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Sheaf Saint

Sheaf Saint

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Best game of the tournament so far by a long way.

Disappointing to give away the goals we did, but some of our attacking play was beautiful to watch. Far better than anything we dished up under Southgate.

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Paul_B

Paul_B

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I must admit that 2nd half was probably the best England performance I've seen for 20+ years. Wasn't expecting it. Good pressing, good energy, decent attacking play. Not a bore fest. Fair play.

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Turkish

Turkish

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4 minutes ago, egg said:

Spot on. We should have had 6, at least. 

Just hope Rice and Stones coming off was precautionary, and that Kane is ok - he was holding his calf near the end. 

They all look fine now subs were spot on,  but calls but worked 

Holmes_and_Watson

Holmes_and_Watson

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17 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Fuck the move I’m googling images of Cherie Lunghi reminiscing about being 14

You can't see the second game, if you are blind.

But would  Cherie Lunghi tell you about a double press, while drawing circles on a blackboard?

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SNSUN

SNSUN

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I think I have a Ghana vs Panama game in me but with all due respect I think I'll give Uzbekistan vs Columbia at 3am  a swerve. 

SNSUN

SNSUN

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8 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

You can't see the second game, if you are blind.

But would  Cherie Lunghi tell you about a double press, while drawing circles on a blackboard?

Anything Hayes can do, Cherie can do better. 

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RedArmy

RedArmy

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1 minute ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Despite the adverts, ITV's coverage, and in particular the lineup of pundits, is far superior to the BBC so far. 

Do bbc have a chalkboard though. 

whelk

whelk

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11 minutes ago, SNSUN said:

I think I have a Ghana vs Panama game in me but with all due respect I think I'll give Uzbekistan vs Columbia at 3am  a swerve. 

I got up early and watched 2nd half of Austria v Yemen today. The missus just doesn’t understand 

Turkish

Turkish

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20 minutes ago, RedArmy said:

We are England 

We are vile 

Donald Trump is a paedophile. 

That’s you never getting into the US again 

SNSUN

SNSUN

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2 minutes ago, whelk said:

I know lots of people don’t bet but Ghana 13/10 to win seems a gift. Cue waking up to see it was 0-0

After betting a tenner on Croatia to score two minutes before Rashford's goal, it's probably best i don't bet any more.

Tonight at least. 

Osvaldorama

Osvaldorama

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Fantastic stuff. Look a proper team for a change. 
 

Players actually looked like they do at club level. Defence a bit shaky but hopefully they can grow together. 

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Patrick Bateman

Patrick Bateman

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4 minutes ago, Osvaldorama said:

Fantastic stuff. Look a proper team for a change. 
 

Players actually looked like they do at club level. Defence a bit shaky but hopefully they can grow together. 

Best England match I've watched for a long time, I really enjoyed that

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31cc

31cc

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1 hour ago, AlexLaw76 said:

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SNSUN

SNSUN

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Ghana just start attacking after Sulemana comes off for Fatawu and there's that hydration break. Jokes.

Panama have been excellent compared to Ghana so far but I think Ghana have the quality to win it now.

Sheaf Saint

Sheaf Saint

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9 minutes ago, Picard said:

With the current standings England would play Portugal in the next round.

We could even end up playing Scotland if we win the group and they qualify as one of the best 3rd placed teams.

Lord Duckhunter

Lord Duckhunter

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Fuck me, this World Cup is just highlighting how awful football coverage is in this country. Last night had to be a new low. 
 

Matterface is a complete cock womble with his pre scripted lines, and why doesn’t he STFU occasionally. It’s TV, not radio, we can see what’s happening. A few periods of silence say more than a load of old pony waffle. 
 

Lee Dixon is fucking woeful, just boring as fuck. Horrendous. So biased as well, not very professional. 
 

The camera work is fucking annoying as well, I’m all for the odd hot chick shot, but why do we have to keep being shown Nods who suddenly see themselves on the big screen and make twats of themselves. Long distance shots of whole ends going nuts shows the atmosphere far better than close ups of blokes who’ve taken their birds to the “footy”. 
 

As for that lump in the kitchen, dear god. Of course my time line is full of birds & hipsters praising the “great job” she did. The truth of the matter was, it was complete pony. There was absolutely zero anybody who watches football learnt anything from it, it was condescending and waffle. All delivered in a smug “I’m so clever” manner. If that had been a bloke, it would have been universally derided. The worst part was the “ I agree with every word” when discussing TT’s half time bollocking. Yet, Neville, Wright & Keane, blokes who had played at the very highest level, seemed surprised by the intensity of the criticism. Everyone had moved on from that interview. But no, she had to show how clever she was. Funny how the bloke said they’d passed backwards too much, yet she was praisingvus knocking it back to Pickford. 
 

Even Roy Keane seems a bit contrived now & Ian Wright is pointless. 
 

As for the game, that’s far better than the pony Wokegate was serving up. We looked like a proper club side, early days but if we can sort out the defending we will have great chance. 

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Sarnia Cherie

Sarnia Cherie

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3 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Coach of the US women's team.

Dear God. Are we reduced to that? As a female I suppose I should be supporting her but there are limits.

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skintsaint

skintsaint

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20 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

There was absolutely zero anybody who watches football learnt anything from it, it was condescending and waffle.

You mean you didn’t know that keeping possession and creating passing triangles is one of the main ways teams play through the opposition? 😅

About 99% of people who watch football week in week out know this love.

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Saints4Prem

Saints4Prem

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29 minutes ago, Sarnia Cherie said:

Dear God. Are we reduced to that? As a female I suppose I should be supporting her but there are limits.

To be fair this is from her Wiki page

head coach of the United States women's national team. Highly considered as one of the best female football managers in the world[3], she was previously manager of Chelsea Women from 2012 to 2024, winning seven Women's Super League titles, including five consecutively from 2020 to 2024. In 2024, she led the United States to a gold medal at the Paris Olympics.

adrian lord

adrian lord

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One of the best aspects of the England performance was the demonstration of the strength in depth of the squad. All the players looked fired up for the tournament whereas in the Wokegate era and prior, there were significant star players who looked like sullen passengers, clearly resenting missing the summer hols. 

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John Boy Saint

John Boy Saint

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I think ITV have thrown Emma Hayes under a bus - she has far more knowledge of the game than the majority of sofa jockeys watching. Given all the japes on social media wouldn’t be surprised if it’s her who drops in “anyone want another beer whilst I’m in the kitchen”!
She most likely also couldn’t give a toss as she cashes her ITV pay cheque.

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Verbal

Verbal

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1 hour ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Fuck me, this World Cup is just highlighting how awful football coverage is in this country. Last night had to be a new low. 
 

Matterface is a complete cock womble with his pre scripted lines, and why doesn’t he STFU occasionally. It’s TV, not radio, we can see what’s happening. A few periods of silence say more than a load of old pony waffle. 
 

Lee Dixon is fucking woeful, just boring as fuck. Horrendous. So biased as well, not very professional. 
 

The camera work is fucking annoying as well, I’m all for the odd hot chick shot, but why do we have to keep being shown Nods who suddenly see themselves on the big screen and make twats of themselves. Long distance shots of whole ends going nuts shows the atmosphere far better than close ups of blokes who’ve taken their birds to the “footy”. 
 

As for that lump in the kitchen, dear god. Of course my time line is full of birds & hipsters praising the “great job” she did. The truth of the matter was, it was complete pony. There was absolutely zero anybody who watches football learnt anything from it, it was condescending and waffle. All delivered in a smug “I’m so clever” manner. If that had been a bloke, it would have been universally derided. The worst part was the “ I agree with every word” when discussing TT’s half time bollocking. Yet, Neville, Wright & Keane, blokes who had played at the very highest level, seemed surprised by the intensity of the criticism. Everyone had moved on from that interview. But no, she had to show how clever she was. Funny how the bloke said they’d passed backwards too much, yet she was praisingvus knocking it back to Pickford. 
 

Even Roy Keane seems a bit contrived now & Ian Wright is pointless. 
 

As for the game, that’s far better than the pony Wokegate was serving up. We looked like a proper club side, early days but if we can sort out the defending we will have great chance. 

Yikes, you must be boiling. Never seen a two-pony post before.  

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BH_Saint

BH_Saint

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1 hour ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Fuck me, this World Cup is just highlighting how awful football coverage is in this country. Last night had to be a new low. 
 

Matterface is a complete cock womble with his pre scripted lines, and why doesn’t he STFU occasionally. It’s TV, not radio, we can see what’s happening. A few periods of silence say more than a load of old pony waffle. 
 

Lee Dixon is fucking woeful, just boring as fuck. Horrendous. So biased as well, not very professional. 
 

The camera work is fucking annoying as well, I’m all for the odd hot chick shot, but why do we have to keep being shown Nods who suddenly see themselves on the big screen and make twats of themselves. Long distance shots of whole ends going nuts shows the atmosphere far better than close ups of blokes who’ve taken their birds to the “footy”. 
 

As for that lump in the kitchen, dear god. Of course my time line is full of birds & hipsters praising the “great job” she did. The truth of the matter was, it was complete pony. There was absolutely zero anybody who watches football learnt anything from it, it was condescending and waffle. All delivered in a smug “I’m so clever” manner. If that had been a bloke, it would have been universally derided. The worst part was the “ I agree with every word” when discussing TT’s half time bollocking. Yet, Neville, Wright & Keane, blokes who had played at the very highest level, seemed surprised by the intensity of the criticism. Everyone had moved on from that interview. But no, she had to show how clever she was. Funny how the bloke said they’d passed backwards too much, yet she was praisingvus knocking it back to Pickford. 
 

Even Roy Keane seems a bit contrived now & Ian Wright is pointless. 
 

As for the game, that’s far better than the pony Wokegate was serving up. We looked like a proper club side, early days but if we can sort out the defending we will have great chance. 

Christ almighty I'm glad I don't sit next to you at games.

Lord Duckhunter

Lord Duckhunter

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59 minutes ago, Sarnia Cherie said:

Dear God. Are we reduced to that? As a female I suppose I should be supporting her but there are limits.

It’s good one of the fairer sex is willing to say it’s pony, it shows how bad it really was. 

It’s condescending & dumbing down. The fact she’s not a bloke (as far as we know) doesn’t come in to it. It was basic tactical analysis that anybody who has watched the game for more than 5 mins could have worked out. A complete and utter waste of everyone’s time, just box ticking. 
 

If you’re going to have a tactical section put somebody credible doing it, somebody who has managed at the highest level of the game they’re discussing  & somebody who will give us some insight we can’t see for themselves. In a proper setting, not using  a bloody blackboard in a friggin Wren showroom. 

 

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hypochondriac

hypochondriac

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19 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

It’s good one of the fairer sex is willing to say it’s pony, it shows how bad it really was. 

It’s condescending & dumbing down. The fact she’s not a bloke (as far as we know) doesn’t come in to it. It was basic tactical analysis that anybody who has watched the game for more than 5 mins could have worked out. A complete and utter waste of everyone’s time, just box ticking. 
 

If you’re going to have a tactical section put somebody credible doing it, somebody who has managed at the highest level of the game they’re discussing  & somebody who will give us some insight we can’t see for themselves. In a proper setting, not using  a bloody blackboard in a friggin Wren showroom. 

 

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