ENG v FRA

jos · Post by **jos** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:11 pm

When the going gets tough…….

Will we get to face Morocco

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:12 pm

It's coming home

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:13 pm

Tall Paul wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:12 pm
It's coming home

Home to Burnley with Anass?

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:13 pm

Suggestion by the Telegraph that Southgate will name an unchanged team.

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:15 pm

RVclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:13 pm
Suggestion by the Telegraph that Southgate will name an unchanged team.

Wonder whether these 'leaks' are deliberate or not?

jedi_master · Post by **jedi_master** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:18 pm

RVclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:13 pm
Suggestion by the Telegraph that Southgate will name an unchanged team.

Hope that’s right.

Let’s for once focus on ourselves and the threats we posses - not a fan of shifting to a back 5 against the ‘better sides’. It shows a bit of an inferiority complex in my opinion. Need Walker to have the game of his life v Mbappe, but we have goals in us against their back line.

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:19 pm

jedi_master wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:18 pm
Hope that’s right.

Let’s for once focus on ourselves and the threats we posses - not a fan of shifting to a back 5 against the ‘better sides’. It shows a bit of an inferiority complex in my opinion. Need Walker to have the game of his life v Mbappe, but we have goals in us against their back line.

Yep agree. Walker has faced Mbappe 4 times in the past couple of seasons and has done well each time. Let’s hope he can do it again, despite having an injury hit season himself.

As for us, they should be more than worried about our front 4, which is, for me, the best that’s left in the competition.

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:20 pm

Routine win for the Three Lions

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:39 pm

England confirmed as unchanged.

bobinho · Post by **bobinho** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:01 pm

Obviously I hope England win, and I am encouraged to see the starting line-up doesn't look like one put together out of fear of the opposition. Lets hope they are allowed to express themselves...

Still not watching mind.... maybe I was the jinx all along?

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:16 pm

bobinho wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:01 pm
Obviously I hope England win, and I am encouraged to see the starting line-up doesn't look like one put together out of fear of the opposition. Lets hope they are allowed to express themselves...

Still not watching mind.... maybe I was the jinx all along?

You don't care about England, wont be watching the game but you will be the first one on here crying and moaning at the first sign of potential failure.

HahaYeah · Post by **HahaYeah** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:20 pm

Three women at pitchside and that's the important thing.

Red Fox Rocks Socks · Post by **Red Fox Rocks Socks** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:26 pm

Am I right thinking the song to the adverts is a greenday song? I can’t think which one tho if anyone can get it?

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:26 pm

Can't afford to give France a free 35 minutes whilst we get into our stride.

Need to be alert straight from kick off

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:27 pm

Croydon Claret wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:26 pm
Can't afford to give France a free 35 minutes whilst we get into our stride.

Need to be alert straight from kick off

They also can’t afford to give us the space they gave Poland for most of the match or they will get pummelled.

jos · Post by **jos** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:59 pm

After reading about Bruno’s tirade against the Argie ref, What nationality is this Ref?

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:03 pm

jos wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:59 pm
After reading about Bruno’s tirade against the Argie ref, What nationality is this Ref?

Brazilian.

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:05 pm

Good start so far.

Zlatan · Post by **Zlatan** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:06 pm

It’s criminal to be offside from a free kick like that.

jos · Post by **jos** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:11 pm

Pickford angry as always

wilks_bfc · Post by **wilks_bfc** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:11 pm

Shaw committed and got caught out there

Goalposts · Post by **Goalposts** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:12 pm

Passing to slow need more zip movement

Goalposts · Post by **Goalposts** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:15 pm

Walking passing is to telepathic for the opposition to read.

Stayingup · Post by **Stayingup** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:15 pm

They have given us the ball a few times and hopefully they keep doing and we capitalise on it.

jos · Post by **jos** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:16 pm

Good goal

Stayingup · Post by **Stayingup** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:17 pm

Oh dear but what a shot.

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:17 pm

Incredible strike. What can you do about that?

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:17 pm

That is a ******* foul

Goalposts · Post by **Goalposts** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:17 pm

Good goal…. Need to up the pace

Murger · Post by **Murger** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:17 pm

********.

wilks_bfc · Post by **wilks_bfc** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:17 pm

Think that should have been a Saka foul at the start of that

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:17 pm

Clucking bell.

Good strike to be fair

Goalposts · Post by **Goalposts** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:18 pm

Beat Pickford for at least 30 yds out

BurnleyFC · Post by **BurnleyFC** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:18 pm

Great strike but Nick Pope saves that.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:18 pm

Great strike but was there a foul on Saka in the build-up?

Commy · Post by **Commy** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:18 pm

It looked like a foul.

Mala591 · Post by **Mala591** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:18 pm

France always looking to play forward, England always looking to play square or backwards.

That’s asking for trouble...

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:18 pm

wilks_bfc wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:17 pm
Think that should have been a Saka foul at the start of that

Yeah, surely

Firthy · Post by **Firthy** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:19 pm

Always happens. Poor decision results in a goal for the other team. But to be honest we've been very pedestrian so far and I can't see anything but a France victory at the moment.

Goalposts · Post by **Goalposts** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:20 pm

Not a great free kick

aclaretinstevenage · Post by **aclaretinstevenage** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:22 pm

The "foul" is 70 yds and 45 seconds away from the guy who strikes the goal. And now Walton says VAR checked an no foul .Play to the whistle no?

Goalposts · Post by **Goalposts** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:22 pm

Mala591 wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:18 pm
France always looking to play forward, England always looking to play square or backwards.

That’s asking for trouble...

Exactly it becomes to slow, though to be fair Henderson is always looking to play ball forward. Rice a bit anonymous

Goalposts · Post by **Goalposts** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:23 pm

French players always on the move ours are to static

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:23 pm

Good chance for Kane then but Tbf Lloris did well.

Zlatan · Post by **Zlatan** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:24 pm

RVclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:17 pm
Incredible strike. What can you do about that?

Keeper with longer arms perhaps

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:24 pm

Goalposts wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:20 pm
Not a great free kick

Surely we have someone better than Luke Shaw to take free kicks

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:25 pm

Peno?

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:25 pm

How is that NOT a foul?

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:25 pm

Just needs one of the midfield to be brave and turn with the ball

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:25 pm

Shouldn’t even need f***** VAR