Guest neesy111 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I did the It's Coming Home post as a joke, think a few do it like that. I'm not a gammon england supporter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I'm warming towards Southgate but the press need to pack in the "always meant for management" shite some are coming out with. He's won 1 game in injury time against a poor side. A bad result in any of our 2 remaining group games and the right wing tabloids will have him as a disgrace who should be done for treason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitely Content Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Aye Maguire wasn't up to scratch like. Don't be fooled by his forward marauding, he gave the ball away far too much and looked slack defensively too. Would not fancy him against a decent side. Players I was most impressed by were Trippier & Stones at the back as well as the movement from the likes of Lingard in the first half. Played some really nice football for a short spell. Trippier was excellent. Lingard needs to put the ball in the back of the net though. Had a few decent chances. Aye finishing is a slight concern outside of Kane like. A few out of Alli, Sterling, Lingard & Rashford - who can finish, could do with one against Panama just to get a feel for it going into the tougher games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I'm warming towards Southgate but the press need to pack in the "always meant for management" shite some are coming out with. He's won 1 game in injury time against a poor side. A bad result in any of our 2 remaining group games and the right wing tabloids will have him as a disgrace who should be done for treason. No wonder the pressure is always ridiculous with the England squad. You guys beat a decent side in Tunisia (not a poor side at all) and in the opener as well where the ref obviously didn't help missing a clear penalty. 3 points basically guarantees you into the knock-out stages and an important game against Belgium. Score an early goal against Panama (who are a really poor side) and you might actually go into the final groupstage match with the possibility of a draw being enough to win that group. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I'm warming towards Southgate but the press need to pack in the "always meant for management" shite some are coming out with. He's won 1 game in injury time against a poor side. A bad result in any of our 2 remaining group games and the right wing tabloids will have him as a disgrace who should be done for treason. No wonder the pressure is always ridiculous with the England squad. You guys beat a decent side in Tunisia (not a poor side at all) and in the opener as well where the ref obviously didn't help missing a clear penalty. 3 points basically guarantees you into the knock-out stages and an important game against Belgium. Score an early goal against Panama (who are a really poor side) and you might actually go into the final groupstage match with the possibility of a draw being enough to win that group. I'm probably wrong about Tunisia and the first half was excellent, but the second half was a bit pedestrian as it dragged on. The gist of my post was not a criticism of the team/manager but the press. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Aye Maguire wasn't up to scratch like. Don't be fooled by his forward marauding, he gave the ball away far too much and looked slack defensively too. Would not fancy him against a decent side. Players I was most impressed by were Trippier & Stones at the back as well as the movement from the likes of Lingard in the first half. Played some really nice football for a short spell. He completed 88.5% of 78 passes. There were one or two iffy passes first half but his distribution was fine man. Didn't see much wrong defensively either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Didn't Magure win literally every single header in the oppositions box or was I getting him and Stones confused? Seemed like everything was aimed at him and he caused absolute chaos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Maguire was really good at set pieces in the Tunisian box, but thought his defending was questionable at times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Didn't Magure win literally every single header in the oppositions box or was I getting him and Stones confused? Seemed like everything was aimed at him and he caused absolute chaos. Stones won it for the first goal, Maguire second. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 There’s no way you could drop Maguire really, he’s essential to how the team are supposed to be playing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I was really impressed with Trippier like. I've never really paid attention to him and thought him being RB with Walker RCB was weird but it makes a lot of sense. It's hard to criticise Maguire and Stones too much after yesterday imo but I still think it's odd we don't have one 'solid' defensive CB in there. I suppose Cahill is the best fit we have in the squad like so I'm not too bothered about changing things for future games until there's a cock up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I'm just thinking of Skrtel's performance against us in the Euros and how we completely lack anyone who could do that when we play the better teams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Hard to criticise the defenders too much when they were barely tested. We'll see how good/bad they are when we play Belgium. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I'm warming towards Southgate but the press need to pack in the "always meant for management" shite some are coming out with. He's won 1 game in injury time against a poor side. A bad result in any of our 2 remaining group games and the right wing tabloids will have him as a disgrace who should be done for treason. Southgate seems to be dealing with the pressure far better than other England managers. He's decided on a style and the players best equipped to play it. I've seen so many England teams at major championships where the plan disintegrates the minute they actually have to face any opposition. So many England managers end up trying to please the pundits, the media and the supporters and we end up with a hotch-potch. Southgate has the essential ability to completely ignore what everyone else is saying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Hard to criticise the defenders too much when they were barely tested. We'll see how good/bad they are when we play Belgium. I mean, they were barely tested but Gigantor at the back seemed shaky as fuck in possession, until he went on his marauding runs. Again, not sure I'd replace him, mostly cos our options are limited, but I'd be suspicious going forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I'm warming towards Southgate but the press need to pack in the "always meant for management" shite some are coming out with. He's won 1 game in injury time against a poor side. A bad result in any of our 2 remaining group games and the right wing tabloids will have him as a disgrace who should be done for treason. Aye there's no middle ground. If that was a draw yesterday he would have got roundly criticised but because of a last minute winner he's a hero until the next game where it all starts again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Love how the expectations have been record low when it comes to England in this WC, and after beating Tunisia without their two star players with 2-1 in injury time it's all of a sudden "It's coming home". Maybe not so much on here, but English people on social media in general :lol: :lol: I know everyone's not serious. This. 100% this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Love how the expectations have been record low when it comes to England in this WC, and after beating Tunisia without their two star players with 2-1 in injury time it's all of a sudden "It's coming home". Maybe not so much on here, but English people on social media in general :lol: :lol: I know everyone's not serious. Fucking GOOD. We're normally absolute fucking bitches as a fan base. It's time people instilled some confidence and fucking hope in the team / one another. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Love how the expectations have been record low when it comes to England in this WC, and after beating Tunisia without their two star players with 2-1 in injury time it's all of a sudden "It's coming home". Maybe not so much on here, but English people on social media in general :lol: :lol: I know everyone's not serious. Fucking GOOD. We're normally absolute fucking bitches as a fan base. It's time people instilled some confidence and fucking hope in the team / one another. This Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 As if English fans have lacked belief in their Euro/WC team's chances in the past :lol: Think this WC is the first time in ages, but that changed after one game I guess Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmelads Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 As if English fans have lacked belief in their Euro/WC team's chances in the past :lol: Think this WC is the first time in ages, but that changed after one game I guess I assume you're referring to the tabloids and not the everyman in the pub. England fans are consistently among the most pessimistic you'll find. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 As if English fans have lacked belief in their Euro/WC team's chances in the past :lol: Think this WC is the first time in ages, but that changed after one game I guess I assume you're referring to the tabloids and not the everyman in the pub. England fans are consistently among the most pessimistic you'll find. I have no idea how anyone could interpret England fans as over-confident. Ever. Every single tournament we go in talking about how shit the players are, how shit they are for England, how shit the manager is, and how shit they play as a team. For at least 15 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 And even now it's not even really belief We're essentially underdogs without the good things that come with being underdogs - like parties in the streets after scoring a goal in a major tournament. It's the same with Newcastle pre-Rafa, we were absolutely shit but without the joy of the small things that usually come with being shit - so we just moan about being shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 And now you're gonna believe us... We might get out the group! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Finals or bust imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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