Kane this time. Media have been building him up & he's just back off an injury (probably rushed). All points to a very poor tournament then the knives will be out.52 years of hurt.
Who will be the scapegoat this time?
JustifiedYou guys are so negative with your nt.
What i do every 2 years.I will be listening to 3 Lions and Vindaloo on repeat and getting irrationally excited only to be let down and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
If England reach the Quarter finals, Brazil or Germany will most likely be the opposition. To get to the Quarter finals, England would need to beat one of Poland/Senegal/Columbia/Japan in the Last 16, and obviously qualify from the group stages.come up short against one of the better teams in the quarter final, I think.
Seems plausible that we'll lose in the quarters thenIf England reach the Quarter finals, Brazil or Germany will most likely be the opposition. To get to the Quarter finals, England would need to beat one of Poland/Senegal/Columbia/Japan in the Last 16, and obviously qualify from the group stages.
Southgate doesn't rate him, doesn't think he has enough nouce on the ball to be effective, which is a bit disappointing considering I think he's a better defender than Harry Maguire.Smalling couldn’t get into this squad? That’s odd.
Probably be Mourinho for not playing Rashford enough52 years of hurt.
Who will be the scapegoat this time?
We've been punished enough.You guys are so negative with your nt.
Last time Argentina won something was 25 years ago. Brazil won the wc in 1970 and the next was 24 after that.We've been punished enough.
We were good 30 years ago and should have won the World Cup in 1990.
Arguably could have won Euro 96 too.
Downhill since there. Looked okay under Hoddle, in decline under Sven, and disastrous under Capello and Roy.
Could only manage a draw against USA and Algeria in 2010. Whimpered out of the group in 2014.
We expect nothing.
Exactly what I was going to sayProbably be Mourinho for not playing Rashford enough
The only postive this time around being the lack of expectation. This England squad is comfortably the worst we have sent to a major competition since... forever? That said, no one is realistically expecting much from this lot, so they should by rights be able to play without fear of judgement. Who knows, they may just surprise us all.We've been punished enough.
We were good 30 years ago and should have won the World Cup in 1990.
Arguably could have won Euro 96 too.
Downhill since there. Looked okay under Hoddle, in decline under Sven, and disastrous under Mclaren, Capello and Roy.
Could only manage a draw against USA and Algeria in 2010. Whimpered out of the group in 2014.
We expect nothing.
Indeed. Even so, I think I'm going to put a cheeky £5 bet on England to reach the semi finals. Just need to figure out, where I can get the best oddsSeems plausible that we'll lose in the quarters then
So he selected Jones...Southgate doesn't rate him, doesn't think he has enough nouce on the ball to be effective, which is a bit disappointing considering I think he's a better defender than Harry Maguire.
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They probably thought he'd be in a mardy if they didn't give him it.Tweet
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