England Forum - FIFA World Cup 2026: Other Teams Thread

Going back a lot further, wicketkeeper Rodney Marsh was a master sledger.

 

Wasn't he one who said to a batsman "How's your wife and my kids"

 

France lucky

 

Olise and Dembele have been very quiet

 

Senegal look very good so far, certainly a team to avoid. A very solid defence and lightning quick breaks can take a team a long way.

Early days for France but feels like they'd benefit from a 3rd central midfielder in there because they're getting ragdolled in the middle at the moment

 

We'd struggle to finish 2nd in this group

 

None of Frances front four want to defend.

 

France doesn't have a midfield. Wouldn't be surpised if they bring Kante on in the second half

 

What was the Rob Key one and can’t remember the Aussie bowler. The bowler, ‘ why are you so fat ‘? To which Key replied ‘ because everytime I shag your wife she gives me a biscuit’.

 

England could play the 3rd place finisher of Group I (France/Norway/Senegal) in the Round of 32 of Round of 16.

 

Also really unconvinced by Mbappe as a centre forward. He's always been lethal for France on that pretty much free role on the left where he can do essentially what he wants and gets the most out of his lethal pace. He doesn't offer anywhere near enough as a centre forward in conventional centre forward play and also nerfs his ability to use his pace. The best France Deschamps teams always had Giroud as a focal point for the rest of the side to play off.

They had a lot of similar issues with Mbappe in the Euro's playing centrally.

 

That was Eddo Brandes to Glenn McGrath.

 

You know they were saying Frances second team could win the world cup......well maybe they should play them.

 

Absolute sitter, and he really should have gone for it with his left foot.

 

Senegal had to score that!

France have been dreadful... No shot attempts.

 

Was it? I always thought it was Rob Key, or that’s what I got told. Thought it was Glenn McGrath though, committed on the wrong one.

edit: should have just googled it instead as it’s there. Lol

 

Rooney is a pretty bad pundit, he's probably got a job for life on the BBC, now that's he failed as a manager.

 

Senegal have comfortably been the better side and they look it too.

 

Watching the bbc and Rooney looks to have lost a bit of weight.

 

Mbappé simply isn't a cemtre forward imo. It's like forcing Rashford to play up top. And they're desperately missing Cherki, their most technically gifted midfielder.

 

Just focusing on him and him alone for a lot of discussion and buildup.

 

I don't mind him if i'm honest.

 

Giroud making excuses. 'Iz ze pitch, it's ze weather'

 

France look unbalanced they should play Dembele at CF Mbappe at LW Olisse RW and Cherki as a 10 in front of the double pivot. They need a creator.