This.I'm still confused as to why you'd play someone who has had a great season at full-back/wing-back as a centre half. He was playing as the middle centre half when they conceded the penalty last night.
Talk about square pegs and round holes.
Exactly rightSorry but this is a part of the problem that someone else bought up earlier - people like yourself are fixated with club loyalty and so will bash other players because ‘their not getting the same treatment as yours’. Forget who they play for and just support em. Let the media and social media mob slag off who they want, there’s no stopping it unfortunately, we’re a nation of moaners and haters.
Exactly right
I thought England were very good in this match, as you say critics of the game are just pissed because Sterling wasnt at his best, and I wonder if he still played for Loserpool how many City fans would also be moaning about him.
I liked the way England played there was a method to it, they created chance after chance, 2nd half less chances as Tunisia changed tactics and went defensive (it reminded me of a few City games where the opposition parked the bus.)
I thought Rashford looked effective when he came on, so did Loftus Cheek, Rashford unsettled them with his directness, so a good Substitution in my eyes.
From a City perspective, Stones was brilliant the whole game, very pleased to see that.
England fans should get behind the team,
The elephant in the room is Kane. Two tap ins masked his laboured performance.
Because, while vastly improved on previous squads at tournaments, they are a bit predictableI’ll admit I’ve had way too much to drink tonight but I think England has a great chance this WC. Every team looks flawed in some significant way one match in. Most goals have been from set pieces or penalties.
Group leaders or co-leaders: Russia, Iran, Serbia, Sweden, Mexico, Japan, Senegal, and Denmark. Why not England?
Dietmarr Hamann said on Irish TV that he thought that in the first 30-ish minutes, England looked like the best team in the tournament so far. Personally, I'd say that Spain, Portugal and arguably Mexico look better, but beyond that, nobody's really had a better half of football. Second half was a bit more laboured, admittedly.
Hmm, I see a lot of this. With Lingard too. Because their end product wasn't good enough, there's talk of dropping them, whereas other players who didn't even get into a position to deliver an end product get a free pass. The fact that Lingard had 5 good chances is a positive thing, which puts him ahead of any of our other midfielders. We know he can finish, because we've seen it for the rags. Same with Sterling. So stick with them and it'll come. However, if you're going to drop Sterling, drop him against Panama and bring him back for Belgium, because that's the game where he'll have more space to operate in.
Whoops sorry about that hehe. I find the dynamics of that time interesting, i would love to have seen Manchester City centre on the alternate match days and just observe the dynamics of fans in Manchester then. The fashion would have provided more than a few giggles to no doubt :-D*whispers* Thanks TCIB but I’m a madam (not literally though ;-)!!) However I did go to City one week & them lot the next. :-)