Wales v England - Tue 29th Nov, 19:00 | Group B | World Cup 2022

[Alan Harper's Tash]

England aren't yet assured qualification into the knockout stage. Stupid to mess around. I expect that England will field a full strength side and will win against Wales.

If we lose 4-0 to Wales, the media fallout would be nuclear.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Rice is class

box to box midfielder, tough tackling, breaks up so many attacks, can spray long passes and if he played more advanced would score more - for those that only see him the odd game from England fair enough not to see what i see as a Hammers ST holder.

He hasn't been that good this season, else you wouldn't be in the position you're in and yeah I watch.

 

[Claytop]

Be surprised if Shaw gets dropped.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

Be surprised if Shaw gets dropped.

Shaw has been class.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Is this rumour Walker is playing false?

Walker and Foden both start

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Be surprised if Shaw gets dropped.

It’d only be because he needed a rest/had a niggle. The issue is that our reserve and second reserve left back have played both games already and probably need a rest too.

Foden at LWB? :-/

 

[super_city_si]

Greece won the Euros once.

It is possible. Just.

Would seem they are his style blueprint

 

[blue whippet]

It’s unlikely that the squad will read this thread.

It’s a chore to watch England and has been for most of my lifetime. Now and again you get results like the 6-2 or the 4-1 vs Holland in 96 and you start to think something might happen, only for the team to revert to type and bore the nation shitless until they go out.

Totally agree with you here, most of the time the football is as dull as dish water post pot washing.

 

[super_city_si]

Rice and Bellingham vs. Rabiot and Tchouameni is not a match up I'd be worried about to be honest.

France's midfield is not good, they've been bypassing it as often as possible in the first 2 games.

If he's going to play Bellingham, its pointelss having him part of a double pivot. Complete waste of his talent and there are other players with more experience of that role in Phillips and Henderson. Give him license to roam box to box like Iran and its a different story.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Totally agree with you here, most of the time the football is as dull as dish water post pot washing.

It’s the hope that kills you.

I’m still not over losing the FA Cup quarter final at home to WH in 2006. When you are shit, you start to dare to dream, just for your team to ram it down your throat repeatedly!