2018 FIFA World Cup Play-offs and International Friendlies ** Spoilers ** [8th - 14th November 2017]

[Cosimo]

World Cup Play-offs

International Friendly

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[NooBish AbbZ]

Tickets for England tickets for England Germany on Friday. I'm sure we know Germany are by far the better team, but I'd love for us to beat them Hopefully more chance of a decent atmosphere too; I was at the Slovenia game a few weeks ago and it was very flat..

 

[Yas786]

Please for the love of god Croatia beat Greece. I don’t think I could handle seeing such an anti football team play in the WC :/.

 

[Nate75]

Worst pen decision ever there (well pretty bloody bad!)

 

[Locky]

That ref shouldn't ever ref again..

 

[Purdy]

**** me, if it’s not the south it’s the north now getting ****** by the refs in the playoffs, bent

 

[omnomnom]

Poor decision but they didn't deserve anything out of that. Completely dominated.

 

[robfosters]

Just seen it, worse decision I’ve ever seen.

How much more convincing is needed, VAR please!!!

 

[McBain]

Tickets for England tickets for England Germany on Friday. I'm sure we know Germany are by far the better team, but I'd love for us to beat them Hopefully more chance of a decent atmosphere too; I was at the Slovenia game a few weeks ago and it was very flat..

Not surprised the atmosphere was flat, it mirrored the usual England performance.

Must be mad paying to go and watch that dross

 

[Azza]

He's an odd one is this Southgate.


https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/928902016797216768

Sky sources: Expected @England team to play @DFB_Team_EN: Pickford, Trippier, Rose, Stones, Jones, Maguire, Dier (capt), Livermore, Loftus-Cheek, Vardy, Abraham. #SSN

 

[Andybtsn]

The Northern Ireland game is an example why players should man up and take a ball in the face!

 

[McBain]

He's an odd one is this Southgate.


https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/928902016797216768

Interesting team for sure, at least the likes of Abraham, Loftus Cheek and Maguire are getting a look in.

 

[Mak3R]

Poor decision but they didn't deserve anything out of that. Completely dominated.

Agree we didn't deserve to win, for that you have to actual hit a shot on target. But didn't deserve to lose like that either

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Don't worry if its about 10-0, its only a friendly

 

[Rotty]

wtf is that team?

 

[Trusty]

Why are England in the away kit? wierd.

 

[Combat Fighter]

I’m expecting us to have a good game, probably win.

As it’s only a friendly.

Then back to the usual **** standard come competitive play when it matters!

 

[drunkenmaster]

I particularly loved this stat. Southgate says he can't call up Wilshere, a player who can play a creative role and link the midfield to upfront excellently and a type of player we don't really have, because he isn't playing first team.

Wilshere has played 25 mins in the prem and 521mins in all other competitions. Southgate called up Drinkwater, who has apparently played 22 mins in the prem and 103 mins in all competitions, so Southgate called him up even though that is a position we have Dier and frankly a whole host of workman type midfielders who aren't nearly creative enough but keep getting called up.

The entire concept of not playing for your team is meaningless anyway, either that player will improve the team because you need someone who can play in their role or that player won't. If Wilshere can improve this team, which he absolutely can, it's utterly absurd to refuse to call him up based on how much he plays for Arsenal and it just gets worse when he calls up someone like Drinkwater instead.

 

[robfosters]

lol, what a palava. Great defending though.

 

[drunkenmaster]

But that isn't what Southgate said and frankly not playing for the first team as much makes it much more likely he won't be injured by the world cup yet leave us with easily one of englands best performers in recent years and filling a role no one else can for the team.