Iskaral Pust Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 I haven't been impressed by Henderson or Drinkwater, and Lalanna was pretty ineffective too. The midfield shape has been the main problem but a lot needs to improve there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 When Hodgson moved Rashford to the wing at half time to accommodate Rashford I proper rolled my eyes, but Rooney turned out to be the best player on the pitch so... Still an odd one for a friendly though. Kane's first choice in the main striker role, so surely Woy wants to see Wooney in more of a support role or midfield to see how that goes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 The 4-3-3 helps Rooney because it leaves room for him to drop deep to pick up the ball and hit a cross-field pass, while still leaving pacy attackers upfront in the space he vacated. Rashford isn't great with the ball at his feet: twice he received a pass in space with a chance to attack the goal and both times his bad touch took away the chance, plus he dribbled into avoidable dead-ends a couple of times. Sterling got two assists and was able to stroll past the RB with ease. None of the midfield worked particularly well -- the wrong mix of shape and personnel. Clyne and Bertrand got forward well even if neither created much. Sterling and Rashford stayed pretty wide in the second half and reduced the room for the FBs to get forward. The CBs looked vulnerable and Clyne was surprisingly weak defending high crosses. But it was a training match with a lot of unfamiliar faces. I'm a bit surprised that Hodgson isn't focusing on playing time for his preferred XI since it looks a bit different from qualifying games, but that's his choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho free to play at Euro 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 1 hour ago, AncalagonTheBlack said: Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho free to play at Euro 2016 Unfortunately it still leaves the potential for UEFA to decide the substance was correctly on the banned list and then return with a lengthy ban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 The playoff final has been pretty entertaining thus far. Great strike from Diame to give Hull a deserved lead. A bit more composure in front of goal and Hull would have been out of sight already. Westwood has been Wednesday's best player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Transfer rumor: gooners edition. Arsenal has been linked with Wolfsburg's left-back Rodriguez. Rodriguez rumoredly has a release clause of 25 m. € in his contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philokles Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Hull promoted. Same story the last two years in the Championship playoffs: a side out of its depth in the Premier League gets relegated, manages to get into the playoffs the next season despite being mediocre at best - mainly due to the benefits of having recently played Premier League football, scrapes through those playoffs back to the Premier League, before inevitably getting relegated once again. I am pleased for Steve Bruce, but the other three sides would have offered a lot more with a summer to invest the tv money. Time for a new thread with the CL final coming up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 CL final is about to kick-off but I think I'll take my son out to the park instead. 90 minutes of chippy fouls and exaggerated dives doesn't seem worth missing a Saturday afternoon with him. And boy are they milking the pre-game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 We're only five minutes in, but Pepe has already rolled around in "pain". Didn't take him long to remind me what a first class asshole he is. He's basically a defender version of Diego Costa. Someone you hope someday will get his very deserved six-years ban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Tony Kroos a fraud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 I hate Sergio Ramos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philokles Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Atleti have started strangely poorly, giving away chances that they should never do. Casemiro could easily have got a goal a few minutes before Ramos. Probably the side you would least expect to be suffering from nerves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Looked like offside on the goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Real scoring first has probably made for a better game. Atleti have come back well but need to be careful about over committing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 I would like to see Real implode with two goals from their less-likable-than-the-Shawcross-Huth-pairing CBs. Two own goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 man Griezmann, it was almost going to get interesting, then it wasn't again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Stepping up to take the pen, he never looked confident at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 If nothing else, Atletico has stepped up the tempo in the start of the second half. Hope they can continue in that vein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Hallelujah! Now, please don't go defensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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