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Ukraine vs England - Match Thread

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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,763
    We’ll be ok, we opened them up a handful of times in that first half. There’s only going to be more space in the second half to exploit. Grealish and/or Foden on last 20-25 minutes to pick them off
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 6,364
    I don’t know if I’m being cynical or what but I don’t know if Mount offers anything to this system.

    Think he’s fantastic at dictating play for Chelsea but we really don’t get that ball between the lines enough. Feels like he’s playing as another combative CM.
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    The longer the game remains one nil and the introduction of foden/grealish will put this game to bed

    Grealish over Foden for me
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,975
    We’ve been quite imaginative going forward but a couple of times things haven’t come off and we looked open on the counter. We can dictate this game until 90 mins. I’d be distraught if we didn’t.
  • Is it just me that’s finding this game quite boring?
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 6,364
    Italy scraped past Austria. Judge the result.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    edited July 2021
    Shaw and Walker both with loose touches, but there's always someone ready and willing to step up and make the block/tackle required.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,846
    Laddick01 said:
    I don’t know if I’m being cynical or what but I don’t know if Mount offers anything to this system.

    Think he’s fantastic at dictating play for Chelsea but we really don’t get that ball between the lines enough. Feels like he’s playing as another combative CM.
    Yeah he is just a bit the odd man out in this system. More suited to a quicker paced game with ball pushed forward quicker into him. 
  • We're not going to do it Italy style, and we'll have some defending to do at times, but more of the same and we'll be through.
    And that's all that really counts for tonight.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    edited July 2021
    Is it just me that’s finding this game quite boring?
    Most of our games have been a bit boring.

    Honestly don't care how boring we are if we then win.
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  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    Is it just me that’s finding this game quite boring?
    I don’t mind boring if we win! 🥂  🍾 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    We'll be fine... Just look at Chrissy Powell and his smile
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    England certainly won’t be the neutral’s favourite...
  • colthe3rd
    colthe3rd Posts: 8,486
    We’ve been quite imaginative going forward but a couple of times things haven’t come off and we looked open on the counter. We can dictate this game until 90 mins. I’d be distraught if we didn’t.
    Some of the little link ups have been great, a couple of nice little touches to link up the wide men cutting inside. Only thing that has concerned me is a couple of through balls down the central channels have opened us up, slight adjustment to cut those out and we should be fine.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    Soo boring
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    That'll do... That'll calm the nerves
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    Slabhead!!!
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 6,364
    God I love Harry Maguire. 
  • EricBanterna
    EricBanterna Posts: 1,740
    His heads fucking massive 
  • colthe3rd
    colthe3rd Posts: 8,486
    He drinks the vodka, he drinks the jaeger
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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    Want to see the lines as was watching him before the set piece was taken and I thought he was offside 
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    Lovely old fashioned centre half’s goal. Fantastic delivery from Shaw. 
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    Is it just me that’s finding this game quite boring?
    That was exciting though!
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,763
    colthe3rd said:
    He drinks the vodka, he drinks the jaeger
    His head’s bloody massiveeeee
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,763
    edited July 2021
    Just what the doctor ordered. Two goals to the good within 60 seconds of the second half starting.
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    That will do it, let’s go on and score a few more 
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 6,364
    Want to see the lines as was watching him before the set piece was taken and I thought he was offside 
    Looked like he went early
  • philcafc
    philcafc Posts: 3,883
    Just what we needed
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,782
    Laddick01 said:
    Shaw having a mare
    At the time, I agreed with this, but anyway… 😂
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Get.
    The.
    F**k.
    In.