England V Tunisia 19.00 Hrs Monday 18 th June (Volgograd Arena)

[littlebabyjesus]

I really like him. Even if we do 'as shit as we normally do with the prior mega-managers and superstars, I hope he stays on. Seems a decent, credible guy in a sea of dickheads.

It's like England have finally caught on to the idea that football is a team game.

 

[souljacker]

Really good performance. Well done England.

 

[tommers]

its been 20 yers since i was at a championship finals or even watched one they were in , cos my team are shit. i fucking hate england as much as i hate my own shitty team

/over

Do you feel better now?

 

[not-bono-ever]

I do. thank you

i needed them to win in order to spread bet them in the knock out section but its a terrible thing to have to wish for. terrible

 

[quimcunx]

I watched this on terrestrial tv while Arabic commentary was streaming. They seemed to be watching a much more exciting match.

 

[TruXta]

I watched this on terrestrial tv while Arabic commentary was streaming. They seemed to be watching a much more exciting match.

Arabic commentators are ace

 

[donkyboy]

andros townsend should have been in the squad

 

[kabbes]

I watched it in a bar in Ithaca where nobody cared except me and the kabbess. We were unimpressed. England had the subtlety of an iron bar, no movement off the ball and crumbled the moment they were put under pressure. It bodes. Mark my words —it bodes.

 

[TruXta]

I watched it in a bar in Ithaca where nobody cared except me and the kabbess. We were unimpressed. England had the subtlety of an iron bar, no movement off the ball and crumbled the moment they were put under pressure. It bodes. Mark my words —it bodes.

Bodes Well.

 

[TruXta]

andros townsend should have been in the squad

Should he fuck.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I watched it in a bar in Ithaca where nobody cared except me and the kabbess. We were unimpressed. England had the subtlety of an iron bar, no movement off the ball and crumbled the moment they were put under pressure. It bodes. Mark my words —it bodes.

Could have been about four up in half an hour. Tore them to pieces for that time. Tons of crosses from the byline lots of bodies in great positions (then unable to shoot of course). One piece of crap indiscipline at the back and a couple of other wobbles but goalie barely had a thing to do. Robbed of two utterly blatant pens. Great subs brought fresh energy and ideas to the final few minutes resulting in a winner.

Aside from that yeah disappointing.

 

[not-bono-ever]

I watched it in a bar in Ithaca where nobody cared except me and the kabbess. We were unimpressed. England had the subtlety of an iron bar, no movement off the ball and crumbled the moment they were put under pressure. It bodes. Mark my words —it bodes.

my issue is, this isnt normal disribution going on here, this is fat tailed- they could actually do it

 

[tommers]

andros townsend should have been in the squad

yeah, we need more attacking midfielders scampering about

 

[Johnny Doe]

andros townsend should have been in the squad

 

[Lord Camomile]

No wonder England found it hard. No. 11 at right-back and No. 9 on the left wing??

 

[pocketscience]

England ranked 12th, Tunisia 21st. Hardly David and Goliath.

I think what editor's trying to say is that 21st in the world rankings is 3 lower than Wales who couldnt even qualify, so Tunesia must be be shit.

 

[editor]

England ranked 12th, Tunisia 21st. Hardly David and Goliath.

Wait, so suddenly these world ranking are something we should pay a lot of attention to? Gotcha. No, you're right, It was an amazing victory. England were awesome.

 

[Spymaster]

I think what editor's trying to say is that 21st in the world rankings is 3 lower than Wales who couldnt even qualify, so Tunesia must be be shit.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Wait, so suddenly these world ranking are something we should pay a lot of attention to? Gotcha. No, you're right, It was an amazing victory. England were awesome.

Ah come on. They were awesome first half hour. One poor moment at the back (and they'll need to cut those out against better teams), otherwise not troubled at all, made Tunisia look like a very poor team. I loved the way they pressed high. Sure it petered out for a large part of the second half, but that winner had been coming for a few minutes before it was scored. They both didn't run out of ideas and didn't start trying desperate stuff. I can think of England teams in the past in which someone like Rooney or Gerrard would have started trying to do miracles on their own and failing after things fell flat for a bit. This team played as a team from start to finish. And the ref was a disgrace but they didn't let them get to them. Very impressed.

 

[pocketscience]

Wait, so suddenly these world ranking are something we should pay a lot of attention to? Gotcha. No, you're right, It was an amazing victory. England were awesome.

Wales ranked at 10th best team in the world!
Happy days indeed

 

[Voley]

2-1 England. We'll go 2 up, possibly in the first half, get complacent, concede an own goal, possibly then have a nerve-shredding last twenty minutes that will properly remind us just how shit we are.

Football's coming home.

Wasnt far off with that. Should've put a few quid on that scoreline.

 

[Spymaster]

Wales ranked at 10th best team in the world!
Happy days indeed

 

[bendeus]

Having not watched it and having entirely failed to be enlightened by this thread, were England shit or not?

 

[Spymaster]

Having not watched it and having entirely failed to be enlightened by this thread, were England shit or not?

Depends on the bitterness nationality of who you ask.

 

[editor]

Wales ranked at 10th best team in the world!
Happy days indeed

I've always said that the rankings are nonsense. And they are of course.

 

[editor]

Ah come on. They were awesome first half hour. .

Awesome? Really? That was an awesome half hour of football to you?

 

[Wilf]

The much repeated idea that England were 'patient' was a bit worrying. Until the substitutions they were just playing it around, trying to pass their way through. Nobody taking players on, very little variation. Rashford wasn't really a game changer, but he did at least provide a bit of penetration, Ruben LC was better. 2nd goal was all about lack of marking as much as anything. Anyway, looks like they'll get out of the group. Got to drop Sterling now though.

 

[editor]

Having not watched it and having entirely failed to be enlightened by this thread, were England shit or not?

They started brightly but then slumped back into classic England and in the end only just scrambled a win. It was not a great match by any measure, but they managed three points.

 

[imposs1904]

Depends on the bitterness nationality of who you ask.

I love that you actually believe that.

 

[Spymaster]

I love that you actually believe that.

No you don't, you hate it because you know it's true.