luke_bristol Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 England players won’t be celebrating in their dressing room as I doubt they even knew this game was on. Irrelevant. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkev Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 7 minutes ago, SecretSam said: 32, 33? 35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Bucket hats in the river Taff as we speak… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Red Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Hahahah Welsh ***** 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedorDead BCFC Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Going to bed before I get wound up on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markthehorn Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Poland held their nerve well . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted March 26 Admin Report Share Posted March 26 11 minutes ago, The Gasbuster said: Hahaha !! Do they get another wooden spoon for this ? Shit at rugby, worse at football Great to see 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted March 26 Admin Report Share Posted March 26 In his post office interview Page just stated "this team are going somewhere"...... Yeah Benidorn for the summer 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted March 26 Admin Report Share Posted March 26 1 hour ago, Natchfever said: Pre Southgate the squad was nowhere near as good. The team plays not to lose when against decent opposition. And usually ends up losing. The England squad has been bigged op for decades, we've definitely had better squads but nobody had been able to get them to play as a team before. I agree we seem to be reactive to the opposition rather than take the game to them How do you back that statement up with how we've done in recent tournaments if we end up losing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkev Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 3 minutes ago, phantom said: In his post office interview Page just stated "this team are going somewhere"...... Yeah Benidorn for the summer Or The Mumbles 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original OTIB Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 4 minutes ago, redkev said: Or The Mumbles Manning press conference? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey54 Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 5 minutes ago, phantom said: The England squad has been bigged op for decades, we've definitely had better squads but nobody had been able to get them to play as a team before. I agree we seem to be reactive to the opposition rather than take the game to them How do you back that statement up with how we've done in recent tournaments if we end up losing ? Maybe we appoint a coach with experience of managing a side at international level? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North London Red Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 36 minutes ago, Sturny said: Just seen in the last 26 games vs top 10 Fifa ranking sides we've managed 4 wins. Doesn't fill you with much confidence does it! It’s not true. Belgium and Croatia at home in the nations league, Italy home and away in the Euros qualifiers, Spain in Seville, and Denmark in the last Euros, were all ranked in the top 10 when England beat them. Haven’t checked any other games but pretty quickly found six examples of Southgate beating top ten teams. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Get the **** out can’t believe there’s any Englishman that wants that lot to go through . They detest us & the feelings mutual 14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturny Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 (edited) 16 minutes ago, North London Red said: It’s not true. Belgium and Croatia at home in the nations league, Italy home and away in the Euros qualifiers, Spain in Seville, and Denmark in the last Euros, were all ranked in the top 10 when England beat them. Haven’t checked any other games but pretty quickly found six examples of Southgate beating top ten teams. Denmark haven’t been in the top ten fifa ranking since 2003 edit: at the start of each January so tbf when the Euros started they may have gone up then down Edited March 26 by Sturny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North London Red Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Sturny said: Denmark haven’t been in the top ten fifa ranking since 2003 They were ranked 10th from May to August 2021. Edit: and climbed to 9th later that same year. Edited March 26 by North London Red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanburyRed Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 The irony of losing on pens to a team without a shot on target in 120 mins..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 2 hours ago, cityexile said: O dear, so sad, never mind. I can remember the film of the Welsh players celebrating when we lost to Iceland in 2016, so it's a ha bloody ha from me. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Monaghan Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 9 hours ago, harvey54 said: Man United watching this and salivating at the prospect of having grey Gareth managing them soon. If ever a manager's been carried along by the quality of his players, its this anorak. Leading in a World Cup semi final and blew it. Leading in a Euros final and blew it. The blokes a chinless dork that says the right things and couldn't manage a w*nk in a sock. Vile 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 10 hours ago, SecretSam said: Bowen and Toney aren't disgracing themselves Really like Toney. Seems more at home than Watkins. He’d be my second choice forward behind Kane. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 10 hours ago, Ecko said: Forget making the squad. He has to be in the 11. Looked fantastic. Imagine the uproar if/when Southgate benches him for Jordan Henderson! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Red Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 9 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said: Really like Toney. Seems more at home than Watkins. He’d be my second choice forward behind Kane. Toney is the better footballer for me. It feels as if a team isn't built exactly to play to Watkins strengths he seems fairly ineffective, you need to be more versatile than that at international level IMO. Add to that Toney's fairly incredible penalty taking record which could prove invaluable in tournament football i totally agree with you that he should be second choice behind Kane. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 23 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said: Really like Toney. Seems more at home than Watkins. He’d be my second choice forward behind Kane. With Bowen and Foden, you have a much more mobile, pacey England. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 9 hours ago, steviestevieneville said: Get the **** out can’t believe there’s any Englishman that wants that lot to go through . They detest us & the feelings mutual I actually would rather all the home nations there just makes it more interesting. I would rather watch a Wales V Scotland game than a Poland v Georgia. Just my preference i get why others would rather they didn't qualify. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 11 hours ago, Natchfever said: Pre Southgate the squad was nowhere near as good. The team plays not to lose when against decent opposition. And usually ends up losing. Next step for Southgate: set team up to play not to win and see how we go with that ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutton Caveman Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 12 hours ago, cityexile said: Look fairly decent when we go forward, but twice just been done with defensive disaster classes. It drives me crazy when we are around their box when nobody wants to shoot or cross the ball. Its pass pass pass or try the clever flick that comes off 1 time in 100. Its so congested in there any decent shot has the chance of a defection. If the shot is blocked we have as much chance to pick up the rebound as they do. If every team continues this obsession with playing on the break I can see after kick off that both teams retreat into their block and everybody forgets the ball all together. It is so refreshing when you see a team like Liverpool try to score each time they get possession. They get the ball into the danger zone with the minimum of passes and love the high percentage long ball. It just wears defences down. I fear that with Klopps departure this one ray of hope will also go. I accept that my advancing years probably makes me cynical but with all this focus on "technical" play the game as an exciting form of entertainment is failing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slack Bladder Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 I think Southgate is doing a wonderful job Of lowering our expectations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 Surely Harvey Elliot must be close to the senior squad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2015 Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 10 hours ago, steviestevieneville said: Get the **** out can’t believe there’s any Englishman that wants that lot to go through . They detest us & the feelings mutual The only other home nation i'd support is Northern Ireland. Can't stand the others, got massive chips on both shoulders. Can never understand any Englishman wishing Wales, Scotland or Republic of Ireland well. 2 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted March 27 Author Report Share Posted March 27 My impressions from the game: 1. I'd never watched Toney in the flesh and his off the ball work and pressing was much better than I'd realised. I think he's put himself in pole position to act as second striker 2. I really can't work out what I think of Jarrod Bowen. In some ways, he was the liveliest player first half but I'm not sure he's got the quality ultimately. 3. At times it reminded me of watching Bristol City, albeit with a much faster tempo. Lots of passing but occasionally over-passing leading to a defensive mistake or attacking position squanded. 4. None of the back 4 made a great case for themselves and the lack of depth there is a bit of a worry. 5. Mainoo is being slightly over-talked up as it was his debut but he certainly looked decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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