England World Cup Discussion

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True… perhaps it was a while since. Back to the Rooney days perhaps? Felt it was more attacking at least. Bow it’s so risk adverse and boring to watch. I think for many Norwegians, me included, England is like the second team (of course Scandi countries too), but this world cup for instance it had been a snooz fest.
We were fun to watch in Euro 2004. That is going back a fair bit though...
 
2 more matches!

Jude Bellingham is a real life super hero. Great first goal with a brilliant pass of the roof of the stadium
 
Getting a bit nervous. Not confident Argentina will beat England. More so France or Spain.

Tuchel's little horse go on again.
 
I absolutely cannot wait until Switzerland beat Argentina, the Pickford-Stones-Kane generation basically scripts it. France in the quarters aside, it's all insanely lovely draws we've made to look far harder continually.

Then we'll shithouse our way past France Portugal 2016 style.
 
I do hate Oasis, so there’s that.
You gotta get sucked up into the occasion, though! It's great seeing most of the country come together
His detachment and critique is important for the nation; no raa raa and on to the next one, as it should be.

England's football has not been good and he's right to want them to tighten up.
Completely agree
Pickford is half the reason for their results at the last now 5 tournaments. Got them past Mexico

3rd quarter. 4th quarter and extra time were fine
Yeah, Pickford was right up there with Bellingham as our best players against Mexico
 
Enjoying it while it lasts because there's no chance anyone but France is winning this.
 
Can't believe England have to go again on Wednesday after this game in the heat and the Mexico game. Not sure how you recover and recharge.

Opponents have hours less,, hopefully that game goes to ET as well
 
You gotta get sucked up into the occasion, though! It's great seeing most of the country come together

Completely agree

Yeah, Pickford was right up there with Bellingham as our best players against Mexico
That’s always nice, and I always hope England do well, just not at the expense of Norway and due to some iffy VAR situations.
 
His detachment and critique is important for the nation; no raa raa and on to the next one, as it should be.

England's football has not been good and he's right to want them to tighten up.

TBF he's a CL winner manager who said in his first press conference he wanted to put "second star on the shirt." So his standards are far higher than Southgate's.

I also think for England mentality they really need to be beating a tier 1 nation at some stage in competition. Just hoping for it to be the Swiss would leave this team very undercooked for the final and the quality they'd faced. Pretty much the same as the Euros.
 
James is different class. If he and Saka can stay fit, we'll have a much better chance of continuing to progress.
 
Got lucky today. Tuchel screwed up his half time subs and then spending unnecessary subs to fix it.

Move your best player into midfield to get Eze on. Fix it by taking your most dangerous winger off.
 
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Yeah we got away with that one. A VAR call that doesn't go out way on another day and we may well be out

That second half was shocking. Norway should have put us away.
 
Got us to a semi final. Matched as good as we’ve been in 60 years. Scrappy game. But we’re there. Tuchel deserves credit
 
James is different class. If he and Saka can stay fit, we'll have a much better chance of continuing to progress.
Are we not starting Saka for fitness reasons?

I can’t bear much more Madueke….its not good for my soul
 
I have rarely seen an English side defend a 1 goal lead like Ive seen these past 2 games. Phenomenal work rate and attitude
 
Are we not starting Saka for fitness reasons?

I can’t bear much more Madueke….its not good for my soul

Yep. Playing with injury and fairly sure he'll have operation once tournament is over.

Him and Rice been run into the ground by Arsenal last two years and it's caught up with them.
 
Are we not starting Saka for fitness reasons?

I can’t bear much more Madueke….its not good for my soul
He shouldn't play another minute. If we can't start Saka, play Watkins, Rogers, Rashford, Eze there for the first hour or so until we bring him on.

Saka was very good today anyway. Only thing was that tame shot.
 
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