World Cup 2026

[Gloucester Saint]

3 minutes ago, egg said:

Yep. I'll have to borrow the dogs fingernails soon, mine have nearly gone. 

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

Edited Wednesday at 20:37 by Gloucester Saint

[Gloucester Saint]

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

Edited Wednesday at 20:36 by Gloucester Saint

[obelisk]

These tactics really aren't going to work.

[adrian lord]

We can’t carry on like this and not concede

[Gloucester Saint]

Straight at Pickford, got away with that.

[SWLondon Saint]

I don't understand why we've just completely stopped playing.

[egg]

That change was madness. They'll double up on our wing backs and pepper crosses in. 

Crazy. 

[austsaint]

Ridiculously deep England.    It's not the 89th minute.   Courting an equaliser.

[saintant]

Bring on Burns.

[obelisk]

Good grief, England. At least try and get hold of the ball.

[Gloucester Saint]

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.

[die Mannyschaft]

15 mins of defending could be a big ask. Argentina have gone from doing nothing to peppering box with crosses. 

[egg]

Just now, obelisk said:

These tactics really aren't going to work.

Yep. Ridiculous. Our wide men were our threat, and sorted their threat. No outlet, no wide pressure, no pressure on their full backs. I can't fathom why he did that. 

[adrian lord]

We suddenly look a bit tired and slow

[Suhari]

Just now, adrian lord said:

We suddenly look a bit tired and slow

Tactical fuck up from Tuchel.

[SWLondon Saint]

We are going to concede playing like this, guaranteed. Where is our press, our 'premier league' physicality they were talking about?

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, saintant said:

Bring on Burns.

Bring on Saka to spin behind them. 

[die Mannyschaft]

Good break, 3 v 3. Argentina sitting very high with old players needs tacking advantage of. 

[sfc4prem]

Living on the edge here.

[obelisk]

No composure and an England break goes begging.

[HarvSFC]

Hopefully the ref remembers not to add time on again.

[adrian lord]

1 minute ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Bring on Saka to spin behind them. 

Agree 

 

inevitable surely?

[Suhari]

Anyone done a cheeky insurance bet?

[Gloucester Saint]

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.

[Gloucester Saint]

4 minutes ago, saintant said:

Bring on Burns.

You have your wish.

[die Mannyschaft]

2 minutes ago, adrian lord said:

We suddenly look a bit tired and slow

Its reversed,  England normally pickup last 5 or in 90 to 97 min. Late goal for England again....

[egg]

O'Reilly in the middle?

[Gloucester Saint]

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

[egg]

1 minute ago, Suhari said:

Anyone done a cheeky insurance bet?

Fuck off with betting against your country in a world cup semi. Should be illegal. 

[RedArmy]

I’ve seen some horrendous use of subs in my time as a saints fan but Tuchel takes it to levels I’ve never imagined possible in these last 2 games. 

[Whitey Grandad]

If they get one they'll get two. 

[Doctoroncall]

Only 3 minutes added time first half. So should be about 6 with the subs this half. 

[obelisk]

It was coming. Only one winner now.

[Whitey Grandad]

Inevitable.  Stupid tactics. 

[RedArmy]

Well done Thomas 

[adrian lord]

Inevitably 

[Gloucester Saint]

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.

[Suhari]

Knew it.

[egg]

Inevitable. The changes invited that. 

Won't be easy from here. 

[die Mannyschaft]

Good strike no closing down as sitting far too deep .

[adrian lord]

Awful defending 

[Gloucester Saint]

Get Saka on FFS.

[obelisk]

All England can do now is hope for penalties. 

[adrian lord]

Yeah, we’ve now got a defensive team that needs to attack

[Suhari]

Avoidable.

Utterly shite management from Tuchel.

[HarvSFC]

Got it all wrong. Should have brought Saka and Rashford on to give us some legs up the pitch still.

[SWLondon Saint]

7 minutes ago, SWLondon Saint said:

We are going to concede playing like this, guaranteed. Where is our press, our 'premier league' physicality they were talking about?

And now what, when we've got all these defenders on? Wish I had been wrong but everyone could see it coming.

[AlexLaw76]

Kane is almost a passenger 

[SouSaint]

Proper England this, shit the bed after going 1 up in a big game. 

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, HarvSFC said:

Got it all wrong. Should have brought Saka and Rashford on to give us some legs up the pitch still.

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.