Vortex
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Post by Vortex on Oct 15, 2023 21:31:47 GMT
Cheers Spain.
Happy days! 😀
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Post by Dougs on Oct 15, 2023 22:16:02 GMT
Congrats Scotland! Very well deserved.
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kal
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Post by kal on Oct 16, 2023 7:20:19 GMT
Good to see Clarke doing so well. Strange his career never really seemed to take off at club level. He was so highly rated at Chelsea. Loads of people credited him with being the secret ingredient when Mourinho was smashing it there. Similarly at West Ham and Liverpool he was really highly rated. Always expected him to go on and be an excellent manager but somehow never quite happened at club level.
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kal
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Post by kal on Oct 16, 2023 20:12:17 GMT
Fuck.
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RobEG
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Post by RobEG on Oct 17, 2023 15:28:41 GMT
Sounds like Phillips will be starting tonight. I honestly don't think I can watch it, I'll get myself too wound up. Any sane person would be playing Bellingham, Rice and Maddison, but Southgate is so terrified of losing, even with qualification pretty much in the bag.
I used to watch all England games, especially qualifiers. Now I'm losing interest despite all the great players we have. Its actually quite sad.
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mcmonkeyplc
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Oct 17, 2023 16:00:59 GMT
I just watch England with the knowledge that ultimately they will always disappoint.
Think I should start doing that with Man Utd. It's quite liberating.
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Post by Whizzo on Oct 17, 2023 16:10:03 GMT
I just watch England with the knowledge that ultimately they will always disappoint. That currently applies to quite a few sports too. |
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Post by Dougs on Oct 17, 2023 16:23:01 GMT
It's baffling. Although I did hear a journo describe it that England fans want swashbuckling in qualifying but then a more conservative approach during tournaments.
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kal
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Post by kal on Oct 17, 2023 17:38:06 GMT
He’s starting Phillips over Maddison which to be honest is doubly good news as our best player gets a rest and I don’t feel so bad about not watching it.
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RobEG
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Post by RobEG on Oct 17, 2023 17:45:57 GMT
He’s starting Phillips over Maddison which to be honest is doubly good news as our best player gets a rest and I don’t feel so bad about not watching it. You’d think he has to be trolling at this point. |
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Post by jono62 on Oct 17, 2023 18:04:15 GMT
He’s starting Phillips over Maddison which to be honest is doubly good news as our best player gets a rest and I don’t feel so bad about not watching it. You’d think he has to be trolling at this point. You'd think. Our best player was Grealish. Called him up and never used him until he went to Man City. Looking at the lineup; Stones hasn't played much due to injury, Maguire doesn't play much, Phillips doesn't play much, Rashford is off form. I'd have played Bowen instead of Rashford. Still, Southgate has ruined England for me with his negative tactics and favourites. |
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Post by RobEG on Oct 17, 2023 18:18:40 GMT
You’ve got Phillips starting with JWP not even in the squad despite smashing it at West Ham. Maddison one of the best players in the league on the bench. Then two centre backs who’ve barely played when you’ve guehi, tomori and dunk available. TAA as a midfielder. Rashford massively out of form. I honestly think he’s lost the plot.
Honestly even Gallagher is a far better option than Phillips.
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Post by deez on Oct 17, 2023 18:19:18 GMT
Dunk has 2 MOM level performances for England back to back.
Maguire doesn't play, and when he does it's a disaster.
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Post by Dougs on Oct 17, 2023 18:19:37 GMT
In some slight mitigation, Maddison plays as a 10 mostly, yes? (Not watched Spurs mich this season). Bellingham has been brilliant at 10 for RM so another CM makes some degree of sense. Even if Maddison could play there.
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RobEG
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Post by RobEG on Oct 17, 2023 18:23:15 GMT
Maddison plays more in a 3 at spurs. He could easily play in a midfield 3 with Rice and Bellingham. Which would be really exciting.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2023 18:24:34 GMT
Bellingham is just as effective deeper too, and Rice is capable enough of screening the defence. It's just far too adventurous for the boring cunt.
You could even have Maddison playing off the left with Rashford so out of form.
And his continued use of Maguire over Dunk is baffling. He does everything he wants Maguire to do at a higher level while playing for his club and in form.
Southgate can get fucked.
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Post by lordofthedunce on Oct 17, 2023 18:49:09 GMT
Now the football's on we can get back to the important business of booing Maguire and Hendo.
Phillips nearly taking an early bath there.
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Post by simple on Oct 17, 2023 18:54:12 GMT
Was Southgate always such a big club bias international manager? I feel like he wasn’t but now I can’t tell if its because he’s becoming one or if its because he always picks his favourites and a bunch of them have moved to become squad players and benchwarmers at big clubs. Plus Hendo.
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jono62
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Post by jono62 on Oct 17, 2023 18:55:25 GMT
England need a draw to qualify. Guaranteed to not attack.
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Post by Dougs on Oct 17, 2023 19:03:52 GMT
That was dreadful
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Post by clemfandango on Oct 17, 2023 19:04:27 GMT
Maguire in no man’s land for a change
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Post by Whizzo on Oct 17, 2023 19:04:39 GMT
I'd say that was terrible defending but I'm not sure there was any.
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RobEG
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Post by RobEG on Oct 17, 2023 19:06:19 GMT
Not watching, was it a maguire special?
I really don’t want us to lose, but I also want Southgate’s crappy decisions to have consequences.
Conflicted.
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Post by eleven63 on Oct 17, 2023 19:06:43 GMT
There's a suprise...
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Post by clemfandango on Oct 17, 2023 19:07:28 GMT
Southgate is a terrible club manager who somehow fell into international football and gave the FA good vibes. He’s bored his way to quarters, semis and a final with some of the most exciting players England have ever had. Bottles in big games for fun
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Post by clemfandango on Oct 17, 2023 19:12:19 GMT
I’m not sure a two man center defence with the combined football IQ of 100 helps much either.
Doesn’t stones play defensive midfield for Man City?
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Post by Dougs on Oct 17, 2023 19:14:36 GMT
More joins from CB doesn't he? Much like inverted full backs.
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Post by Whizzo on Oct 17, 2023 19:16:09 GMT
In real time I wasn't sure that was a penalty.
edit: good penalty from Kane, which isn't unexpected really.
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Post by clemfandango on Oct 17, 2023 19:21:20 GMT
Kanealty strikes again
40% of his goals for England have been penalties. Maybe if he scored more in open play England might win something…
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jono62
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Post by jono62 on Oct 17, 2023 19:21:22 GMT
To think this team could have had Bellingham and Musiala as starters if Southgate didn't have favourites.
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