Brazil can't really afford to do that. Assuming Switzerland don't lose to Costa Rica a defeat against Serbia would send them out.Brazil would know the results of Group E before their match so could it be possible that they purposely try to finish second to avoid Germany in the last 16
Day 11: England vs Panama, Japan vs Senegal and Poland vs Colombia
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Unreal that he’s benching Rashford for the NT. Sterling was way below par in the first match and is over twenty matches without a goal. Talk about getting a free pass. I can’t get myself up for supporting a team with so many opposition club players involved.
They could concede the equalizer in the final seconds of the game. Difficult but not impossible. At the same timethey might think that it is better to play Germany in the last 16 than in the final.
Sterling is garbage for England. I cant see how he gets picked over Rashford.
In all fairness, with the season he's had at City, you can't really not start him, he's been sensational over there
So he got given his place in the England starting line up and rightfully so
Didn't start off bad against Tunisia but progressively got worse during the game and rightfully got subbed for Rashford
Rashford is now looking at starting in todays game over him
Maybe he sees Rashford as being more valuable as an impact sub.
A fine day of football. England should cruise, Senegal and Japan will be a tight affair, while Poland vs Colombia should be a high-octane game between two desperate teams.
Germany can still top their group if I'm not mistaken. If Sweden beat Mexico and Germany beat Korea all 3 teams will have 6 points. In that case it's not inconceivable that Germany have the best GD seeing as how they need to beat Korea by 2-3 goals for that to happen.Brazil would know the results of Group E before their match so could it be possible that they purposely try to finish second to avoid Germany in the last 16
Maybe, but would it not be better motivation for Sterling to be 'dropped' and for himself take the role of impact sub to prove Southgate wrong?
Kind of lost interest now that Rashford isn't starting.
Hoping for a terrible first half so that he comes on early.
Hoping for a terrible first half so that he comes on early.
If Sterling can’t score against these..
Southgate doesn't strike me as a person who takes chances based on that kind of rationale.
He probably has a draw full of socks and pants, all the same colour so he doesn't have to ponder too much on what to wear
IMHO the decision to start Sterling is a wise one. Benching him will seriously impact his confidence. If you start Rashford & let’s say he also fails to deliver then you will have dented the confidence of 2 important players. This kind of game is a great opportunity for Sterling to regain his composure and you can always bring on Rashford after securing the result where the pressure is less on him to have some sort of impact. I don’t know if that makes sense.
Bet Sterling scores hat-trick today after all the media attention which he hasn't deserved in the past couple of weeks.
I hope England are comfortable enough today for my bet to come in. Pretty nervous about it.
I don’t have high hopes for Poland. I think Colombia will beat us without much problem, they are a better team and will fight for it while I can see another half arsed performance from our players. They’d really need to give their 100% to win this game but looking at their performance against Senegal and listening to their interviews I doubt they are that bothered about going home early.
I don’t have high hopes for Poland. I think Colombia will beat us without much problem, they are a better team and will fight for it while I can see another half arsed performance from our players. They’d really need to give their 100% to win this game but looking at their performance against Senegal and listening to their interviews I doubt they are that bothered about going home early.
First pint of the day to settle the nerves pre-match.
Come on England. A comfortable 2-0 win please.
I need Colombia to beat Poland in order to beat my mates in our group sweepstake. They all have Poland winning.
I really hope i'm wrong but I can see England drawing today, I think its gonna be a long hard slog in the heat with lots of frustration, its certainly not going to be the cakewalk opinion i'm seeing from some pundits and fans.
Sterling starts. I guarantee it was going to be Rashford but Southgate felt the need to prove that the leak wasn’t real.
How do Lingard and Sterling keep their places after their poor show on Monday, Sterling especially! Rashford should be starting this, Panama are going to just camp in their own half the whole game, it’s perfect for someone like Marcus who can will shoot from any distance, run in behind and just take his chance much better than Sterling will.
It was going to be Rashford. Southgate has bottled it after those leaks and needing to look like he’s smarter than the media.
England vs Panama
Sterling hasn't played well for England since the game against Italy in the last World Cup.
It doesn't matter how well he's played for City, he's been consistently useless for England. Hopefully today is the day he finally plays well again.
It doesn't matter how well he's played for City, he's been consistently useless for England. Hopefully today is the day he finally plays well again.
Can't believe Sterling is starting.
I can. always thought the leaked team sheet was a bluff. Not that I agree with the decision. It's southgate hoping he's found a team bad enough to make Sterling look world-class. three or four misses like those in game one and he's done
England 3 - 0 Panama
Japan 1 - 1 Senegal
Poland 1 - 1 Colombia
Japan 1 - 1 Senegal
Poland 1 - 1 Colombia
Agree that Rashford would and should be starting if it weren't for the leak.
anything less than a four-goal win will be in the "not good enough" category. looking forward to seeing how one of the worst "back-threes" does against a proper side...
Why would they be bluffing about Sterling or Rashford when we are playing Panama?
Rashford should be starting ahead of Sterling. Sterling hasn't scored an international goal for nearly three years.
...Sterling is still a great player everyone....
Not like him starting against Panama is terrible or anything
Not like him starting against Panama is terrible or anything
There's been 1 game so far with a 4 goal margin. Teams getting spanked does not really happen all that often.
England to win 5-0 and Kane with a hattrick.
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Good line-up by England. Looking forward to it. I hope RLC takes his chance.
Sterling needs to score or assist on this one. Otherwise will find himself on the bench against Belgium.
Sterling needs to score or assist on this one. Otherwise will find himself on the bench against Belgium.
Hope Loftus Cheek has a good game, looked alright when he came on the other day.
Sterling is a great player but you have to feed him chances on a plate if you want him to score. Even then he'll miss a few sitters.
He doesn't really fit the two forward system we are using, Alli ro Lingard would be better with Kane but then we'd have no midfield.
This reminds me about the Rooney criticisms from the yesteryears.
Rashford is better as an impact sub at the moment.
Honestly think Sterling plays well for England and is a better fit for this team than Rash. He desperately needs a goal to help his confidence in finishing chances though.