Apparently we're resting Carrie Hain and starting Vardy.
Boooo.
We’d play Sterling up top if we were trying to lose.
We should send him on to get sent off, he might actually be able to contribute that way.
Bob Martinez has blinked first.
We want to perform well but the priority is not to win.
Did he actually say that?
I am happy either way really, I think Colombia would prove a very tough test.
Now Japan are the opponent I'd say we definitely want to win tonight.
I was going to say Colombia winning the group takes all this 2nd place bullshit out of it, but I've just seen that Kane is rested and Southgate has went with the 9 changes.
Both teams rotate heavy
ENG XI: Pickford, Rose, Jones, Stones, Cahill, Alexander-Arnold, Delph, Dier, Loftus-Cheek, Rashford, Vardy
BEL XI: Courtois, Dendoncker, Boyata, Vermaelen, Chadli, Dembélé, Fellaini, Tielemans, T. Hazard, Januzaj, Batshuayi
Both teams as shite as each other. Fuck knows who is playing wing back for Belgium.
I think that's really stupid from Southgate. We should be naming our strongest side, going out and smashing them.
What are we doing? Mong.
Given Colombia topped the group that's a fucking stupid approach from Southgate. Finishing the world cup with two losses will be amaze balls.
Respect to both teams trying their best to lose the game
What’s happens if both teams finish with the same yellows at the end of the game?
Draw lots.
It should go to pens, seeing as they're playing each other.
We should still win it (unless they bring their good ones on), but why mess about?
Remember when Januzaj was hot property. Where's he shitting it up these days?
The top two teams in the group should play each other first to avoid silly shit like this.
This back 3 is arguably stronger.
Players still complaining about the ball passing the line is genuinely funny.
What the fuck was Pickford at there?
Harry Kane would put about six past this defence. He'd have buried that header for a start.
I reckon Fellaini is playing to ensure that Belgium finish second due to fair play in the event of a draw.
[shows Hazard, Lukakau and De Bruyne on the Belgium bench]
[Cuts to Lingard and Hendo on the England one]
Commentator: plenty of talent on BOTH benches tonight.
I'm a twit
This is as bad as you'd expect.
Dier is diabolical
I'm a twit
The Belgium second team looks a lot weaker than ours on paper, which shows we have decent strength in depth at least.
Nearly Ronaldinho’d that.
Rose has been good. Should be in instead of Young.
Very much looked like the referee was organising the Belgian defence there.
Keep in mind that you are much more familiar with your players than the Belgian ones. Both XI's look similar-ish to me, but I've only seen bits and pieces of every player.
Edit: Although I guess most of them play in England.
Last edited by Adramelch; 28-06-2018 at 06:40 PM.
Thank Christ he’s a fraud.
This is so dull.
Belgium have been the better side, so we're voluntarily shitting our way to second place.
I'm fucking fuming.
Ashley Young convincing seemingly the entire footballing world that he's a good left wing-back is one of the great bamboozles of our age.
Because he's not good he's great? Or I guess you missed when he pocketed the AFrIcA's GrEaTeSt TaLEnT?
I didn’t watch France vs Denmark but I can’t imagine it was worse than this.