trousers Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 Cor blimey guvnor. Penalties ahoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 What a World Cup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 Lovren to miss the final penalty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 Lovren to miss the final penalty?Would be the icing on the cake of a perfect day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 Lovren to miss the final penalty? In the semi against us.... Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Albert Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 Lovren to miss the final penalty? Yes please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 If you had to make a team from the best players of the tournament what would it look like? Certainly have the following: Pickford Maguire Alderweireld (No idea) (No idea) Modric Hazard De Bruyne Griezmann Neymar Kane Trippier has to be in there. He has had a superb tournament so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 Penalty shoot outs are brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 Missing the target at this level, awful. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 PK's should not be taken for granted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 Croatia. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 Russia may be supporting us on Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washsaint Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 England's to lose on Wednesday. Croatia are poor and will hopefully still be exhausted Wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 Missing the target at this level, awful. They haven't been practising them apparently. Just like England of old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 They haven't been practising them apparently. Just like England of old. Criminal if true. You put all that effort in and get back in the game, to go out on a skill competition that you haven't prepared for. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint86 Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 No room for Ronaldo? I thought that. Coutinho maybe? It needs a defensive midfielder as well. And Neymar would be absolutely nowhere near it. not even on the bench. He has done serious damage to his nations footballing reputation in just 5matches. Embarrassment of a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 Have to believe that back to back 120 minute matches in 1 week, and then playing again in 4 days, will take its toll on Croatia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsaint Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 Said it previously in this thread Lovren own goal in the 89th minute to send us to the final please!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 If you had to make a team from the best players of the tournament what would it look like? Certainly have the following: Pickford Maguire Alderweireld (No idea) (No idea) Modric Hazard De Bruyne Griezmann Neymar Kane Neymar?! This is just a stream of consciousness, load of balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verlaine1979 Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 Neymar?! This is just a stream of consciousness, load of balls. Wouldn't have Griezmann there either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 Or Maguire. He was good today but a mess against Panama FFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 England's to lose on Wednesday. Croatia are poor and will hopefully still be exhausted Wednesday Clueless. Croatia are technically better than England, though they lack a cutting edge upfront. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 So, did we win then? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 What is left of the World Cup is Spurs heavy They could be ****ged for next season at some point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 Criminal if true. You put all that effort in and get back in the game, to go out on a skill competition that you haven't prepared for. If I had my way all past England managers who lost a shootout would be in jail. Well, the living ones anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 7 July, 2018 Share Posted 7 July, 2018 Lolvren got absolutely murdered by Harry Kane and had to be substituted before half time last season. More of the same please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarrettIvo Posted 8 July, 2018 Share Posted 8 July, 2018 England's to lose on Wednesday. Croatia are poor and will hopefully still be exhausted Wednesday Ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Kent Saint Posted 8 July, 2018 Share Posted 8 July, 2018 Real Madrid's Luka Modric is 32, Barcelona's Rakitic, 30, Juventus forward Mario Mandzukic is 32, and Inter Milan forward Perisic 29 , will they struggle after that Russia match (suggest BBC) ? They have a touch of class and this will be their last chance in a world cup plus , dare I say it , Lovren is back to his Saints form . I think England will need to tighten the defense and speed up when going forward to win this but they can do it Sterling gets it right for once !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchards Posted 8 July, 2018 Share Posted 8 July, 2018 Real Madrid's Luka Modric is 32, Barcelona's Rakitic, 30, Juventus forward Mario Mandzukic is 32, and Inter Milan forward Perisic 29 , will they struggle after that Russia match (suggest BBC) ? They have a touch of class and this will be their last chance in a world cup plus , dare I say it , Lovren is back to his Saints form . I think England will need to tighten the defense and speed up when going forward to win this but they can do it Sterling gets it right for once !!!! Very true. It was interesting seeing 3 players on the floor struggling with injuries a minute before the extra time whistle went. Come Wednesday I think the keeper is a non starter plus one who has a suspension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashnats Posted 8 July, 2018 Share Posted 8 July, 2018 Harry Kane the only England player who would make it into the Croatia first team, so we’ll do well to get through. This could be the first decent side we’ve played, which is when we usually go out, so this will be the first test of whether we are really any good, imo. Having said that, it’s not just about individuals, maybe our team spirit is better. Surely France will walk this cup though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 8 July, 2018 Share Posted 8 July, 2018 Harry Kane the only England player who would make it into the Croatia first team, so we’ll do well to get through. This could be the first decent side we’ve played, which is when we usually go out, so this will be the first test of whether we are really any good, imo. Having said that, it’s not just about individuals, maybe our team spirit is better. Surely France will walk this cup though... Pony Trippier Maguire Pickford Would waltz into their side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansums Posted 8 July, 2018 Share Posted 8 July, 2018 I have to say I thought Henderson and Sterling were outstanding yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 8 July, 2018 Share Posted 8 July, 2018 Very true. It was interesting seeing 3 players on the floor struggling with injuries a minute before the extra time whistle went. Come Wednesday I think the keeper is a non starter plus one who has a suspension. Modric was unbelievable last night - was still sprinting around like it was the first minute. There was one incident in ET where he literally sprinted 40 yards just to stop a ball going out for a goalkick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 8 July, 2018 Share Posted 8 July, 2018 (edited) Pony Trippier Maguire Pickford Would waltz into their side Subasic is an excellent GK - would have him over Pickford, though it’s close. Maguire is decent but not great - struggles mightily against pace. Fortunately Croatia don’t have the pace that France and Belgium do. Kane is head and shoulders better than anything Croatia has. Edited 8 July, 2018 by shurlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 8 July, 2018 Share Posted 8 July, 2018 (edited) Subasic is an excellent GK - would have him over Pickford, though it’s close. Maguire is decent but not great - struggles mightily against pace. Fortunately Croatia don’t have the pace that France and Belgium do. Kane is head and shoulders better than anything Croatia has. Trippier and Walker would get in at RB for them Maguire might not be the quickest but would have him over Vida any day of the week Agree about Kane Such a brilliant striker. My prediction, Belgium v England final. Premier league heavy match with two managers relegated and sacked from the top flight I’d fancy our chances against Belgium more so than against France Edited 8 July, 2018 by Batman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 8 July, 2018 Share Posted 8 July, 2018 Subasic is an excellent GK - would have him over Pickford, though it's close He was seriously struggling towards the end yesterday. Had to get an outfield player to take his goal kicks for him and really should have been subbed, but they obviously wanted him in goal for the shootout so they nursed him through it. I wouldn't be surprised if he's not fit to start on Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabrone Posted 8 July, 2018 Share Posted 8 July, 2018 It's too close to call, England are better up front but Croatia are better in mid. Defences are close, gk's are also close esp in a penalty shootout. Croatia are older and have been through a couple of tough knock out games whereas England are younger and should be fresher. Both look the same standard from the penalty spot, i.e. capable of at least 1 miss from 5 pens. However if Subasic is out on Wed then that's a huge plus for England, he's a damn good shot stopper in pen shootouts. When England played Germany in 1990 I always had the background feeling the Germans were going to do it but this time round I really have no idea. If their GK is out though then that may swing it towards England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 8 July, 2018 Share Posted 8 July, 2018 (edited) Trippier has to be in there. He has had a superb tournament so far. My word. Bookmark this. I AGREE WITH YOU Trippier has been one of the standout players of the whole tournament. Genuine world class talent. Can't help but actually like the England manager for once. Edited 8 July, 2018 by Batman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 8 July, 2018 Share Posted 8 July, 2018 Everyone turned on by Southgate https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/england-song-gareth-southgate-atomic-kitten-whole-again/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 8 July, 2018 Share Posted 8 July, 2018 My word. Bookmark this. I AGREE WITH YOU [emoji5] Trippier has been one of the standout players of the whole tournament. Genuine world class talent. Can't help but actually like the England manager for once. Yeah funny that they say ‘ you know the words’ I expect many don’t and assume they thought it was Football’s coming home. Absolute legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 8 July, 2018 Share Posted 8 July, 2018 Just heard Chris Waddle breaking down. Get a grip man. Be like Chris Sutton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild-saint Posted 8 July, 2018 Share Posted 8 July, 2018 I propose we change the thread title to “it’s coming home!” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 8 July, 2018 Share Posted 8 July, 2018 Just heard Chris Waddle breaking down. Get a grip man. Be like Chris Sutton where did you hear that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 8 July, 2018 Share Posted 8 July, 2018 (edited) Three lions is a horrible song. Black Grape’s England’s Irie is infinitely better (from the same tourno). Edited 8 July, 2018 by shurlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted 8 July, 2018 Share Posted 8 July, 2018 Vin-da loo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 8 July, 2018 Share Posted 8 July, 2018 Vin-da loo Even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 8 July, 2018 Share Posted 8 July, 2018 where did you hear that? On bbc news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashnats Posted 8 July, 2018 Share Posted 8 July, 2018 Trippier has been performing well, but Vrsaljko is a better player. Subasic is a better keeper than Pickford, and lovren is better than macguire. Their entire midfield would walk into the England side. BUT, mandzukic, whilst top class, is not Kane, and as a team, England look more confident. Should be a close game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 8 July, 2018 Share Posted 8 July, 2018 Trippier has been performing well, but Vrsaljko is a better player. Subasic is a better keeper than Pickford, and lovren is better than macguire. Their entire midfield would walk into the England side. BUT, mandzukic, whilst top class, is not Kane, and as a team, England look more confident. Should be a close game. Vrsaljko is a proper player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 8 July, 2018 Share Posted 8 July, 2018 Trippier has been performing well, but Vrsaljko is a better player. Subasic is a better keeper than Pickford, and lovren is better than macguire. Their entire midfield would walk into the England side. BUT, mandzukic, whilst top class, is not Kane, and as a team, England look more confident. Should be a close game. Trippier has been more than 'performing well' madness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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