Day 3 | Poland vs Netherlands | Slovenia vs Denmark | Serbia vs England

[Red Stone]

This probably ends 1-1 unless Southgate changes his tactics

Very generous of you to assume Gareth has tactics.

 

[Mike Smalling]

Touching the ball twice isn’t good enough, you can’t justify that with “oh well he only needs one chance”.

He'll probably score a penalty in the second half, and then all will be dandy.

 

[caid]

You’re a harsh bunch (I’m assuming that’s out of 10?).

I wouldn’t either if I were you. He’s a kid and still very raw. Plus you know what the press are like if it goes wrong.

Yeah. Its a rating of the teams performance really with a bit of popularity / narrative to skew things for or against players. Bruno has 5.4
I presume the people who vote basically give the better players an extra point and dock the weaker players a point so the scores are pretty smushed together.

 

[lex talionis]

He is obviously very talented. Just watch him play football and his talent is obvious.

Paul Scholes didnt do much in an England shirt either but Scholes was still an excellent player.

True. But Scholes was misused and underused by England in order to make Hos Majesty Steven Gerrard and Prince Frank Lampard could be shoehorned into the squad. Criminal mismanagement by England.

 

[buchansleftleg]

Southgate is some sort of energy vampire like Colin Robertson in "Shadows" TV programme.

Even if he names a team with lots of attacking players he gradually sucks the life out of them and they start playing around with it at the back.

 

[NWRed]

What do you genuinely expect?

Some professionalism and restraint.

 

[criticalanalysis]

TAA spamming his first time long ball forward as with Liverpool...but it actually works with Saka.

 

[Blood Mage]

What’re you all going to do if 19 year old Mainoo with 25 senior appearances at club level does come on and has a stinker?

Mainoo’s average rating according to this forum is 6.1. Is he really that good yet?

He would be having a better impact than Trent in that area. To be fair though I think you have to bring on Gallagher or Wharton before him.

 

[OverratedOpinion]

What’re you all going to do if 19 year old Mainoo with 25 senior appearances at club level does come on and has a stinker?

Mainoo’s average rating according to this forum is 6.1. Is he really that good yet?

Bruno's average season rating on this forum was 5.4.

Far more people bother to leave ratings when they are annoyed after a poor performance.

Awful metric.

 

[Ronaldo's ego]

Just the one mistake that nearly conceded from.

 

[Wrecking ralf]

Shearer just be having a laugh. How has Trent looked comfortable

 

[CloneMC16]

You’re a harsh bunch (I’m assuming that’s out of 10?).

I wouldn’t either if I were you. He’s a kid and still very raw. Plus you know what the press are like if it goes wrong.

Yeah, the ratings on here are pretty harsh. Mainoo was probably our highest rated player last season on the forum. I don't know if he's ready to play in games like this, but I'd prefer an actual midfielder in midfield.

 

[Judas]

Some professionalism and restraint.

Eh this is literally just how its always been when it comes to the pundrity on England in international tournaments for as long as I can remember. At least they're being ridiculously positive when we're actually good? They were like this in 2010 with Heskey up front!

 

[Mike Smalling]

The feck is Alexander-Arnold doing?

 

[Withnail]

TAA is hopeless in there

 

[Berbaclass]

Oh you are. Will mummy let you see the end of the game before bed time?

Hold on I’ll ask her

 

[Paul778]

TAA being a liability again

 

[the_cliff]

Serbia growing into the game now.

 

[Mb194dc]

Don't know if the team or bbc coverage is worse, embarrassing.

 

[Djemba-Djemba]

Alexander Arnold has been poor.

 

[Tom Van Persie]

Alexander-Arnold is lost out there.

 

[DixieDean]

Yep, this game confirming what I've always thought. Out to the first decent side we face. Oh well.

 

[whitbyviking]

We aren’t going to win this match. Typical Southgate England second half so far.

 

[duffer]

I can see Gordon coming in if Serbia continue to come forward.

 

[Red Stone]

Trent showing that press resistance and ability to keep possession that he's become so famous for.

 

[Pexbo]

Southgate had the cheek to say that Mainoo doesn’t protect the defence enough then plays TAA there?

 

[Paul778]

Southgate is going to wait until we concede to change things

 

[Reapersoul20]

Kane would remind you of weghorst a bit, not as effectual as Wout today of course

 

[rimaldo]

Hold on I’ll ask her

a classy lady like that’s not going to respond with her mouth full.

 

[DixieDean]

Why are we sitting deep!

 

[Josh 76]

Has the cameraman had a few beers, or have I ?

 

[lex talionis]

Trent is frucking disaster in midfield.

 

[fallengt]

so chaotic. Feels like United is playing

 

[the_cliff]

Yep, this game confirming what I've always thought. Out to the first decent side we face. Oh well.

So the usual then ?

 

[CloneMC16]

Some professionalism and restraint.

Do other nations not do the same or something? I've always found it weird when people complain about an English channel praising the England team during tournaments.

 

[B20]

True. But Scholes was misused and underused by England in order to make Hos Majesty Steven Gerrard and Prince Frank Lampard could be shoehorned into the squad. Criminal mismanagement by England.

He was dreadful for years in his preferred position long before lampard came into the picture.

 

[NotChatGPT]

TAA being a liability again

I generally dislike players that go for the difficult solution when there's no benefit. Backheel tunnel, slim chances of succeeding, no benefit whatsoever to a simple pass to a teammate that's in a much better position.

 

[90 + 5min]

Serbia have total control over that midfield now. Rice, Trent and Bellingham are falling apart first 5 minutes.

 

[Resonance]

Surely this is the end of the TAA midfield experiment.

 

[rimaldo]

Why are we sitting deep!

just southgate things.