Czech Republic v England | Euro 2020 Group Stage

[andyhinch]

Have some mates saying Foden is rested so as to not miss round of 16 if he gets another yellow?

Thought cards were wiped out or is that for the quarter’s ?

 

[ShaunMCFC]

2 defensive mids, must be playing for the draw, how this man gets trusted with a squad as talented as England’s I’ll never know. Daft ****.

 

[razman]

No foden is the main talking point of course

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Kane should have been rested, he's looked knackered so far, maybe even carrying an injury?

 

[kaz7]

and a defender on the wing. this is beyond parody. The man is a cretin

Trying to be pep and failing

 

[Project]

Thought cards were wiped out or is that for the quarter’s ?

still mad to have the same punishment for 2 yellow cards in 3 games as 2 yellow cards in 1. Should be 3 bookings not 2.

 

[Claytop]

OK I missed that.

It was barely a foul never mind a booking.

 

[Kippax77]

Foden is used to this. It doesn’t do for a super-fit young player to get picked too regularly...

He plays domestic football for the wrong club

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Have some mates saying Foden is rested so as to not miss round of 16 if he gets another yellow?

I think that’s the reason. Especially as Southgate probably doesn’t want to win this game.

 

[domalino]

It's hilarious how Foden has somehow become the scapegoat for England playing shit despite being the one player who looked the most likely to make something happen the last two games. Never mind Kane running around like an 80 year old, or Mount doing the sum amount of fuck all, or Southgate playing two DM every bloody game.

That cant be right surely? I know I have blue tinted specs but in no way does Foden deserve to be dropped based on the last two games compared to others.

Foden is on a yellow card. Hes being rested so he doesn't get a ban after a second yellow.

Just like Walker he will be right back in the starting XI for the next game.

The real story here is Sancho being completely overlooked for Saka.

 

[colorado blue]

Why would you risk Foden today. Don’t need a result so rest him for next game.

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Playing for a draw/loss/not to win the group

 

[SWP's back]

Makes sense. He’s clearly our best player. No need to risk him. We’ve qualified already. Phil should feel high as a kite at that.

I hope they, and you, are right. Otherwise England can do one in these Euros.

 

[SWP's back]

I don't recall him getting a yellow ?

He definitely did.

 

[Claytop]

According to The Mirror yellow cards aren’t wiped until after the quarters, so Foden could still get a suspension until then?

 

[M Gaudino]

Well at least he’s got the back 4 right - the man city right hand side and the man utd left hand side which i always thought was the obvious choice

but after that??? as far as i can tell theres 3 players starting who like to play on the left - sterling saka and grealish.

so it must be raheem wide right, saka wide left and grealish in (yer mam’s) ‘hole’

 

[domalino]

No foden is the main talking point of course

Not much to talk about is there?

"Fodens out!"

"Yeah he's on a yellow need him for the last 16".

"Oh yeah."

Hardly going to fill the hour long pre match show is it?

 

[Grealish’s Shinpads]

Saka ahead of Sancho? Further proof that Southgate has lost the plot

 

[ninjamonkey]

The foden card thing makes sense I suppose but aren't they wiped after the quarter finals? Which means he runs the risk of being a booking away from missing the quarter finals should we miraculously get that far. Seems a bit convenient for southgate.

England are already through, he should be using this to stumble upon a side that actually works, we already know rice and Phillips does nothing, get Bellingham in there, get sterling off the left either elsewhere on the pitch or on the bench, have foden running the game from the middle. Such a shit uninspiring lineup. I expect we will win comfortably because the Czech Republic are poor and it will mask over the obvious problems.

 

[SWP's back]

Thought cards were wiped out or is that for the quarter’s ?

For the quarters mate.