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

[explicit4u]

Awful goal to concede

What was that, 4 passes from the keeper before they have it in the back of the net?

 

[trigg_27]

Poor from Dier, poor from Rose. Not unexpected though

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

Where was Dier?

 

[MooMoo444]

Respect to England, conceding one early to make the game exciting.

 

[adam cool dude]

So Belgium are playing full strength and we are playing half?

 

[kinetic747]

Dier has his divers boots on.

 

[UTmaniac]

Start as you mean to go on...

At least we are doing our bit for 3rd/4th play-offs typically producing 3+ goals.

 

[spook2575]

What's the view, worth watching?

 

[neoboy]

4 defenders, one attacker, this is what happens when you've only been used to playing average to poor teams most of the tournament.

 

[Snax]

This single pivot system doesn’t work very well. Dier and Henderson get overrun when defending and pressed off the ball when starting attacks.

Double pivot with one of Lingard/Ali behind the strikers please

 

[MooMoo444]

What's the view, worth watching?

Belgium are, yea

 

[Converge]

What's the view, worth watching?

If you want to see belgium play well, sure.

 

[Azza]

What the Christ has Danny Rose done to his socks?!

 

[Merlin5]

This is lost. Same as 1990, England come 4th.

 

[Converge]

What the Christ has Danny Rose done to his socks?!

Moths have got to them. He doesn’t play much.

 

[spook2575]

Belgium are, yea

If you want to see belgium play well, sure.

Haha posted without seeing the score, bbc sport was slow to update.
Guess i'll put it on as background noise for a nap

 

[mmj_uk]

No it would have been a disaster?

Was that sarcasm? my point was despite reaching the semi final we're not really any better than we were 4-8 years ago. If we'd had tougher fixtures we'd have probably gone out during the last 16 as usual (which we nearly did anyway against Colombia).

 

[MooMoo444]

Shoulda been 2-0 that. We're not playing too well at the back.

 

[trigg_27]

Just as in the knockout games, Kane is far too static. Is he carrying an injury or something?

 

[Eddie]

Not looking good here.