World Cup 2026

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

3 minutes ago, 64saint said:

I think that was called a realty check

I thought it was called a reality check. 

[egg]

10 minutes ago, JohnnyShearer2.0 said:

Where's Henderson for the experience. 

Taking a squad place from a player who merited out. Palmer, Foden or Gibbs - White would all have made a difference tonight.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

16 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

I've never heard of half these players. 

Partly because we've not been in the PL and partly because some of them play overseas. That Kane bloke, Bellingham and now Gordon don't play in the UK. Anderson and Rogers could be anyone though. 🙂

 

[Baird of the land]

Why did they not bring Toney/Watkins if not using them in a game like that

Edited 5 hours ago by Baird of the land

[AlexLaw76]

Is it not coming home, then?

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 minute ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

I thought it was called a reality check. 

I think if you face a defensive fortress, it really is a realty check. 🙂

[saintant]

It's a laugh really listening to Rooney saying what England should and shouldn't do yet he proved to be shite as a manager 🙂

[Turkish]

1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Is it not coming home, then?

Do you want to win the Trump cup anyway?

[SNSUN]

1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Is it not coming home, then?

No. But if we beat Panama, yes. But if we end up playing Scotland, yes. But if we play anyone good, no.

[AlexLaw76]

Hydration breaks seem needed

#playerwelfare

[Sheaf Saint]

1 minute ago, saintant said:

It's a laugh really listening to Rooney saying what England should and shouldn't do yet he proved to be shite as a manager 🙂

His players probably couldn't bear to listen to him either. 

[egg]

2 minutes ago, Baird of the land said:

Why did they not bring Toney/Watkins if not using them in a game like that

With service from the wings like we have, would there be any point having 2 up top?

[saintant]

Thought Rogers looked more effective than Bellingham.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Just now, saintant said:

It's a laugh really listening to Rooney saying what England should and shouldn't do yet he proved to be shite as a manager 🙂

I only caught a second earlier to hear "more quality" was needed. Such tactical insight, is why they make Emma Hayes and her test card blackboard look like a genius.

[SNSUN]

We can only hope Saka's achilles gets better quick. 

[AlexLaw76]

1 minute ago, egg said:

With service from the wings like we have, would there be any point having 2 up top?

Gordon offered little/nothing and Madueke is shyte

Saka offered so much more

 

Edited 5 hours ago by AlexLaw76

[AlexLaw76]

Anyway, result matters not.

Spence was the first Muslim to start in the World Cup for England - that is the real winner here

[AlexLaw76]

The biggest crime of the night was not Madueke or Gordon phoning it in, it was Micah Richards' jacket.

My christ

[John Boy Saint]

3 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

The biggest crime of the night was not Madueke or Gordon phoning it in, it was Micah Richards' jacket.

My christ

Looks like a waiter in an Indian restaurant 

[Suhari]

16 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

A fair result.

Ghana got it past Pickford twice. England hit the post and Kane thumped it over.

There was a bit more intensity when Saka came on. But overall, nothing suggesting they had worked on ideas to break an opponent down.

This. Awful.

Isn't that the point of the game?

[benjii]

7 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Anyway, result matters not.

Spence was the first Muslim to start in the World Cup for England - that is the real winner here

Wrong. It was Paul Inceshallah. 

[AlexLaw76]

 

[saintant]

Fine margins. If the normally reliable Harry Kane smashes into the net instead of over the bar we win and everyone is reasonably happy.

[qwertyell]

Southgate would've been buried for that performance.

I don't know who Barcelona's head of recruitment is, but spending £80m on Anthony Gordon, who couldn't dribble past a cadaver, is probably a war crime. 

Konsa definitely should've been penalised for a blatant foul in the box - and I'm not sure how Pickford got away with cleaning out a Ghana guy when he was going through. 

Could really have lost that. 

Edited 4 hours ago by qwertyell

[qwertyell]

1 hour ago, whelk said:

And Trent 

He can't defend, haven't you heard?

Unlike Reese James, who can't defend or attack. 

[Saint_clark]

38 minutes ago, egg said:

Taking a squad place from a player who merited out. Palmer, Foden or Gibbs - White would all have made a difference tonight.

Suggesting that Foden would have been there on merit is a joke within itself.

[IronCitySaint]

On the train back from the match. Shit stadium, no atmosphere, pissing rain, massive queues everywhere, half and half scarf tourists and the worst match I have seen since Will Still. All a bargain at $1000 a ticket. Really wish I hadn't bothered with it all. And, how did Kane miss that sitter? Ghana celebrated like they won the world cup but their players spent more time rolling around on the ground than on their feet.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

I had wondered if they would shake Partey's hand (I only turned it on at kick off)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cg4w21g45zyo

[skintsaint]

54 minutes ago, qwertyell said:

and I'm not sure how Pickford got away with cleaning out a Ghana guy when he was going through. 

The Ghana guy cleaned Pickford out to be fair. The player followed Pickford rather than the ball and collided into him.

Konsa challenge was a foul I thought, surprised it wasn't looked at.

[SNSUN]

Well this is shit too. Modric is nothing like the player he used to be. Sad to see. 

Ok he'll probably go on to be player of the tournament now ive said that. So far though...

[Gloucester Saint]

7 minutes ago, skintsaint said:

The Ghana guy cleaned Pickford out to be fair. The player followed Pickford rather than the ball and collided into him.

Konsa challenge was a foul I thought, surprised it wasn't looked at.

My reaction live was ‘that’s going to be a penalty’ and surprised although not amazed it wasn’t given.

Saw the replay and thought ‘I must have got it wrong as they never referred it to VAR’ and it was quite blatant that Konsa got nowhere near the ball!

It was a horrible game, Kane missed at the sitter at the end, but it could have been far worse. 

[Osvaldorama]

Really poor. Disappointed in Tuchel, we needed technical players that could break down a low block. Instead we aimlessly crossed it to no one.

 

What made it even more special was the interview with Stormzy, who, after being given the job of voicing England’s pre-match hype video, proceeded to say he supported Ghana. Special times

Edited 3 hours ago by Osvaldorama