Hard pressed to tell the difference between Rashford and Martial at the moment the way both of them saunter around the pitch.
Day 3: England vs Croatia | Austria vs North Macedonia | Netherlands vs Ukraine
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Yes shockingly enough I'd be happy to see England win a major tournament.
Think you have to remember it is very hot. A win in the first game is a great result.
Probably the dullest match in the tournament so far, England not brilliant but for most of it have had nothing to beat.
Absolute borefest this has been.
God, England games are so bland and lacking in adventure.
Italy are more adventurous than us.
Italy are more adventurous than us.
End of an era for them really. All their best players are in their 30's and will probably be their last tournament. Rakitic already retired, Modric 35, Perisic 32, Vida 32.
Enough time for a Pickford howler?
You called their response childish after your original post?
no wonder we were linked with him when ole was struggling last year!
The fat lads have gotten drunk enough to take their shirts off. The ref needs to blow the whistle already.
Croatia have been terrible.
Rashford has been on for little more than 10 minutes and has played in 3 different positions
As a neutral (as in, not from England nor Croatia) this has been fecking dire, and I'm faulting England for it. So boring and uninspired. With the wealth of attacking options they have, it's shameful to come out and play like this.
Southgate is going to give Jonjo Shelvey a game before Grealish at this rate.
Man hates Grealish. Hope that costs him in the end.
Pickford looks nice with hair.
It's a cagey difficult opening match in blazing hot sunshine. It's not a real surprise it's not been hell for leather for 90 minutes.
Rashford gets 2 minutes out left.
It is. You get the odd great game, but the majority, one team does just enough.
you can pretty much guarantee one at some stage in the tournament
“Electric all game”
Too much flair for Gareth
So does this now mean that Rashford is shunted to left forward? 3 different positions since he came on.
We won’t win the tournament playing like this. Croatia are poor.
This is something I'll never understand.
How is it hard to support your national team? Unless you're not English but then your post would make no sense anyway.
What industry is football part of? Entertainment. If something fails to entertain, is it fulfilling its role? No.You called their response childish after your original post?
I don’t think anyone is.
anyone else thoroughly looking forward to austria vs n. macedonia? 
England do have some horrible fans. The German bombers chants have started .
Inventive way to get some needless Martial slander in here, nice.
Croatian centre forward absolutely bottled that.
didn't pickford used to have ginger hair?
Here was me thinking England might be exciting to watch. Total borefest.
Yeah, same here. The only player with an ounce of flair and he’s kept on the bench for an out of form Sterling and Rashford. The current Rashford wouldn’t even start for Norway on merit.
I agree
Shocking game. Dull, lifeless...typical of England really.
All down to the shoddy, outdated managers we constantly have.
All down to the shoddy, outdated managers we constantly have.
Why on earth did you think that?
It's the first game. A load of players got a run out. It'll be job done if it's ends 1-0. There's plenty of time to grow into the tournament.
England ratings.
Pickford 6
Stones 6
Mings 7
Walker 6
Trippier 6
Rice 5
Phillips 8 MOTM
Mount 6
Sterling 6.5
Foden 6
Kane 5.5
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Rashford 5
Jude 5
DCL n/a
Pickford 6
Stones 6
Mings 7
Walker 6
Trippier 6
Rice 5
Phillips 8 MOTM
Mount 6
Sterling 6.5
Foden 6
Kane 5.5
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Rashford 5
Jude 5
DCL n/a