I keep thinking the same. I just don’t see a winner in Australia. I tried to find an article to explain why they were among the favorites and the gist seemed to be that they were better than the sum of their parts…which they’d have to be. IDK.
Of course Kante would make France even more dangerous, and Bezema I suppose…but I can’t help but believe they’re better off without Pogba.
Indeed the time he took to make sure that the 2nd goal (well and now the 3rd) was just so, few have that natural composure and patience, being left alone also helped. Giroud has a good bit of that as well, should have kept him, pity that bicycle did not count
1Pickford 2Walker 5Stones 6Maguire 3Shaw 8Henderson 4Rice 22Bellingham 17Saka 9Kane 20Foden I mean call me biased but I would play Mount rather than Henderson “Raheem Sterling is not available for selection for the Three Lions tonight as he is dealing with a family matter.”
Anyone know what happened to Ben White? Read he went home for “personal reasons” and won’t be returning.
3-0 made it seem easy in the end. the first 30 mins were poor from England. We have the attacking players, but I still worry about the way we play out at the back, the French might not be so forgiving.
No too much trouble. Maybe if Mane had been available. The answer for Mbappe for a team with zero yellow cards is to knock him on his ass, isn’t it?
Indeed. The professionalism of the technical foul. doesn't have to be mean and nasty, but can just gently disrupt the situation. The USA should have employed more of it against the dutch
IDK. I mean this Croatia side 4 years ago was something, but Modric is 37 now. Brazil are Brazil at World Cup finals, even if they are not Brazil at other times. Cannot see South Korea or Croatia stopping the Brazilian party.
Brazil are Brazilling it. Richarlson has somehow become the best player in the world. Why didn't we sign him?