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I was calling for it for minutes. He’ll try and get to ET and change it but I don’t think we will get the opportunity.

Get Saka on FFS.

Attack v Defence. Right decision Pickford if you’re not sure. But that was inevitable. Too deep, too early. Very difficult to pick up the momentum now.

Reece James was excellent v Norway in CM when he came on. Rice had given everything he had.

You have your wish.

Wake up Thomas, get some pace on with Saka. There are going to be gaps opening up because they are throwing the whole Howdens at us, not just the sink.

Bring on Saka to spin behind them.

Offside but I though that was 1-1. Far too deep here. Need outlets short and long. Don’t want to see Kane and Bellingham on the edge of our own D.

Straight at Pickford, got away with that.

Actually, we all need some claws to chew after that thunderbolt….

@trousers can you lend @egg your cat’s claws to chew when he’s finished with his dog’s?

Yes, but some very good interceptions higher up the pitch. Looks a lot better than the ill figure from the weekend.

They are but @egg is right, we need one more outlet to make it stick shorter and another to spin behind them longer. Got penned in before the HB 2. Great save Pickford. Strong wrists to get away from goal. Something Bazunu never understood.

Picking them off nicely on the counter, two great recycles by Rice, and great awareness there in his own box.

Great header Stones.

Trying to get to Hydration Break compact.

That’s why Bayern paid the Euros. Looked like a big fee but after this WC probably decent value.

Brilliant tackle. Timing like an expensive watch.

Infantino looking like Dr Evil. Goal….

Get round the outside more, they’re not the quickest side. Cutting inside all the time is what they like.

Our own shithousery used tactically, but with moments of raised tempo and pace where we catch them out.

Broadly agree, tempo up second half. As Shearer just said, quicker free kicks when we draw the fouls and then support Gordon and Bellingham better when they break. We’ve looked quite controlled.

Not in the same league as Pele for me. Or Maradona, cheated in 86 but he actually could handle himself. Or Ronaldo tbh. Messi has had one moment on a mazy run but otherwise run into blind allies. Lot of touches have gone out to touch or given to England.

Will be similar to W Germany v Argentina 1990, that was a shocker, niggly as fuck, far worse than this.

Chance to get to HT though and reassess the plans. Need quicker tempo, use our athleticism and take them on. Bellingham and Gordon have done it a couple of times and drawn fouls in good areas. Need to roll about a bit more when they go in harder on our players.