The World Cup thread….

[Beaconowl]

Rumours that Jordan Henderson is starting for England tomorrow? 

Anyone else heard the same?

[mkowlthesexynewversion]

1 hour ago, Beaconowl said:

Rumours that Jordan Henderson is starting for England tomorrow? 

Anyone else heard the same?

More that Bellingham wasn't starting and given there is a dearth of options in centre mid it wouldn't surprise me.

 

[KrolMong]

If he’s playing two sitting midfield players and telling the full backs to play as wingers and give total freedom to the front four, no issues. But… it will be a back 6.

[Tylluan]

17 minutes ago, KrolMong said:

If he’s playing two sitting midfield players and telling the full backs to play as wingers and give total freedom to the front four, no issues. But… it will be a back 6.

Southgate's shitting himself over Wales 🤣🤣🤣

This game will be like the Scotland game in the last Euros. Game management in order to qualify 

[Mark]

What sort of message send out if playing Henderson and Rice?? I would really like 2 think he won't do that......

But I fear he might

[Beaconowl]

25 minutes ago, Tylluan said:

Southgate's shitting himself over Wales 🤣🤣🤣

This game will be like the Scotland game in the last Euros. Game management in order to qualify 

Its embarrassing and pathetic 

[HoylandOwl]

2 hours ago, Beaconowl said:

Rumours that Jordan Henderson is starting for England tomorrow? 

Anyone else heard the same?

Seen mentions of it on Twitter. 

[JBO]

Can see another dour draw with Iran nicking top spot by beating USA 

[LiamOwl]

Glad we’ve got VAR to clear up all these dodgy decisions. 

[mkowlthesexynewversion]

The other options in centre midfield are Phillips or Gallagher. Hardly inspiring 

[HoylandOwl]

Gallagher is decent tbf. 

[Mark]

31 minutes ago, HoylandOwl said:

Gallagher is decent tbf. 

Agreed. I would prefer him to Henderson in this game as he's quicker and more mobile, it's likely to be more of a premiership type game

[mkowlthesexynewversion]

1 hour ago, HoylandOwl said:

Gallagher is decent tbf. 

Interesting in that I was impressed when he played for Palace but back at Chelsea he seems a bit lost still 

[Beaconowl]

What are peoples thoughts on the England starting line up?

[KrolMong]

Surprised by Henderson AND Walker. That means there is zero attacking threat down the right. But it does mean that Rashford can play right up the pitch. The rest is as expected. What’s clear is that he doesn’t trust Grealish and Foden in the same team even in a front 3.

[Mark]

32 minutes ago, Beaconowl said:

What are peoples thoughts on the England starting line up?

It's actually better than I thought it would be

[Beaconowl]

Yeah, I have mixed feelings.

 

I want to see your pace and urgency. Walker over Trippier is probably the one question mark I have. Fully expected Henderson to be in the 11

[HoylandOwl]

I don’t mind the lineup, nice to see the bag shaken a bit

[Owling_Wolf]

7 minutes ago, Beaconowl said:

Yeah, I have mixed feelings.

 

I want to see your pace and urgency. Walker over Trippier is probably the one question mark I have. Fully expected Henderson to be in the 11

Dunno if Trippier is fully fit after someone stamped on his toe early last game.

[HoylandOwl]

Well…

Alex Scott said, ‘it’s important for him (Kyle Walker) to use his pace and his attackingness’

ATTACKINGNESS. 

I’m all for people being included in commentary/punditry if they use actual words. Not making it up as they go along 

[Beaconowl]

2 minutes ago, Owling_Wolf said:

Dunno if Trippier is fully fit after someone stamped on his toe early last game.

ah, hadnt realised that, Owling

[HoylandOwl]

COME ON ENGLAND!

[Owling_Wolf]

5 minutes ago, HoylandOwl said:

Well…

Alex Scott said, ‘it’s important for him (Kyle Walker) to use his pace and his attackingness’

ATTACKINGNESS. 

I’m all for people being included in commentary/punditry if they use actual words. Not making it up as they go along 

I read the 'Back Story' of that Nadia Nadim that was on the ITV 'bench' earlier.  As well as having a fine football career - over 100 Danish caps and 38 goals - she not only recently qualified as a doctor but apparently speaks 11 (eleven!) languages. A bit of a contrast!   

It's amazing how random life can be.  The family apparently fled Afghanistan when she was 8 after the Taliban killed her father.  They paid to come here, where they had family: they got dumped in Denmark instead, for unknown reasons.  There just happened to be a girls and boys football training club set-up right next to the fence of their Danish refugee camp where she saw football being played for the first time.  She started to kick a ball about with her sisters.  After a long professional top level football career she's now a U.N. 'Ambassador', helping inspire kids in refugee camps around the world to aspire to learn and better themselves.  Quite an example.

[Andyben]

Minge?

[Wollongong Owl]

Harry Secombe's boys are up for this.

[Andyben]

Would you take a loss tonight if it meant we won the next European and World Cup?

[Owling_Wolf]

Must admit I'm not looking forward to this.

[Otto_Man]

6 minutes ago, Andyben said:

Would you take a loss tonight if it meant we won the next European and World Cup?

Hell yeah. As long as we don't lose 4-0 I think we're through aren't we?

[JBO]

7 minutes ago, Andyben said:

Would you take a loss tonight if it meant we won the next European and World Cup?

I'd take a loss tonight if it meant Wednesday win on Saturday

[Beaconowl]

1 minute ago, Otto_Man said:

Hell yeah. As long as we don't lose 4-0 I think we're through aren't we?

Correct, Otto 

[Andyben]

If we get to the knockouts and lose in quarters,the fraud keeps his job.

So out tonight please as we won't get past France 

[Otto_Man]

Poor that from Rashford

[Winco]

This is fucking wank. 

[Otto_Man]

Rashfords passing is, fuck me has he found a team mate yet?

[Otto_Man]

Too easy

[Beaconowl]

a pint of what the England players had at half time please Landlord

[Winco]

That bit of class and it’s over.

[pook]

USA 1-0 Iran.  It definitely has more goals in it, though.

[Otto_Man]

Bellingham celebrating before Foden had even hit it was priceless

[cheat]

Wales do know they need to win this don’t they?

[Andyben]

Here  we go  2-2 

[Andyben]

5 minutes ago, Andyben said:

Here  we go  2-2 

🙄

[Reesh]

@Tylluan

 

You OK hun?

[Morley Owl]

England controlled that match well. Senegal will be a lot tougher though, just hopes he sticks with same front three. 

[mkowlthesexynewversion]

Can't really fault that 2nd half 

To me England are a slightly better version of Wednesday. Teams sit back and try and frustrate but actually you are better going at us. 

[Winco]

Really good second half amazing what happens when you play quick hungry players.

foden, rashford untouchable for me.

[Paul from Wisewood]

21 minutes ago, mkowlthesexynewversion said:

Can't really fault that 2nd half 

To me England are a slightly better version of Wednesday. Teams sit back and try and frustrate but actually you are better going at us. 

Just slightly better?

[cheat]

I don’t want to be mean, but Wales’ World Cup has been a disaster, so why all this “held their heads up” narrative?

They should have been serious contenders for the runners up spot in the group but they finished a clear bottom with just a single point. And that from a game they were second best in.

[Beaconowl]

1 minute ago, Winco said:

Really good second half amazing what happens when you play quick hungry players.

foden, rashford untouchable for me.

I think Kane's vision should be admired too

 

[Morley Owl]

10 minutes ago, cheat said:

I don’t want to be mean, but Wales’ World Cup has been a disaster, so why all this “held their heads up” narrative?

They should have been serious contenders for the runners up spot in the group but they finished a clear bottom with just a single point. And that from a game they were second best in.

Bale and Ramsey have been great players for Wales, but they are now well past their best.  As a team they never laid a glove on England tonight, and it was probably a lot easier than many of us thought it would be.