England v Senegal - Sun 4th Dec, 19:00 | Round of 16 | World Cup 2022

[bluemoon32]

They were good for most of that half

Nah, they struggled to put anything together.
Very poor side, taking nothing away from England

 

[come-on-barney]

I love the buzz around this England team at the moment, lads who genuinely love representing England.

Just a great feeling, that's all down to Southgate to be fair.

Really

 

[SWP's back]

That "slow horses" looks like it might be worth taking a peek at.

Just said that to the wife.

 

[heslops barnet]

The thing that sets Phil apart is not his energy, or his first touch, or his technique -- many other players have that.

The thing that causes many experts to say he is the most exciting English talent in a generation is his footballing intelligence.

Henderson would have taken a touch there. Saka would have probably mishandled. Bellingham would probably have tried to drive forward to shoot himself.

But Phil scanned ahead as the ball was coming to him and saw that the best play was the first time pass. And he executed (with a little luck with the nick).

For the first goal, he saw that a one time pass forward took out Senegal's entire midfield.

He could be the most decorated City and England player in history if he continues his development and cleans up his off-the-pitch antics.

You can take the kid out of Stockport but…………

 

[remember arthur mann]

Good job we've already got a deal in place then......

The Grealish straight swap ?

 

[WestGorton]

The thing that sets Phil apart is not his energy, or his first touch, or his technique -- many other players have that.

The thing that causes many experts to say he is the most exciting English talent in a generation is his footballing intelligence.

Henderson would have taken a touch there. Saka would have probably mishandled. Bellingham would probably have tried to drive forward to shoot himself.

But Phil scanned ahead as the ball was coming to him and saw that the best play was the first time pass. And he executed (with a little luck with the nick).

For the first goal, he saw that a one time pass forward took out Senegal's entire midfield.

He could be the most decorated City and England player in history if he continues his development and cleans up his off-the-pitch antics.

Like I said. A football genius.

 

[hilts]

Nah, they struggled to put anything together.
Very poor side, taking nothing away from England

Apart from those clear cut chances they created?

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

People slag him off and like all keepers he has a mistake in him but for England he's bailed us out loads of times.

Will probably get grief for saying it but I think Pickford is perfect for the role - being England keeper is a fucking awful job, probably one of the worst in world football. There’s so much scrutiny you can only lose. With Pickford you mostly forget he’s there but he’ll pop up to bail the team out every now and then, which is about as good as anybody could do.

 

[MCFC1993]

Really

Really.

It's huge change from 10-15 years ago when they couldn't put club rivalries aside.

That's the one really great job Southgate has done, he's changed the feeling and the vibe.

 

[blue whippet]

That "slow horses" looks like it might be worth taking a peek at.

The books are fantastic.