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Ukraine vs England - Match Thread
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Pickford 7 - had about 10 mins of wobbliness after the shanked clearance.
Walker 7 - first half a bit slow to react, but his pace covers him well. Better second half.Stones 8 - SolidMaguire 10 - Solid made up for others mistakes & scored.Shaw - 8 Dodgy first half got forward more second half - Much better.Philips 7 - Solid
Rice 8 - Covered mistakes by defence a couple of times.Sterling 9 - quality player.
Mount 7 - Not as lively as I'd hoped, but solid.Sancho 8 - lively, kept Ukraine thinking.Kane 9.5 - Good goals, so unlucky the volley wasn't an inch further across the keeper.
Henderson 8 - came on demanded the ball, scored. 1st goal in 63 performances.2 -
Some great analysis on the BBC of the play by 4 great England Internationals.
I wanted Shaw from the start of the tournament but I'm still surprised Chilwell didn't replace him when the game was won ? If Shaw gets injured in semi I don't want Trippier to be LB.
I loved the aerial view and the way it showed how Rice covers for the attacking Shaw, plus his relationship with Phillips on the field. For geeks of coaching like me who believe football is about relationships where you are never isolated and there is always a pass on it was porn.
Pickford thought he was playing for Everton with that wild kick ( Van DijK winced) and Walker reverted back to making mistakes 1st half. We wouldn't get away with the two Walker mistakes against Italy, and not even Denmark with the way Dolberg is playing; just saying.
Every one else was brilliant for the whole match. Sterling had his best team game, Maguire is a man mountain, Yes I did want Sancho involved in the group games, Mount did fantastic work in realising who to mark when we had a dodgy 10 minute period 1st half and worked well with Sancho in tight spaces.
Harry Kane was under par in the group games but unlike the WC he is coming good in the KO games and if he is fed like the ball from Sterling yesterday and the superb assists from Shaw in both of the KO matches we may get to the final.
This squad believes that pressure is a privilege. We should embrace, watch and enjoy the experience as it unfolds.
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Mount didn't have his best game but I'm glad you mentioned some of his intelligence covering back a couple of times before half time. He's a very good reader of the game and spots areas of danger quickly. I'm gonna watch a replay of the game later. Gareth has some tough decisions for his team on Wednesday as Henderson and Sancho must also be in with a shout of starting but he's really lucky to have such a squad of players to pick from.soapboxsam said:Some great analysis on the BBC of the play by 4 great England Internationals.
I wanted Shaw from the start of the tournament but I'm still surprised Chilwell didn't replace him when the game was won ? If Shaw gets injured in semi I don't want Trippier to be LB.
I loved the aerial view and the way it showed how Rice covers for the attacking Shaw, plus his relationship with Phillips on the field. For geeks of coaching like me who believe football is about relationships where you are never isolated and there is always a pass on it was porn.
Pickford thought he was playing for Everton with that wild kick ( Van DijK winced) and Walker reverted back to making mistakes 1st half. We wouldn't get away with the two Walker mistakes against Italy; and not even Denmark with the way Dolberg is playing; just saying.
Every one else was brilliant for the whole match. Sterling had his best team game, Maguire is a man mountain, Yes I did want Sancho involved in the group games, Mount did fantastic work in realising who to mark when we had a dodgy 10 minute period 1st half and worked well with Sancho in tight spaces.
Harry Kane was under par in the group games but unlike the WC he is coming good in the KO games and if he is fed like the ball from Sterling yesterday and the superb assists from Shaw in both of the KO matches we may get to the final.
This squad believes that pressure is a privilege. We should embrace, watch and enjoy the experience as it unfolds.
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What a night... I'm still absolutely bladdered. Had 55 quid on 4-0 at 18s before the game... It's actually coming home12
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For the couple of guys on CL that thought Shaw was bad in 1st half. Also Luke started the move for the killer 2nd goal against Germany which doesn't count as an assist for him as he gave that great pass to Grealish to cross.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/57710255
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Perfect Saturday evening. Friends, food, beer and a totally dominant England performance. Nothing to moan about this morning,not even the fact that the ref had seen enough and blew for full time with only 4 seconds of injury time played. I actually thought that was a good thing.2
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Have you seen the other spellings?se9addick said:
Shore?fenlandaddick said:Right. Had a fewPixkford 9/10Stirling 10/10Cane 9/10Stone 9/10Shore 9/10Southgate 10/10 can we name a station after him?
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Disgusting that a Charlton fan can be so ignorant of Train knowledgefenlandaddick said:Right. Had a fewPixkford 9/10Stirling 10/10Cane 9/10Stone 9/10Shore 9/10Southgate 10/10 can we name a station after him?
https://tfl.gov.uk/tube/stop/940GZZLUSGT/southgate-underground-station
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Fantastic night. What a huge couple of results in the last two games, and last night, we had a performance to match the result. Not that they didn’t turn in a performance against Germany, it was very professional and Southgate got it spot on, it’s just that last night we made a statement.
I am sure there are many of you on here that like me, have seen us falter in games like that one before. Think back to Iceland 5 years ago. Rooney dying on his arse. Kane taking corners. Nothing like that with this team.
I don’t expect us to win it. Don’t get me wrong, we have a very good chance, but 3 years ago, I was happy, because we got as far as we could’ve got. For me, Croatia were the better team that night, so I had no complaints. This year, I think we’re good enough to go one better, so will be disappointed not to get to the final. After that, Spain/Italy, it will be about how we play on the night and it’s a one off game.That’s how it’s always been for me with England. I’ve never expected to win tournaments, I just can’t stand some of the mediocre results we’ve served up over the years when we’ve gone out to the likes of Iceland etc. I really look forward to Wednesday now. Only the older generation on here have seen us reach a final of a major intl tournament. What a buzz it would be for all of us to be in it next Sunday6 - Sponsored links:
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Sandgaard double parking pints of Guinness, Charlton shirt on watching the England match... What a man21 -
For me the the most motivating thing about the Ukrainians was their reaction to the third goal; the reaction of rabbits in headlights. Their body language and team shape told the story and you could almost see their thought processes written on their faces: We need to get forward because we need to score three goals, but we can't get forward because that'll open it up for them (us) to score even more. Caught between two stools, they did nothing. England then got a very easy kickabout for half an hour and the subs got a useful run out before a merciful ref decided there wouldn't be one second of extra time. If ever there was a mark of total dominance, that was it.killerandflash said:There's something quite motivating about the reaction of the Ukrainians after the match, it was like when a small team reaches the 5th round of the FA Cup and gets beaten comfortably by a big club. They see us as a real football power, and have no shame in losing like that, which shows how other countries see us.6 -
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Couldn't have been any better really, could it?
Yet to concede a bloody goal, going into the semi-final!? Just surreal.
Sterling has been one of the players of the entire tournament. Kane has burst to life at the right time. Sancho starting his first game and performing really well... The engine is starting to hum. And I didn't feel like we ever even got out of second gear.
Ukraine gave up at 2-0, that's how good we were. They saw no way past us.
No negatives, though I do wonder why Southgate perseveres giving Rashford game time. He's carrying an injury (has talked about getting surgery after the tournament) and just doesn't look like he's enjoying his football at the moment) especially with Grealish and Foden on the bench.
On another note, Shevchenko seems like a top bloke.
Denmark will be a different test, but I fancy us to be ruthless once again.11 -
Brilliant night. Truly impressive performance. Although any of Denmark, Italy and Spain will be very tough opponents and deserve huge respect, we should not go into battle against any of them with a sense of inferiority. I don't think we should or will fear any team in the world. No-one will relish playing us either.
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We’ve gone from steady in the groups and not having to change gear, took it up a level against Germany and then another level yesterday. Southgate has taken a few pelters, but he has delivered another semi final. Can’t fault anybody after watching that last night.The big thing for me is the togetherness of the players - nobody sulking about being left out. Foden for example hasn’t kicked a ball in the last 2 games but was beaming on the bench.On to Denmark, we are favourites, and rightly so, but I can’t help but feel we still have another gear or 2 to go.3
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Great to see lots of joy after 18 pretty bleak months
Ukraine v England pictures: Fans jubilant as Three Lions soar in Rome - BBC News
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I think he is and is involved in a number of charities involving orphaned children as well as his own foundation.Chunes said:Couldn't have been any better really, could it?
Yet to concede a bloody goal, going into the semi-final!? Just surreal.
Sterling has been one of the players of the entire tournament. Kane has burst to life at the right time. Sancho starting his first game and performing really well... The engine is starting to hum. And I didn't feel like we ever even got out of second gear.
Ukraine gave up at 2-0, that's how good we were. They saw no way past us.
No negatives, I do wonder why Southgate perseveres giving Rashford game time. He's carrying an injury (has talked about getting surgery after the tournament) and just doesn't look like he's enjoying his football at the moment.) Especially with Grealish and Foden on the bench.
On another note, Shevchenko seems like a top bloke.
Denmark will be a different test, but I fancy us to be ruthless once again.
He is also a scratch golfer and plays at the same club as a number of the footballing fraternity with many of them friends through his time at Chelsea.0 - Sponsored links:
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Absolute legend. Love Powell. England doing well is all that matters, but it’s such a huge bonus for him to be in the England set up.ForeverAddickted said:17 -
Grealish out of Semi-Final after freak back injury......... 😳ForeverAddickted said:39 -
Brilliant 😂😂Davo55 said:
Grealish out of Semi-Final after freak back injury......... 😳ForeverAddickted said:0 -
I had to do a double take make sure there was not an L in there.Davo55 said:
Grealish out of Semi-Final after freak back injury......... 😳ForeverAddickted said:5 -
20.9m people watched the game yesterday... Is the most watched live TV event of the year
Got a feeling that ITV might break that record3 -
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Absolute dreamland. Worst hangover ever but totally worth it. What a night.6
