England World Cup Squad

[Deutsch Wolf]

Henderson really has got the Dave Edwards trait of playing a simple pass ever so slightly behind the recipient, killing all momentum stone dead.

 

[Tredman]

Was just thinking that, if it had been Neves there he would have turned and got us going forward. Henderson just killed it all stone dead.

 

[The Bear]

What the hell is going on with ITV's picture? It's awful. HD is ok but the skipping/juddering when the ball moves fast or the camera pans looks terrible.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Does Southgate not wonder why we barely create any chances, let alone score many goals? Why is he playing this ultra-drab football that goes nowhere? Is it an attempt to choke the life out of games à la Greece/Portugal when they won the Euros? Because it won't work.

 

[The Bear]

Holland look like they've been coached how to play that system better. They move the ball around much better, like Wolves

 

[Jack Regan]

Does Southgate not wonder why we barely create any chances, let alone score many goals? Why is he playing this ultra-drab football that goes nowhere? Is it an attempt to choke the life out of games à la Greece/Portugal when they won the Euros? Because it won't work.

Playing with "so much promise" according to Clive.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Playing with "so much promise" according to Clive.

We've kept it ok in nothing areas I suppose. But then Reading did that down here last week to an extent. I wouldn't say they played well.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

No surprise that Hoddle is praising the performance. This is very reminiscent of any number of games we had in 2005/6.

 

[Nando]

This is right up there with the most boring game I've ever had the pleasure to watch.

The number of times we've moved and left the ball behind is astonishing.

 

[Tredman]

Cba with this, going to watch Neves instead.

 

[AndyWolves]

I think we've done ok, not brilliant, but ok

Walker at cb kind of looks alright

 

[Templeton Peck]

I think we've done ok, not brilliant, but ok

Walker at cb kind of looks alright

Agreed. Henderson is the weak link tonight. Bizarre that Southgate seems to want all our play to come through him.

 

[AndyWolves]

Agreed. Henderson is the weak link tonight. Bizarre that Southgate seems to want all our play to come through him.

Who else is there? Drinkwater is the only name I can think of

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I think we've done ok, not brilliant, but ok

Walker at cb kind of looks alright

I've seen us play much, much, much worse.

But how are we ever going to score goals playing like this? Two goals in 405 minutes as it stands. One of them was a penalty.

 

[Kenny]

I've seen us play much, much, much worse.

But how are we ever going to score goals playing like this? Two goals in 405 minutes as it stands. One of them was a penalty.

Having a half decent final ball would help. So many times tonight we have got into really good positions and then fucked it up with a shot ball at the death

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Having a half decent final ball would help. So many times tonight we have got into really good positions and then fucked it up with a shot ball at the death

We all dream of a team of Dohertys...

The thing is when your front three is Sterling, Lingard and Rashford, you aren't really looking for crosses into the box anyway. Which begs the question why you'd pick Trippier.

That's an obvious pen mind. Not sure how the ref has missed that.

 

[Kenny]

Shocker from the ref on that one

 

[Kenny]

Which begs the question why you'd pick Trippier.

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Duh - because the other RWB is playing at CB...

 

[Jack Regan]

Shocker from the ref on that one

Linesman's gotta take some of the blame too, he's on that side so no idea how he's not flagged.

 

[Kenny]

Linesman's gotta take some of the blame too, he's on that side so no idea how he's not flagged.

Stopped blaming the assistants now after watching them spend most of the season at Molineux needing the ref to make basic decisions for them. Fast turning into being as useless as the one they put behind the goal in European games