Russia World Cup 18

[Gym Beglin]

Kane was peripheral to the point of utter invisibility.

 

Southgate fucked that up.

[clangers]

Agreed. He's managed expectations very well.

 

I think he'll still be in charge of much the same squad for 2020 and 2022.

Definitely they love him at the FA, christ Roy got three bites at major tournaments and was a complete disaster at two of them.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Southgate deserves to stay on and the England team deserve credit. They got to the semi final , might come 3rd. 1st half they were class and players like McGuire, Henderson , Maybe Lingarrd come away looking like top class players. I've enjoyed their journey and I find it hard to dislike the team.

And by "maybe" you mean "but absolutely not"?

 

Lindgard is fucking garbage. He needs to be kicked to the kerb by England and guaranteed a starting place for United.

[an tha]

Definitely they love him at the FA, christ Roy got three bites at major tournaments and was a complete disaster at two of them.

Are you trying to say his methods did not translate...

[Anubis]

Went tits up after he went off.

You think that will stop them?

[SasaS]

This was more about grit and determination not to get beaten from Croatia than anything else, after they were unexpectedly given a lifeline with the controversial equalizer and surviving the terrible first half trailing only by a goal. England should have finished them off to win, Croatia were never going to give up after coming this far as long there was a chance. It was the last chance for most of the key players and they were always willing to dig deep.

[Aventus]

The best thing about this world cup is that we only had two players who played any serious minutes and they're both in positions we have good cover for.

 

Imagine if Egypt and Senegal had got to the quarters, we'd be fucked.

Who's the other one?

 

I'm probably gonna feel stupid when I realise.

[Captain Turdseye]

It's a nationalist song.

 

And you're right, the singing of it is based on a people fighting for their independence from a totalitarian regime in the early 90s... not the early 40s.

 

Kids like Lovren - whose family fled Croatia as refugees in the 90s - are, I doubt, celebrating old fascist ties.

 

There are some bad cunts in Croatia - but I'd say a bunch of 20 and 30-something footballers earning their keep in Madrid, Liverpool, Milan etc and playing for their country probably aren't the bad cunts in question.

 

But perhaps I'm wrong. Who knows what's in someone's heart.

Hang on, so as a Croat, you know what you’re talking about and it turns out they’re not Nazis?

 

Maybe you should take Dockers advice instead and do some research, son.

[J-V]

Lindgard is fucking garbage. He needs to be kicked to the kerb by England and guaranteed a starting place for United.

 

How he or Alli got in ahead of Loftus-Cheek beggars belief.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Hahaha. Someone talking about moral high ground while ignoring one team allegedly been singing nazi songs. Perhaps the arse wipe would like to do some research on the balkans. Probably not eh. Cue his qim giff of him sticking his fingers up his arse.

I'm torn here.

I would neg the "someone" because it makes you sound like an overwrought middle-aged woman on Facebook; but I should rep the calling out of Turdy's overused arse-flapping gif. No need, CT.

[Kevin D]

[Aventus]

I look at Keane and I just can't imagine him being this hardman of yesteryear.

 

Looks and talks like a lesbian auntie.

[Captain Turdseye]

I'm torn here.

I would neg the "someone" because it makes you sound like an overwrought middle-aged woman on Facebook; but I should rep the calling out of Turdy's overused arse-flapping gif. No need, CT.

If he stops talking absolute shite, I’ll stop posting the gif.

 

Can’t say fairer than that. I’m more than happy to compromise.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

I look at Keane and I just can't imagine him being this hardman of yesteryear.

 

Looks and talks like a lesbian auntie.

You're contradicting yourself.

[Anubis]

Maybe I missed something, but why were they booing Vida when he touched it in the first half?

[JohnnyH]

Looks like football decided to stay in the EU

[suzy]

Keane and Wright arguing was mildly amusing

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Maybe I missed something, but why were they booing Vida when he touched it in the first half?

From the wisdom of Tyldesley - He'd made some pro-Ukrainian statements, which pissed the Russians off.

[Carvalho Diablo]

Really pleased for Lovren. Despite the scandalous and biased commentary from those ITV Manc gimps, I thought Dejan played great tonight and had Steptoe junior in his pocket all game.

[Trumo]

Maybe I missed something, but why were they booing Vida when he touched it in the first half?

 

Something to do with chanting Pro-Ukraine stuff post-match after the Russia game.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Either that or they just, legitimately, hate his hair.

[an tha]

West Ham fans with "Keep calm and blame Totttenham" pics all over twitter etc.

 

Just another reason why find all this "all together for ingerlund" shite so hard to swallow.

[dockers_strike]

Allegedly, yeah. Show me the part of the song they sung with Nazi lyrics then, gimpo. I’ll wait patiently for you to completely ignore my request for clarity as usual. Also, talk to me about the research you’ve done on the Balkans and the song in question.

 

I’m made up that your boys lost. Now we can move on to the football that actually means something to the majority of people on here.

 

Haha. Gimpo. How old are you again. 15 is it. OK.

[SasaS]

Maybe I missed something, but why were they booing Vida when he touched it in the first half?

 

 

For saying Glory to Ukraine in social media video after the Russia game.

[jsjazz]

This was more about grit and determination not to get beaten from Croatia than anything else, after they were unexpectedly given a lifeline with the controversial equalizer and surviving the terrible first half trailing only by a goal. England should have finished them off to win, Croatia were never going to give up after coming this far as long there was a chance. It was the last chance for most of the key players and they were always willing to dig deep.

Think it was more about the difference in quality (team and players) myself. England had no plan apart from knock it back to Pickford to kick long, and hope for set pieces. In fact I'm not sure I've seen a game plan from England in the whole tournament. Croatia had Modric who has been fantastic- England players couldn't get it off him- as well as Rakitic, Perisic others all better than England players. Even Mandzukic played really well despite being about 50 years old- made Kane look like a callow youth.

I like Southgate, and a semifinal is not to be sniffed at, even with having the easiest path imaginable, but without any coherent pattern of play I doubt if they will do as well next time.