England Thread - 2022/23

[hilts]

Again, why are people calling Southgate an FA yes man? What exactly are these orders from the FA that he's supposedly obeying, because I honestly can't think of any.

Being an FA yes man is more about what you don't say. It's about promoting the brand through blandness and getting the so called stars on the pitch.

 

[Kippaxpete]

That clown Cole saying Bellend was best English player. Dier was only one to come out with any plus points. Rest were shit

When Dier is your best player, you know it's time to look for a new manager!

 

[Kippaxpete]

Being an FA yes man is more about what you don't say. It's about promoting the brand through blandness and getting the so called stars on the pitch.

Precisely. It's why Clough was never offered the job.

 

[Nellies left peg]

When Dier is your best player, you know it's time to look for a new manager!

He actually said it was difficult to criticise last night’s performance. Well I managed ok for 96 minutes. What is he watching?

 

[hilts]

Just a glorified friendly tournament that means nothing, we have done the biz (relatively) in the big tournaments under him.

No we haven't

 

[Cellarite]

Such is my indifference to the current England team right now I had to check on Blue Moon to see what the score was.

I assume it was the same old Southgate tactic: 85% of on-field play was between our defence and our midfield? Where occasionally the keeper hoofs a long ball up the field to make sure Kane(pen) is awake?

I know we're spoiled watching Pep's magic on our boys in every game (well, maybe not 'every' game!), but the downgrade from open attacking football to that dour, insipid, totally uninspiring stodge that Southgate serves up for us is a step too far.

If this is the way my national team wishes to play then I'd rather watch the grass on my front lawn grow - and it grows a lot quicker than Slabhead can move.

My grass grows quicker than Maguire can move - and it’s artificial.

 

[MCFC1993]

Those Iranians can be deadly. Best to play it negative hope for a lucky draw or 3 then claim it was a good tournament when the inevitable giants of Croatia or the like knock us out.

Tis the dream.

Yeah obviously we can be a bit more free-flowing in the groups but best to prepare for the shit-show that's coming in the knockouts.

Top the group and we more than likely meet France in the quarters, that's if we see off Senegal/Ecuador in the last 16.

 

[HelloCity]

 

[bluemoon32]

Still think youll have a decent world cup, you will walk the group & then it is all on the day.
Most other international sides are pretty shit too

 

[give it to gordon]

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Lol losing to a poor Italian team that hasnt qualified for the WC lol

An improvement by being relegated guess that's what he does well