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

[normskih]

Yep. Played USA, Wales, Senegal, Iran (and France). Fuck me, I'd have looked good.

I give a player a bit of credit when he deserves it. He does, that is all.

 

[willipp]

I've heard a right load of shite, defending the endless negativity. Under Southgate, we are set up to score on the break, not to control the game. Griezman controlled it. We had 3 destroyers who run and tackle in midfield. The ball goes backwards more than forwards if/when they get control of it.
We have Foden, Maddison and Grealish who can all control a game from the middle. Croatia have Modric - and others - with skill on the ball. They can build and create, and that's what we don't do.
Very predictable, but we could still have won, and if other changes and switches were made at the start or during the game, anything is possible. Being set up just to survive and break away to score doesn't and hasn't worked. It is beyond Southgate to do it any other way and hopefully he'll do the honourable thing and let some other mug have a go with our latest golden generation.

Southgate doesn’t deserve any shit today. Played well and in the important moments we didn’t do enough. Then there was the ref, which if that had been a city game this thread would be 6 million pages long.

 

[Indaparkside]

Who would we want to see as the next England manager ?

Andy Morrison

 

[Blue Tooth]

Tight game won by the team taking their chances. Football.

 

[Bluesince1979]

FUCK Harry Kane. I hope he has sleepless nights for the rest of his life thinking about that miss. I've been okay with Southgate, but time to go. Grealish of for 2 minutes of extra time???

Grow up. Sound like my 7 year old with your first 2 sentences.
Are you 7 too?

 

[cleavers]

Not enough that’s been said about Walker….he was excellent tonight.

I posted it in his season performance thread, no point in here really.

 

[blue moony]

Who would we want to see as the next England manager ?

Buster Phillips

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

I thought we would go out at the quarter finals before it started. Was always going to be tough playing France. Fine margins often the difference - Maguire header and the penalty.

The officials have been poor. The 1st half I don’t think he had a whistle, he just waved his arms when an England player went down.

I thought France were great. At 0-0 and then 1-1 the game was very tactical and on both occasions France found the breakthrough and scored……in contrast England dominated the rest of the game………what does that tell you..,.France are better in the moments perhaps.

 

[meeesh]

You’ve got to feel a bit sorry for some players who were taken but didn’t get a sniff,like Maddison and dare I say Dier,but a shit result v states put paid to that idea I guess

 

[Bluesince1979]

Who would we want to see as the next England manager ?

This is the problem. It isnt the job it once was, doesnt hold the prestige. Ive asked the question before , does it have to be full time these days?