Holmes_and_Watson

I had wondered if they would shake Partey's hand (I only turned it on at kick off) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cg4w21g45zyo

I only caught a second earlier to hear "more quality" was needed. Such tactical insight, is why they make Emma Hayes and her test card blackboard look like a genius.

I think if you face a defensive fortress, it really is a realty check. 🙂

Partly because we've not been in the PL and partly because some of them play overseas. That Kane bloke, Bellingham and now Gordon don't play in the UK. Anderson and Rogers could be anyone though. 🙂

A fair result. Ghana got it past Pickford twice. England hit the post and Kane thumped it over. There was a bit more intensity when Saka came on. But overall, nothing suggesting they had worked on ideas to break an opponent down.

Good thought. Much easier than you not looking at the thread. 🙂

Ghana set up exactly as expected. England struggle to break down such a side. Exactly as expected. Yet, England vulnerable on a quick counter, and they are aware of it. Having a forward dropping deep means there's no direct ball. There's no space for a deep player to get it out wide, at the pace England do it. Madueke a bit cumbersome, without spa e to run I to. Bellingham not connecting with anyone to shift that defence. Rice has been a little better there, but has to come in from deep to do it, allowing Ghana to reset.

If only there was a timetable for it ending.

A sure sign that a thread has hit the buffers.

Oi! Apart from the alcohol bit, that was some of my childhood! 🙂 Summer holidays...out to the parks in a group...cricket...football...jumpers for goalposts...called in for Robinson's barley water...race back out...mum calling...just another 20 minutes....back for tea...hmmm? I shall inform my parentals, that such activity was unbecoming, and an indication of a less than salubrious upbringing. They will be mortified. 🙂

>tsk< puns again. Well, you won't see me railroaded into making any.

No Verbal! I said carbon-date, not carbonite.... Ah well, there goes another poster...

I know! Had it not been for Truss, I'd not have known just how much the deep state and vested interests controlled everything, in their one world state vice-like grip. I was going to also add... And it was Miliband who went against Trump. Starmer was happy to go along, before his cabinet refused. But my bug bear ruins the tongue in cheek opening, so I didn't.

Former leader of the DUP convicted for child abuse today, behind the other headlines. Used faith to try and cover it up. And I'm looking at those who let him have meetings of "forgiveness" with his victims. Ghastly stuff.

Probably best not to connect a forum absence with watching kids in a playground. Other analogies are available. 🙂