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Was there another incident?

Everton are never getting relegated, are they?

Time for a reminder that it looks like Chelsea got Hazard in the first place because of under-the-counter payments from Abramovich through another one of his companies to get around FFP.

Was genuinely a bit confused about that but I forgot about Longstaff.

Fucking bang.

Surely we’re going to score in a minute

Would be nice to see a goal from one of these.

Oh right, that makes more sense.

I say again, good practice against the low block. If you’ve come here looking for a great match I don’t know what to tell you.

Good practice against the low block tbh.

Didn’t realize Gomes was three feet tall.

I think we got the most amount of money we could have from selling him. Would still have liked to see him stay to see what would have happened tbh but que sera sera. He’s an incredibly clever player who throughout his career has got the absolute maximum out of his talent and body. I just wonder if he can do that effectively any more for England, or for a team that isn’t built to his needs. For the Rice goal he makes a lovely little move to be in exactly the right place for the Gordon pass/cross, then is just a hair slow on execution. Earlier on he was in exactly the right place for that early cross in (from TAA?) then failed to bury the free header. Sure, it was a way out, but a couple of years ago that’s a goal. You make it work by having fast wide players who can also press (Gordon, Saka) and box-to-box midfielders who can go past him as well (Rice? Jude B). What probably doesn‘t work any more is a #10, as you get 1.5 players for the price of 2. Kane can still do a job for England - I think - but (a) is it more effective than the alternatives and (b) does the fact that he’s so unique in the squad mean that it‘s too difficult to make an in-game change if it’s not working? Wish we had a better alternative tbh. Not sure who’s coming through the youth ranks either.

Have to see how he does this season first tbh. Possibly though.

Everything we said about it pre- and during the Euros was true!

Thank goodness.

Cheers. Did we get enough time to have a look at Angel Gomes?

I lost interest and was cooking dinner. Can somoeone break down the second half for me?

Not going back to book Brady then ref? Or that defender? Thought Szmodics wasn't going to get one there either. Jesus.

I hate these games where the refs do fuck all about persistent fouling early on. I mean, there's been one booking all game and it was an England player. Coleman could have quite easily had a couple and just one would be enough to stop him doing the only thing he can.

Fucking hell ref. What the fuck?

That was a a lovely little bit of play in the area too - pity Kane couldn't score. I wish I could enjoy this but all I can think of is what could have been

Also Mainoo has been casual and poor, obviously.

It's so frustrating and stupid. So fucking frustrating and stupid. I know it's only Ireland but this last 10 minutes is precisely why Gordon should have been playing for the entire Euros.

Only just saw the highlights of the Portsmouth game and those were two absolutely cracking own goals

Burn it down. I’m considering constructing a daydream about Levy buying Chelsea and slowly bleeding it to death. No idea how he would manage it, trying to piece together the details.