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England vs Switzerland / Ivory Coast

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  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    I like Gallagher but shows how good Declan Rice is. Absolutely pinnacle to our whole team.
    Tbf Gallagher best player on the pitch second half 
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 6,362
    Gallagher isn’t a bad option to have at all. Him and Rice in the middle would be a bastard to play against.

    Still hoping to see Rice and Bellingham at some point this year.
  • Surprised to see Grealish and Foden playing together for England
  • Thats how you do it Conor
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    We still have 10 potential starters to come in to this team
  • supaclive said:
    Ben White has been very average.
    Strangely, White looked one of the best players when he went to RWB. 
    Rice has the potential, engine and mind to be a world class player. He’s like a bigger, more physical version of Kante. 
    Agree that even if their club form is crap there’s no way Southgate disrupts a team that has played together for 4+ years now when it comes to tournament football. 
  • cafcsinger
    cafcsinger Posts: 5,548
    Atmosphere at game was crap, Mount and KWP rubbish. Motm Pickford. 
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,364
    On the way home from Wembley. 

    Atmosphere wasn’t too bad until the 2nd half and all the paper airplane/Mexican wave shite started. 

    Conor Gallagher was superb, best player on the pitch for me.

    Agree that Ben White looked surprisingly good going forward on the right.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    Atmosphere at game was crap, Mount and KWP rubbish. Motm Pickford. 
    See, I thought KWP did a decent job. Watching on the tv mind.
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,934
    Been a regular watching England the last few years and took my lad for the first time…. It’s what breaks my heart with Charlton. A 13 yr old living in Surrey has no interest in watching us but I can bond with him watching Kane, Foden, Rice etc…. 

    I still think our first choice team can win the World Cup. With that formation, would love to see:

    Pickford
    TAA
    Shaw
    Walker
    Stones
    Maguire

    Rice
    Henderson / Bellingham

    Sterling
    Kane
    Foden
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  • Been a regular watching England the last few years and took my lad for the first time…. It’s what breaks my heart with Charlton. A 13 yr old living in Surrey has no interest in watching us but I can bond with him watching Kane, Foden, Rice etc…. 

    I still think our first choice team can win the World Cup. With that formation, would love to see:

    Pickford
    TAA
    Shaw
    Walker
    Stones
    Maguire

    Rice
    Henderson / Bellingham

    Sterling
    Kane
    Foden
    Reece James ahead of TAA for me. Against good opposition TAA is still very suspect defensively; it’s just not exposed at Liverpool because of how often they win the ball back further up the pitch. 


  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,934
    Been a regular watching England the last few years and took my lad for the first time…. It’s what breaks my heart with Charlton. A 13 yr old living in Surrey has no interest in watching us but I can bond with him watching Kane, Foden, Rice etc…. 

    I still think our first choice team can win the World Cup. With that formation, would love to see:

    Pickford
    TAA
    Shaw
    Walker
    Stones
    Maguire

    Rice
    Henderson / Bellingham

    Sterling
    Kane
    Foden
    Reece James ahead of TAA for me. Against good opposition TAA is still very suspect defensively; it’s just not exposed at Liverpool because of how often they win the ball back further up the pitch. 


    When referring specifically to the wing back formation played today, TAA is our best wing back for me.

    Reece James better in a standard back 4
  • cafcsinger
    cafcsinger Posts: 5,548
    Atmosphere at game was crap, Mount and KWP rubbish. Motm Pickford. 
    See, I thought KWP did a decent job. Watching on the tv mind.
    I thought he struggled, may be being harsh
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    Henderson is a closer of a game. 

    Should not be starting in major tournament games. 
  • Went today, atmosphere was terrible & all the Mexican wave nonsense made things worse - too many day trippers at England games now, post Euros 

    And don’t get me started about the signs begging players for their shirts, one sign for Foden was a least 4 ft tall, embarrassing 
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,364
    edited March 2022
    Went today, atmosphere was terrible & all the Mexican wave nonsense made things worse - too many day trippers at England games now, post Euros 

    And don’t get me started about the signs begging players for their shirts, one sign for Foden was a least 4 ft tall, embarrassing 
    I was sat by the corner flag, and the kids (and even a couple of adults!) would rush down to the front each time Mount/Grealish came over to take a corner. 5 minutes before the end I couldn't even see what was going on during the game because the view was just blocked by a sea of kids trying to get the prime spot to get the attention of a player at full time, all with their home-made signs. I know they're only kids etc etc, but it feels like you're at Disneyland rather than an international football match. 

    I really want to be a part of the England away experience, but having to endure these home atmospheres in the meantime is torture. 
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,736
    Fell asleep 10 mins into tne 2nd half. Woke up as the penalty was awarded. Gave up with attending these games a few years ago. England at Wembley is invariably a sanitised, dull as fuck experience.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,761
    Pickford, after 43 caps, has never made an error that has led to a goal.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,146
    Been a regular watching England the last few years and took my lad for the first time…. It’s what breaks my heart with Charlton. A 13 yr old living in Surrey has no interest in watching us but I can bond with him watching Kane, Foden, Rice etc…. 


    "You can go to see England once for every five Charlton games you go to son..."

    Easy when you think about it Damo. 

    :D  
  • Pickford, after 43 caps, has never made an error that has led to a goal.
    Bet Everton fans wonder what the hell goes on when he puts on an England shirt.

    Wonder if he'll get picked up by a Premier League club if they get relegated

    Newcastle maybe - Cant honestly see that many suitors due to his club performances
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  • ken_shabby
    ken_shabby Posts: 6,255
    Been a regular watching England the last few years and took my lad for the first time…. It’s what breaks my heart with Charlton. A 13 yr old living in Surrey has no interest in watching us but I can bond with him watching Kane, Foden, Rice etc…. 


    "You can go to see England once for every five Charlton games you go to son..."

    Easy when you think about it Damo. 

    :D  
    That'll interest the social services.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,761
    Pickford, after 43 caps, has never made an error that has led to a goal.
    Bet Everton fans wonder what the hell goes on when he puts on an England shirt.

    Wonder if he'll get picked up by a Premier League club if they get relegated

    Newcastle maybe - Cant honestly see that many suitors due to his club performances
    Keepers aren't immune from making mistakes - it's just that theirs is amplified because of what then follows. We've seen certain strikers miss a string of open goals but if they get 20 goals a season they simply do not get dropped. Pickford is protected more playing for England - one because the better defenders mean the opposition create less chances and as per the shot that Pickford pushed out last night, there is one on hand like Guehi who proactively reacts to the situation.

    Southampton possibly (Forster is 34 and McCarthy is 32 and Pickford is better than both of them) plus possibly one of the three promoted sides too. Just a question as to whether they will have the requisite money. The other club that will be looking for a "complete" keeper in the not too distant future will be Spurs. Lloris is 35 now and whilst he shows no sign of stopping, is Gollini the natural successor? Would they be better selling Lloris now and replacing him with another international keeper who is some seven years younger? 
  • Pickford, after 43 caps, has never made an error that has led to a goal.
    Bet Everton fans wonder what the hell goes on when he puts on an England shirt.

    Wonder if he'll get picked up by a Premier League club if they get relegated

    Newcastle maybe - Cant honestly see that many suitors due to his club performances
    Pickford is a massive Sunderland fan. No chance Newcastle.
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,959
    Well I blame him for the Italy equaliser. If that had been Pope he would have pushed it out for a corner. Hate keepers who push shots back into play. He is a disaster waiting to happen imo, plus too small. Harsh, yes but true. 
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Well I blame him for the Italy equaliser. If that had been Pope he would have pushed it out for a corner. Hate keepers who push shots back into play. He is a disaster waiting to happen imo, plus too small. Harsh, yes but true. 
    By the same token, he made a couple of top drawer save against Germany in the 2nd round. The bloke has never let England down. 
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    edited March 2022
    Well I blame him for the Italy equaliser. If that had been Pope he would have pushed it out for a corner. Hate keepers who push shots back into play. He is a disaster waiting to happen imo, plus too small. Harsh, yes but true. 
    By the same token, he made a couple of top drawer saves against Germany and others in the euros. The bloke has never let England down. 
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,957
    Went today, atmosphere was terrible & all the Mexican wave nonsense made things worse - too many day trippers at England games now, post Euros 

    And don’t get me started about the signs begging players for their shirts, one sign for Foden was a least 4 ft tall, embarrassing 
    I might do this at The Valley
    'I don't want your shirt, Gunter'
    Just to be safe
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    Well I blame him for the Italy equaliser. If that had been Pope he would have pushed it out for a corner. Hate keepers who push shots back into play. He is a disaster waiting to happen imo, plus too small. Harsh, yes but true. 
    43 caps
    20 clean sheets
    0 errors leading to goals 

    been a disaster waiting to happen for quite a long time really…
  • arny23394
    arny23394 Posts: 1,180
    My girlfriend bought 8 tickets through an app for NHS workers for the Ivory Coast game tomorrow - she got into work this morning to an email saying they have all been cancelled. We’ve all taken the day off work as we were going to have a piss up at boxpark. Useless cunts.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,840
    arny23394 said:
    My girlfriend bought 8 tickets through an app for NHS workers for the Ivory Coast game tomorrow - she got into work this morning to an email saying they have all been cancelled. We’ve all taken the day off work as we were going to have a piss up at boxpark. Useless cunts.
    Don't be so hard on yourselves - it doesn't sound like you did that much wrong.