Football The 2017/2018 Season Thread

[old.user4556]

Silly silly by Modric, if England are going to win the World Cup nobody can give them set pieces because they’re converting them easily. They don’t look like scoring any other way mind you.

 

[Moriath]

Had a few chances. Should have put at least one away.

 

[caLLous]

 

[Embattle]

Always coming, not finishing off our earlier chances.

 

[Moriath]

Yup been more and more pressure and loose play from us

 

[Embattle]

I absolutely fucking hate when players hand wave.

 

[Moriath]

Were going home. Were going home. Englands going home. Lol

 

[CorNokZ]

You wanted the Brexit...

 

[Madmaxx]

We won the first half, lost the second.

Always guilty of not finishing games off and getting punished for it, but a great world cup nonetheless for England.

The world cup isn't coming home, but the team is with the pride of England with it.

 

[Moriath]

Welp nice distraction for 3 weeks. Lets see how much destruction the drunk dickheads do tonight.

 

[caLLous]

A campaign to be proud of. All of the pundits were talking about taking the kids as a learning experience and writing it off before a ball had even been kicked.

With a couple of exceptions (Young, for one) I'd expect this group to still be together next time around so let's hope Southgate sticks around and we can get a real team-spirit going because I haven't enjoyed watching England as much... ever, I don't think.

It's weird, I'm having emotional deja vu with how I felt after Tottenham's CL exit at the hands of Juvé - immensely proud of the campaign as a whole but disappointed with how it ended.

All of that said; credit to Croatia. They'd played 2 matches to extra time and they were all over us in the second half and still bursting forward in extra time. Perisic and Modric were superb.

 

[Moriath]

A campaign to be proud of. All of the pundits were talking about taking the kids as a learning experience and writing it off before a ball had even been kicked.

With a couple of exceptions (Young, for one) I'd expect this group to still be together next time around so let's hope Southgate sticks around and we can get a real team-spirit going because I haven't enjoyed watching England as much... ever, I don't think.

It's weird, I'm having emotional deja vu with how I felt after Tottenham's CL exit at the hands of Juvé - immensely proud of the campaign as a whole but disappointed with how it ended.

I got de ja vu of 1990. Awesome they got this far. And no reason they should not play better next euros.

Really really want croatia to win now.

Oh and its almost worth losing for those twats that got winners tattoos. Lol

 

[Embattle]

Unless France really muff up I doubt Croatia will win, plus they weren't that far behind our players in exhaustion.

 

[Moriath]

View: https://twitter.com/ericabuist/status/1017120801349361664


Lol

 

[Calo]

First decent team and you are going home. Think the losers final will be more entertainment then the final.

 

[Moriath]

View: https://twitter.com/vattin/status/1017109938886365195


Funny

 

[Ctuchik]

Croatia...... lol......

 

[old.user4556]

Gotta give credit to England for what they’ve achieved, didn’t think they’d get this far. Said it a few times, need to find a way to score more against ‘better’ sides, just wasn’t enough in the end. Sterling sucks.

Fully expect France to win.

 

[Ormorof]

Pretty impressive getting to semi finals of any major tournament, will be interesting to see how it moves forward. Also positive that no press seems to have attempted to crucify anyone (yet)

Thought Henderson could have come off earlier he was looking shaky towards end of normal time.

I disagree with Big G though, I have been in Sterling sucks camp for a while but was quite impressed during WC, defence seemed to shit themselves every time he started a run, shame none of the England players seem to be able to finish in open play.

 

[old.user4556]

You're kidding right?


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu5xEhKY8iM



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There's more ...........

 

[Ormorof]

Not like hes only England player not able to find the net

Even Kane has only 1 goal from open play, rest from set pieces or penalties.

 

[caLLous]

I don't see the point of Sterling. He consistently shits the bed when it comes to making a decision in the final third. He's better at City than he was at Liverpool but you can almost guarantee that, when he's running towards the opponents' box with the ball, he's going to take so long to make his mind up that he'll get surrounded by defenders and whatever he thought he was achieving will break down. Time after time exactly that happened in our 5 matches, he's fucking hopeless.

Walker made 2 god-awful clearances last night, the first he sliced out of play for a completely unnecessary corner and the second led to their extra-time goal - he'd still be at Sheffield if he wasn't quick. Kane was completely anonymous last night and Vardy has all the makings of a flash in the pan. I don't know why Rashford didn't play more tbh.

 

[Scouse]

Sterling is still young remember. No other England player holds the ball as well up front as him. He carried our only real threat.

Kane was anonymous. He should have been right up front with Sterling but barely got near the 18 yard box apart from at corners and free kicks - and that's not his fault.

Southgate sets em up wrong. Sterling & Kane should be up front together - sterling to receive thd ball and run at defenders, Kane to receive a pass/put it away.

Yesterday when sterling ran at the defence there were no people up there to capitalise on his good work...

 

[Embattle]

As I've said before he is just another Walcott but hopefully in time he can add the last step in to become sensational.

 

[CorNokZ]

Sterling, the one trick pony. Can run quicker than most and then does fuck all with it.

 

[Scouse]

As I've said before he is just another Walcott

Nah - he's way better than Walcott. His hold up play, his running at defenders etc, pretty damn good. 18 goals in the PL for a winger ain't bad either.

Southgate's tactics were off. No threat in open play with Kane on the field?

 

[caLLous]

Conte finally gone. Not surprising in the least but they didn't half drag it out this time.

 

[Moriath]

View: https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/1017768656686800896


Well thats gonna be an interesting year with a feb break and a autumn break too. Donno how they will get all the games in. Stupid going ti Qatar

 

[caLLous]

It'll fuck the domestic and continental leagues/cups right up the arse, all because FIFA want to line their pockets. I cannot comprehend how they will manage the disruption it'll cause.

First they said it would be fine in Summer, then they were talking about fucking artificial clouds or closed, air-conditioned stadia, and now all of a sudden it'll be too hot and they have to hold it in Winter. Meanwhile people are working in slave-like conditions and dying building the infrastructure for it.

 

[Moriath]

Xherdan Shaqiri: Liverpool sign Stoke forward after triggering release clause

Didnt think much of him in the world cup. Wonder what Klopp saw