Greece v England - Thu 14th Nov '24 | UEFA Nations League

[cheekybids]

The apparently isn't neccesary, Foden has without question massively underperformed for England. If he wasn't a blue we'd all be saying the same.

I saw Foden taking up the same positions he did with City only being ignored, particularly by Saka & Bellingham.

 

[Cellarite]

The only beneficiaries will be the money men - who'd have thought it? To me they are just pointless friendlies designed solely to get more money from docile, easily-led punters.

To me, football is all about Man City, nothing else. Fuck the suits in the boardroom, now fuck the Bellend hero-worship, and fuck all our players coming back with injuries picked up from these utterly pointless tournaments.

I didn't watch the game, didn't have any interest and didn't want to talk to anyone about it this morning. Which is how I shall be at the next England game.

I love your posts, I really do. I quite often look back at your post about Euro 96 during lockdown. A post that had me giggling loudly at 3 in the morning to the point that I had to go in the garden so as not to wake any of my family up.

This though, as I seem to point out to a different poster almost every international break, is incredibly self-centred.

International football was a thing when every single one of us started to take an interest. It's nothing new. What is new is that City consistently challenge for the top honours every single season. When the league was made up of mostly English players, we might have the odd one or two reporting for international duty. I recall being really excited to watch David White play for England in a friendly in Spain and proud to be a City supporter.

Now that the league is made up of most football playing nations, and City have almost a full squad disappearing every month, it's become a problem for some.

We pay good money to watch Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Erling Haaland and Ederson. But these players want to represent their countries whether we like it or not. Imagine what our squad would look like if we tried to put a clause in their contracts upon signing that stated they weren't to play international football because our fans don't like it?

I myself have questioned the wisdom of Vincent Kompany and Kevin De Bruyne reporting for Belgium on a good few occasions when not fully fit to play their best for City, but I trust that they know their own bodies and capabilities and just accept that international football isn't going away. Believe me, it's far less stressful than getting worked up about things every time the Nations League rolls around.

 

[Macca77macca]

Is that with a lump of sugar beet?

No idea what that means

 

[Macca77macca]

Yep sure that's how it works so if England win don't matter what Greece do.

That explains it thanks

 

[TinFoilHat]

Genuine question: What benefit is it to be in the top Nations League division?
In recent years England have pissed qualifying for Euros and World Cups, so why does this tournament matter? - UEFA said it would mean internationals were competitive rather than friendlies with unlimited substitutions etc, but it's just more games for top players in an already crowded season.

It's pointless.

Even more so if Engerland qualify for the finals as it will clash with the club world cup should FIFA decide to keep it in the new proposed form.

 

[Gray]

No idea what that means

Beat = to defeat somebody.
Beet = another term for Sugar Beet.

 

[Macca77macca]

It's pointless.

Is it though…? I seem to remember Spain won the Nations League…then went on a win the EUROs …all the signs were then they were a serious team but because everyone keeps saying it pointless/stupid/ just friendly then that seems to have been missed..

 

[TinFoilHat]

Is it though…? I seem to remember Spain won the Nations League…then went on a win the EUROs …all the signs were then they were a serious team but because everyone keeps saying it pointless/stupid/ just friendly then that seems to have been missed..

Would you be happy If Phil,Rico,Grealish,Stones,Rodri, Bernie,Dias, Bobby, Erling and possibly others we're all called up to play in a semis and finals of a meaningless nations league competition in Azerbaijan then expected to fly straight to the US/China/Saudi to represent us in a world club cup?

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

I saw Foden taking up the same positions he did with City only being ignored, particularly by Saka & Bellingham.

This is always a problem when these three play together. They just never look to play him in when he's making runs, and if they do find him with a pass it's always when he's got no attacking outlet.

 

[citydad]

Was at the game last night and enjoyed it thought we played well.
Gets like Groundhog Day when it comes to getting in many of these grounds abroad.
On the plus side it was only £10 for the tear gas option.