16BlueSherbert90 19,175 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Gutted with the result. Thought they were going for it after that first goal, but it wasn't meant to be. I think France will be the better team on Sunday. However, this WC has had some unexpected twists so who knows. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersMedia 35,961 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 9 hours ago, Captain Hilts said: Mbappe and Griezmann would've had an absolute field day with that defence had they got through. It's not a terrible defence but it's nowhere near good enough to shut out any side a level above what they've faced so far. The youngest side of the tournament getting to the semis though whilst playing some cracking football is a great achievement. Will be interesting to see how they do at euro 2020 (especially as the final is at Wembley I think?) Easy to play “cracking football” when you’re playing shite (as Warburton showed with us in the Championship) and Sime Vrsjalko summed it up perfectly after the game last night: “The all-round perception was that this is a new-look England who have changed their ways of punting long balls upfield but when we pressed them it turned out that they haven’t“ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
born a blue nose 90,378 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 cunt gets snipered a fucking belter in that video Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.C. 18,633 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Since 1982 every World Cup final has featured an Inter Milan player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejay the dj 31,964 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 1 hour ago, siddiqi_drinker said: Oh, and any player caught greeting after losing a football match should be castrated Agree with this . I always find this pathetic . No matter what Unless it's some gorgeous looking bit of totty . I make allowances there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 53,548 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 8 hours ago, The Godfather said: First decent opponent and they failed. Done better than the likes of Spain and Germany mind. i don't see them as anything special tbh, guys like Lingaard, Stones, Young etc ain't that good to win international tournaments. Highly doubt they will ever get an easier run to a final again, that was a cake walk. Mind you Scottish folk lapping it up is ironic considering the national team here have been redundant since 1998 and counting. Put a post on Facebook saying how Scotland fans laughing at England for getting knocked out is like laughing at your mate for pulling when you are going home to a pot noodle and a wank. It’s obviously triggered a few tartan trannies in my friends list because I got a few PM’s of abuse, with one guy calling me a traitor to my country What’s hilarious about it is i don’t even support England. I follow international football as a neutral. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mus 1,370 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 As Keane said last night it's not very often the first trophy you win as a player will be the world cup, and we have a squad who have won next to nothing domestically!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverAndEver 70,939 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 3 hours ago, psb07158 said: That’s when they won a game I’m sure mate lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersMedia 35,961 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, ForeverAndEver said: That’s when they won a game I’m sure mate lol ??? unreal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ger4life_1872 29,308 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 10 minutes ago, ForeverAndEver said: That’s when they won a game I’m sure mate lol Think it was after the Sweden game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlearyEyedBear 4,148 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 4 hours ago, born a blue nose said: cunt gets snipered a fucking belter in that video I had to rewatch that bit. The boy got sparked out by a sucker punch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueshoff 11,525 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 4 hours ago, psb07158 said: It's just banter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithgersbear 3,225 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Southgate management was terrible second half. Giving them the whole midfield to work in with Rakitic and Modric the freedom of the stadium. He should have taken Lingard off and put Dier on next to Henderson around the 50th minute mark. Croatia was getting on top. Compact the midfield and push up, even more so because Croatia don't exactly have a quick striker and you would have thought with Stones and Walker in the back they could afford to do so. They bottled it in that second half. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersMedia 35,961 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 1 minute ago, keithgersbear said: Southgate management was terrible second half. Giving them the whole midfield to work in with Rakitic and Modric the freedom of the stadium. He should have taken Lingard off and put Dier on next to Henderson around the 50th minute mark. Croatia was getting on top. Compact the midfield and push up, even more so because Croatia don't exactly have a quick striker and you would have thought with Stones and Walker in the back they could afford to do so. They bottled it in that second half. He brought Dier on against Colombia and it was one of the worst performances in the World Cup from an England player - I agree he should have switched it up slightly but not by bringing on Dier as a 2nd sitting midfielder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithgersbear 3,225 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 34 minutes ago, psb07158 said: He brought Dier on against Colombia and it was one of the worst performances in the World Cup from an England player - I agree he should have switched it up slightly but not by bringing on Dier as a 2nd sitting midfielder. Not so much for quality but just a filler in that area, they needed more defensive minded players in midfield and to lessen the time they had on the ball, make them rush things more. You don't give Modric and Rakitic so much time to do what they want. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer93 15,024 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 15 hours ago, CoopsLaud said: Only saying that I feel they have looked no worse than any team there based on what I have seen and results. Also said the overall standard is low. Spot on....people saying they played no cunt are obviously missing the point that the so called good teams were in fact not good enough to themselves to play England as they exited the tournament in the early rounds.....England only beat the teams that were put in front of them....well up until last night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cushynumber 25,178 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I cant see how the press are saying they overachieved. Most would have expected them to beat Tunisia, Panama and Sweden. Scrapping through on penalties against Colombia and getting beat by both Belgium and Croatia is hardly overachievement. The fact these results took them to a semi-final is more down to the vagaries of the draw rather than overachievement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedylan 11,555 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 17 minutes ago, hammer93 said: Spot on....people saying they played no cunt are obviously missing the point that the so called good teams were in fact not good enough to themselves to play England as they exited the tournament in the early rounds.....England only beat the teams that were put in front of them....well up until last night. common sense post at last Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlearyEyedBear 4,148 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Modric and Rakitic get the plaudits, but I thought Perisic and Rebic played just as well. Rebic gave Ashley Young a torrid time, and Perisic was a constant threat to England. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,599 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 England had 6 shots on target from open play over the whole tournament (600 mins) 0 against Croatia, 1 against Sweden and 0 against Colombia. Utter lack of creativity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,524 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Wins: Panama, Tunisia, Colombia, Sweden Losses: Belgium, Croatia. OK, but not that great. It was as good a chance as they'll have, given the shiteness of the traditionally strong countries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverAndEver 70,939 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, Rangers_no1 said: But apparently they played great football throughout the tournament, complete myth. Set play specialists! Great doesn't = shots on target though, not that I'm saying they did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooperson 780 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Who in their squad had a bit off Gazza about them? None , zero Very good squad but no impact players Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Hurlock Loyal 12,133 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 England fans getting investigated by FIFA for "no surrender" chants last night. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44811549 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,524 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 19 minutes ago, Terry Hurlock Loyal said: England fans getting investigated by FIFA for "no surrender" chants last night. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44811549 How is no surrender discriminatory? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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