England v France - Sat 10th Dec, 19:00 | Quarter-final | World Cup 2022

[hilts]

feels like we don't have many English supporting blues on here...


We controlled them for large parts of the game, can't fault their performance should have won, maybe took a chance outside of the pens to show our threat but unfortunately at this level against the top ranking team in the world they will have chances and took their. walker was amazing no talk of Mbappe really thought the night kept him relatively quiet. Saka and foden looked class no idea why Southgate took him off for sterling who was clearly a step down. sort of agree with aluko, taking two pens in a high pressured game is a tough feat, seen it so many times, messes missed a sitter against Saudi Arabia so against France there's always a chance a player fluffs another option to keep loris on his toes could have been an option. anyway gutted but for once looked very much in the game against the best team in the world?

We lost

 

[cheekybids]

Who decided slabhead was going to be the main playmaker trying to make killer passes?
Mental

Foden had more passes played to his nogin than his feet. Bazaar.

 

[kupest]

French defender should have been sent off

Player needs to be in control of the ball to be counted as a goalscoring opportunity, hence the non red decision.

 

[meeesh]

Think he would take it tbh

I wouldn’t say no

 

[hilts]

Player needs to be in control of the ball to be counted as a goalscoring opportunity, hence the non red decision.

But he was French

 

[Brewster's millions]

Maguire has had a good WC.

He plays a lot better for England than he does for United. I won’t criticise him for that.

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Barely alive pal. I am a fat old **** in my 60s and waiting a knee operation, but I could still run faster and pass better than that shit scouse boro ****

Mackem, Shirley?

Rest up pal, the real football is afoot soon

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

I don’t think either team were that great, but we just can’t get over the line and got nullified by better managers

I would still pick John Stones over their defence. I don’t think shaw really did much wrong either.

Don’t really agree. I thought we were at sixes and sevens whenever they attacked. 3 or 4 players getting drawn to Mbappe whenever he had the ball, leaving gaps elsewhere…..we were terrified of him.

 

[Kippax77]

Back to bench for the Slab when he goes back to the rags now

 

[bluemoon32]

Maguire has had a good WC.

Because its more his level