SNSUN

For the win Jude....

Penalty

The only thing coming home is the England team after abject humiliation. 😝

It's coming isn't it. Bloody extra time.

Game of two halves. Makes subs Tuchel

After 3 lovely weeks off I'm back to work tomorrow so I'd very much like us to avoid extra time.

Get to the Hydration break so England can top up the JD and cokes.

Dear God it's happening isn't it. 🤪

Saints, England, one of these days I'll support a team that doesn't regularly shoot themselves in the foot. I don't have a favourite Italian team... who is good there? 😁

Here we go...

If we lost this on penalties it will be the most England thing England will have ever done.

If France don't make a sub or two at half time I'll be surprised.

If we score a 4th I might start to believe this won't go to penalties.

It is really, but if we smash them 5 nil there would at least be some bragging rights for a while. 😁 Anyway long way to go.

2 goals and one disallowed for offside. Didn't see this performance coming.... from France.

Not overly impressed with Fellows last season but maybe he'll have a better season this year, I'd still have Matsuki as number 1. Oyekunle's sub appearances last season didn't fill me with optimism either. I still think there's a lot of work to be done before we're Championship contenders. Still plenty of time though.

I'd rather 3 strikers in a 1 striker system but I guess that's why we signed Dobbin who can play there if needed. Tricky one because if your main 2 strikers stay fit and suspension free all season then the 3rd striker isn't getting much game time but it only takes one injury to start thinking about hitting shit creek and using the youth. Re-signing Ross for example (or signing another striker) and bringing in someone younger (or another AM that can play up top) would be less worrying. I appreciate Archer may go but at least he could also play wide as well as striker.

I remember CM96/97, I believe it was Jan Molby who had a Pace of 1. I'd imagine Vestergaard is similar now.

Disagree there although i agree with your squad questions. On one hand there's no massive shame going out to Argentina in a WC semi. But bearing in mind the top 4 were separated (of which we were 4th seed) we did what we had to do to get where we were and apart from a second half against Croatia and the Mexico backs to the wall performance, we were largely relying on the world class Kane and Bellingham to get us to where we got. Southgate got us to a final and a semi. Granted it wasn't great to watch but he did it. I'm no TAA fan but I questioned Tuchel's squad selection pre tournament and I think it bit him in the arse a bit. Sure injuries played a part but come on.... Stones, James, Saka.... all been struggling for fitness. When we lost Tino pre tournament, we called up Chalobah for no reason whatsoever. Waste. And there's the over reliance on Kane when we took two other strikers. Take Watkins and then choose another AM or full back instead of a pointless 3rd striker, especially when Rashford can play there. Sure a Semi seems great, more so if we win on Saturday (we won't), but for me it is smoke and mirrors. The squad selection was unbalanced and tonight, his subs were wrong. Small margins but he was brought in to make a difference. If he stays, we have to win the Euros. Simples as that. (I'm saying this with Booze goggles on, I may re-read in the morning and disagree with myself but right now, it seems accurate.)

I thought against Norway he was exceptional bearing in mind we lost Rice at half time. My biggest worry is who will be our striker in 4 years cos it won't be Kane.

What can I say. Almost scored too early and went too defensive too early. Said it before... attack is the best form of defence. We had that game tonight, we tried to protect a 1 nil win and it did not work. 3rd place play off... Give over.

Resignation. Utter resignation. That is that. Too defensive too early. 💩

We'll easily beat France if they play like they did last night. But fuck it, bring on the final.

Welcome Lewis. Please be consistently decent.

https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/middlesbrough-target-lewis-dobbin-can-34190910?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target I personally think he'll be a great signing for Boro. Oh wait... 😜