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Group B - Wales (Q), England (Q), Slovakia (Q), Russia


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All it takes is a couple of those telegraphed slow loopy passes out to the right for Rooney to have put in a 'midfield masterclass'

 

They're fecking impossible to control as well. He never passes it on the bloody ground. Takes all pace out of the game and relies on Walker doing something brilliant.

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Hodgson is an absolute wet-arse in the same mould as McClaren. Those subs today were horrendous. If he's taken Rashford to gain 'experience' at the expense of Townsend then he's an absolute buffoon.

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Hodgson is an absolute wet-arse in the same mould as McClaren. Those subs today were horrendous. If he's taken Rashford to gain 'experience' at the expense of Townsend then he's an absolute buffoon.

Seemed a classic Pardew mistake to me. Selection worked well, team were on top and playing well, go a goal up let's close it out and make some 'safe' subs. Concede.

 

When has closing out games ever remotely been a strength of English teams, wish one of these managers would just cotton on that we can't fucking do it.

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When the teams were lining up in the tunnel before the game, Kane looked petrified. Normally, he seems a very relaxed, confident lad, eager to get involved and not afraid to throw his weight about. We didn't see any of that.

 

Gary Neville was quoted as saying the most nervous he felt as a player was playing for England for the first time in a tournament game. There's a psychologist attached to the squad, and he needs to do some work on Kane.

 

I'd give him another chance, but if the same thing happens, I'd sub him for Vardy.

 

But I think really if that equaliser hadn't gone in, we'd all be saying how promising the performance was, instead of this doom and gloom.

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You'll be fine, this group phase is pretty ridiculous, even finishing 3rd you have a good chance of going to the knockouts. And there's just no way you'll finish last :lol:

 

I enjoyed watching England play, which is a pretty novel feeling. You're usually boring and ponderous. Even if this tournament comes still a bit early, your spine is so young you can expect nice things from this team in the future.

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The whole build up to the tournament should have been finding a way of playing two strikers. Eng don't need to play one striker till the face a top 10 side.

 

Kane behind Vardy should have been what was deployed against an aging and one paced Russian side. Sterling has to be dropped. They think they can't play Kane behind Vardy cause where would Alli play? It was pretty clear to me that Alli isn't quite there yet although he is clearly a huge talent.

 

We played really well for about 60min and then the subs should have been made. Vardy for a knackered Kane and Sturridge for Sterling with Lallana coming over to the left and Sturridge cutting in from the right. The pitch would have been lengthened by the appearance of sheer pace and Eng would have seen the game out.

 

Hodgson is too fearful.

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He needs to take Kane off set fecking pieces, like. If the lad's nervous then having him deliver one wank corner/FK after another isn't going to help him gain a bit of confidence.

 

I woke up as pissy as I went to bed, like.

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I thought first half was as good as I've seen that team play, the balance was great, chances created, just basically didn't finish any of them. And Rooney was surprisingly excellent in that deeper role.

 

The only gripes I have are that Kane is still on set pieces, Sterling should have been yanked earlier for wasting so many opportunities and Kane should have been subbed for Vardy as he was clearly shattered.

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Right i couldn't be arsed to come on last night so i'll give my thoughts now.

 

I thought in general we played well, but the final ball was disgustingly bad. Sterling looks like someone with absolutely zero confidence right now, takes far too many touches and 2nd guesses himself. Drop him for Vardy or Sturridge could really care less which one, i'd also be inclined to get Wilshere in the team somehow as he's clearly our best passer, dribbler and probably the best technically probably for Rooney as at least he's a fucking midfielder.

 

The Russia goal was completely predictable, because of how many idiotic lapses there were near the end. To the point they were always going to get in positions before the game ended and it was just a matter if could they take one.

 

Also i have said this before, i don't like Danny Rose. He can't defend unless he's being covered 24/7 and as the goal showed his lack of height is an issue at this level. Although i'm not too fussed about the defence as no matter what 4 we pick it's likely to be bad so it's whatever, but i do think the makeup of the midfield and attack can be improved.

 

Do i trust Hodgson to make the right calls though? not a chance.

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Woke up in a right radge this morning. :angry:

Likewise... The first thing I thought of was Harry Kane taking a corner [emoji38]

I'm just imagining you waking up, stretching your arms, yawning, saying good morning to your wife/ girlfriend, maybe a kiss on the forehead, then just shouting "Fuck Harry Kane" :lol:

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Woke up in a right radge this morning. :angry:

Likewise... The first thing I thought of was Harry Kane taking a corner [emoji38]

Hasn't a journalist asked woy this question? If we had a foreign manager  it would be the only question

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Woke up in a right radge this morning. :angry:

Likewise... The first thing I thought of was Harry Kane taking a corner [emoji38]

Hasn't a journalist asked woy this question? If we had a foreign manager  it would be the only question

 

I find it quite remarkable how Roy seems to get a pardon from the English press, who are notorious for laying into the England managers. Not saying that's a bad thing at all, it's been horrendous in the past, it just surprises me given the strange decisions he makes at times. It was absolutely clear as day yesterday that his subs basically cost us the game but there wasn't a word about Vardy in Gabriel Clarke's post-match. But like I say, the media (generally) keeping the knives in the draw is a good thing.

 

Last night was a pity because Hodgson would've deserved a lot of credit for deservedly ending that bogey first game sequence. He set the team up well and Rooney, the main source of debate, was in a good position and was worth his place in the side. Critics answered there as far as I'm concerned. Just such a shame the English manager conservatism eventually saw to it that we stopped forcing the issue, and ultimately got one point from a game we should've absolutely got three.

 

Hopefully we'll learn from it and take the positives forward, but it's concerning that the age-old problems keep rearing their head.

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Woke up in a right radge this morning. :angry:

 

I always suspected you were the ringleader to all this trouble and violence abroad, Jill.

 

Me and me mam and me dad and me gran are heavily involved.

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