Round of 16 | England vs Slovakia | Spain vs Georgia

Awful game to watch, amazingly we managed to be even more negative once we finally managed to take the lead. Still, onwards and upwards.
 
A yellow card in the quarterfinal is wiped off if a team qualifies, but a red card will suspend the player from the final if a ban of two or more games is handed out.
yes, but if a player already has a YC and picks up another one in the quarterfinal there's no wiping for him and he sits out the semifinal. The wipe off is only there to prevent players from missing out on the final
 
On the positive side for England, knockout football is all about getting the job done and that win might ease some of the pressure with the manner of the comeback.

Swiss will really fancy their chances though. They are a really good side and with the extra day and a fairly comfortable win against Italy they will go in with confidence.

Watch us beat Switzerland 3-1 now.
 
It's so annoying when a player is lamenting on the ground and then an adversary comes to bother and lift him up, in an obvious attempt to signal virtue.

He can get up whenever he wants without your help, prick!
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On the positive side for England, knockout football is all about getting the job done and that win might ease some of the pressure with the manner of the comeback.

Swiss will really fancy their chances though. They are a really good side and with the extra day and a fairly comfortable win against Italy they will go in with confidence.
to be fair this was the worst italy side i have seen in my entire life
 
yes, but if a player already has a YC and picks up another one in the quarterfinal there's no wiping for him and he sits out the semifinal. The wipe off is only there to prevent players from missing out on the final

Bellingham misses a potential SF then if booked next round. Xhaka will be well aware of that.
 
On paper England should beat Switzerland 3-0 very comfortably.

On this tournament, it'll be very close game, draw and pens is high probability.
 
You'd think Switzerland are worldies the way some are carrying on. They only just got a draw against bloody Scotland.

They're a decent side as they showed against Italy but Jesus, you'd rather have England's squad and be in Southgates position going into the game. Up to Southgate to extract more.
 
quarters have been our biggest achivement ever..we always feck it up when it counts and you have way the more talented palyers. But we are doing great so far and i believe! If not now then never.
Embolo was awful last game, but I don’t believe he will be a second time.

Southgate is genuinely awful enough to play the same xi that started this game, as exhausted as the players will be.

England are an incoherent mess; you’re playing some of the best football in the tournament.

England need serious amendments, but Southgate has neither the ability or inclination to make them.

England may get through, but a loss would be no surprise whatsoever.
 
Look at you, being all modest to bait more praise for your wunderkind. For the second time in this thread, I'll bite. Palmer is the only forward in this side who looks like he can create dangerous situations from nothing when he gets the ball. The others all wait to apply the finishing touch after someone like Palmer has done the dirty work.

I’m seeing nothing but praise for Palmer in here, so a secret agenda from me would be unnecessary. It’s just how I saw the game. I hear you on the creativity but he lost the ball fairly often and didn’t have the impact I was expecting. Still better than some of the starters mind you.
 
You'd think Switzerland are worldies the way some are carrying on. They only just got a draw against bloody Scotland.

They're a decent side as they showed against Italy but Jesus, you'd rather have England's squad and be in Southgates position going into the game. Up to Southgate to extract more.
think it’ll be a 1-1 and pens
 
if that performance was against any of the bigger nations, england would be packing their bags

absolutely shit performance
 
Has there been any clues that Kane is finished physically whilst playing for Bayern or does he look like a different player?
I haven't watched England enough to really draw the comparison, but i suspect we just have a more functional attacking setup which plays to his strengths. When we counter, others do the running normally.
 
I like to think my posts are so dumb that 97.5% of people know it's obviously a joke.

If I catch one of the remaining 3.5%, It's a delight.

gives those of us who post here in good faith, a bad name.
 
No way. Mainoo adds an extra dimension: Gallagher is just a Henderson

Bear in mind it’s coming from a Chelsea fan. Mainoo had been terrific so far.

The only player who needs dropping is Foden. Utterly useless in this set up. Came off and we scored twice.