FIFA World Cup 2018 - GROUP G [Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, England - 18/23/24/28 June] **spoilers**
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If England needed to beat Belgium it would have been a completely different team. It was a game to nothing and the a team get to rest before the main dance. The B team was sent out, told to win and it didn't happen. Before the world cup I'd have taken Colombia in the last 16 any day of the week. Not to say I'd be certain of the win...
Momentum is great but fatigue will soon slow that down
Momentum is great but fatigue will soon slow that down
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It was the perfect result. Basically a win. Of course if they lose to Colombia then there is going to be a storm.
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The Colombia team talk is going to be easy.
"Today we play England. They thought playing Colombia would be an easy win and that they have already won the world cup. (Laughs out loud). Go show them how to play football"
The quality of Colombia and later teams is what it is...the advantage England has on this side of the draw is not being weighed down by history. The team are far more likely to play with belief and confidence on this side than the other and that matters.
You've not done many team talks have you?
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I think England is going to come unstuck against one of these so called ‘easier’ teams..
So England B team lost to Belgium B team. Not sure you can read anything meaningful from the game as it was played with the intensity of a friendly with neither team really that bothered about winning.
The tournament starts right now and we have a cracking chance to progress to the Quarter finals - which most people were saying would have been a good result at the start of the tournament.
Germany out and no Brazil, no Argentina, no France, no Portugal on our side of the draw. This is an excellent chance for England to exceed expectations, but no game will be easy from here on in. Let’s get behind them and see what happens.
The tournament starts right now and we have a cracking chance to progress to the Quarter finals - which most people were saying would have been a good result at the start of the tournament.
Germany out and no Brazil, no Argentina, no France, no Portugal on our side of the draw. This is an excellent chance for England to exceed expectations, but no game will be easy from here on in. Let’s get behind them and see what happens.
Its quite amazing how rubbish England fans are. We are happy when we beat a couple of budget teams but suddenly we are **** when we lose to a good team playing their B team with our B team. Belgium have a very very strong squad. Their A team is top class and their B team isn't exactly crap. There aren't many teams that can field a B team that is half handy but Belgium are one of those teams.
One of Englands biggest issues has always been a complete lack of a national identity when it comes to football. We don't have a style of play, we don't have a system that all the players know and have been part of for years. Teams like Spain, Germany etc could play their B teams and they would still play in the same style.
I don't know how anyone can place any value on last nights game. That isn't our first team, that isn't the team that will play against Columbia so how on earth does that have any bearing on the upcoming game(s).
I don't think we are world beaters but god football fans are a bunch of ***** sometimes.
One of Englands biggest issues has always been a complete lack of a national identity when it comes to football. We don't have a style of play, we don't have a system that all the players know and have been part of for years. Teams like Spain, Germany etc could play their B teams and they would still play in the same style.
I don't know how anyone can place any value on last nights game. That isn't our first team, that isn't the team that will play against Columbia so how on earth does that have any bearing on the upcoming game(s).
I don't think we are world beaters but god football fans are a bunch of ***** sometimes.
I think some of us just expected more from players who are fighting for a place, why would they play it like a friendly if it may be their only outing in the competition? I'd like to see Rashford instead of Sterling but due to last nights performance I can't see that being the case. Danny Rose looked good as well till he got humiliated by Januzaj, criminal mistake showing him inside and even our first team defenders look shocking, conceeding to the 2 budget teams in the group.
There's not many here saying we are ****, we're just genuinely worried about keeping goals out and looking to win games by predominantly set pieces.
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The route to the final is not easy, it's just less hard. Of course we may not make it. We could fall at the next hurdle absolutely.
yeah forgot about that one, it was a shot from well outside the box though it's not like we got in behind their defence.
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Have I been wrong about Brazil then?
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I think it just goes to show how much of a farce the world cup is. We lost our game but arguably have the easiest run to the final out of everyone. Croatia and Spain are our only threats on paper yet the top half is murder each step of the way. I feel a little sorry for Belgium actually.
That statement is definitely not going to come back to bite you later.
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Please quote the full sentence "on paper". I am well aware next Tuesday normal service will resume and we will get our back side handed to us by Falcao and his chums!