Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - Life and Death for South America, Pre-Season for Europe: The Club World Cup

[Montez]

 

[Koba St]

Daaammmnnn. When you put it like this, it's pretty telling. You can say 'can only beat what's in front of you' but it really pours cold water on Southgate's 'success'

He’s been extremely lucky in both tournaments he’s faced so far.

 

[MikelArteta]

I'm a Wenger stan so I'm for this.

A lot of these teams have defensive/cautious managers, attacking minded managers can exploit that. It's hard to shift back into attacking mode when you're being overly cautious (Switzerland - France, England - Italy).

Wenger knows English culture, he's practically a London boy now. Great man management. France won't give him the job, England might as well.



Low key why I respect these Americans. Ruthless country as soon as you're out of the womb. England being too kind to the likes of Grealish, Henderson, Southgate, and Sterling.

USA 2026, written in the stars, if they get a real manager.

A knighthood for failure

 

[mastermind]

I'm a Wenger stan so I'm for this.

A lot of these teams have defensive/cautious managers, attacking minded managers can exploit that. It's hard to shift back into attacking mode when you're being overly cautious (Switzerland - France, England - Italy).

Wenger knows English culture, he's practically a London boy now. Great man management. France won't give him the job, England might as well.

I think England should make the call for Wenger. This is the perfect time for him.

 

[nahnah]

I mean Jimmy Savile and Mussolini got knighted so the bar isn't exactly an high one

 

[SCORCH]

Ole getting more people in to do the actual coaching

 

[thatrapsfan]

Going through the Olympic squads and some surprising names

Dani Alves on Brazi. Richarlsson too, right after he played in Copa America :FIFA

Gignac on France FIFA

CIV bringing a pretty solid squad. Amad, Kessie, Gradel. FIFA

Pedri also being abused : FIFA

 

[phcitywarrior]

He’s been extremely lucky in both tournaments he’s faced so far.

This. Last WC they faced a James-less Colombia to win on PKs. When they got to Croatia they folded. Even lost in the 3rd place match to a B-side Belgium.

This Euros the only decent team the faced was Denmark and even then they won on a dubious penalty.

Germany wasn’t the same of old and even then the match was even, Muller and Werner score and it’s 2-2.

And this Croatia side is a far-cry from WC’18.

 

[TobiOT]

 

[blues_funk_reggae]

That moment when Maguire faked like he got kicked in the face but the boot was nowhere near him.

 

[TOAD99]

This. Last WC they faced a James-less Colombia to win on PKs. When they got to Croatia they folded. Even lost in the 3rd place match to a B-side Belgium.

This Euros the only decent team the faced was Denmark and even then they won on a dubious penalty.

Germany wasn’t the same of old and even then the match was even, Muller and Werner score and it’s 2-2.

And this Croatia side is a far-cry from WC’18.

I’m still mad they ended that Colombia run

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

This. Last WC they faced a James-less Colombia to win on PKs. When they got to Croatia they folded. Even lost in the 3rd place match to a B-side Belgium.

This Euros the only decent team the faced was Denmark and even then they won on a dubious penalty.

Germany wasn’t the same of old and even then the match was even, Muller and Werner score and it’s 2-2.

And this Croatia side is a far-cry from WC’18.

England played their B team also vs Belgium in the best losers match.

 

[Koba St]

This. Last WC they faced a James-less Colombia to win on PKs. When they got to Croatia they folded. Even lost in the 3rd place match to a B-side Belgium.

This Euros the only decent team the faced was Denmark and even then they won on a dubious penalty.

Germany wasn’t the same of old and even then the match was even, Muller and Werner score and it’s 2-2.

And this Croatia side is a far-cry from WC’18.

When you look at the teams Italy faced on their way to the final, if England had faced the same teams, they’d have been knocked out at the quarter finals to Belgium. Italy vs Spain to me was the real final. The quality in that game was insane

 

[Montez]

John Barnes been way too quiet.

 

[Ukbrotha]

John Barnes been way too quiet.

Hopefully he remains quiet. He might say the black players deserve the abuse.