The World Cup Thread

[skintsaint]

Think we found a keeper with a worse shot/goal ratio than Bazunu

Edited 21 November, 2022 by skintsaint

[whelk]

Nice to see goals spread for confidence 

[cloggy saint]

4 minutes ago, Bad Wolf said:

Good finish, well worked goal but Pickford...What??

Yeah, I mean it was virtually a back-pass  

[skintsaint]

Greilish first involvement, starting running the wrong way, fall over and grab the ball for a FK.

[skintsaint]

Great advantage after the rugby tackle on Jude

Edited 21 November, 2022 by skintsaint

[whelk]

Fck me you lot are miserable fuckers. Seem to love slagging off our players.

[Ex Lion Tamer]

I remember an England team full of stars labouring against Trinidad & Tobago in the World Cup. Southgate has turned England into a completely different team. The confidence they play with is fantastic

[Bad Wolf]

Just now, whelk said:

Fck me you lot are miserable fuckers. Seem to love slagging off our players.

Who's slagging them off? They've done well.

[skintsaint]

1 minute ago, Bad Wolf said:

Who's slagging them off? They've done well.

Yip decent performance and a nice win to start us off.

[cloggy saint]

6 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said:

Are you sure, we`ve just conceded to Iran 🤣

And?

[cloggy saint]

3 minutes ago, whelk said:

Fck me you lot are miserable fuckers. Seem to love slagging off our players.

It's the English way, I just don't get it.

[Bad Wolf]

3 minutes ago, skintsaint said:

Yip decent performance and a nice win to start us off.

It's just stuff like the commentators saying "This is beyond England's wildest dreams"...No it's not. It's very slightly better than I expected.

[FarehamSaintJames]

9 minutes ago, whelk said:

Fck me you lot are miserable fuckers. Seem to love slagging off our players.

Who’s slagged them off?

All anyone has said is it was a poor goal for us to concede, Maguire lost his man, and this game hasn’t been groundbreaking because Iran ultimately are not good opposition. 🤷🏻‍♂️

We’ve been good but it’s not like we’ve played Spain or Germany and had to be at our best…

[skintsaint]

6-1

might be offside ...nope. good run Wilson.

Tap in for Grealish

Edited 21 November, 2022 by skintsaint

[John Boy Saint]

How unselfish was that from Wilson - doubt that would happened the other way round

[FarehamSaintJames]

Grealish accidentally passing the wrong way and inadvertently finding the net.

[Bad Wolf]

So unselfish from Wilson there!! Nobody would have blamed him if he'd had the shot. Full credit to him.

[skintsaint]

10 mins to go

[BotleySaint]

Just now, skintsaint said:

10 mins to go

So, a combined 24 minutes stoppage time in the game. Insane.

[whelk]

5 minutes ago, FarehamSaintJames said:

Who’s slagged them off?

All anyone has said is it was a poor goal for us to concede, Maguire lost his man, and this game hasn’t been groundbreaking because Iran ultimately are not good opposition. 🤷🏻‍♂️

We’ve been good but it’s not like we’ve played Spain or Germany and had to be at our best…

CBA to trawl back but Saka, Mount, Sterling,Pickford, Maguire and Grealish all been criticised when we are winning handsomely 

 

[JRM]

1 minute ago, FarehamSaintJames said:

Grealish accidentally passing the wrong way and inadvertently finding the net.

"You've got to love him" says the commentator, no chance he's the most annoying player in the Premier league 

[skintsaint]

Just now, JRM said:

"You've got to love him" says the commentator, no chance he's the most annoying player in the Premier league 

I watch Foden and see how he spins, takes players on and feel JG can do the same, always seems to play within himself - so much more to come

[skintsaint]

Just now, skintsaint said:

I watch Foden and see how he spins, takes players on and feel JG can do the same, always seems to play within himself - so much more to come

then he does for once and gets crunched 😅

[skintsaint]

must be a record longest game in a WC?

[skintsaint]

terrible miss by Iran...should be 6-2.

Actually great save.

[Daft Kerplunk]

1 minute ago, skintsaint said:

must be a record longest game in a WC?

Apart from those that went to extra time. Almost as long though 😅 

[whelk]

Anyone bet on 6-2?

[skintsaint]

is this a pen? lol

[niceandfriendly]

Pickford may have his limitations but I love watching him for England. He bleeds St. George's red.

[skintsaint]

shirt pulled, but not as bad a Maguires first half.

[whelk]

Fucking joke but doesn’t matter

[skintsaint]

6-2

[Bad Wolf]

That's what VAR is there for. Didn't spot it at first. Shirt pulling is against the law of the game. Pen.

[Sheaf Saint]

That's fucking ridiculous. That's a penalty but the assault on Maguire in the first half wasn't? Really???

[Turkish]

Just now, Bad Wolf said:

That's what VAR is there for. Didn't spot it at first. Shirt pulling is against the law of the game. Pen.

Didn’t spot the one on McGuire though did it…

[skintsaint]

1 minute ago, Bad Wolf said:

That's what VAR is there for. Didn't spot it at first. Shirt pulling is against the law of the game. Pen.

Dont think we are arguing that, just wondering why Maguires wasn't a pen then in the first half?

[niceandfriendly]

Brilliant lads. Don't care that it's only Iran. That's quite a performance.

[trousers]

1 minute ago, Bad Wolf said:

That's what VAR is there for. Didn't spot it at first. Shirt pulling is against the law of the game. Pen.

All very well and good if applied consistently...

[Bad Wolf]

4 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Didn’t spot the one on McGuire though did it…

It didn't, you're right. But just because that one was missed, doesn't mean you don't give the next one.

[Turkish]

2 minutes ago, Bad Wolf said:

It didn't, you're right. But just because that one was missed, doesn't mean you don't give the next one.

Consistency MLG

[whelk]

6 minutes ago, niceandfriendly said:

Brilliant lads. Don't care that it's only Iran. That's quite a performance.

Exactly. It was only Algeria, or only Iceland.

[saintant]

Superb display from England. Shows what we can do when the players are already tuned up due to being part way through a season rather than trying to get up and running after the end of a tough season. We looked like strong contenders today and Iran can't be that bad if they're ranked in the top 20 in the world. Well played lads.

[whelk]

19 minutes ago, JRM said:

"You've got to love him" says the commentator, no chance he's the most annoying player in the Premier league 

Grealish is a decent bloke. Flash yes but got time for people

[aintforever]

Great performance.

Think we will se some good footy because it’s a winter World Cup. Players look in peak fitness instead of trying to get fit after a long season.

[niceandfriendly]

Only problem with this result is now my f**king expectations have been risen and now I truly believe our name is on the cup. 😉 Half joking.

[Bad Wolf]

4 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Consistency MLG

Indeed but that's a separate topic.

[Saint Garrett]

Dont particularly like Grealish but fair play for doing that celebration. 

 

Edited 21 November, 2022 by Saint Garrett

[Bad Wolf]

Bellingham just referred to Shaw as "Shawy" urgh...

[Disco Stu]

8 minutes ago, Bad Wolf said:

It didn't, you're right. But just because that one was missed, doesn't mean you don't give the next one.

I would have agreed pre-VAR but now they have someone monitoring the game on a screen and they set the benchmark in the first half.

[Bad Wolf]

Just now, Disco Stu said:

I would have agreed pre-VAR but now they have someone monitoring the game on a screen and they set the benchmark in the first half.

I guess so...