Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - The Scriptures Prophesied the Messiah Plays 3-4-3

[frush11]

Question: Just peeped the England/Germany match. The England defender laying down on the pitch for set pieces-free kicks. I've never seen that before. Has that always been around? Didn't know something like that was allowed

You've never seen it, it's been going on for like 2 seasons now.

 

[nyknick]

 

[TOAD99]

Question: Just peeped the England/Germany match. The England defender laying down on the pitch for set pieces-free kicks. I've never seen that before. Has that always been around? Didn't know something like that was allowed

what’s the purpose of this actually? I’ve been seeing it more lately

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

what’s the purpose of this actually? I’ve been seeing it more lately

On the off chance the taker puts it under the jumping wall

 

[YakSpiller]

England most likely will make it to the finals but I don’t see them winning it. If they do

 

[beejus]

what’s the purpose of this actually? I’ve been seeing it more lately

Perfect examples of why.

 

[Montez]

She beefs with everyone.

Yeah, she even had issues with Wenger I think. I can see why he got her as an agent.



Need a Zidane figure to work with this crew.

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This got me dead man.

 

[Montez]

Fukking France, I was hoping to hear Xhaka was gone today.

 

[frush11]

I'll take Bissouma or Camavinga, Arteta and Edu out here selling dreams and lies

 

[nyknick]

You've never seen it, it's been going on for like 2 seasons now.

Yeah it's become prevalent in the last two or three seasons.

I remember Kolarov scoring two low free-kicks in a row and since then everybody has a player laying down behind the wall.

 

[null]

I wouldn't call that sticking your neck out

true but we are living in strange times ...

strange times indeed

whatever next

 

[TobiOT]

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Yeah, she even had issues with Wenger I think. I can see why he got her as an agent.



Need a Zidane figure to work with this crew.

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So France. Obviously the pass the parcel of blame will happen after a defeat. But the French always do it with a certain panache.

 

[J Money]

In what world is selling Xhaka for a loss a good decision? Just like buying that Ben White dude for £50m

Lmao fans let these useless board members off the hook big time.

 

[Slim Charles]

I still believe a more dynamic England would be just as effective i.e play Mount, Foden, Sancho but fair play to Southgate this team is hard to score against. It's ugly and boring but this tournament football and to keep 4 clean sheets, 3 against Germany, Croatia and Czech is impressive. The concern I have is against a better passing team Phillips and Rice will be given the run around or a resolute defence, there will lack the creativity to break them down.

But the gamble so far is paying off. Be organised, cautious and hope that the attackers are clinical enough to get 1 or 2 goals. Grealish off the bench works very well.

I'm a very cynical England fan over the past 15 years and barely watched them for a decade they were so trash but I honestly could see England getting to the final without even conceding. Again it's ugly but lot of teams won international tournaments this way.

Italy or Spain would be favourites as I think both would break England down. But I reckon Belgium at Wembley with it being a home game for England would bottle it in a game England would make ugly.