Czech Republic v England | Euro 2020 Group Stage

[the blue panther]

Another unexciting England game. Solid, clean sheet, 1-0 win, top the group - yeaaayyyy. Dull as fuck though. Handbrake still firmly on. Second half was especially boring.

I think the problem now is that we are about to face top quality opposition and therefore the handbrake will not be coming off, otherwise England will look like Scotland last night, with a similar result.
Can we scrape another 1-0 win?
That's the only plan.

 

[bluemoon32]

I think the problem now is that we are about to face top quality opposition and therefore the handbrake will not be coming off, otherwise England will look like Scotland last night, with a similar result.
Can we scrape another 1-0 win?
That's the only plan.

Even though England haven't been impressive in this tournament i can still see you giving any of France, Germany or Portugal a game & then it comes down to getting a little luck at times.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Without our 4 players, England would be in a whole.

A whole what?

 

[Fordyboy46]

I'd put all my money on a 2nd round exit, be it against France, Germany or Portugal. If we do somehow manage to get through then we could fucking win the thing.
Looks like Phil has been made the scapegoat already, through doing nothing wrong, maybe just not getting involved enough. Southgate will think that was an amazing performance last night and go with the same team in the 2nd round. Phil's tournament is probably over

 

[bluemoon32]

I'd put all my money on a 2nd round exit, be it against France, Germany or Portugal. If we do somehow manage to get through then we could fucking win the thing.
Looks like Phil has been made the scapegoat already, through doing nothing wrong, maybe just not getting involved enough. Southgate will think that was an amazing performance last night and go with the same team in the 2nd round. Phil's tournament is probably over

I was thinking the same

 

[kippaxwarrior]

A whole what?

A whole lot of love?
Whole of the moon?
Whole lot of shaking going on?
Whole world in his hands?

 

[Bill Walker]

A whole what?

A Whole lotta love..

 

[give it to gordon]

He won the raffle at Brean Sands Pontins in 1982, he's still got the winning ticket framed on his living room wall

Lol booked a 9.99 sun holiday there a few years ago. Than read the reviews and never went !

 

[ShedDweller]

I'd put all my money on a 2nd round exit, be it against France, Germany or Portugal. If we do somehow manage to get through then we could fucking win the thing.
Looks like Phil has been made the scapegoat already, through doing nothing wrong, maybe just not getting involved enough. Southgate will think that was an amazing performance last night and go with the same team in the 2nd round. Phil's tournament is probably over

You can be certain that when some kind of fuck up happens, anywhere on the pitch, it will be a City player thats at fault. You could see it at times last night, Stones & Walker having to pass through the press between themselves while Maguire wandered off into areas that couldn't be passed to.

Against better sides I can see one of our lads getting isolated on the ball and something happening which the press will be all over like a cheap suit.

It happened when Stones came back in to the squad last time

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

I think the problem now is that we are about to face top quality opposition and therefore the handbrake will not be coming off, otherwise England will look like Scotland last night, with a similar result.
Can we scrape another 1-0 win?
That's the only plan.

The whole set up of two holding midfielders sitting is there to make England as hard to beat as possible. We will probably be looking to sneak one from a set piece. Depressing stuff, I lost count of how many times they punted it aimlessly forward simply for it to come back.

If you look at every team’s system in the premier league, only City are built to retain the ball and dominate the opposition. Probably why England can’t get the most out of the front three and create chances.