Sick Boy
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Fair play to him. He comes across as passionate, humble and genuinely intelligent, and I support the RoI!
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The bloke has won the nation over!
No football today OR tomorrow. Joke.
Alli is playing too deep for me and also doesn't look 100% fit. His strength is getting beyond the striker or dropping off to link midfield and the strikers. He's not able to do either effectively from his deeper starting position. I'd drop Sterling and play Alli higher with Loftus Cheek in midfield against Croatia. Would play either Sterling or Rashford against the Swedes though as I think their pace will scare them.
The Roi Hodgson?Fair play to him. He comes across and passionate, humble and genuinely intelligent, and I support the RoI!
Or 120.Think rashford needs to come in for sterling, it's just not working for him.
Just don't think I could do another penalty shoot out again, we need to win in 90mins against Sweden.
Alli has lacked product full stop.Too many changes. The only change worth thinking about at the minute, injuries permitting, is Rose in Young. He looked lively when he came on and I agree with Hoddle when he says we could do with a left-footer in that wingback role.
Knockout football is cagey, neither team wanting to concede a goal and that isn't an ideal condition for players like Alli or Sterling to thrive. As Southgate noted going into the tournament, a lot of World Cup goals come from set-pieces rather than open play. You can tell we're set up for that, and I reckon Maguire will score against Sweden -- he won a lot of headers in Colombia's box. This said I am concerned about the lack of chances we create in open play.
I wouldn't start Loftus-Cheek because against Belgium he lacked an end product, which concerned me. Likewise, with Rashford, the chance he missed vs Belgium bothers me because it was a game with no pressure, but, his penalty was superb in the shootout, balls of steel! Frankly, I'm of the opinion that these players are best used as substitutes at this moment in time and we should keep the starting eleven the same.
He has. Been a bit of a passenger for the most part.Alli has lacked product full stop.
No let's not go there, unless it's us who score in the dying seconds to go to 120 ;-)Or 120.
Would say Rashford has plenty of tricks of his own.Team for Saturday.
Pickford
Trippier
Stones
Mcgiure
Walker
Loftus-Cheek
Henderson
Rose
Lingard
Sterling( Yes i know he's been shite but against the Swedes we need his tricks to get past their defence)
Kane
Yeah yeah i know but i just have a feeling that against more of a defence that won't bully him off the ball so much he might shine. I do like Rashford don't get me wrong but Stirling is always more busier which i like in any player.Would say Rashford has plenty of tricks of his own.
Team for Saturday.
Pickford
Trippier
Stones
Mcgiure
Walker
Loftus-Cheek
Henderson
Rose
Lingard
Sterling( Yes i know he's been shite but against the Swedes we need his tricks to get past their defence)
Kane
He has to at some point, but based on the fact his scoring record at international level is so poor, I would go with Rashford, who is also very quick and does have an eye for goal.Injuries apart, I'd expect him to start with the same eleven.
Yes, Sterling has been poor so far, his second touch is too often a tackle, but I think Southgate will want his pace and movement off the ball to drag static defenders around.
I'm certainly no fan of sterling but if he starts I'll probably have another punt on him to get a couple on the basis that he might finally come good.
I like Sterling and agree, his movement is good, but I just Rashford is more in form at the moment and a better goalscoring option and it would also be interesting to see Sterling come on later in the game against a tiring defence.even when sterling is poor(and he has been) he keeps defenders occupied with his movement. i imagine kane likes playing with him due to this.
i expect same 11
hes the obvious replacement i agreeI like Sterling and agree, his movement is good, but I just Rashford is more in form at the moment and a better goalscoring option and it would also be interesting to see Sterling come on later in the game against a tiring defence.
Yep, definitely.anyone really struggling to work since tuesday???? zero motivation can't stop thinking about saturday
Good news is that Vardy is carrying an injury
This Week is the hardest I've worked in six months .anyone really struggling to work since tuesday???? zero motivation can't stop thinking about saturday
My God do I hate this going down like you've been shot after a foul, only to spring back to life like you'be been instantly healed by Jesus 30 seconds later.
French player just went down and would think that may well be his game over, but about 15 seconds later he is running around like he was never ever touched.
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