Unfair on Ronaldo. Uruguay made one defensive mistake in 96 minutes. Godin is the best no nonsense defender in the world who demands high standards from those around him.
Lesson one for all coaches at this world cup. Don't take your star young players off even if there's only minutes to go.
Ramsey made that mistake in 70 with Bobby Charlton when England were 2 nil up.
It's a myth that it was a mistake of Sir Alf. Bobby Charlton himself has said he couldn't continue in that game, as the heat had gotten too much for him, & sapped all his strength.
Just looked at some of the quality in this World Cup....... if we manage to get through to the semi finals by landing say Colombia and Switzerland it would be a once in a lifetime stroke of luck. There is so much quality around this tournament that would chew us up and spit us out in a flash.
Just looked at some of the quality in this World Cup....... if we manage to get through to the semi finals by landing say Colombia and Switzerland it would be a once in a lifetime stroke of luck. There is so much quality around this tournament that would chew us up and spit us out in a flash.
Tend to agree with this. I think with this young England team, the further we progress the better as they will gain experience, but winning it is an expectation too far. I'm pretty happy we're on this side of the draw. Four years time will be a different matter. Though the French would worry me on today's showing.
Just looked at some of the quality in this World Cup....... if we manage to get through to the semi finals by landing say Colombia and Switzerland it would be a once in a lifetime stroke of luck. There is so much quality around this tournament that would chew us up and spit us out in a flash.
Yes, when you look at the other potential quarter finals, we're in easily the weakest section
Uruguay vs France Potentially Brazil vs Belgium Potentially Spain vs Croatia
The GOAT's have been slain, Ronaldo and Messi efforts in vain, Mbappe is just a teenager, But this I will wager, He's fast and zippy, And doesn't seem lippy, A young man born in France, Giving defenders a merry dance, Entertaining and attacking, This world cup is not lacking, Superb goals and dreams, For fans it's supreme, Thrills, spills and VAR, As we watch a young superstar, The gifted Kylian Mbappe, It's not just France he's making happy. This world cup is to savour, If you love football it's the right flavour, Can England reach the semi-final, Now that would go viral.
To me that will always be a slight negative on their careers, especially Messi. Ronaldo perhaps can be excused as Portugal, a small country of 10m, have never won the World Cup, but Argentina have won it twice within living memory (1978 and 1986) and are a major football player. 6 goals in 4 world cups and 19 world cup appearances is a pretty meagre return really.
If Ryan Wilson the England youth player didn't get the hump when his parents divorced I'm sure that he would have been the missing link in Euro 96 where we had no left sided attacking player.
He missed out on 3 or 4 world cups and the same in the Euro's.
Ryan Giggs must be gutted that he listened to Alex Ferguson advise and concentrated on his club where he became a united and premier legend. He can ponder that decision because he could have been an international legend plus England could have had a top quality left sided player for 15 years who even in 2018 it is still our weak position.
It said on sky sports this morning that all the England players have been practising penalties. It also said Pope was by far the best of the three keepers at saving them. Worth bringing him on as a sub if we are heading for penalties ?
What ineterested me about Kane's two penalties were that they seemed to be scientific. I mean by that, it has been proven that there is a square area either side of the post and cross bar, that if you hit the ball hard enough (I can't remember what the speed was) - it is unsaveable for a keeper standing in the middle of the goal.
I read this research some years ago and to put the ball in this area at the required speed didn't seem an impossibility for any talented player. I know Southgate has done a lot of work with the team on penalties and utilised sports scientists. I will have to see a few more pens including pens from other players, but I am wondering if he is the first manager I have seen who has reacted to this research. most don't even practice them, claiming they are a lottery! Kane's two penalties are certainly consistent with it!
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Uruguay made one defensive mistake in 96 minutes.
Godin is the best no nonsense defender in the world who demands high standards from those around him.
Uruguay vs France
Potentially Brazil vs Belgium
Potentially Spain vs Croatia
We can go deeper in to it now
Hope Cavani is fit for the France game. Uruguay look a real team.
Ronaldo and Messi efforts in vain,
Mbappe is just a teenager,
But this I will wager,
He's fast and zippy,
And doesn't seem lippy,
A young man born in France,
Giving defenders a merry dance,
Entertaining and attacking,
This world cup is not lacking,
Superb goals and dreams,
For fans it's supreme,
Thrills, spills and VAR,
As we watch a young superstar,
The gifted Kylian Mbappe,
It's not just France he's making happy.
This world cup is to savour,
If you love football it's the right flavour,
Can England reach the semi-final,
Now that would go viral.
Soapboxsam 2018.
To his opponents he was a great pain
We know if he has chances to shoot
He is a shoe in for the Golden Boot!
Muttley in less than 1minute 2018
To me that will always be a slight negative on their careers, especially Messi. Ronaldo perhaps can be excused as Portugal, a small country of 10m, have never won the World Cup, but Argentina have won it twice within living memory (1978 and 1986) and are a major football player. 6 goals in 4 world cups and 19 world cup appearances is a pretty meagre return really.
He missed out on 3 or 4 world cups and the same in the Euro's.
Ryan Giggs must be gutted that he listened to Alex Ferguson advise and concentrated on his club where he became a united and premier legend.
He can ponder that decision because he could have been an international legend plus England could have had a top quality left sided player for 15 years who even in 2018 it is still our weak position.
Laughable that they brought on Fazio. He has the turning circle of a super tanker!
It also said Pope was by far the best of the three keepers at saving them.
Worth bringing him on as a sub if we are heading for penalties ?
I read this research some years ago and to put the ball in this area at the required speed didn't seem an impossibility for any talented player. I know Southgate has done a lot of work with the team on penalties and utilised sports scientists. I will have to see a few more pens including pens from other players, but I am wondering if he is the first manager I have seen who has reacted to this research. most don't even practice them, claiming they are a lottery! Kane's two penalties are certainly consistent with it!