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Yeah, but apart from that, what have open play ever done for us?

We obviously come from different backgrounds.

If he keeps playing and keeps missing gilt-edged chances it will cost us. That's one thing I don't get with him. He knows his finishing isn't great, he knows he hasn't scored for an age for England and knows the pressure is on him. Yet when he tried to go round the keeper and then got the ball...

Didn't know that. As I said earlier in this thread, if he is not taking his chances, he has at least to make sure he is making chances for others.

I voted England, but did have Belgium to get to the final in the predictor thread. I can well see the Belgians beating France. That could be a cracking match.

Is he?

Yeah, I get all that and I am a big Sterling fan, but at international level you have to take your chances. Yesterday we scored 2, but they were the only 2 we had on target. We were clearly the better team and thoroughly deserved to win, but without Pickford's saves it could well have cost us.

Where's the contradiction? I haven't wished the plague or Black Death upon him, or hoped he falls off a cliff. My old man told me to never trust a woman with a beard. It's ever since then that I stopped watching Eurovision.

Me misreading the thread.

I don't wish him ill, but two broken legs and temporary double vision for 13 months wouldn't go amiss. I also hope someone pees in his porridge while no-one's looking. Remember what they say, never trust a Scotsman with a beard. Well, that's what my great gran used to say anyway.

My wife was trying to tell me there were now three teams left. My words were simply'And how does that work exactly?'

How come you got likes for that, but I didn't get any for when I said in the WC thread, we need to make Krafth work harder?

And Windsor's near Scotland?

Bet you're more angry with that than the sentiment of the post aren't you?

No. Think it was a needs must situation. Had Rashford played instead of Sterling I don't think Kane would have played so deep.

Mario Fernandes?

Well that's it. Without Pickford, Sterling's misses could easily have cost us. To be quite honest, I was thinking of marking Kane higher. Thought he had a great game, albeit a different type role to his normal one. At times he was playing as a midfielder, but he played a real captain's role...

A bit generous there me thinks. Pickford 9 Tripper 8.5 Walker 6.5 Maguire 8.5 Stones 7.5 Young 6.5 (4 for first half) Lingard 7 Henderson 8 Alli 7 Kane 8 Sterling 6.5

Sweden''s game plan went straight out of the window from the moment we scored and then they were also worried about getting caught by our pace on the break. England nullified them wonderfully well, but we did need Pickford too of course.

I have to say, it bloody does look good on the TV, all that beer flying around.