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But what was in the parcel? Love honey? Shoes? I vote hoover bags...

The question was whether the football has been mostly crap. It has been. I'd say the average PL game has better football (forget pace) than the average game in this tournament to date.

No, it's been poor, but the PL has become so good, international football isn't a better standard anymore.

He was brilliant, but not quite in the league of Shilton for me. Flowers was similar standard too imo.

I'm not the one getting upset about the LGBTQ+ situation in Qatar petal, that's you. Most sensible people realise that other countries rules and laws are exactly they. It's idiots like you who get all upset about the Qatar situation, but take no issue with human rights in other countries, who sensible people shake their head at. Anyway, I'll end the discussion with you because you're clearly a thick cunt and there's a game on.

I'm highlighting the inconsistency of people. Poor gay people in Qatar, bit let's watch the tournament yeah. Bollox to the poor human rights in USA, Bangladesh, China, etc though. Hypocrites are irritating. You're a hypocrite.

He's playing as neither a 10 nor an 8, just kind of floating around as an old school inside left. He was decent first half against Iran I thought, but anonymous last night.

He'd be superb I reckon. The frustration is that we've got such a talented squad of players, and can all see the potential.

If they don't show their sexuality, how do people know what it is? Presumably though they went to Barbados knowing the laws, and probably wouldn't go to Qatar knowing the laws? From a tourist perspective, the choice is go or don't go, and if you don't like what a country has to offer, then go elsewhere.

Fair points. The weird thing was that we were conservative, but set up in a way that allowed us to be overrun in midfield. An extra man in there was needed, but wouldn't have meant that we needed to be more cautious in our approach. For me our issue was part tactical and part mentality.

Do you think we'd have done better last night by being less cautious?

Yep. Brazil aren't a better team of players than us imo. Fred offers less than Rice. Richarlison less than several of our forwards. They have a more positive mentality though, and I put that as the difference between us. Match the attitude, have the belief, play to our strengths, and we won't be drawing 0-0 with the likes of the USA. We should not have been going into the Wales game with any vague possibility of elimination, we should have had 2 wins and the chance to rotate.

We'll get picked off playing that way. The USA could have had a couple. France would have smashed us. The Iran game showed that we can attack and score, but Southgate has the mentality of preferring a 0-0 draw to a 3-2 win. I'm with Whitey, we need gamble a bit and take the leash off if we're to have a chance.

Given your noble support for the human rights of other countries, are you boycotting American products after their change to their abortion law which impact only their people? Or do gay people matter more than women to you? Do you refuse to buy Chinese made products? Must be tough having to put back clothes made in Bangladesh? Are you lobbying your MP to stop sales of arms to Saudi Arabia? Or are you just another div banging on about LGBTQ rights in Qatar ignorant to the fact that homosexuality was illegal in the USA until not long ago (did you spend your evenings pushing for the change, and never watch a Hollywood movie until they did it? Thought not), and that it is illegal in 60+ other countries, many of them former colonies of ours, some still in the commonwealth, but that you'll sit down and watch the matches anyway?!

Nope. I agree with Rob Green's take on it - Southgate only sees him as a wide player. Obviously to me he should have replaced Mount and played as an attacking midfielder. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/60976197?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=6381342ce7e8f473cfbfb862%26'Foden only considered for wide role'%262022-11-25T22%3A19%3A55.142Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:9c77a604-2ce4-4a92-9051-d96c53a73b8b&pinned_post_asset_id=6381342ce7e8f473cfbfb862&pinned_post_type=share

Nah, we were poor. Negative. Risk averse. Overrun in midfield. Poor performance.

He is!

Yep, he was decent. Commanded his box. Went on a better run with the ball than any of our lads did.

Wow. Completely shite. We were like Brazil on Monday, but were back to being like England tonight.

Yep. Makes no sense. Arguably our best player. Not sure what Mount offers that Foden doesn't.

Yep, looks lost. Rice has far too much to do.

Yep. Mount offering nothing up top, not even a press, and not deep enough to help midfield.

Embarrassing from Mount.

Not sure where a goal is coming from at the moment. Can't play through them, or around them.

According to you, who it has fuck all to do with. Qatar domestic issues and gay rights is a matter for Qatar and it's people. This is boring af mate. I said earlier let's agree to differ and you came back with some nonsense. Have the last word if it'll cheer you up.