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I thought they weren’t allowed to break their run. And then he celebrates….

Farcical ending. Annoyed me.

Lewandoski forces the keeper off his line with the stutter. Shouldn’t get a second chance. I don’t.

Crap Decision

Giroud’s intelligent run!

I dunno. Got to say I’m not enjoying the comms either. Too much pre-set narrative about certain players…watch the game, tell us what’s happening (broadly), but stop blowing smoke up players arses about what they are capable of.

I certainly don’t believe we offered him £30k p.w. According to someone I know the club knew in summer of 2019 that he wouldn’t extend his 4 year deal (he was halfway through at that point). Combo of us wanted too much to get other clubs to nibble. We ended up getting bugger all. That part is a fault of the club not the player

No, I just think there was more in him. (for info, I watched him a fair bit for Angers in the season he replaced Kodjia and I thought he was someone we should be interested in, so I though he had different parts to his game that we didn’t see) His goals record (individually) was decent enough, but I also thought the lack of partnership meant his goals were a bit solitary, unlike say last season where WSM all contributed. I also think that with a crosser like Eliasson, he really should have benefitted more. That reluctance to get across his man was frustrating…especially when you see the quality of his header in the World Cup. My no means do I think he was crap, but I thought we could’ve got more out of him.

Great finish…did he even look up? (edit…nope…the goals don’t move)

Haha, posts overlapped.

He was the only player offered a contract…not sure he wasn’t wanted! FWIW I totally get the bit about how hard it can be to play up top, but there were many games before those last 6 months where I thought Fam went through the motions. For me he was a player who played differently when his place was under threat.

Saw that.

That goal is why I failed Physics O Level

One of my favourite players from that JJ team.

They are thinking of revisiting and going groups of 4 in 2026

The toughest group too, according to FIFA rankings, with only 15 place between “best and worst” teams.

first pet? ?

I’m on IPlayer I’m behind you lot

Coates showing his Liverpool form there!

Korea leading

Good save

Arghhhhhh…what a chance

Update from Alex Fletcher.

Thought it was worth putting FIFA rankings against each team in each group…and looking at who outperformed / underperformed. Caveat the Fifa World are what they are!!! Group B (England’s group) was both the toughest group in terms of average ranking and the group with the lowest spread (highest minus lowest) of rankings. Group E (Japan, Spain and Germany) was the 2nd toughest and the 2nd lowest spread. Group A (Netherlands) was the easiest group, had the joint 2nd biggest spread, and at this point in time is the only group to go to form, ie group finish matched their rank. The top half of the draw, all the top ranked teams went through as group winners. The bottom half of the draw, both groups concluded have seen the highest ranked teams finish worse off. You could argue Croatia played a blinder finishing second and avoiding either Germany or Spain.