[Football] The Official Match Thread: England v Colombia

[neilbard]

Either side the boy saves it. What a night.

 

[Brovion]

I know, see my post above. We won ugly tonight with a very immature team against a disgraceful opposition. I’m pleased 3 fold: for Southgates exorcism; because we beat a cheating dirty side who were nothing short of a disgrace; and because a young side of lads have done us proud under enormous pressure.

Bring on the Parsnips!

Hear hear. We're England, we've proved in tournament after tournament, decade after decade that we are NOT one of the world's top-flight football nations, and consequently we really have to celebrate our successes.

Last night was a great night for English football. Enjoy it because they really don't come around that often. I'm guessing the people complaining about the performance are those whom, despite all evidence to contrary and all the years of failure, still think we should be brushing aside teams like Colombia on the grounds that we invented the game and we won the war. Either that or they're the sort of people who claim to hate Christmas and birthdays - because that's what last night was!

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I just SMASHED a A-Ha cd ready for Saturday. ‘Take on me’ ? Take that it’s BROKEN you Swedish MUGS

You need to find an ABBA cd, seeing as A-Ha are Norwegian.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Gareth Southgate is still very much Sussex, until we lose, and then reverts to Palace.

 

[LVGull]

If only he’d done the right thing and watched it sail a foot wide - we’d have won it in 90 like we deserved to

I thought that was going in the top locker.

 

[Mo Gosfield]

Club before country?

Let me know when England play Brighton and I’ll make a choice. In fact, let me know when England participating at a major tournement so much as affects the Albion and I’ll make a choice. No such thing Trig - don’t buy in to the champions league, sky sports hyperbole phrases such as ‘club v country’. Case closed.

Well said.
Its a good job the players feel a lot more strongly about wearing an England shirt than these ' club first merchants '. Watch the reaction of messrs Wright, Dixon and Neville last night and that tells you all you need to know about passion for their country. Its become fashionable to say glibly...." Oh, I'm not interested in England "..." Its rubbish "...." I won't even be watching " Well wait and see how far we progress and surprise, surprise, a lot of these types will be saying...." Oh, the tv was on in the house but I wasn't really watching it "

 

[Bold Seagull]

Hear hear. We're England, we've proved in tournament after tournament, decade after decade that we are NOT one of the world's top-flight football nations, and consequently we really have to celebrate our successes.

Last night was a great night for English football. Enjoy it because they really don't come around that often. I'm guessing the people complaining about the performance are those whom, despite all evidence to contrary and all the years of failure, still think we should be brushing aside teams like Colombia on the grounds that we invented the game and we won the war. Either that or they're the sort of people who claim to hate Christmas and birthdays - because that's what last night was!

Agreed. One of the better performances I’ve seen at a World Cup in 30 odd years. Controlled the ball and game with some really confident neat football at times. They defended deep and in numbers so chances were always going to be a premium. The antics of Columbia were a disgrace with a seemingly oblivious referee and var.

Fantastic feeling to be in the 1/4 final.

 

[nicko31]

Huge leap forward psychologically for the England team. Quite obvious the manager has nailed that completely.

The amateur pundits on here can talk all they like about substitutions and individual performances from their arm chairs, but the reality is that irrespective of what happens in the next game Southgate has burst that balloon.

Winning that shoot is the biggest leap forward for the England team in decades.

"You write your own stories"

.. not the press.

Completely agree, a watershed moment for England whatever happens on Saturday. BELIEVE....

 

[Bold Seagull]

Brilliant night out watching the game. The better team in the 90 minutes won.

Thought the better team over 120mins won! Even after the crushing equaliser, we looked the more likely in ET. As Gary Neville said, as good as a 1-0 would have been, winning like we did could hold them in even greater stead going into Saturday.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Gareth Southgate is still very much Sussex, until we lose, and then reverts to Palace.

Quite.

A local lad who was born facing north instead of south. Currently all is forgiven!

 

[jameswestport]

It's coming home

 

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

If only we had someone who could play the killer pass...…………..

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

I still can’t believe we won a shoot out.

We really have a team we can be proud of, even if we lose the next game.

None of this “they don’t care” rubbish every single starter was shattered mentally and physically after the 90 minutes and yet found a way to win.

They have already achieved more than the so called golden generation.

 

[Triggaaar]

Club before country?

Let me know when England play Brighton and I’ll make a choice.

There'd be no choice to make, obviously we'd support Brighton.

In fact, let me know when England participating at a major tournement so much as affects the Albion and I’ll make a choice. No such thing Trig - don’t buy in to the champions league, sky sports hyperbole phrases such as ‘club v country’.

Didn't know it was their phrase. It's simply a way of saying I follow our club a great deal more than I follow England, and our results generally mean more to me. I obviously know our whole squad all the time, the same isn't true of England. I don't even watch all England friendlies on the TV.

 

[studio150]

Just watching the BBC rerun and Danny Murphy keeps saying the headbutt on Henderson should be a penalty.
Why do the BBC employ experts who don't even know the laws of the game.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Just watching the BBC rerun and Danny Murphy keeps saying the headbutt on Henderson should be a penalty.
Why do the BBC employ experts who don't even know the laws of the game.

It would have been, if the referee was the one who sent Greer off at Withdean.

 

[Nixonator]

Well said.
Its a good job the players feel a lot more strongly about wearing an England shirt than these ' club first merchants '. Watch the reaction of messrs Wright, Dixon and Neville last night and that tells you all you need to know about passion for their country. Its become fashionable to say glibly...." Oh, I'm not interested in England "..." Its rubbish "...." I won't even be watching " Well wait and see how far we progress and surprise, surprise, a lot of these types will be saying...." Oh, the tv was on in the house but I wasn't really watching it "

I'm a club first merchant, still love England.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

England barely made a chance all evening. Maybe we should play for penalties against Sweden.

 

[Triggaaar]

Fair point.

You would have been astonished by the 5live phone in the last hour. Call after call from Englishmen (definitely not Scots!) slagging off Kane (no pace, lack of non-pen goals, etc) and England's WC showing in general.

Each time we were under pressure and managed to get the ball to Kane, he managed to take it forward and then he'd be fouled.

He's scored 3 from open play and 3 penalties hasn't he? How many did Messi get, 1 (and missed a penalty). How many did Ronaldo get, 3 (inc 1 penalty)? And he's only played 3 games. Idiots. Hence why I don't listen to such radio.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

England barely made a chance all evening.

That's a little harsh. Both Dier (from a corner) and Dele Alli (in open play after the Maguire dive in the box) had VERY presentable headed chances.