Are you literally saying that or no? Like is he literally taller?
Day 19: Morocco vs Portugal | England vs France (QF 3&4)
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Hope Morocco wins it now.
Fair enough. I’ve seen Lloris let in an absolute shit tonne of shots worse than that, but I guess we’ll never know. Maybe that 30mm height difference between Ramsdale and Pickford means Southgate fecked up.
Who would you say he's stuck with that is out of form? Maguire perhaps but he's been good for England.
Sterling & Mount got dropped for playing poorly.
Varane.
Think it's more the players he doesn't call up/play like Maddison or the young CBs
That Foden is a bit shit, isn't he?
I'd have liked to have seen Tomori but can't really fault Stones or Maguire.
Maybe Grealish could've played more but Foden and Saka are in the same mould. I'm honestly not really seeing Maddison as an improvement on those 3.
Nonsense. Maddison would have made no difference at all.
Today? Don't think he would have. Maybe he was still injured, but it would have been worth a try to play him over Mount in the second or third group game
And only for Southgate to brought them in tonight when what England needed were Rashford and Grealish. We all know he has his favourites but come on -- Sterling literally just got back from the UK a few days ago!
Was walking by the Thames and I could hear a collective groan from all around me… knew it was a pen miss or open goal miss.
Can't believe Portugal got knocked out. The goalkeeper Bono was top class once again. I think he's one of the best around.
Ronaldo almost scored one of the best equalizer around but the keeper was ready to dive and save it. He also saved from Joao. Pepe blows it by heading off target and Bruno had 2 shots that nearly went in.
Ronaldo almost scored one of the best equalizer around but the keeper was ready to dive and save it. He also saved from Joao. Pepe blows it by heading off target and Bruno had 2 shots that nearly went in.
And yet Sterling and Mount are the first players he brings on.
Mount won a pen and he did bring on Rashford just 6 minutes later.
Not the subs I would've made (especially Sterling) but he did drop his "favourites" a few games ago.
Do you mean literally literally or are you using the word to over emphasise a remark that shouldn't be taken literally?
Henderson; Maguire; Walker. On the other hand, Bellingham. Prediction; no penalty shoot-out.
That was my prediction. I chickened out of picking a winner though
That was my prediction. I chickened out of picking a winner though
Only @duffer can answer this.
I didn’t think Maguire was bad. Griezeman hurt them in midfield. Deserved win for France - both goals were excellent. English criticism of ref a bit deluded. Happy for Morocco. Only noticed now their keeper is called Bono. Poor lad. To be fair, Portugal missed a lot of chances.
I literally don't have the energy.
Don't even get me started on how people use the word "ironic" incorrectly.
Something I learned when I moved to the South.
Haha Grealish is too slow. Mount and Saka were right to be playing. They won penalties.
But England can't score for nuts. England is marginally out of form in my opinion and they deserve to lose. They have to depend on two penalties and the rest of the players are not very close to scoring. Portugal has far better chances to score in comparison.
But England can't score for nuts. England is marginally out of form in my opinion and they deserve to lose. They have to depend on two penalties and the rest of the players are not very close to scoring. Portugal has far better chances to score in comparison.
But brought on when we needed a boost. Is that the reward for playing poorly?
England played well, cannot fault the effort.
Small margins and genuinely inexplicable refereeing was the difference tonight.
England created more chances and could have won if things had been different.
For once I have no criticism of Southgate only that rashford should have been subbed on earlier.
One of those nights ………..
Small margins and genuinely inexplicable refereeing was the difference tonight.
England created more chances and could have won if things had been different.
For once I have no criticism of Southgate only that rashford should have been subbed on earlier.
One of those nights ………..
He brought them on because he thought they might impact the game, not as a reward for anything. Mount did impact the game, Sterling didn't.
He brought on Rashford just 6 minutes later and he missed England's last chance. Maybe if he'd brought Maddison on instead he'd have not put it over.
I've as much of an issue with the timing of the subs (11 mins to go) with who came on. None of them had enough time to really do anything.
I’m struggling to understand why he took off Saka who was our best attacker and why he didn’t put on Trent when we desperately needed a goal; with 20 minutes to go? Say what you want about his defending but he is a world class attacker/crosser
Can't see them threatening France like we did,really does look like England have still got a massive mental hurdle in their way.
Hard to stomach missing a penalty in normal time from someone usually so ruthless. What on earth made him send it skywards when kept it down with the first.
The better team on the night lost.
The favorite team won.
France won without playing well and despite unexplainable defensive decisions. That’s a testament to how good they are. Previous World Cup winners lost early in the following cup (mostly at the group stage). France is in the SF. That tells you something about their qualities as a team. They are the best in the world.
The favorite team won.
France won without playing well and despite unexplainable defensive decisions. That’s a testament to how good they are. Previous World Cup winners lost early in the following cup (mostly at the group stage). France is in the SF. That tells you something about their qualities as a team. They are the best in the world.
Look we know your happy England are out but no need to rub it in for those really feeling it. God that Utd Cup tie feels like a long time away even though only 11 days.
Did they? Playing against Morocco and not the world champions? I wonder how they managed that
Didn't Sterling get "dropped" because he had to return home?
I agree with England playing without flair or imagination but that is not down to Southgate. For the past 25 years that I have watched England I can't remember one player with proper flair or imagination on a world level. I didn't watch Gascoigne so he is excluded. Perhaps Joe Cole was the most creative, him or Sterling but Raheem is more of a technical second striker. I can on the other hand count to at least 10 good box to box CM that England has produced.
Today England just lost to a better team. France can do it all, England can't.
And I knew as soon as England got the second penalty that it would be a miss if Kane stepped up again. Too much pressure, biggest rival, teammate goalkeeper and already took one penalty that to me was rather unconvincing. If Lloris had dived right he would have saved the first that was poorly placed. Henderson or Shaw should have taken the second.
Nope not a single chanceGood lord man which match were you watching?!
What were those shots from Bellingham and Kane which Lloris had to parry then
Nah, he was dropped for the Wales game (he was an unused sub) and went home after that.