World Cup build up thread

Not too shabby, I feel like I’d put Jones at CB and move Dier up into midfield for the big games though. That midfield of yours looks a bit fragile defensively. Loftus cheek especially does barely any tracking back.

 

Stones will be our Karius.

 

I'd strengthen the midfield with


Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, and Grubb

 

not a lot of people know this, but

nearly everyone thinks it's Hugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb

but actually the Pughs' were twins

 

The match to watch tonight is Portugal v. Tunisia

 

and Tunisia are giving the European Champions something to think about
2:1 at the moment
Cedric on the bench

 

63rd minute Fonte on
64th minute Tunisia level
no problem for England though

 

72nd minute - Cedric on

 

Portugal now looking fantastic (made that up)

 

FT 2-2

 

And not in the shop window

 

See the Sun started already with slating our players.

 

Just checked...I posted it first ....but on the wrong thread.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...ki-poland-ipswich-goalkeeper-world-cup-russia

 

Pleased for him...had a torrid time at Saints. Perhaps too early for him. These things can happen to a keeper....because all errors are magnified. That's why I don't go overboard about Forster (some comments border on bullying now)....pleased that McCarthy has stepped in, but also hope that FF finds his feet again....either as a reliable number 2 here or elsewhere. No keeper means to let a goal in or look a total plank.

 

He only had a torrid time when he made that error against Blackpool in his first game for two years. He was excellent when he’d played in the championship circa 2007. Some fans battered him after that Blackpool game and he didn’t recover. The move to Notts County (I think) was good for him and he has blossomed since.

He was always a good keeper.

 

Many people on here wanted him to replace SKD permanently IIRC, until that Blackpool game.

 

https://southamptonfc.com/news/2018...-yoshida-named-in-japan-final-world-cup-squad

Hardly a surprise, but our lovely boy is in Japan's squad for WC.

 

So I assume everyone here will be supporting England, either willingly or due to a sense of obligation, but who will be your second and third teams (let's not go more than that because then it'll get silly if you end up supporting like 16 teams because of players in different squads or for other reasons).

For me, I'll be supporting Iceland and Egypt. I've visited both countries and they're both amazing in their own ways, plus it's Iceland's first ever world cup and Egypt's first since 1990. I hope Salah is back in time...