The World Cup Thread

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4 minutes ago, Turkish said:

As was the one on Saka before they scored both clear decisions for me

The Saka one was blatant. Should have dealt with it afterwards though. 

[East Kent Saint]

3 good saves by Lloris so far 

[BotleySaint]

Well he HAD to give that one.

 

 

Edited 10 December, 2022 by BotleySaint

[adrian lord]

Pen…

[AlexLaw76]

COME ON!!!

Penalty

[East Kent Saint]

Good that Saka was still on the field !

[adrian lord]

We have lift off!!

[Whitey Grandad]

Game on

[AlexLaw76]

Get in!!!

[benjii]

14 minutes ago, FarehamSaintJames said:

Saka needs to go off. Love him, but he’s getting kicked about. Need someone with a bit of muscle and someone who can whip a ball in.

Too many times on that right hand side there has been an opportunity to whip but he doesn’t have the right foot to do it.

Henderson needs to stay central, not try and overlap the wingers too, leaves us too exposed.

Lol. What utter bullshit. He was our best attacking player all match.

[Lighthouse]

16 minutes ago, Turkish said:

. 1-0 down against the world champions been on the wrong end of a couple of game changing decisions and the whinging starts FFS

No, this has been my opinion of him pretty much since he was appointed. No manager since Sven in 2002-06 has had this much talent available, the difference being he had to get past Ronaldinho, R9, CR7 and Deco to get to a tournament final, rather than Hojbjerg, Vestergaard and Mykolenko.

[Whitey Grandad]

14 minutes ago, miserableoldgit said:

No....I think Saints win that.....

In an international, I meant to say 😉

[FarehamSaintJames]

Saka should go off - yeah ignore me 🤣

[Turkish]

1 minute ago, Lighthouse said:

No, this has been my opinion of him pretty much since he was appointed. No manager since Sven in 2002-06 has had this much talent available, the difference being he had to get past Ronaldinho, R9, CR7 and Deco to get to a tournament final, rather than Hojbjerg, Vestergaard and Mykolenko.

And he’s got us to a semi final and final. So done better than any other manager. So what are you whinging about?

[Lighthouse]

1 minute ago, Turkish said:

And he’s got us to a semi final and final. So done better than any other manager. So what are you whinging about?

He’s been blessed by incredibly fortunate fixtures and wasted by far our best two chances to win a major tournament for several decades. I don’t think he’s a good manager.

[adrian lord]

A delight to see us running with the ball and dribbling and forcing fouls

[egg]

What the fuck was that from the ref? Appalling.

[AlexLaw76]

The ref is a cu*t

[Disco Stu]

This ref is utter shit.

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4 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

The ref is a cu*t

 

3 minutes ago, Disco Stu said:

This ref is utter shit.

https://www.aol.co.uk/wikipedia-says-referee-lost-guide-201849888.html?soc_src=aolapp

[FarehamSaintJames]

Southgate doesn’t get the credit he should.

Two major tournaments, semi-final and a final, currently a quarter-final…

[adrian lord]

It’s been all England so far this half

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What's Kane doing down the left wing?!

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Just now, FarehamSaintJames said:

Southgate doesn’t get the credit he should.

Two major tournaments, semi-final and a final, currently a quarter-final…

Yep. Most people can acknowledge that. He's a brilliant tournament manager. 

[AlexLaw76]

We are well on top here, got to make this count

[FarehamSaintJames]

Mason Mount about to come on. I suppose at least he runs about.

[RedArmy]

Rice has been fucking outstanding in this second half 

[adrian lord]

What a save 

[BotleySaint]

Damn....

 

[Disco Stu]

We couldn't make it count when we were on top.

[AlexLaw76]

That is something we have not done anywhere near enough

[adrian lord]

I think it came off Maguire shoulder for goodness sake

[BotleySaint]

Sterling and Mount on to kill the game.. 

 

 

[adrian lord]

Definitely a pen?

[AlexLaw76]

That is a foul anywhere else on the pitch

[BotleySaint]

Had to be another pen. What a joke.

[Suhari]

Why take Saka off? He was causing havoc.

[BotleySaint]

Ref is bad. England players reminding him to book the defender...

 

[AlexLaw76]

I'd rather Mike Dean was reffing this one

[farawaysaint]

Something something Giroud 🙄 He’s like 50 

[East Kent Saint]

1 minute ago, Suhari said:

Why take Saka off? He was causing havoc.

Saving him for the final 😄

[Disco Stu]

Oh no.

[saint1977]

Had to be a penalty. Cynical and stupid foul and they’ve been doing it all night. Nowhere near winning the ball. Oh fuck. Belonged at Twickenham.

[BotleySaint]

That was the chance. Wasted.. 

[AlexLaw76]

what was that?

To miss the target is ridiculous

[John Boy Saint]

Fuck a duck - you’d have put your house on that

[FarehamSaintJames]

How on earth as an elite footballer can you not score from twelve yards out accurately? More so when you’re a striker.

[Whitey Grandad]

Someone else should have taken it.

[Whitey Grandad]

Just now, FarehamSaintJames said:

How on earth as an elite footballer can you not score from twelve yards out accurately? More so when you’re a striker.

I have to say that I have a 100% record at scoring a penalty.

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Shocking miss. Kane hasn't been great all tournament.