Obviously touched a nerve, hence the abuse .Vegas Claret wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 9:19 pmyou must have me mixed up with someone else, point to me once, in the history of this forum that I've claimed to be an expert ? What a complete tool
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By some distance England face the best side they’ve faced so far next Saturday…..and so do France.
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The **** who use following England as an excuse to cause mayhem and violence didn't travel to Qatar as they knew they would be severely punished, such a shame we live in a country where there is no severe punishment so vermin aren't frightened of committing crime. Hope Sterling's family are OK. To think we in the West have the audacity to lecture countries like Qatar.Vegas Claret wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 9:21 pmNot in any way shape or form saying he should have to, but it does surprise me that these lads on hundreds of thousands of pounds per week don't employ security teams especially with them spending so much time away from home. This has been happening for years (especially with Liverpool players)
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This England team are two players- an athletic snd physical centre back, and a midfield distributor- short of being absolutely top drawer.
Bur it's the nature of international football that most teams, even successful ones, have that same issue. The key is to recognise it, and when England stopped playing short into midfield and trying to be a possession team, and focused on overpowering the opposition by playing high up the park, they absolutely battered a very respectable Senegal team. France will obviously be a step up but the template is there.
Bur it's the nature of international football that most teams, even successful ones, have that same issue. The key is to recognise it, and when England stopped playing short into midfield and trying to be a possession team, and focused on overpowering the opposition by playing high up the park, they absolutely battered a very respectable Senegal team. France will obviously be a step up but the template is there.
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Gareth is well aware that we started slowly so he will sort it
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Ive told I can't argue untill you pay ..........
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Na na na nananana, nannana, hey Jude.
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Great result with some good forward play.
The middle of that defence needs a bit of improvement. As for playing out...risky to say the least.
The middle of that defence needs a bit of improvement. As for playing out...risky to say the least.
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Midfield need to have the game of their lives supporting the defence, but hopefully our forwards will do the business at the other end. Love the young players and their confidence, no bowing to the pressure when so many before them have crumbled.
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He's very good!......Two-footed, get's it forward quickly...hard to believe he's only 19.Vegas Claret wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 9:10 pmwithout wanting to compare him as such, Bellingham reminds me of Zidane in terms of his balance and physique
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Really looking forward to this. Some exceptional talent on both teams and also two organized and exciting teams.agreenwood wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 9:40 pmBy some distance England face the best side they’ve faced so far next Saturday…..and so do France.
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It's kept them away ...having no alcohol.Vegas Claret wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 8:30 pmdon't know about anyone else but I've enjoyed not seeing ****** up wankers fighting in the streets before and after every game, made it a much better tournament so far
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Think Pickford needs a lot of credit for his contribution to that win- brilliant one handed save to deny Senegal a 1-0 lead.
We seemed to really buck up from that point and never looked in any danger when we scored not long after.
We seemed to really buck up from that point and never looked in any danger when we scored not long after.
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And his value is rising exponentially with every game at this WCTaffy on the wing wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:26 pmHe's very good!......Two-footed, get's it forward quickly...hard to believe he's only 19.
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Heard a rumor Man City want to offload Grealish & buy Bellingham.
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They can afford both.Taffy on the wing wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:38 pmHeard a rumor Man City want to offload Grealish & buy Bellingham.
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I suspect Liverpool will want a quick sale so they can go for him, would be perfect for them. If City get him you might as well write their name on the PL trophy until Pep quits
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If Kylian Mbappé was from round these parts he would be known as Kylian Mbalmcake..........
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Can anyone explain where the racism is in my post? I'm absolutely baffled?Jellybean wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:17 pmMidfield need to have the game of their lives supporting the defence, but hopefully our forwards will do the business at the other end. Love the young players and their confidence, no bowing to the pressure when so many before them have crumbled.
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Yes that was a key 5 minute spell in the match, if Senegal had taken the lead who knows how the rest of the game would have panned out.Vintage Claret wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:30 pmThink Pickford needs a lot of credit for his contribution to that win- brilliant one handed save to deny Senegal a 1-0 lead.
We seemed to really buck up from that point and never looked in any danger when we scored not long after.
Pickford hasn't had a huge amount to do during this tournament so far, however when he's been called upon he's been solid in his keeping.
Saturday might well see him rather busier though.
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Ive been out in town watching us thrash Senegal so I've no idea about the mental gymnastics the anti Southgate (England) mob are trying to perform to discredit yet another top draw performance but let me put it simply like this
In the last 15 years England have struggled in the group stages against the weaker sides and when we've finally played one of the top 8 we've hoped we can compete and somehow grind out a result against the run of play.
In the last 6 years under Southgate we've become a team that breezes through qualifying, strolls through the groups stages and when we finally come up against a big team like Germany and Italy in the Euros and France next week we aren't hoping to hold on for derar life, try and nick a goal and cause a shock but instead for the first time in over 25 years we look and play like we are capable of beating the other top teams with our footballing quality and not with a bit of luck
We might well get beat off France on Saturday because like us they are a top top team. The big difference with England now under Southgate is that we will go out to out play them, out football then and outscore them which is a world away from the England we supported between Sven and Southgate
In the last 15 years England have struggled in the group stages against the weaker sides and when we've finally played one of the top 8 we've hoped we can compete and somehow grind out a result against the run of play.
In the last 6 years under Southgate we've become a team that breezes through qualifying, strolls through the groups stages and when we finally come up against a big team like Germany and Italy in the Euros and France next week we aren't hoping to hold on for derar life, try and nick a goal and cause a shock but instead for the first time in over 25 years we look and play like we are capable of beating the other top teams with our footballing quality and not with a bit of luck
We might well get beat off France on Saturday because like us they are a top top team. The big difference with England now under Southgate is that we will go out to out play them, out football then and outscore them which is a world away from the England we supported between Sven and Southgate
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Think it's more to do with younger people not being able to afford it. Just to go for a week you're talking thousands of pounds.Taffy on the wing wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:28 pmIt's kept them away ...having no alcohol.
The England cheering section now looks like Dads Army.
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On the football, good performance but Southgate’s teams don’t score any goals from open play, you only have to look at his time at Middlesbrough for proof of this.
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Are you sure it was deliberately racist or the post of someone lacking social awareness attempting satire? Humour that makes us think is vital and is under attack. Even before democracy Satire has been employed to both ridicule, challenge and question. As often as not… did I laugh, what does that say about me? I didn’t and I found it very interesting… I would have 30 years ago, now I had to work to make the connection… which kind of makes it satire. And me proud at how far I’ve come, as the world around me has changed.
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Senegal should have been 2-0 up, Mbappe and Dembele are a few steps up from Sarr and Ndiaye. Lets hope we have learned our lesson; we are not good enough to play out from the back.
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Why the nonsense of playing sideways and across the back against a side falling back to defend.?
A nonsense tactic that will backfire if tried against a speedy side like France
France are beatable the trick is to go man for man on Greismann he is the French Josh Cullen, pulling the strings in all the moves.Lloris is also vulnerable with some questionable goalkeeping at times.Mpappe though is a class act but hates a tackle so we need to go for Rovers style serial hacking.
A nonsense tactic that will backfire if tried against a speedy side like France
France are beatable the trick is to go man for man on Greismann he is the French Josh Cullen, pulling the strings in all the moves.Lloris is also vulnerable with some questionable goalkeeping at times.Mpappe though is a class act but hates a tackle so we need to go for Rovers style serial hacking.
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This attitude drives me mad, it’s the old John Motson outlook. England would batter someone and then they’d have a shot and he’d immediately say “it could be one nil”. Yes John equally it could be 4-1.claretandy wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 6:19 amSenegal should have been 2-0 up, Mbappe and Dembele are a few steps up from Sarr and Ndiaye. Lets hope we have learned our lesson; we are not good enough to play out from the back.
An opposition team is allowed to create chances and we are allowed a goalkeeper to save them and there is no way of knowing that if chance one goes in would chance two come along etc.
For me, we started well, lost our way after a couple of misplaced passes but then took control of the game completely and attacked with pace and flare. A great performance.
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We are a very decent team aren't we?
We've certainly got a chance on Sat
We've certainly got a chance on Sat
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Up to now, in major tournaments, Southgate has played three good sides, with the fourth coming on Saturday.
Let’s hope we do better than against Belgium and Croatia in 2018 and Italy last year. Before anyone says ‘what about Germany?’ in the euros.. they haven’t made it out of the groups in the last two World Cups. Hardly elite.
Let’s hope we do better than against Belgium and Croatia in 2018 and Italy last year. Before anyone says ‘what about Germany?’ in the euros.. they haven’t made it out of the groups in the last two World Cups. Hardly elite.
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England won six knock-out games in major tournaments from 1968 to 2016.
Gareth Southgate has won six from 2018 to 2022.
Gareth Southgate has won six from 2018 to 2022.
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People can knock GS as much as they want ,with the flip side being we’ve played some dreadful sides “ top prem vs mid level champ “ springs to mind .You can only beat what’s put in front of you though and we’ve been very smooth .
France was always our benchmark and if we lose we lose , but blaming GS will be for the loons .
France was always our benchmark and if we lose we lose , but blaming GS will be for the loons .
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I didn’t see the post. I just saw a message from a moderator saying that casual racism won’t be tolerated on here and that the offender has been given a one month ban. I’m just questioning whether a one month ban is really a sufficient way to deal with racism on here. I would suggest not.elwaclaret wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 1:27 amAre you sure it was deliberately racist or the post of someone lacking social awareness attempting satire? Humour that makes us think is vital and is under attack. Even before democracy Satire has been employed to both ridicule, challenge and question. As often as not… did I laugh, what does that say about me? I didn’t and I found it very interesting… I would have 30 years ago, now I had to work to make the connection… which kind of makes it satire. And me proud at how far I’ve come, as the world around me has changed.
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It is a step in the right direction, many a time racist comments have been made on here then the comments removed and poster allowed to continue with no ban. Eventually we will reach a stage where they are banned for good and a ,lot harder to just re-join under a new nameRileybobs wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 8:26 amI didn’t see the post. I just saw a message from a moderator saying that casual racism won’t be tolerated on here and that the offender has been given a one month ban. I’m just questioning whether a one month ban is really a sufficient way to deal with racism on here. I would suggest not.
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Fair point.claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 8:52 amIt is a step in the right direction, many a time racist comments have been made on here then the comments removed and poster allowed to continue with no ban. Eventually we will reach a stage where they are banned for good and a ,lot harder to just re-join under a new name
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By any measure Southgate is (currently) the second best manager England have ever had.
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In England's 3 major tournaments under Southgate we've reached.
A semi-final in 2018 where we lost narrowly to Croatia in ET.
A final in 2020 where we lost out on pens to Italy.
And now a quarter final in 2022.
Now given that prior to that we struggled to get out of the groups, or under McClaren failed to qualify, then his record stands well alongside previous England managers.
Saturday will be a huge test, but equally it will be a huge test for France.
England have scored 12 goals in 4 games, but the stat which really catches my eye is those 12 goals have been scored by 8 different scorers, and that shows we now possess threats from all over the pitch rather than just relying on one player.
A semi-final in 2018 where we lost narrowly to Croatia in ET.
A final in 2020 where we lost out on pens to Italy.
And now a quarter final in 2022.
Now given that prior to that we struggled to get out of the groups, or under McClaren failed to qualify, then his record stands well alongside previous England managers.
Saturday will be a huge test, but equally it will be a huge test for France.
England have scored 12 goals in 4 games, but the stat which really catches my eye is those 12 goals have been scored by 8 different scorers, and that shows we now possess threats from all over the pitch rather than just relying on one player.
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Decisive finishing made the difference. May it continue against France.
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Don't worry DA, I'm schooling these fools in your absence.Devils_Advocate wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 11:41 pmIve been out in town watching us thrash Senegal so I've no idea about the mental gymnastics the anti Southgate (England) mob are trying to perform to discredit yet another top draw performance but let me put it simply like this
In the last 15 years England have struggled in the group stages against the weaker sides and when we've finally played one of the top 8 we've hoped we can compete and somehow grind out a result against the run of play.
In the last 6 years under Southgate we've become a team that breezes through qualifying, strolls through the groups stages and when we finally come up against a big team like Germany and Italy in the Euros and France next week we aren't hoping to hold on for derar life, try and nick a goal and cause a shock but instead for the first time in over 25 years we look and play like we are capable of beating the other top teams with our footballing quality and not with a bit of luck
We might well get beat off France on Saturday because like us they are a top top team. The big difference with England now under Southgate is that we will go out to out play them, out football then and outscore them which is a world away from the England we supported between Sven and Southgate
Sure feels good not losing to Iceland and USA. We didn't even qualify for the Euros under Mclaren yet people have the audacity to whine when we reach the final.
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Imagine constantly crying about a team that’s doing well.
Over and over and over again.
Who does that?
Over and over and over again.
Who does that?
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The Southgate bashing has been fairly quiet on here this tournament, a lot of posters seem to have gone AWOL. No doubt we'll see them shortly, more than likely on Saturday when we face quite possibly the best side in the world. The simpletons will call a defeat to France a failure.
Interestingly the match thread against the USA in what turned into non-event of a match attracted more posts than any of other England's games which tells it's own story.
Interestingly the match thread against the USA in what turned into non-event of a match attracted more posts than any of other England's games which tells it's own story.
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Looking back, I guess quite a few of my posts could constitute 'Southgate bashing' but that's not as intended. It's more to give a reality check to his record. He's not really much better or worse than any other England manager. Major tournaments are only every couple of years and you often play less than half a dozen matches. It's such a small pool of games to make a reasonable judgement on.
How well you're doing is largely dependent on how your draw is in any given tournament. Hodgson lost to Iceland. Keegan lost to a good Romania side once, which I guess could be called a disappointment but mostly we do as we'd expect to do. When was the last time - and I don't mean just Southgate here - did England beat a really top side at a major tournament? He's never done it, but to be fair, I'm struggling to think of any England manager that has in recent times.
We beat a few trundlers, get a bit giddy, then whenever we've faced a real class outfit - Argentina, Germany back in the day, Brazil, Portugal with peak Ronaldo.. Belgium, Croatia, Italy.. we lose. A win against this France side, and I'll be eating a mountain of humble pie, but I really can't see it.
How well you're doing is largely dependent on how your draw is in any given tournament. Hodgson lost to Iceland. Keegan lost to a good Romania side once, which I guess could be called a disappointment but mostly we do as we'd expect to do. When was the last time - and I don't mean just Southgate here - did England beat a really top side at a major tournament? He's never done it, but to be fair, I'm struggling to think of any England manager that has in recent times.
We beat a few trundlers, get a bit giddy, then whenever we've faced a real class outfit - Argentina, Germany back in the day, Brazil, Portugal with peak Ronaldo.. Belgium, Croatia, Italy.. we lose. A win against this France side, and I'll be eating a mountain of humble pie, but I really can't see it.
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Here’s a question.
Have England ever won a match in a major tournament, as the underdog?
I don’t think it’s happened before, and our luck has to change by the law of averages, eventually.
Have England ever won a match in a major tournament, as the underdog?
I don’t think it’s happened before, and our luck has to change by the law of averages, eventually.
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I saw it and it was typical of ‘laddish humour’ of the 1990’s. Not acceptable, but relying on outdated stereotyping. I had nothing to do with it, but would not want to be the one pulling the trigger permanently without knowing mitigation. I think the clue is the ‘casual’ rather than ‘overt’… Education relies on second chances and I hope the moderator involved spelled out the reason for the ban to the poster so they may reflect and adapt. I know the poster has a long history with the board… possibly it is very out of character or maybe a more senior moderator is needed to review? Just guessing there may be mitigation - and as I said I did not find it funny simply because I had to work to remember the out dated stereotype the joke relied on for meaning; to me suggesting lack of modern social awareness on the posters part.Rileybobs wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 8:26 amI didn’t see the post. I just saw a message from a moderator saying that casual racism won’t be tolerated on here and that the offender has been given a one month ban. I’m just questioning whether a one month ban is really a sufficient way to deal with racism on here. I would suggest not.
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To be honest I wouldn't put you down as one of the Southgate bashers. The thing is, I don't see anybody claiming that he's a tactical genius or elite manager, but there are plenty on the opposite end of the spectrum who have nothing positive to say about him. I haven't checked RV's facts regarding England knockout wins, but if it's true that England have won as many tournament knockout games in the 4 years under Southgate than we had in the previous 48 years then it kind of debunks your argument that he's not really much better or worse than any other England manager. His record proves that he very clearly is.NottsClaret wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 12:15 pmLooking back, I guess quite a few of my posts could constitute 'Southgate bashing' but that's not as intended. It's more to give a reality check to his record. He's not really much better or worse than any other England manager. Major tournaments are only every couple of years and you often play less than half a dozen matches. It's such a small pool of games to make a reasonable judgement on.
How well you're doing is largely dependent on how your draw is in any given tournament. Hodgson lost to Iceland. Keegan lost to a good Romania side once, which I guess could be called a disappointment but mostly we do as we'd expect to do. When was the last time - and I don't mean just Southgate here - did England beat a really top side at a major tournament? He's never done it, but to be fair, I'm struggling to think of any England manager that has in recent times.
We beat a few trundlers, get a bit giddy, then whenever we've faced a real class outfit - Argentina, Germany back in the day, Brazil, Portugal with peak Ronaldo.. Belgium, Croatia, Italy.. we lose. A win against this France side, and I'll be eating a mountain of humble pie, but I really can't see it.
You're right that we haven't beat many 'real class outfits', but I don't think it's as simple as splitting international teams into two categories; the very best sides in the world and the 'average' rest. I also don't think you do yourself any favours by discounting Germany as a top side (despite not being as strong as other seasons), and classing the 2018 Croatia side in that category but discounting them in 2020. If anything I would argue that Croatia in 2018 and even Italy in 2020 weren't really 'class outfits'.
There can only be one winner of any tournament and there were definitely tactical deficiencies shown against both Croatia and Italy, but we had no right to win either of those tournaments and before a ball was kicked I doubt many thought we would do. It's amusing how a couple of penalty kicks could have lead to a total transformation of Southgate's reputation, although I suspect that those who have derided him from the beginning would have found some way to take the credit for him, like they will if we get past France on Saturday.
FWIW, I think we'll come unstuck against France, I think they're probably a stronger side than us and will expose our defensive frailties. But there would be no shame at all to lose that game. I also think it may be time for Southgate to step aside after this tournament, but I think you'd have to have an axe to grind to call his tenure anything other than a success, regardless of how we fare in the coming couple of weeks.
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