Portland Bill

I was expecting a lot more from Tunisia, but in fact they looked a poor side. No threat whatsoever going forward. As for England, we definitely need a natural left sided player or two because our left side was a joke last night. I still worry that we haven’t got the guile in midfield that is needed against the better sides. It was really only corners that we looked dangerous, not a lot from open play. We struggled at times against a poor side, so excuse me if I don’t get at all excited!

It’s bewildering how a right footed player with no pace, is playing as basically a left wing back. Our left side has showed zero attacking threat in 75 minutes.

Have we not got a left footed player in this country that can play International football. Young and McGuire on our left side don’t give us any balance at all. Tunisia would have a field day with a decent wide right player!

I take your point, but the football played in Italy is far more akin to how football is played in big tournaments. Italy have constantly done well in major tournaments, ( except this one!!!) whereas we are the opposite.

Agree. Except for one team not named above.....England!, all of our players play in the same league, a league which personally I don’t think the way the football is played, ( excluding Man City and to an extent Arsenal) is conducive to International tournament football. Our players are insular, they only know how to play the Premier league way, it’s been the same for decades ( first division before the Prem) and that’s one of the main reasons we have constantly failed at the big tournaments. All the top International teams in the world are made up of players who play in various leagues around Europe, the experience and variety of ways they play their football seems to help when they all come together in their International teams.

It all comes down to geography, any club in the middle of the country has far more chance of a bigger away following.

Moscow has 2 stadiums being used for this WC, so it must be acceptable.

This WC is going to turn In to an absolute farce, I can see it already. Controversy is going to over shadow the actual football, it’s a disaster waiting to happen. Why not just leave the game as it is.

There was someone/a website that was selling them a couple of years back, may be worth contacting them. https://thevintagevoyeur.bigcartel.com/

Agree, they are too Premier league in their make up. Premier league style football ( Man City excepted) doesn’t win tournaments.

Surely it’s meant to be D redun!

With the bad periods we have constantly had in the last couple of seasons, my money is on Tampax!

I watched Bryant and May!

Anyone who plays bowls must be such a boring person...............

Poor old Rotherham, one day in the Championship and they have been relegated already!!!