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Wonderful to hear. Really happy with that ahead of our against Southampton.They were arguably our best players, especially Havertz.
Wonderful to hear. Really happy with that ahead of our against Southampton.They were arguably our best players, especially Havertz.
Where is Isco? Last cap was June 2019.For sure, its not a terrible team but in comparison to 2010 its Sunday League. It just kinda dawned on me how few players they have starting at the biggest clubs when I saw the squad tonight.
Kimmich is a defensive midfielder.Do Germany have any defensive sitting midfielders ?
Unfortunately I think you are right, although pointing out that Ansu Fati and Ferrán Torres can be high-level players in a short time.Just looking at Spain and man they seem to be in big trouble. Their front 3 is Fati plus players from Leeds and Wolves, their 3rd choice CB is a kid who only got in the City team after the lockdown. They are playing Jesus Navas who was very average in his original position and only shoe horned in at RB by Pep as their RB. The golden generation seems to really be well and truly done now.
Sergio Ramos seems like the only legit world class player in their squad right now (and I know many will try to argue he's not WC). Probably one of the weakest Spanish squads I've ever seen.
Literally a spectator. That’s just bizarre.Someone tell me what the hell he's doing
He's doing what he has been doing since his days at Stuttgart, being a sh*te defender.Someone tell me what the hell Rudiger doing
More like he was just the arse sniffing mascot.He won them the world cup. Show some respect!
That’s hilarious. No competition winner or sunday league player would do worse there. He just stood in one place before drifting a bit. No wonder Silva, Zouma, Tomori and Christensen are ahead of him for you lot.Someone tell me what the hell Rudiger doing
I like how he finishes it off by moving aside for the shot. Just marking his presence like he really "tries" to "block" the shot.Someone tell me what the hell Rudiger doing
Media..
The English media? Surely being biased towards an English keeper and having a go at United is something the English media would do!?Didn’t watch the game but just seen the Ukraine goal. The way the media put it I though De Gea has made another almighty feck up. Yes he is badly positioned but why was nobody tracking the goal scorer properly. Poor positioning from De Gea probably due to complacency that Spain had been untouched the whole game but the defender was also complacent. No need for the media to go all out on De Gea.
That's hardly their best starting 11 tbfJust looking at Spain and man they seem to be in big trouble. Their front 3 is Fati plus players from Leeds and Wolves, their 3rd choice CB is a kid who only got in the City team after the lockdown. They are playing Jesus Navas who was very average in his original position and only shoe horned in at RB by Pep as their RB. The golden generation seems to really be well and truly done now.
Sergio Ramos seems like the only legit world class player in their squad right now (and I know many will try to argue he's not WC). Probably one of the weakest Spanish squads I've ever seen.
Yes Germany are a tournament team, their starting XI looks very good on the paper and they have home advantage for the Euros in the group stage (if fans will be allowed) but Löw hasn't found answers to their problems since the World Cup (Only two more international weeks before the Euros) and right now France & Portugal are much better than Germany.As much as I'd enjoy that, they always come good for tournaments (WC 2018 aside). And Gnabry/Sane as a pair of wingers is pretty scary for opposition defenders.
EDIT: In my life time, the Germany tournament cycle usually seems to be (weird feelings of football thread) poor friendly results leading up to the tournament, make light work of their group, lose to the eventual winners in the semi-finals.
Even the Spanish media made a meal out of it. Tbf I think they re exaggerated it a bitThe English media? Surely being biased towards an English keeper and having a go at United is something the English media would do!?
Is she fit?That's a really shit England line up. Very defensive with Phillips and Rice in the middle. And just Mount, Rashford and Kate up top
Looks like a 3-5-2 to me with Blind as a wing back.How is Netherlands setting up? Their lineup looks a bit weird, also interesting to see Blind in midfield if that's actually his position.
If we lose I will find you!Fellow French posters; today is the day. Time for our first win.
Its bloody depressing, he did in the first game and it was criticised and now he does it at home. The bench looks better than the starting lineup.I don't get why he has to set up so defensively against Denmark.
I think he might want to look at setting up this way moving forward. After the World Cup when he switched to a back 4, England became defensively less solid. Southgate, being a defensive manager by nature (including in his club career), struggles to abide with that even if results aren't actually getting any worse.I don't get why he has to set up so defensively against Denmark.
And win in a way that ref rob France in final against us. Two penalties from diving for us, red card for them, etc....If we lose I will find you!
Was thinking we lose this one, and win at EC next summer.