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matesx

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,186
Meh....

Just kidding, pleased for you lot.
 

SIR ERNIE

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,187
Grendel said:
We were awful and never tested their keeper in open play. Southgate has to forget his loyalty to sterling - we play with 10 men with him there.
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Colombia are a typical South American side. Like Uruguay they know their limitations, especially without James, and set out to spoil, wind up and frustrate. It's difficult to look good against that and let's face it we're nothing special. Overall we were the better side though and Colombia would've been fortunate to go through.

Correct on Sterling. Times up.
 
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Otis

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,188
SIR ERNIE said:
Colombia are a typical South American side. Like Uruguay they know their limitations, especially without James, and set out to spoil, wind up and frustrate. It's difficult to look good against that and let's face it we're nothing special. Overall we were the better side though and Colombia would've been fortunate to go through.

Correct on Sterling. Times up.
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Can't see it. Am convinced Southgate will stick with him. Incorrectly in my opinion, but I do think that is what will happen.
 

Grendel

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,189
Otis said:
Can't see it. Am convinced Southgate will stick with him. Incorrectly in my opinion, but I do think that is what will happen.
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I’m not sure he will.

I don’t get the angst about Young - he does suit the system well but sterling looks off his game
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,190
SkyblueBazza said:
Ian Wright...what a model of modern Englishman he is imo!

Presenter referring to Dier's penalty saying the keeper 'got a hand on it...(Wrighty)"WHO CARES?"...in fairness' lol

Top man of the 'experts' for me because is SO in tune with the average Englishman watching

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The average Englishman must think Cov fans are wankers then
 

covmark

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,191
Sterling will come good. Mark my words.

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Deleted member 5849

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,192
Grendel said:
I’m not sure he will.

I don’t get the angst about Young - he does suit the system well but sterling looks off his game
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Young's just on the wrong side of the pitch, is my main gripe.

Think we've looked better on that side going forward with Rose there.
 
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Mcbean

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,193
Dirty bunch of mingers - right result happy as larry or is that garry ?
 

tisza

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,194
Otis said:
It was a disgrace at times and it is clear they don't have to play like that. They looked quite decent when they finally decided to start playing football and attacked us.

Some of that tonight was everything wrong with football. How can it take 3-4 minutes to take a free kick because of all the antics. Pushing and jostling the ref, walking in and out of the 10 yard zone, standing in front of the free kick taker, encroaching and constantly trying to intimidate the ref. They seemed to go crazy with every free kick given against them and their coach at half time was disgraceful.

Don't get the penalty dispute either. They were incessant they had been served an injustice. Didn't someone say it was nearly 5 mins before the penalty could actually be taken,
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FIFA failure. all the briefings inc. for refs was that this was to be clamped down on hard. Been a big negative this was WC. Tonight was worst example.
 

Mcbean

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,195
Sterling had a shite game - end of - pick him at your risk Gareth
 

I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,196
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,197
I'd bring in Welbeck for Sterling, Loftus Cheek for Alli and Rose for Young. Welbeck is able to play with his back to goal and let Kane stay in the area. Kane was having to come into midfield to get hold of the ball.
 

tisza

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,198
Sterling just not coping with the physicality of the various opposition.
Plus not sure system suits him as he's not finding any open space like he can do.
 
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Ashdown

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,199
Sterling and Young
....fuck off, weak links !! Come on England !
 

Mcbean

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,200
Ashdown said:
Sterling and Young
....fuck off, weak links !! Come on England !
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speak as you feel - Young is fucked anyway now !
 
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SkyblueBazza

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,201
Sick Boy said:
The average Englishman must think Cov fans are wankers then
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You're sounding a bit like a Sunderland fan on that one

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SkyblueBazza

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,202
covmark said:
Sterling will come good. Mark my words.

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What in the Euro qualifiers?

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Deleted member 4439

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,203
tisza said:
FIFA failure. all the briefings inc. for refs was that this was to be clamped down on hard. Been a big negative this was WC. Tonight was worst example.
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Thought the stamping on the pen spot was the pits.
 
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Otis

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,204
Grendel said:
I’m not sure he will.

I don’t get the angst about Young - he does suit the system well but sterling looks off his game
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Rose is better than Young in my opinion. Young loses possession too often, though tonight in the second half I thought he did play well.
 

I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,205
Saw this somewhere in else but it is brilliant!

“The referee has no control over this, like the supply teaching who turns up with a friendly attitude and ends up getting locked in the cupboard.“
 
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Otis

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,206
dubed said:
Thought the stamping on the pen spot was the pits.
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Needs clamping down on. If we allow stuff like that it will just get worse and worse.

Can also see it not being long before players start punching or kicking referees in a major tournament.

Tonight they were intimidating the ref and he couldn't handle it. They saw he was weak and exploited it.

A good ref would not have let several minutes pass between a foul be given and the freekick taken.
 
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Otis

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,207
I_Saw_Shaw_Score said:
Saw this somewhere in else but it is brilliant!

“The referee has no control over this, like the supply teaching who turns up with a friendly attitude and ends up getting locked in the cupboard.“
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He had pretty much zero control at times.
 
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I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,208
Otis said:
He had pretty much zero control at times.
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All lovely having refs from all over the world but come on you need to have your best refs out there!

Sweden won’t be anything like tonight but I hope we get a European
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,209
covmark said:
Sterling will come good. Mark my words.

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Yes, he tries too hard if you ask me. He's certainly a better bet than Vardy. Sterling moves defenders around, Vardy just hasn't got a fucking Scooby unless it's a ball over the top.
 
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Westendlad

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,210
Well happy but that was shite. Same old England performance.
 

Paul Anthony

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,211
Otis said:
Rose is better than Young in my opinion. Young loses possession too often, though tonight in the second half I thought he did play well.
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Rose coming on gave us some momentum at a time when Colombia looked all but certain to bag another goal. Young had been struggling with a knock, but I do think Rose is better for driving forward.
 
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Covstu

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,212
Can’t go through that again! Not sure the formation is convincing, defense looks okay but can’t handle too much pressure. Wing backs look busy but not enough quality getting through.

Sweden is a completely different prospect, they will play fair but a lot more hardworking.
 

Westendlad

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,213
Pickford 8
Walker 7
Stones 7
Mcgiure 8
Trippier 7
Henderson 7
Young 5
Lingard 5
Ali 5
Stirling 5
Kane 8
Subs. Rashford 6 Rose 6 Dier 4
 

Otis

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,214
Westendlad said:
Pickford 8
Walker 7
Stones 7
Mcgiure 8
Trippier 7
Henderson 7
Young 5
Lingard 5
Ali 5
Stirling 5
Kane 8
Subs. Rashford 6 Rose 6 Dier 4
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Dier 10 surely?
 

Westendlad

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,215
Otis said:
Dier 10 surely?
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Sorry missed the 1 before the 4 .......
 
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Liquid Gold

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,216
Easy
 

Otis

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,217
I wonder if anyone else like me didn't cheer when Dier scored and merely breathed a great sigh of relief.

I was emotionally wrought by the end, after being really calm until about the last 5-6 mins.
 
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SkyblueBazza

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,218
Otis said:
I wonder if anyone else like me didn't cheer when Dier scored and merely breathed a great sigh of relief.

I was emotionally wrought by the end, after being really calm until about the last 5-6 mins.
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Yep

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CJ_covblaze

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,219
Well that was fun.

CJ Joiner @CJ_covblaze
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Jul 3, 2018
  • #3,220
Before the shootout, I was confident about us winning if it came down to it. That quickly went away when it started and had a crisis of confidence, especially when Henderson missed. To win on penalties is massive for the psyche of the nation, we really needed this! I had a feeling that if we were to get deeper in the competition, we’d have to win on penalties.

Overall, we were the better side, didn’t create many clear cut chances, but you don’t get many chances in games like tonight.
 
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