If they need more motivation than having your second best WC ever then I feel for them.
England v Belgium (3rd place play-off)
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But Pep can only win titles because he buys world class players!
Gomes?
The halftime adverts haven't been very good this World Cup. Remember the Nike add with Brasil playing in the airport. All we get this time is adiddas spouting a load of nonsense about creativity.
I prefer a generous Mary Ann.
Bringing in Delph and RLC for Alli and Lingard will do that. Sterling has been charged with leading the attack and has been awful. Belgium have KDB and Hazard in those attacking midfield positions. Those two elevate this Belgium side as an attacking force.
An actual analysis of the players doesn't show them being revolutionised by Guardiola. Otamendi has simply been tested less and Sterling is there to finish chances not to be a runner.
Guardiola himself sees faults in these players and has strengthened with Laporte and Mahrez. He doesn't think he has done magic with these players.
To be fair, Rasford's not played all that well either.
Absolutely loads of them. Foden, Gomes and Sancho to name a couple. Hopefully if they keep progressing we should have a really great squad for the 22 world cup. I expect euro 20 to come a bit too early for them.
Sterling is the worst player at the World Cup...there I said... not versus expectations, not versus value.
Just pure dogshite. 99% of his touches have resulted in nothing. Slipping over, blazing wide, not crossing, not creating. Nothing
Just pure dogshite. 99% of his touches have resulted in nothing. Slipping over, blazing wide, not crossing, not creating. Nothing
Why isn’t our boy Lingard playing? This midfield constellation is proving pointless. England reverting back to type?
My take is they knew Belgium ale better so putting your 2nd team looks better than being dispatched playing first team.
We're a bit cack really.
Very good through ball by Lukaku.
If you have no expectations and still say 3rd doesn't matter is Essien's logic.
Lol even my country pundit was saying what have sterling done to Southgate that he is continuing choosing to start sterling every match
can’t draw any conclusions from this match, there’s nothing riding on the match, none of the players want to be there, the manager had even said it’s a pointless match - it’s probably the most pointless match in world football.
What does RLC actually do? What are his strengths? What is the point of him? I know Dier and Delph are shite but what is actually RLC supposed to do?
Sterling is dogshit. Somebody give Kane a penalty.
Sterling is dogshit. Somebody give Kane a penalty.
Sterling couldn't create an opening in a Russian whore house.
England have Def Mids and attacking Mids, not much between.
Wonder how Shelvey would have got on (if picked)?
Wonder how Shelvey would have got on (if picked)?
Sent off in the first match, because hes an utter bell end.
Does Southgate not realise how much extra pressure it puts on Kane when he knows the second striker just isn't going to score no matter what?
At last Sterling off
not a fan then?UBE maybe, decent season though.
Delph has got playing time so there's hope for lots of players yet.
Finally throwing rashford on. Get in
Lingard and Rashford on.
Rose and Sterling off.
Rose and Sterling off.
He would have added some more creativity to the English midfield but who would be taken out. He is a decent player like all English midfielders.. just not a top player.
hattrick time.
Lingard and Rashford … get in!
PS: Stay away from Jones
PS: Stay away from Jones
Loftus cheek is an actual cm, hence why I wanted him to start over Alli in the first team. We would then have the typical DM, CM and AM you'd expect.
Tielemans has been good. Still only 19, one for the future.
Right let's see how Rashford does. At least you lot can stop fecking harping on about him now.
Unless Delle Alli massively improves, who can England realistically call up in 2 years to add creativity to that midfield ?
Well, taking Welbeck was a waste of time so there's a place?
Think he has a great system and these players fit it. It isn't a criticism of City.But Pep can only win titles because he buys world class players!
Me too (various posts for 2-3 games now).
But given season, Shelvey looked a good squad option whereas Welbeck (and for me, Delph), were a waste of spots.
Get Kane on!
Erm...
Wtf is Hazard doing