FIFA World Cup 2026: England Tournament Thread [R]

2018 Sterling was pretty good. His movement gave teams so much trouble.

 

This team are ********ing animals

 

Oh and yes, Bowen would never be in the position that Madueke missed.

 

good half.

Should 2-0 but this is fine.

 

Take everyone off at half-time. Not worth keeping them on in a game like this. They'll probably start kicking out even more as the game goes on and they get more frustrated.

 

I'd consider taking Kane and Rice off at half time. Not worth them getting a kick too many here.

 

neur in goal

hakimi and mendes of psg as my fullbacks

saliba and gabriel as my cbs

Vitinha, rice and Fernandes (Bruno) in the middle

mbappe, Kane and kvar as my 3 although mbappe and kvar would be more suited to lw

 

dont hate how physical they've been. good for us tbh.

also nice to see us force our way out from the back. we had two good build ups from our own third.

lady ref just about hanging on...

 

What a pass from kane

 

Bit of a dive tbh. But no other country would have any qualms about doing it so who cares.

 

Not a penalty

 

taa and trippier from
England alone

also, modern forwards aren’t really target men these days, it’s more byline or midfield work for fullbacks now

 

it just might be enough ..

 

I still think that’s a pen..

 

This first half has been pretty wank. But no injuries

 

Happy with that

 

Gordon could have done more with it initially

 

I'd say most will be happy. Looked dangerous.

 

Awful dive from Gordon. Massively concerned with Madueke. Gonna be found lacking this tournament with Saka full fitness doubts.

 

Yeah on another day Madueke scores, Kanes header goes in and it's 3-0. There's lot to be happy about.

 

I don't agree. Madueke has been one of our brighter players

 

Anderson has ran the show largely

 

1-0 after 9 minutes and 1-0 at half time. Rubbish.

 

Gordan has been frustrating for me, done some good stuff getting in behind the full back and looked dangerous but then he’s also been really sloppy in possession.

 

He's so good In tight spaces. Been crying out for a player like him for decades