Group D: England, Croatia, Scotland, Czech Republic

[Facecloth]

44 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

 

 

Did the Chelsea lads have a quick outing somewhere?

Any chance they can hang out with Kane and Sterling for a few hours?

[Bert]

If could only happen to Chilwell  

[Bert]

Also, if Mount is forced to miss the game, you can bet your life rashford or Sterling will play at number 10 

[orangecity23]

1 minute ago, Bert said:

Also, if Mount is forced to miss the game, you can bet your life rashford or Sterling will play at number 10 

This, or alternatively a 5 defender formation with no creative am. Will be a cold day in hell before Southgate goes for something attacking that doesn't have his big 6 favourites shoe horned in regardless of form.

[BoyJones]

15 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

Yes and well the Scotland squad every day ..

Fair comment, but UEFA wouldn’t dare quarantine the entire Scottish squad who must come into regular physical contact with him every day in training / meals etc. Be interesting to learn how he contracted the virus. Ignoring the rules or inadvertent breach? 

[SouthStandUpperTier]

Not for the first time in this pandemic all logic goes out the window. Why is it that only Chilwell and Mount have to isolate? What about the rest of the Scotland squad? And the other England players that played the game? Makes no sense at all.

[ClaphamFox]

7 minutes ago, SouthStandUpperTier said:

Not for the first time in this pandemic all logic goes out the window. Why is it that only Chilwell and Mount have to isolate? What about the rest of the Scotland squad? And the other England players that played the game? Makes no sense at all.

It literally makes zero sense. There are photos of Steve Clarke hugging Gilmour after he subbed him, and a few of other Scotland players with their arms around Gilmour after the game in a similar way to Chilwell and Mount - yet none are isolating. It's bizarre in the extreme.

[Dan LCFC]

41 minutes ago, Bert said:

Also, if Mount is forced to miss the game, you can bet your life rashford or Sterling will play at number 10 

Sancho - Grealish - Foden

 

Could switch the latter two there as well.

[when_you're_smiling]

Reading between the lines, think it’s the government/Public Health England who have decided they should self-isolate. Southgate mentioned in his press conference they’d been told contact on the football field doesn’t transmit it, but the England team now currently trying to work out why they’ve been told differently about non-football contact to whatever the health body for Scotland has told their team. 
 

Given all the different protocols in different countries, it’s amazing there hasn’t been something like this already really. 

[Col city fan]

What is this thing about Chilwell wanting to hug opposition players anyway? 
Has he got an inferiority complex or something?

[Duquesne Whistle]

1 hour ago, Foxy_Bear said:

Young Billy Gilmour might have just saved Southgates job... Forcing him maybe to play Graelish or Sancho. 

That was my first thought too. 

Hotly followed by, ffs, Gilmour is still having us over. You lose one player, we lose two 

[jammie82uk]

36 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

It literally makes zero sense. There are photos of Steve Clarke hugging Gilmour after he subbed him, and a few of other Scotland players with their arms around Gilmour after the game in a similar way to Chilwell and Mount - yet none are isolating. It's bizarre in the extreme.

It would seem it wasn’t just on pitch related, apparently the 3 of them spent time socially in the stadium after the game had finished 

[SouthStandUpperTier]

1 minute ago, jammie82uk said:

It would seem it wasn’t just on pitch related, apparently the 3 of them spent time socially in the stadium after the game had finished 

So Gilmour hasn't socialised with anyone else in the Scotland squad then?

[Bert]

22 minutes ago, Dan LCFC said:

Sancho - Grealish - Foden

 

Could switch the latter two there as well.

That would be amazing. But it won’t happen. 

[StanSP]

27 minutes ago, Dan LCFC said:

Sancho - Grealish - Foden

 

Could switch the latter two there as well.

Grealish - Foden - Sancho would be my preference.

[Dan LCFC]

I used to think Foden was more of a number 10 but he's a lot more suited to being a direct wide man than I realised.

[purpleronnie]

1 hour ago, Foxy_Bear said:

Young Billy Gilmour might have just saved Southgates job... Forcing him maybe to play Graelish or Sancho and move Mount deeper. 

Knowing Southgate he'll probably call up Carlton Palmer.

[StanSP]

6 minutes ago, Dan LCFC said:

I used to think Foden was more of a number 10 but he's a lot more suited to being a direct wide man than I realised.

I like that he can play right across that section of the formation. He's delivered in all 3 positions for Man City. But that is under Pep, not the world-class coach that is Southgate  

[Duquesne Whistle]

I don't know what the facts are, but you have to feel sorry for both Gilmour and Mount. 

Two young men, in Gilmour's case, he shone brightly the other night and now can't play in the next two, should Scotland make it. Whether you're a fan of Mount or not, he's been denied games too. 

Chilwell looks like he was unlikely to play anyway, for whatever reason, but Gilmour and Mount must be absolutely gutted 

[Leicester_Loyal]

It's all aload of bollocks, much like most of these other nonsense rules.

 

Echoing what's been said, these players will now miss a potential career defining game and a potential career defining moment in the game, ridiculous.

[Lcfc82]

55 minutes ago, SouthStandUpperTier said:

So Gilmour hasn't socialised with anyone else in the Scotland squad then?

Of course he has. It’s an absolute nonsense.

[Vacamion]

1 hour ago, when_you're_smiling said:

told differently about non-football contact to whatever the health body for Scotland has told their team. 

 

Scotland's team base is in Darlington. 

 

This is why their initial press release referred to Public Health England.

 

 

 

 

[when_you're_smiling]

20 minutes ago, Vacamion said:

 

Scotland's team base is in Darlington. 

 

This is why their initial press release referred to Public Health England.

 

 

 

 

Fair point. Even more ridiculous then!

[Ric Flair]

Hahahaha Gareth will be in utter turmoil now. Will it be Henderson in for Mount or will he play Reece James in Central midfield instead? 

 

 

[Bert]

Well with today’s results I think he’ll rotate a bit as as things stand, we have officially qualified.