davidrj Posted July 7, 2018 Posted July 7, 2018 Are we all hiding behind the sofa? Come on England we can do it. 1 Quote
1949threepence Posted July 7, 2018 Posted July 7, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, davidrj said: Are we all hiding behind the sofa? Come on England we can do it. Harry Maguire - the toast of England so far ETA: Dele Ali - the second toast of England 2nd ETA: Jordan Pickford third toast of England Well done England. They were rampant today. Bring on Russia or Croatia on Wednesday. If Russia it will be like an away match in an incredibly partisan atmosphere. We will see !!! Edited July 7, 2018 by 1949threepence 2 Quote
Sword Posted July 7, 2018 Posted July 7, 2018 8 hours ago, PWA 1967 said: Today is the DAY. Come on England when we win today we are in the final ,we will beat Croatia / Russia. 2-0 today Great prediction Pete! 2-0 it is. Great game too. 5 Quote
Peckris Posted July 7, 2018 Posted July 7, 2018 Kane and Maguire Jumping ever higher In Russia you know where it's at And no-one's getting fat except Mama Cass 2 Quote
PWA 1967 Posted July 11, 2018 Author Posted July 11, 2018 Another step closer tonight and the furthest they have gone in my lifetime. 1-0.......Come on England and lets get in the final Quote
PWA 1967 Posted July 11, 2018 Author Posted July 11, 2018 Its me being positive Michael and mean when we play France on Sunday 2 Quote
Rob Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 Good goal by Trippier, but why when they have taken the lead do England act as if it is job done? Maybe they don't want it badly enough? Maybe they think it is their divine right to be in the final? Quote
1949threepence Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 Well since the Croatia equaliser, the England goal has led a charmed life. Quote
Rob Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 Just now, Ukstu said: Turned it off. Can't watch it. I stopped watching just before half time because we seemed to have stopped trying. Quote
Ukstu Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 3 minutes ago, Rob said: I stopped watching just before half time because we seemed to have stopped trying. Agreed. Switched it off about the 60 mins mark. I hope they win but it's to much for me at present. I'll listen to the noise on the street. Quote
1949threepence Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 England have Pickford to thank for keeping us in it. Croatia have been all over England since the start if the second half. We just can't seem to get a clear cut chance. Quote
PWA 1967 Posted July 11, 2018 Author Posted July 11, 2018 Good tournament for England with some young lads who surprised a lot of people and they should keep there head up and were not disgraced. We got to extra time in the semi final of the world cup and not many before it started would of thought that would of happened. .Sport to some people who participate is a way of suceeding in life,they may not be talented in other ways. Hat off to every one of them 1 Quote
1949threepence Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 (edited) 8 minutes ago, PWA 1967 said: Good tournament for England with some young lads who surprised a lot of people and they should keep there head up and were not disgraced. We got to extra time in the semi final of the world cup and not many before it started would of thought that would of happened. .Sport to some people who participate is a way of suceeding in life,they may not be talented in other ways. Hat off to every one of them Hear hear, Pete. They gave everything they'd got, and that's all you can expect from any person or collective group. Edited July 11, 2018 by 1949threepence Quote
copper123 Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 Oh well at least it was obvious they tried this time Quote
Sword Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 Well, there is now the play-off for third place. England still has a chance to achieve their best World Cup performance since 1966! Quote
Peckris Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 Il vient chez-ils, vient chez-ils, enfin football vient chez-ils 1 Quote
DaveG38 Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 I think we need to inject a dose of realism into assessing England's performance. Yes, they reached the semi-finals, and that represents a pretty fair achievement, until you start to look at the manner of their progression. Firstly, the win over Tunisia, a very average footballing nation, was close and not very convincing. Then there was Panama. Yes, a good thumping great score, but scarcely unexpected against such a third rate team. Next Belgium - the battle of the second teams. Even so, a 1-0 loss wasn't exactly a great result, but it did put England into the 'easier' half of the draw. From the group stage, England managed a pretty poor performance against Columbia, scraping through on the penalties - again hardly a convincing win. The Sweden match was better and the 2-0 win was deserved, but England weren't exactly playing a top team in Sweden, so winning was not a great achievement. When they did come up against some decent opposition, as they did for the first time in Croatia, they failed. Their second half performance was woeful, as was their play during extra time. Basically, they were outplayed by a very mediocre team. In the Tunisia, Columbia and Croatia games they managed to turn a winning position into a losing or drawing one by slackening off and giving the appearence of thinking that the games were won. So, they did well to get where they did, but it was the easiest route with no real challenging teams to have to overcome. Based on this, I don't share the euphoria about the England performance as everyone else does. I don't think they were any better than earlier England teams - they just had an easier ride and a bit more luck. As I said in an earlier post, England never fail to disappoint, and this World Cup was no different really. Quote
Peckris Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 1 hour ago, DaveG38 said: I think we need to inject a dose of realism into assessing England's performance. Yes, they reached the semi-finals, and that represents a pretty fair achievement, until you start to look at the manner of their progression. Firstly, the win over Tunisia, a very average footballing nation, was close and not very convincing. Then there was Panama. Yes, a good thumping great score, but scarcely unexpected against such a third rate team. Next Belgium - the battle of the second teams. Even so, a 1-0 loss wasn't exactly a great result, but it did put England into the 'easier' half of the draw. From the group stage, England managed a pretty poor performance against Columbia, scraping through on the penalties - again hardly a convincing win. The Sweden match was better and the 2-0 win was deserved, but England weren't exactly playing a top team in Sweden, so winning was not a great achievement. When they did come up against some decent opposition, as they did for the first time in Croatia, they failed. Their second half performance was woeful, as was their play during extra time. Basically, they were outplayed by a very mediocre team. In the Tunisia, Columbia and Croatia games they managed to turn a winning position into a losing or drawing one by slackening off and giving the appearence of thinking that the games were won. So, they did well to get where they did, but it was the easiest route with no real challenging teams to have to overcome. Based on this, I don't share the euphoria about the England performance as everyone else does. I don't think they were any better than earlier England teams - they just had an easier ride and a bit more luck. As I said in an earlier post, England never fail to disappoint, and this World Cup was no different really. Unfortunately one thing you've omitted - and this is important - is how poorly the 'big' teams did: Germany, Spain, and Argentina especially, and even Brazil. So before saying how easy it was for England (and yes, comparatively it was), there were so-called 'better' teams that did far worse. Quote
1949threepence Posted July 13, 2018 Posted July 13, 2018 With the Croatia game, it was obvious we needed a second goal. If we'd got that in the first half when we were on top, game over. But it wasn't to be. Quote
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