England

[Medwayseagull]

A performance best described by a word similar to the surname of England's number four.

 

[HastingsSeagull]

Qualified but will be lucky to win a single game in the group.

I reckon Brighton would take about 4 of the starting 11 today. Really sad as there are some exciting players out there who whilst not as hyped, might form a good team if worked together and not requiring 2 CDMs at home.

 

[Me and my Monkey]

Are we allowed to forfeit our last game now it doesn't really matter?

 

[Tooting Gull]

We play for England, E-N-G-e-land, arriverderci it's one on one

 

[Pevenseagull]

"What realistically can this team achieve?"

**** all

 

[Iggle Piggle]

Dire.

Lingard and Ox have been hopeless or non existent for thier clubs this year. Strikes me that Southgate has his team and squad and thats that. People moan about the mail but the Guardian have a lot to answer for as it's thier fault we are stuck with Gareth.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Dire.

Lingard and Ox have been hopeless or non existent for thier clubs this year. Strikes me that Southgate has his team and squad and thats that. People moan about the mail but the Guardian have a lot to answer for as it's thier fault we are stuck with Gareth.

The fascination of having an English manager is lost on me.

The choice was between big sam and Bruce ffs.

 

[BensGrandad]

Slovenia should of had a pen already.

What do managers see in Hart?

The question was answered for you in the added on time. ITV MOM Here is another is Dunk better than Stones as you can only play 1 ball playing CB.

 

[Mackenzie]

You can't help feeling inspired listening to Southgate.

What a guy.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

The question was answered for you in the added on time. ITV MOM

He looked shaky all game and should have given away a pen.

Rashford was our best player.

 

[Beach Hut]

The greatest football song ever

 

[BensGrandad]

He looked shaky all game and should have given away a pen.

Rashford was our best player.

Would you have said the same if it was performed by Rtyan No you wouldnt as it was never a penalty as he took the ball and the player went over his hand. He never touched the player.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

All aboard the false hope express

Is there anyone still on that? .. blimey

 

[Whitechapel]

Dull boring shite but what's new with England....How long we been playing this kick and rush football ?
2017 and we can't play technical football lol

If by technical football you mean tika-taka possession football then you're obviously watching a different game to me.

We've completed 500+ sucsessful passes, the second most in Europe today (behind Germany). The problem is we have a clueless, boring manager who has set us up to play equally clueless boring football. We've played two holding midfielders at home to a team ranked 2 places below Saudi Arabia and spent most of the game fannying about playing nice little triangles in no mans land.

We'd actually be much better off playing kick and rush, back-to-basics football. 4-4-2 with two fast wingers, two attacking full-backs and balls being bombarded at Kane with somebody like Sturridge or Vardy playing on the shoulder of the last defender. But nope, some people think they key to success is copying 2010-2014 Spain and trying to play brilliant 'technical football' when our midfield options are Henderson, Dier, Livermore & Drinkwater.

We don't have the technical ability to play lovely flowing football where every goal is proceeded by 40 passes so we need to wake up and play to our strengths. Would LOVE us to go out for our next game with a team of

Butland
Walker - Stones - Maguire - Bertrand
Sterling - Henderson - Winks - Rashford
Sturridge - Kane​

The pace on either flank would cause almost every country out there problems and we'd have two brilliantly gifted goalscorers up front. But nope, 9 of the players who started today will start on Sunday with Southgate pushing the boat out and throwing Livermore and Keane a start.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Dear God that was shit. 10 bang average players with Kane the only world class player and even he was way off colour till the goal. Southgate is about as tactically savvy as Hyypia. Ox may not be the worst footballer ever to play for England (hello Geoff Thomas) but he's certainly the most out of form. Walker looked like a pub player until that final cross. Only 60K there and 58,500 of them were busy making paper planes. I'd seriously have Dunk in the Brighton team before Stones. I could go on, I frequently do.


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[Kinky Gerbil]

Would you have said the same if it was performed by Rtyan No you wouldnt as it was never a penalty as he took the ball and the player went over his hand. He never touched the player.

Every time the ball went near him he looked flappy.

We have a chance to try new keepers in the next few games

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Is there anyone still on that? .. blimey

We will all be on it in 6 months

 

[Worthingite]

Genuinely didn’t realise there was a game tonight. I thought it was Saturday. Shows how enthusiastic I am about the England side.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

If by technical football you mean tika-taka possession football then you're obviously watching a different game to me.

We've completed 500+ sucsessful passes, the second most in Europe today (behind Germany). The problem is we have a clueless, boring manager who has set us up to play equally clueless boring football. We've played two holding midfielders at home to a team ranked 2 places below Saudi Arabia and spent most of the game fannying about playing nice little triangles in no mans land.

We'd actually be much better off playing kick and rush, back-to-basics football. 4-4-2 with two fast wingers, two attacking full-backs and balls being bombarded at Kane with somebody like Sturridge or Vardy playing on the shoulder of the last defender. But nope, some people think they key to success is copying 2010-2014 Spain and trying to play brilliant 'technical football' when our midfield options are Henderson, Dier, Livermore & Drinkwater.

We don't have the technical ability to play lovely flowing football where every goal is proceeded by 40 passes so we need to wake up and play to our strengths. Would LOVE us to go out for our next game with a team of

Butland
Walker - Stones - Maguire - Bertrand
Sterling - Henderson - Winks - Rashford
Sturridge - Kane​

The pace on either flank would cause almost every country out there problems and we'd have two brilliantly gifted goalscorers up front. But nope, 9 of the players who started today will start on Sunday with Southgate pushing the boat out and throwing Livermore and Keane a start.

Spain want Winks, so best get him capped asap.

 

[BensGrandad]

Every time the ball went near him he looked flappy.

We have a chance to try new keepers in the next few games

There are no new keepers as the most likely have been tried ie Forster and Butland. Lets get the team playing together for and with each other to prepare for Russia.