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

Match Result Prediction

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hammocity said:
If possible Mexico will be the best option, atmosphere wise and less expensive than the USA, as you say FIFA milks these tournaments to exploit the fans. I can’t think of a host country that’s got less to do and see than Qatar which is ridiculously expensive.
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This 100% $14 for a beer and $250 a night to stay in a shipping container
 
lust overlord said:
That useless referee should be the scapegoat for this latest disappointment.

How do we keep ending up with piss poor officials in the really big matches?
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Yep, bad decision, but we still didn't score a goal from open play. France scored two - so it would be a bit of a stretch to suggest we did enough to win that match.
 
I thought The game needed Phil Foden in central midfield. He is the most exciting player in years for England.
Saka did well second half but in the first he was cramped by having Henderson as his shadow.
Kyle was brilliant.
The subs were baffling as was the apparent refusal to change anything.
As I previously stated - small margins.
 
mancity2012_eamo said:
I only caught some of the match in the pub, but commented similar.
The one recognised striker you have, Kane, is never in the box. He was the one launching the ball into Foden early on.
Surely you have someone who can play that deep role Kane is occupying, that can actually pick a pass.
You need Kane in the box.
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That’s been a common theme

How many clear cut chances do we actually make for Kane? Barely any

He drops deep and sets off the wide players with good passes but there’s nobody in the box after that. That’s where he needs to be.

That’s why Foden needs to play in that role for England, behind Kane. He’s the one with the quality to unlock defences or pull them out of shape. Otherwise you’re stuck with Rice, Bellingham, and Henderson then nobody to bridge that gap between them and Kane, so that forces him to come deep too often.

We don’t need those 3 midfielders on. Get one one off, put Foden infront of the other 2 and then you can play Grealish/Rashford/Sterling on that left where Phil was.

Ironically enough, the way the French set up would be absolutely perfect for England. Foden is your Griezmann, basically a free role. If England need to know how to get the best out of their players and the system to do so, it was right there in front of you last night in plain sight, just it was the other team.
 
Gundoggin said:
End of the day it looks like FIFA have set the tournament up for Argentina and a Messi swan song .
The FA and England will always let us down , best not to give a fuck !
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Nah. To organise a tournament so that a team qualifies from the group stage through to the knockout stages and eventually wins the final would be more difficult than you can imagine. It would take way more than FIFA and/or refereeing collaborations to do that.
 
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