Group B: England, Iran, USA, Wales

[Brainy]

Just now, trabuch said:

France, Spain, Brazil.

Sure, but again France and Spain have played teams on par with Iran. Not suggesting we're better than those sides you mentioned though, just hate how quick fans are to jump on the negativity train

[CosbehFox]

USA will regret that big time. You had two teams who hit mental blocks during the game. After ten minutes, we started to panic. USA got the 60 minutes and started to falter. Utterly baffling in the last minute 

[David Hankey]

Well Tuesday's game should be interesting.

[Bert]

Against Wales:

 

Pickford 

 

Walker Maguire Stones Shaw 

 

Bellingham Rice 

 

Saka Foden Sterling 

 

Kane 

 

Wales are either gonna sit back and try and hit us on the counter.  Or go for it and leave bundles of space. Either way, regardless of how bad it was tonight. We will beat Wales. 

[chuck'em]

Thanks for that Harry, really insightful

[Phenom]

Does your team know they’re playing in the World Cup?

[Corky]

Maguire talking about not being clinical. We barely had a shot.

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

2 minutes ago, tom27111 said:

In Euro 96, England got pelters after the first game.

 

Venables changed it and we were outstanding.

 

Very romantic way of looking at it that, outstanding might be pushing it. Beat an average Scotland, good result v the Dutch, squeaked past a not great Spain side then lost to Germany. 

[Nod.E]

3 minutes ago, Kopfkino said:

Wtf do all actual managers and Southgate see in Mason Mount. ****ing overhyped Iain Hume

He runs all game. That's about it though.

[tom27111]

Just now, chuck'em said:

Thanks for that Harry, really insightful

Focusing on the positives.

 

Hopefully he's talking about Mason Mount's HIV test 

 

Sorry. I'm angry 

[chuck'em]

1 minute ago, Nod.E said:

He runs all game. That's about it though.

So would Mo Farah, but he didn't even make the squad

[tom27111]

1 minute ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

Very romantic way of looking at it that, outstanding might be pushing it. Beat an average Scotland, good result v the Dutch, squeaked past a not great Spain side then lost to Germany. 

 

But we were a shit side realistically. 

 

Punched above our weight.

 

We're now punching way below.

[MattFox]

6 minutes ago, Stinky said:

The ones writing us off suddenly probably still reckon Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Argentina and Uruguay are miles clear of us with their bog standard performances so far

True but you’d still fancy them to do us given the way we set up and our big game mental block

[oxtonfox]

If Maddison were fit would he have a chance of the No. 10 shirt instead of Mount? Somehow with Gareth I think not…

[Foxdiamond]

Glad there was not more added time to this crap

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Nod.E said:

He runs all game. That's about it though.

He stopped contributing even that towards the end. There was one point where he stood and watched Kane pass it into space for him and also stood and watched Kane run to win it back, then when he did decide to start running again he got rinsed for pace by their keeper. Genuinely remarkable that he played the full game.

[Buzzell]

Fvck off Southgate.

[Brainy]

Just now, MattFox said:

True but you’d still fancy them to do us given the way we set up and our big game mental block

I wouldn't fancy them no, wouldn't rule it out but we've played plenty of big games in the last few years to reach the SF/final

[Bert]

He seems more happy with a 0-0 than a 6-2 win  

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

2 minutes ago, tom27111 said:

 

But we were a shit side realistically. 

 

Punched above our weight.

 

We're now punching way below.

 

Were we?! There were strikers who bagged 20+ league goals not in the squad.

[MPH]

That game was made for madders to come on and score…

[lcfcdamo]

1 minute ago, oxtonfox said:

If Maddison were fit would he have a chance of the No. 10 shirt instead of Mount? Somehow with Gareth I think not…

Not a chance maddison would of got a minute in that game especially when foden didn't even 

[CosbehFox]

1 minute ago, MPH said:

That game was made for madders to come on and score…

Noticeably today we barely had a player who can take it on the half turn like Madders can 

Edited 25 November 2022 by CosbehFox

[Bert]

9 minutes ago, Stinky said:

The ones writing us off suddenly probably still reckon Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Argentina and Uruguay are miles clear of us with their bog standard performances so far

Absolutely. I just don’t get it how much joy people get out of it. 

[tom27111]

Just now, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

Were we?! There were strikers who bagged 20+ league goals not in the squad.

Absolutely. 

 

Look at the defence.

 

We went in to that tournament having not qualified for the World Cup in 94 and being demolished in Euro 92.