Ran Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 The gnomes of Zurich are weeping into their beers. Goodbye "Hopp Schewiz!"... and hello SVERIGE! SVERIGE! SVERIGE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 No James Rodriguez in the Colombia starting 11. Huge for England Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltaran Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 19 minutes ago, Mark Antony said: No James Rodriguez in the Colombia starting 11. Huge for England Indeed - him missing for Colombia is a much bigger blow than England losing Delph (who’s gone home for the birth of his child) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Weird that Southgate still persists with Young at LWB. He really offers very little in attack. He had a good spell for a time at United last season when he was willing to go on the outside and use his left foot but then promptly reverted to being a cut-in merchant. Utterly predictable, offers no width and doesn't make runs in behind either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philokles Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 5 minutes ago, Prince Onyinye W. Ndidi said: Weird that Southgate still persists with Young at LWB. He really offers very little in attack. He had a good spell for a time at United last season when he was willing to go on the outside and use his left foot but then promptly reverted to being a cut-in merchant. Utterly predictable, offers no width and doesn't make runs in behind either. Rose has looked off the pace and Bertrand is at home. He doesn't have too much choice from game to game here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik of Hazelfield Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 England certainly looks like the stronger team so far, but they both have very capable strikers so everything can happen. Good defence from both teams too though. I hope this doesn’t turn into another snoozefest with overtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GallowKnight Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 God, Trippier has a stupid looking haircut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philokles Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 England edged the half. We were playing through the Colombian press well to begin with, but it began to work more effectively after the first fifteen mins. Despite that they have expended a lot of energy chasing the England players for little reward - though their attempts to break the game up at set pieces has bought them some respite. Seemingly their plan has been to get it out wide right to their quick players to target Maguire and Young on the left of the England defence, then get it into Falcao. Alli looking off the pace has not helped, so Kane has had to come deep too often but it has opened some channels up for Sterling, who has made some good runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 England have been reasonably comfortably the better side but they haven't done a great deal with it. Sterling's losing the ball a lot, some of that's down to him trying things in the final third, which is fair enough, but there's more than a few poor touches in there as well. You could probably make a fairly strong case that Barrios could have had a red card but, you know, whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 16 minutes ago, I am Zlatan said: Rose has looked off the pace and Bertrand is at home. He doesn't have too much choice from game to game here. I'd rather put TAA at LWB in that case. He's better than Young in attack and not a downgrade defensively either. At least he might look to run in behind or take on the opposing fullback rather than constantly cutting inside and either getting dispossessed or playing backwards and sideways passes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlady B Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Barely watching the game (at work) just came to say Go England. Colombia, stop pushing Kane! Free kick it seems. Eta: blood blood blood. Penaltyyy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disturber of Peace Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 GoKane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philokles Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Mojica kicking the spot. Cheating bastard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlady B Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Great. The minute I started watching all the fun happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltaran Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Is it just me, or have all penalties in this WC been delayed longer than usual due to defenders arguing with the red? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philokles Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 And the referee checking with VAR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik of Hazelfield Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 I have to say the penalty was well deserved. Colombia have themselves to blame. Damn foul play overall. Referee is hard pressed to keep some order in this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 That penalty was taken 5 minutes after it was given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Colombia really have gone full shithouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disturber of Peace Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 1 minute ago, Maltarinho said: Is it just me, or have all penalties in this WC been delayed longer than usual due to defenders arguing with the red? Yes, there was more of that. But they were even further delayed because at least half of the penalty decisions were checked by VAR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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