FIFA World Cup 2018 - 3rd/4th Place Play-off [14 July] spoilers

robfosters · 14 Jul 2018 at 10:44

Think I’d rather watch The Arsenal V Borehamwood friendly tbh.

Mr Jack · 14 Jul 2018 at 12:48

I wish they'd drop these Play-off games.

Still, be nice to see us play well today.

mmj_uk · 14 Jul 2018 at 13:16

So a theoretical question, if Belgium beat us comfortably and France beat Croatia comfortably is England's performance this tournament still the success the FA/media have been branding it? is reaching the semi-final all that matters regardless of fixtures/performances?

UTmaniac · 14 Jul 2018 at 14:06

Sterling starts again, but once again Rashford does not, neither does Alli but maybe that is down to his niggle from the group stage.

McBain · 14 Jul 2018 at 14:10

Very strong looking Belgium side, I worry for our midfield.

Pigeon_Killer · 14 Jul 2018 at 14:18

What do Vardy and Rashford have to do to get a start? Sterling has been our worst player by a country mile.

Sui · 14 Jul 2018 at 14:19

Pigeon_Killer said:
What do Vardy and Rashford have to do to get a start? Sterling has been our worst player by a country mile.

Was our best player against Croatia, just sayin' :cool:

robfosters · 14 Jul 2018 at 14:22

We’re getting battered here. 4-0 incoming.

Pigeon_Killer · 14 Jul 2018 at 14:23

Sui said:
Was our best player against Croatia, just sayin'

Rashford and Vardy can both pull defenders all over the pitch with their pace but also know where the net is. If Southgate is making changes at least give someone else some time.

Name · 14 Jul 2018 at 14:28

All my money firmly on Belgium.

As above i can easily see a 3-0 or a 4-1.

spook2575 · 14 Jul 2018 at 14:30

Pigeon_Killer said:
Rashford and Vardy can both pull defenders all over the pitch with their pace but also know where the net is. If Southgate is making changes at least give someone else some time.

On the plus side they'll both be fresher for the new domestic season!

Nate75 · 14 Jul 2018 at 14:30

mmj_uk said:
So a theoretical question, if Belgium beat us comfortably and France beat Croatia comfortably is England's performance this tournament still the success the FA/media have been branding it? is reaching the semi-final all that matters regardless of fixtures/performances?

No it would have been a disaster?

neoboy · 14 Jul 2018 at 14:33

I would literally have anyone replace Sterling at this point, even if he for once wasn't one of the worst players in the last game. If anything we may actually see Kane going into the box where frankly he belongs and does best for Tottenham. Delivery from open play will still be a problem though.

Still think this will be a relatively easy game for Belgium and show that England just had an easy ride to the final which is why they got as far as semi. I would love to be proved wrong of course and a win would add some credibility to their efforts this tournament.

trigg_27 · 14 Jul 2018 at 14:54

It's hard to get enthusiastic about this game.

Nice if we won, but if we don't... meh

Merlin5 · 14 Jul 2018 at 15:03

It'll be sods law that Sterling finally scores today when it doesn't really matter.

Merlin5 · 14 Jul 2018 at 15:04

Lol, omg, terrible..

Kelt · 14 Jul 2018 at 15:04

trigg_27 said:
It's hard to get enthusiastic about this game.

Nice if we won, but if we don't... meh

Pretty much sums up my attitude.

I'm watching Nadal v Jockywitch at the moment and will probably turn over to watch the losers play off as I'm not a fan of women's tennis.

Cosimo · 14 Jul 2018 at 15:04

That was easy....

Azza · 14 Jul 2018 at 15:04

Well this has started well.

Azza · 14 Jul 2018 at 15:04

Really poor from Danny Rose that. He has no idea where Munier was

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