Soldato
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Everything about England is predictable and boring, even the substitution on the 70th minute. 
2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers ** Spoilers ** [5th - 10th October 2017]
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Struggling to win against the migbty Lithunia 
Hope they have the return ticket booked after the last group game should get it cheap at the moment
Hope they have the return ticket booked after the last group game should get it cheap at the moment
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Couldn't be bothered watching the game after the atrocious performance mid week, doesn't look like I missed anything.
Average squad (being kind) and a below poor manager, it's not a good combination.
Average squad (being kind) and a below poor manager, it's not a good combination.
Got near kick off time and I really couldn’t be arsed, switched over with a few minutes to go saw the score and felt relieved I didn’t watch it. Winning 1-0 with the only goal a penalty against Lithuania ja6 st shows where we are atm, Southgate is such a dire appointment and is a typical F.A yes man
I'm on for a cheeky £245 providing Spain & Italy win tonight.
Had an 8 fold accumulator, 6 games yesterday & 2 tonight.
England game was dire though, don't know why I keep watching them.
I think its harsh to call the squad average to be honest...when all players are fit its a decent squad its just the manager is just boring.
There is so much fear in the England team at the moment, didn't watch yesterdays game but against Slovenia you could tell, that's why they kept passing backwards, Sterling was the only one who tried anything (Rashford did for the 1st 15 minutes) but when it didn't come off all the crowd booed him, not sure why they bother to be honest as it's an unwinnable situation.
Thing is the expectation isn’t there so the pressure isn’t there either they should be playing with freedom. Also not many players are automatic starters like some old teams so there is lots of competition for places and that should show I think but it is just bloody dire
It's not a decent squad. It's got a smattering of good players (Butland/Pickford, Walker, Jones is playing well at the moment, Alli, Kane, Rashford, Sterling (to a degree)) but there's nobody in the middle of the park who can transition from defence to attack. The team misses Lallana horribly; he's the only English player capable of collecting the ball deep and moving it forwards, and that's not ideally where he'd be playing either. None of our central midfielders offer anything in that regard at all which makes the whole team perform poorly. I'd honestly be tempted to pick Wilshere if he keeps getting games at Arsenal as when he's playing well (which he hasn't for the last couple of years) he's great on the transition - something that no other player offers.
Been a gooner for years and I’d like nothing more than to see Wilshere play he is getting there and when called upon he plays well for England I think his last few games he got motm awards
Henderson can do exactly that....he does it for us at Liverpool all the time. If Southgate isnt playing him like that then that isnt his fault...then you have Lallana when fit.
I'm a Liverpool fan. He's having an awful season, and he doesn't transition at all for Liverpool. He lays it off to Gini, Lallana, Coutinho etc who move it forward. And I mentioned Lallana
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Our central midfield is the poorest it's been since I can remember, we desperately need someone who is capable of threading a pass.
The lack of quality in the team is really shameful. Henderson and Dier wouldn't have got near the team 10 years ago. Same goes for the centre backs. Lallana, Sterling, Kane, Alli, Rashford are the only ones that show any spark in an England shirt. It doesn't help that the management and coaching is consistently terrible as well.
On another note, Ireland make the playoffs, pleased for them.
On another note, Ireland make the playoffs, pleased for them.
Shame to lose Scotland and Wales tho 
Could have been an amazing WC with all three home nations in it.
Without Bale... Wales are as average as England
Not really good enough to go through, and England in a group with Ireland and Serbia probably wouldn't have qualified either
Could have been an amazing WC with all three home nations in it.Without Bale... Wales are as average as England
Not really good enough to go through, and England in a group with Ireland and Serbia probably wouldn't have qualified either 
Soldato
England don't have any decent players what so ever. They are average at best so what do you expect?
Problem with England is the players buy into 'Best league in the world' crap, thus thinking they can roll anyone over when in reality they can't seem to pass the ball 10 feet accurately.
You can see it every weekend where kids are playing, it's always the biggest kids who are picked and all you hear from the sidelines is parents screaming "Get rid of it!!" we need to focus on technique and skill rather than lump and run and until we do all we will have is the constant stream of very average players sprinkled with the very rare exceptional one.
You can see it every weekend where kids are playing, it's always the biggest kids who are picked and all you hear from the sidelines is parents screaming "Get rid of it!!" we need to focus on technique and skill rather than lump and run and until we do all we will have is the constant stream of very average players sprinkled with the very rare exceptional one.