The on topic thread 4.0

[Magma]

The double match fix is a rarity in sport.

'football as it's meant to be' is such a lovely touch at the end there

 

[Hamingja]

One way of making sure the overs hits

 

[RossFC]

 

[moomba]

Crap

 

[RossFC]

 

[Magma]

Crap

not cheeky burgerstains!

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Welcome to Leeds Jurgen

 

[RPCB]

Crap

Are you worried that this departure means that City will only win 4 out of the next 6 league titles instead of 5 out of the next 6?

 

[Zidane98]

RIP.

 

[Zidane98]

 

[RPCB]

This is the most England match ever.

 

[Cruyff14]

Saka is injured. Not good at all.

 

[RPCB]

The only thing that would have made that result better is if all of Greece’s goals stood and they won 5-1.

 

[Frank Bunn]

The only thing that would have made that result better is if all of Greece’s goals stood and they won 5-1.

Congrats on Greece's first ever win over England. It was deserved. See if you can spot the missing player in this photo.

 

[RPCB]

An England supporter analysing the result online, “Could end up being one of the greatest results in England's history. The FA could genuinely have been stupid enough to give Lee ****ing Carsley four years with this squad had he won these piss easy trial matches.”

 

[Zidane98]

An England supporter analysing the result online, “Could end up being one of the greatest results in England's history. The FA could genuinely have been stupid enough to give Lee ****ing Carsley four years with this squad had he won these piss easy trial matches.”

I believe Fat Sam is available and has a perfect England record to boot.

 

[Frank Bunn]

An England supporter analysing the result online, “Could end up being one of the greatest results in England's history. The FA could genuinely have been stupid enough to give Lee ****ing Carsley four years with this squad had he won these piss easy trial matches.”

From the post match interviews it sounds like Carsley has given up on getting the job and is now trying to salvage a return to his U-21 position.

Any incoming England manager will be aware that there is no obvious replacement for Kane. It might be a factor in whether Howe or Potter take the job.

 

[SM]

Carsley did what all the armchair pundits had been screeching for Southgate to do and it didn't work. What will people screech about now?

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Starts with no striker and Bellingham as false 9. Watkins and Solanke would’ve been happy

 

[SM]

Starts with no striker and Bellingham as false 9. Watkins and Solanke would’ve been happy

How else do you fit all those mids in?

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

How else do you fit all those mids in?

You leave one out

 

[Zidane98]

In other international news San Marino's run of good results comes to an end with a 1-0 loss against powerhouse Gibraltar in the most high profile nations league game of the week.

 

[Zidane98]

This you at the England game RPCB ?

 

[QuietB]

How else do you fit all those mids in?

I counted 5 attacking mids in the starting line up + Rice who is arguably 6 + TAA bombing forward.

It is hard to believe Greece sliced them open all game

They are basically playing ManU’s system

 

[Bradesmaen]

I counted 5 attacking mids in the starting line up + Rice who is arguably 6 + TAA bombing forward.

It is hard to believe Greece sliced them open all game

They are basically playing ManU’s system

There's handbrake off and there's handbrake removed from the car. It is difficult to start all those players, could have maybe taken out Gordon and put Foden on the left with Watkins up top. That would have made a more balanced side imo and kept many of those attacking players in. I think the one thing people are missing is the use of TAA and Lewis. At times it looked like both were playing inverted into the middle and it was easy to get down the wings. I think Pep has it right most times in that style where he has 1 player who can play that and 3 proper defenders. Either Lewis or TAA does that, you put a proper defender on the opposite side.