No match is easy but out of the top 3 in Group A, I'd rather play Senegal. That match against Equador could have gone either way. Senegal lack discipline and will give away free kicks around the box. Equador didn't put enough pressure on them - they even did a backwards throw-in during additional time, instead of getting it down the line and pulling it back into the box, and I'd expect England to exploit that better.
Hmm so who do we want, given that a tie against the Netherlands will see us avoid France in the Quarters?
(Our record against the Dutch is shite)
You have to try and win the game and top the group IMO.
France in a potential QF is scary but it's knockout football. Every chance it could be a team out of Group C that beats them. Equally, a possibility that the QF is France v Senegal.
No match is easy but out of the top 3 in Group A, I'd rather play Senegal. That match against Equador could have gone either way. Senegal lack discipline and will give away free kicks around the box. Equador didn't put enough pressure on them - they even did a backwards throw-in during additional time, instead of getting it down the line and pulling it back into the box, and I'd expect England to exploit that better.
Won't be easy - Senegal have nothing to lose and every neutral will back them...
No match is easy but out of the top 3 in Group A, I'd rather play Senegal. That match against Equador could have gone either way. Senegal lack discipline and will give away free kicks around the box. Equador didn't put enough pressure on them - they even did a backwards throw-in during additional time, instead of getting it down the line and pulling it back into the box, and I'd expect England to exploit that better.
Agree - I think Ecuador are the better team overall, especially as Senegal are without their talisman. I was not looking forward to a potential clash with Ecuador but Senegal will play more open football and that should suit us.
It was their negative tactics that did for Ecuador today. If they had opened the group against Senegal without knowing what they knew today, I think result could have been very different.
Hmm so who do we want, given that a tie against the Netherlands will see us avoid France in the Quarters?
(Our record against the Dutch is shite)
You have to try and win the game and top the group IMO.
France in a potential QF is scary but it's knockout football. Every chance it could be a team out of Group C that beats them. Equally, a possibility that the QF is France v Senegal.
Its not the point of the off side law though is it. It should be if there isn't any of the defender goal side of the attacker, not that there should not be any of the attacker in front of the defender.
No lines person in the world can give that, with any certainty. Therefor isn't off side.
We have the players to play well and win and beat Senegal, but do we this year have the psychological edge when we meet France ?🫰 I daydream about us shutting out Mbappe and carving their defense open but it would be very tight and ultimately it would probably be decided on penalties. Then I go weak remembering 90, 96 et al. Help!
Comments
Senegal lack discipline and will give away free kicks around the box. Equador didn't put enough pressure on them - they even did a backwards throw-in during additional time, instead of getting it down the line and pulling it back into the box, and I'd expect England to exploit that better.
France in a potential QF is scary but it's knockout football. Every chance it could be a team out of Group C that beats them. Equally, a possibility that the QF is France v Senegal.
It was their negative tactics that did for Ecuador today. If they had opened the group against Senegal without knowing what they knew today, I think result could have been very different.
22:00 (10) -> 19:00 (7)
I promise I can tell the time usually....
Unlucky Iran, they've done well apart from the game against us - Was never a penalty in the dying minutes despite their pleading
England v Senegal, Sunday 7pm kick off
Tunisia v France
Denmark v Australia
Tomorrow, 7pm kick offs:
Poland v Argentina
Saudi Arabia v Mexico
Australia vs Denmark should be good too.
Who's playing?
No lines person in the world can give that, with any certainty. Therefor isn't off side.
I daydream about us shutting out Mbappe and carving their defense open but it would be very tight and ultimately it would probably be decided on penalties. Then I go weak remembering 90, 96 et al. Help!
Still pinching myself that this actually happened……