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Post by socrates on Jun 30, 2018 20:24:26 GMT
Got to say having watched both games today all four sides have got better players than us and obviously two of them have gone out. Technically we’re miles behind the best countries still but if we play to our strengths we’ve got a chance, albeit a very small one.
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Post by socrates on Jun 30, 2018 20:54:28 GMT
France will definitely be favourites but Uruguay are the sort of team I could see them struggling against. Will need Cavani fit though. Definitely right. He and Suárez have a telepathy better than any other current strikeforce in international football. Hopefully Cavani just ran himself into the ground because he was everywhere tonight. Even though I’ve thoroughly enjoyed today’s matches it’s frightening how good these players are. How many of our squad would get in to the first team of those four sides. Not many in any of those first 11s
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Post by 2nd May 1990 on Jun 30, 2018 21:09:27 GMT
Definitely right. He and Suárez have a telepathy better than any other current strikeforce in international football. Hopefully Cavani just ran himself into the ground because he was everywhere tonight. Even though I’ve thoroughly enjoyed today’s matches it’s frightening how good these players are. How many of our squad would get in to the first team of those four sides. Not many in any of those first 11s Big game players. In truth, we don’t yet know if we have anyone with that cold blooded instinct that Suárez and Cavani have. We hope Kane does, but it’s going to need more than just him. Players with personality, passion yet ice in their veins. We need to step up and boys need to become men!
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Post by socrates on Jun 30, 2018 21:14:32 GMT
Even though I’ve thoroughly enjoyed today’s matches it’s frightening how good these players are. How many of our squad would get in to the first team of those four sides. Not many in any of those first 11s Big game players. In truth, we don’t yet know if we have anyone with that cold blooded instinct that Suárez and Cavani have. We hope Kane does, but it’s going to need more than just him. Players with personality, passion yet ice in their veins. We need to step up and boys need to become men! Very true. Mentality comes down to it massively but just the way Portugal for example linked and played so much like a team today they actually played very well but still went out. if Colombia play as good as Uruguay, Portugal or France did today I think we’ll be out. Hope I’m wrong mind.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jun 30, 2018 22:48:06 GMT
Very true. Mentality comes down to it massively but just the way Portugal for example linked and played so much like a team today they actually played very well but still went out. if Colombia play as good as Uruguay, Portugal or France did today I think we’ll be out. Hope I’m wrong mind. Yes, it will take a very disciplined performance from us to come through against Colombia, who are a strong running team with lots of presence in midfield. I’m a bit worried we’ll be outmuscled and outpowered and would certainly start Loftus-Cheek, who looks our strongest runner. We can get at them at the back though from what I saw against Senegal and discipline may be a weak area for them, too. Can’t call it, but like you, i’m Not confident. It'll be a close game. I'm going to be optimistic and say we'll edge it. James Rodriguez will be a massive loss for them. But his replacement plays for Sevilla so can't be that bad! They must be licking their lips too at the draw! Especially with landing us instead of Belgium. I'm pretty sure they would have taken us out of the 2.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 7:00:26 GMT
The possibility of 3 games now for England where we would be the favourites in every one. What could possibly go wrong! I think the winner will now come from the bottom half of the draw as the more fancied teams beat each other up in the top half. Russia + var will be difficult to get past.
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Post by pirate on Jul 2, 2018 13:11:24 GMT
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Post by pirate on Jul 2, 2018 13:25:54 GMT
Unlucky Chelsea... At the age of 11 Chelsea took Kylian Mbappe on trial, using him in an academy match against Charlton and also giving him a personalised shirt with 'Kylian' on the back with the number ten. According to reports, Chelsea also could have got the striker for £14,000 when he was just 14, but decided to push for Tammy Abraham and Dominic Solanke instead and would have had to wait until he was 16 to grab his signature.
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