daored Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 23 minutes ago, shahanshahan said: From earlier at the England fans meet up & at the game now in Sydney! And a TV appearance I noticed this morning 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 What a goal that is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Bugger! I thought it was a 10:30am start and missed the goal……. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Feels like they may have scored too early, just relaxed a bit and missing that edge. Under hit passes and caught in possession , hopefully those chances might serve as a wake up and get them going. Lucky to still be 1-0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 28, 2023 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 4 minutes ago, 1960maaan said: Feels like they may have scored too early, just relaxed a bit and missing that edge. Under hit passes and caught in possession , hopefully those chances might serve as a wake up and get them going. Lucky to still be 1-0 We're our worst enemy Denmark are only creating from us giving the ball away The looks like the end of Keira sadly 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Should of been at least 2 up early but lost our way a little and the loss of Walsh could be huge. Fear it's an ACL. We are however still in front and the message must be let's do it for Keira. I know little about Coombs but she's apparently a 10 which has seen Stanway drop back. I would have thought Katie Zelem would have come on as she's a holding midfielder but I'm not going to go against Weigmann. Let's get the win and assess from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 28, 2023 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 For anyone who hasn't seen our opening goal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 28, 2023 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Interesting how the pundits on BBC1 at half time picked up on the pitch being too dry - and showing the attempted knee slide goal celebration that the pitch was overly dry, hence why Keira got her foot stuck in the pitch causing her injury Hate to say it doesn't look good, Keira appeared to mouth "it popped" as she was being treated, she was certainly in a lot of discomfort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Apart from that one moment of brilliance for our goal, you can see why it's been our only goal in open play for 5 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 13 minutes ago, phantom said: Interesting how the pundits on BBC1 at half time picked up on the pitch being too dry - and showing the attempted knee slide goal celebration that the pitch was overly dry, hence why Keira got her foot stuck in the pitch causing her injury Hate to say it doesn't look good, Keira appeared to mouth "it popped" as she was being treated, she was certainly in a lot of discomfort Walsh is undoubtedly a class act and she’ll be an important miss as if her injury is as bad as first looked. A shame for her and England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 28, 2023 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Hopefully just a precaution, but not normally a good sign to see anyone using crutches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Riding our luck a bit here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Hard fought , scrappy and not convincing and I'm not sure fully deserved. But maybe they are doing what the old Italian sides used to do, build their way into a Tournament . They look a shadow of themselves at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 28, 2023 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Certainly look a shadow of the dynamic team we were last summer, but I guess with Williamson and Mead missing and now likely to be Walsh this was likely to happen In a funny way it is just like the mens world cup in that we flatter to deceive in the group stages of a competition but keep churning out the results. One other thing there isn't really any side yet where you could say they look head and shoulders above everyone else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 7 minutes ago, 1960maaan said: Hard fought , scrappy and not convincing and I'm not sure fully deserved. But maybe they are doing what the old Italian sides used to do, build their way into a Tournament . They look a shadow of themselves at the moment. It was the same turgid performance in the first match but two wins means qualification - job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 7 minutes ago, Robbored said: It was the same turgid performance in the first match but two wins means qualification - job done. Winning is all that counts. But with the pressure off in the last game with qualification sorted ( if not top spot yet ) , I would hope to see an improvement . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhombrecito Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Robbored said: It was the same turgid performance in the first match but two wins means qualification - job done. Not qualified yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 18 minutes ago, elhombrecito said: Not qualified yet. As near as. It’d take some really unusual results in other matches to prevent qualification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erithacus Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 A pyrrhic victory? Firstly, a win. Tick. Top of the table, looking set for the last sixteen round. Tick. Injuries: a bad one to a key midfielder. Cross. Performance: flashes of real world class imperiousness, occasional periods of domination without scoring, but a few patches of rustiness that could have resulted in a much different scoreline. Overall: 6/10. We looked at times untouchable, but never really got hold of the game and made our lives a but more burdensome than it needed. As time went on, we began to slide back and allow errors to creep in - particularly in the last quarter hour when we looked really leggy and slack. A downhill sort of game. At first we pushed really high; Bronze and Daly were in the middle of the Danish half for ages and the ball was kept around the penalty box. However, when we gave possession away sloppily we were caught short of defenders. Millie Bright showed signs of not having played for months, although I thought Greenwood at centre half had a great game to compensate. Daly returning as a fullback was a surprise (perhaps a 'no sub' attacking option if things didn't go well). However, the dark cloud is Walsh being stretchered off. Naturally the medical staff will be on it fully and we will have to wait for the results. Hopefully it is not as bad as feared, because that will strip the spine out of the Euro 22 winning side (centre half, centre forward and now possibly a central midfielder taken out by ligament injuries). Coombes is a decent replacement but she has very few caps or minutes in the middle of the England side. Finally, the Danes might feel aggrieved they didn't level the score. Earps was a spectator as they smacked the post late on and perhaps should have made better of a couple of other chances. But as I mentioned, it's a 'W' and we can take some comfort in the fact that we are top of the group with maximum points. And as they say, the real football doesn't begin until the knockouts start. 1 hour ago, phantom said: One other thing there isn't really any side yet where you could say they look head and shoulders above everyone else Exactly. It might be a good sign or not, but no team has really stormed this tournament thus far. USA looked sufficient, the Germans showed occasional touches, the French are yet to get up to speed, Brazil weren't really tested against Panama and the Spanish have a few new players this time round. No-one has stood out yet - this could be the tightest World Cup to date and it might be anyone's name on the Cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhombrecito Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 7 minutes ago, Robbored said: As near as. It’d take some really unusual results in other matches to prevent qualification. Not really. China and Denmark beating Haiti is not exactly far fetched. Then would just need China to beat England, and both them and Denmark overturning a slender goal difference. It's unlikely but certainly not 'really unusual'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhombrecito Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Not sure why @Robbored is confused. If Denmark and China both win, it'll come down to GD (which is very close). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 6 minutes ago, elhombrecito said: Not sure why @Robbored is confused. If Denmark and China both win, it'll come down to GD (which is very close). I’m not confused El. I’ve seen the table and for England not to qualify would be a truly remarkable turn of events. England will beat China tho so no unnecessary concerns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityexile Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 8 minutes ago, elhombrecito said: Not sure why @Robbored is confused. If Denmark and China both win, it'll come down to GD (which is very close). Indeed. If Denmark beat Haiti, as you think they would, we still need something. China maybe lucky not to give a penalty away late on today and draw, but if China beat us 1-0 and Denmark beat Haiti 1-0 (both within the bounds of possibility), is it then down to lots? England maybe a bit unlucky the way it has split to have won two, and still in the last group round to still effectively face a knock out match (although they do get the draw). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityexile Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 5 minutes ago, Robbored said: I’m not confused El. I’ve seen the table and for England not to qualify would be a truly remarkable turn of events. England will beat China tho so no unnecessary concerns. I fancy us to get something against China. However, if Denmark win we need something. I am not sure Denmark winning would be considered 'truly remarkable' and in that event, we are not as good as qualified. We will need a result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 14 hours ago, daored said: And a TV appearance I noticed this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Some photos from yesterday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted July 29, 2023 Report Share Posted July 29, 2023 9 hours ago, shahanshahan said: Some photos from yesterday If you could take some more pics next time mate.... only joking have a great time! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted July 29, 2023 Report Share Posted July 29, 2023 Confirmed this morning that Keira Walsh has not damaged her ACL and will be staying with the squad. Fantastic News! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.G.Red Posted July 30, 2023 Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 Nice to hear JP getting his Bristol City reference in his commentary today in the Switzerland v New Zealand game 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted July 30, 2023 Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 Watching Switzerland Vs New Zealand and Jonathan Pearce has just managed to get his City mention in as always. Good work from JP. New Zealand bossing the game but need to score or go out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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