I love the idea of it turning into a deathmatch in the last ten minutes, as both teams try to finish lower on the fairplay table.Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd
I love the idea of it turning into a deathmatch in the last ten minutes, as both teams try to finish lower on the fairplay table.
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.
Fuck it, we should boot one in our goal to spite him.
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.
As the teams stand, England should be comfortably better than them tonight anyway.
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.
Sociedad
Sociedad, and he's been quite good. He's the flightiest of flighty midgets, so Spanish football suits him nicely.
And then they'd spend the next month deliberately spaffing penalties towards the corner flag.
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.
Exactly. It would be fucking brilliant. Sterling accidentally putting it in the top corner.
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
Lolled at that too.[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.
Few more cynical fouls please, troops.
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.
Should be really as we're England and they're Belgium.
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.
How dare you
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?
The Belgian back line is weaker, but the midfield is definitely superior. About equal I'd say
As it is now, you are first though. I reckon Belgium are sort of playing for second as well, but they'll take a chance if it comes their way.
I didn’t watch France vs Denmark but I can’t imagine it was worse than this.
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