Nah, don’t worry. You’ll stroll the rest of the matches.This ref.. 4 minutes of added time for constant timewasting with minutes at a time where 0 football was being played. Then 1 minute of the 4 gets played, stops a counter in the last minute to book a player and ends the game while we're crossing it to the box
Ukrainian players literally faking injuries and getting up to play while the ball gets near them ffs..
Still, they play very good football and the spells of possession with 10 men was very impressive. Should have been a draw here though, now we're 100% going to feck up qualification.
Internationals October (Euro Qualifiers + Friendlies)
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Nelson Semedo and Joao Cancelo, much like England they’ve got a lot of talent at Right back.
Very likeable guy.
They always do these days with either son / moura. That’s mainly why deli alli has fallen away.
Yeah, the players injured aren't replaced(Hernandez earlier and currently Mbappé, Pogba and Kanté) with the same quality which makes the naturally defensive setup absolutely dull.
I agree. Considering Cancelo is not playing for Man City and Nelson Semedo has not shown anything to prove he is better I would prefer Ricardo. Especially because of his versatility to play further up the pitch same with Guerreiro. When we are losing I would drop Danilo back with the center backs to form a 3 man backline and Ricardo and Rafael Guerreiro would play in the LM and RM position pushing everyone else up the pitch and creating a high press.
He was bad at the World Cup defensively and Santos lost trust in him. Semedo has been great since the Nations League and has fully earned his spot, was one of the best today too.
Cancelo and Semedo are probably better than Ricardo, we have a bunch of great right backs but no leftbacks and have to play Guerreiro there who is a defensive liability.
He does sound very personable.
Do you not qualify automatically as a result of being the holders?This ref.. 4 minutes of added time for constant timewasting with minutes at a time where 0 football was being played. Then 1 minute of the 4 gets played, stops a counter in the last minute to book a player and ends the game while we're crossing it to the box
These games are so frustrating to watch when you're on this side. Ukrainian players literally faking injuries and getting up to play while the ball gets near them ffs..
Still, they play very good football and the spells of possession with 10 men was very impressive. Should have been a draw here though, now we're 100% going to feck up qualification.
edit: and also winning the Nations League.
He's been terrible for Atleti as well. He really should have chosen a better club to go to.
We have tried with Lucas but if we had an out and out striker ahead of him it could be interesting. Kane, Ndombelle and Winks/GLC could work but I still miss Kane from a year or 2 ago and play as a striker. He seems to be following how Ronney was used.
Can't complain about the ref when he gives you a soft pen and sends him off on top of that.
He's only a kid. Probably should have stayed where he was and developed more.
He's been playing that role for ages already, despite his nominal position, for both England and Spurs. Neither team has a better playmaker or finisher so he gets pushed into trying to be both a striker and to drop deeper to create things.
Shame it takes a game like this for some people to recognise his elite all round attributes.
Portugal won't mess up qualification given their matches but as always, they'll take the hardest path possible.
I don't want to say I told you (by you I mean everyone) so because it is still early but.....I'll keep waiting before I say something.
Lithuania at home we'll win. Luxembourg away is the perfect recipe for disaster
Yeah but they more or less come from a wide position where as someone who would really stick ahead of him and occupy central defenders would probably help more.
He's a kid yes but I just don't find Simeone the greatest coach for these attackers. With the kind of football they play, this never felt like the best move for him.
Can anyone clarify this? I am beyond confused as to hoe qualification works this year. Is 2nd place playoffs? What did nations league do? Help?!
You just said it.
110% agree, his assists today were outstanding but all most people said on here was “what a finish”.
Posted this after the Czech game and now it seems more evidently true than ever (although Sterling was good tonight):
Isn't he awful?
Hopefully this is a lesson on why you dont throw "126M" at a 19 year old with 6 months of pro football to his name where he has proven near nothing.
Well said from this guy, the media shouldn’t just jump on Bulgaria when we have problems at home, I include my own team in this.
We were so feckin bad it was actually funny.. Balakov needs to resign asap. It's amazing how all of our heroes from USA 94 as players like Stoichkov, Penev, Hubchev and Balakov failed hard as a managers. Mihaylov, Kostadinov and Lechkov has failed as officials too.
I've honestly not watched enough of him before his move to have any opinion on him but he'd surely have done better in a more attacking setup under a more attacking coach. Felix and Simeone just don't feel the perfect fit.
Who are these racist Bulgarians? Part of ultras or just a bunch of wallys off the street?
Portugal have arguably the best footballer of his generation and Ukraine need a point to qualify. On what planet are they going to attack anymore with a 2-0 lead?
I don't think we need to have a striker ahead of him. What we need is what England has, two wide men like rashford/sterling/sancho who come in narrow and offer dangerous runs off the ball. Right now there's too little movement around Kane and the diamond means we're super fecking predictable.
Kane in a striker role dropping a bit deeper and finding Son/Lucas (or a new wide player) could be great. But we need to sort out behind him because Eriksen's on his holidays. The midfield tonight was a fantastic platform for Kane.
I'd love to see Lo Celso/Ndombele/Winks behind him. Very offensive and we would ship goals without a proper DM, but I could see that being exciting to watch and would end the sideways passing fest we've been treated to for so long. We could be similar to Liverpool pre-Fabinho where we're a serious offensive threat but lack that stability, which I think most of our fans would absolutely be fine with till the summer.
We need genuine fullback play too, because they were really important in offering runs off the ball tonight too. And unfortunately Rose/Aurier just aren't doing that whatsoever .. one man who was tonight was Trippier, but we went and got rid and didn't replace.
First 2 qualify automatically = 20 placesCan anyone clarify this? I am beyond confused as to hoe qualification works this year. Is 2nd place playoffs? What did nations league do? Help?!
4 places up for playoffs
I started reading the rules on UEFA.com, and honestly couldn't follow along. So convoluted.
Basically Ultras, they are in the same place now as England were in the 70/80s.
He should of stayed 1 more season in Portugal. He is too raw and all this move (potentially) did was feck up his development. The kid is talented but he fecked up leaving this soon.
It's how it works. Hattrick of assists but a goal gets more attention if you're a striker.
Kane's all round game has improved superbly over the last couple of seasons, but if he's not the one scoring goals the credit isn't there and you'll get shite like 'all he does is score pens' even when he's been class all game.
Was a good post. I agree, Kane is a fantastic player. I said earlier too, him and Sterling are a joy to watch. Its really great to watch England going forward these days (Friday's game seemed to be an exception).
So who enters the Playoffs then? Third place?
Agreed it’s why selfishly I want to see him how he was 2 seasons ago.
How can Tyrone Mings come across so well in interviews but be such a cnut on the pitch?