England v Germany | Nations League | Monday 26th September, 19:45

[ZebraVicar]

If I was Tomori left out of the squad while Maguire is on the pitch being awful, I’d be on the phone to Canada asking to be in their World Cup squad and try to switch sides if possible

Can't beat a slab in action.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Its a stretch to call it a great match. It was a great half hour. the first 60 mins were typically dour

It was a great half hour of entertainment but an absolute clusterfuck where 2 teams are concerned.

 

[BlueHammer85]

They’re decent, but not likely to win the tournament, a bit like England.

We’re 3rd favourites to win it after being in a semi and a final in the last 2 major competitions

 

[Craig]

So Sweden, Denmark, Columbia, Ukraine, Germany, Czech Republic, Croatia are not considered ‘decent’ then

All pretty average a bit like West Ham to be honest. Germany good based on name but they weren’t a great side then as they aren’t now. Ukraine, Sweden and Colombia were all shite. Croatia were hardly a top side either but beat us anyway as Gareth reverted to type and shit himself once we were in front. A policy he repeated 2 years later when a lucky draw had again put us in with a great chance against an Italy side who were nothing special. As they’ve since gone on to prove by not even qualifying for the world cup.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

We’re 3rd favourites to win it after being in a semi and a final in the last 2 major competitions

With English bookies? I can probably see why we are. We have morons betting on us.

 

[Craig]

With English bookies? I can probably see why we are. We have morons betting on us.

Haha spot on

 

[BlueHammer85]

With English bookies? I can probably see why we are. We have morons betting on us.

Where would you rank a team that’s been in a semi and a final in the last two major tournaments ?

Let’s not forget you watch ZERO football of any other nation and just glued to the doom and gloom England match-day forum when we do play so you’re going to be negatively biased against your own country before we even kick a ball

We’ve shown how far we can go in major tournaments, we have a class bunch of young lads and if Southgate can repeat the cohesion and togetherness he did last tournaments then we’ll go far - but let’s also not forget , it’s a knockout competition and even the best clubs (like City in the Champions League) don’t win it, takes luck aswell as everything else

bring it on I say

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Where would you rank a team that’s been in a semi and a final in the last two major tournaments ?

Let’s not forget you watch ZERO football of any other nation and just glued to the doom and gloom England match-day forum when we do play so you’re going to be negatively biased against your own country before we even kick a ball

We’ve shown how far we can go in major tournaments, we have a class bunch of young lads and if Southgate can repeat the cohesion and togetherness he did last tournaments then we’ll go far - but let’s also not forget , it’s a knockout competition and even the best clubs (like City in the Champions League) don’t win it, takes luck aswell as everything else

bring it on I say

I’d suggest that where countries finished last time have almost zero effect on where they finish this time.

That’s because the players and managers will largely be different.

 

[BlueHammer85]

I’d suggest that where countries finished last time have almost zero effect on where they finish this time.

That’s because the players and managers will largely be different.

From 2 years ago ?

If anything, our youngsters from then have gained a couple years experience- we have relatively the same team and squad

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

From 2 years ago ?

Yes. Have we won a game since?

Managers and players change all the time, unless you are England.

We also didn’t play Brazil or Argentina.