England v Slovakia 5pm 30/6

[Ax^]

Pickford
Walker - Stones - Guehi
Trippier --- Mainoo - Rice --- Sakae bllingham ----- Foden​

Kane​

more how you guys play

 

[ska invita]

Pickford

Walker - Stones - Guehi

Trippier --- Mainoo - Rice --- Saka

Bellingham ----- Foden
Kane​

Decent lineup that, nicely balanced with Trippier's delivery from the right and Saka's left foot keeping the width on both sides.

Oh, waddya mean it's the same 4-2-3-1 with no left side whatsoever???

Saka plays on the right for Arsenal doesn't he? Has he any history of playing on the left?

 

[Lord Camomile]

You must do your duty and endure.

(I can't guarantee this is the last one, but it probably is)

 

[Lord Camomile]

Been through this up-thread already, but more here: England have the Euros' most effective defence. Should Southgate double down on his tactics?

The trouble is our attack doesn't seem to have been particularly effective, particularly against 'well organised' teams who have no interest in an open game, and eventually you do have to score some goals.

Otherwise you go out on penalties.

 

[Humberto]

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(I can't guarantee this is the last one, but it probably is)

Lucky one-nil win it is then.

 

[strung out]

The trouble is our attack doesn't seem to have been particularly effective, particularly against 'well organised' teams who have no interest in an open game, and eventually you do have to score some goals.

Otherwise you go out on penalties.

Unless we’ve been spending all our time practising penalties

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

Saka plays on the right for Arsenal doesn't he? Has he any history of playing on the left?

He plays almost exclusively as right forward for Arsenal now, but as a natural left footer he's played left back, wing-back, and left forward before on multiple occasions.

Him moving shouldn't have to be an option, but Southgate has backed himself into a big Luke Shaw sized hole with his frankly ridiculous squad selection. Yeah, don't bother with a backup for the near-terminally injured left back, what could go wrong?

 

[Lord Camomile]

Unless we’ve been spending all our time practising penalties

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Which still requires you to score some goals

 

[hash tag]

Still Kane is out there and Eze is not

 

[Lord Camomile]

He plays almost exclusively as right forward for Arsenal now, but as a natural left footer he's played left back, wing-back, and left forward before on multiple occasions.

Him moving shouldn't have to be an option, but Southgate has backed himself into a big Luke Shaw sized hole with his frankly ridiculous squad selection. Yeah, don't bother with a backup for the near-terminally injured left back, what could go wrong?

I've lost touch with football a fair bit in the past couple of years, so genuinely a bit ignorant: who are the other left back/wing options these days?

Oh, Grealish, for one, I guess?

 

[ska invita]

I did feel like Saka wasn't really performing on the right wing, crosses in few and far between, will be interesting to see if Bellingham can do better. As he plays abroad I've barely ever seen him play ....

 

[Lord Camomile]

will be interesting to see if Bellingham can do better. As he plays abroad I've barely ever seen him play ....

Wow, that's quite a damning assessment of his recent England performances

 

[starfish]

Is this Southgate being a bit cavalier starting Mainoo?

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

I've lost touch with football a fair bit in the past couple of years, so genuinely a bit ignorant: who are the other left back/wing options these days?

Oh, Grealish, for one, I guess?

Left back - Chilwell, Mitchell, Doughty; none of whom are in the squad. Shaw is the only left back included, a guy who's not just injury prone but literally injured from the time of announcing the squad to the present day.

Left wing - Gordon, Eze (both in), Grealish, Maddison, Rashford, Sterling (all out).

 

[ska invita]

Wow, that's quite a damning assessment of his recent England performances

I missed the first two games from work but yeah.
Anyway! We're going to make it to the final, looking forward to this....

 

[Lord Camomile]

Left back - Chilwell, Mitchell, Doughty; none of whom are in the squad. Shaw is the only left back included, a guy who's not just injury prone but literally injured from the time of announcing the squad to the present day.

Left wing - Gordon, Eze (both in), Grealish, Maddison, Rashford, Sterling (all out).

Cheers

Shaw is the only left back included, a guy who's not just injury prone but literally injured from the time of announcing the squad to the present day.

Aye, but an "injury gamble" is a longstanding tournament tradition, innit!

 

[Lord Camomile]

Would be very curious how Slovakian TV has been building up to this game, and other nations, tbh.

 

[mx wcfc]

That’s a shot on target!!

 

[tommers]

Southgate has worn the same shirt in every game. What's that about?

I used to work with a guy who had seven white tshirts and three pairs of the same trousers, that he wore every day so that he didn't have to think about it. But he was a software engineer.

 

[Lord Camomile]

That is an early yellow to get

And puts him out for the game against Switzerland, if we make it.

 

[planetgeli]

Cracking defensive start. Solid.

 

[tommers]

This ref is card happy.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Aaaaand now Mainoo in the book as well.

Superb.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Cracking defensive start. Solid.

Very effective.

 

[Lord Camomile]

The build up to that in the Slovakian area was almost encouraging, though. Particularly the pass through to Saka, although just couldn't quite sort it out.

Meanwhile: CAN WE PLEASE STOP LETTING THEM PUT THOSE DANGEROUS CROSSES INTO THE BOX PLEASEANDTHANKYOU??

 

[strung out]

Very effective.

Are you two gonna be miserable cunts for the entire match?

 

[planetgeli]

The build up to that in the Slovakian area was almost encouraging, though. Particularly the pass through to Saka, although just couldn't quite sort it out.

Meanwhile: CAN WE PLEASE STOP LETTING THEM PUT THOSE DANGEROUS CROSSES INTO THE BOX PLEASEANDTHANKYOU??

It's not a problem. We're the best defence in the tournament.

 

[planetgeli]

Are you two gonna be miserable cunts for the entire match?

Yes.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Are you two gonna be miserable cunts for the entire match?

Depends if England stay this shit

 

[Lord Camomile]

Ffffffffucking hell.