does Kane have to play until he gets subbed off?