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  1. remembercolinlee

    remembercolinlee Well-Known Member

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    **** me ... @Spurf has only gone the full @Spurlock ... :bandit:
     
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  2. KingHotspur

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    Kane playing deep with Sterling running on seems to be the game plan.
     
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    Kyle Walker <doh>
     
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  4. The Huddlefro

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    Not having his finest game <laugh>

    Think him and Trippier are in this game for experience, on merit it would be Shaw and James surely.
     
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    Started well but we’ve let the tempo drop off. Phillips has been good but we need some more dynamism in the team. Appreciate it’s hot out there but need to play it a bit quicker.
     
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  6. No Kane No Gain

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    The ball over the top has been good for us but you can't just rely on that and we are at the moment. Mount and Foden need to be looking to get the ball deeper and earlier because there's not much we're offering at the moment. Whether Croatia are playing for the 0-0 or whether they're planning to target the last half-hour I'm sure we'll see them commit more numbers in midfield at somepoint, it's a looming threat that they can really start to control things if they choose to.
     
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    Shaw’s an attacking full back who gets forward and puts crosses into the box. That wouldn’t fit with the way he’s deployed Sterling in the first half. Trippier is a better defender too.

    James has played well recently and is a good defender, but Walker has all the experience.
     
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    Luka Modric is 35 and still easily the best player on the pitch
     
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    Feel like we’ve seen enough now. Phillips has been good but I’d take him off, drop Mount in beside Rice and get Grealish out on the pitch.
     
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  10. No Kane No Gain

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    Out of nowhere. 1-0 COME ON ENGLAND!
     
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  11. The Huddlefro

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    IT’S ****ING COMING HOME
     
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    :emoticon-0136-giggl
     
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  13. PleaseNotPoll

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    Foden booked for that? Really?
     
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  14. No Kane No Gain

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    Got the win, that'll do. Surprised Croatia didn't really offer much after the goal but 3 points puts us in a great position for the next 2 group games.
     
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    Solid performance I thought. Onwards and upwards
     
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    <laugh> Wasn't able to watch the match so I don't have a background to this goal. How many chances did he create for Kane?
     
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    Out of nowhere, so they played the usual **** then?
     
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    Turns it was genius!!! Did anyone see that performance from Calvin Phillips coming MOTM for sure - Mings also had his best game for England.

    The number 9 was poor though and was rightly hooked
     
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  19. No Kane No Gain

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    Nah, Croatia were just starting to look like they were coming into it at the start of the second half. It wasn't that impressive but it was a decent performance and the team's that start a tournament really well often end up fading.

    Conclusion: It's coming home.
     
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    Not to my home it's not <laugh> I will be interested to try and find a decent report on the game. But Kane making little or no impact suggests the usual crap from Sterling. Trouble is the media are obsessed with him so hard to trust the reports.
     
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