Match Day Thread England v Belgium

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Chazz Rheinhold

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big question. Do we want to lose and get an easier run?

No idea how many he will play and who he will rest.

Come on England and err get beat...
 
You don’t change your back three or keeper.

You don’t drop your Skipper.

You may look at changing some players in the more industrious positions.

With that in mind

Pickford

Armstrong Walker Stones Maguire Rose

Dier

Loftus Lingard Rashford

Kane

Give Dele a 30 minutes run out 2nd half, ease him back in.

3 nowt. Job done.
 
This game will be hilarious I reckon

2 reserve teams - neither wanting to look like they are trying to lose - so I’m going 0-0 with about 12 yellow cards - if we can get a player sent off we should secure the best draw
 
remember the famous win in the 1990 world cup when the nutter from Corrie got the winning goal
 
Think playing for a draw is possible. Not sure how a team can go a play to lose without looking obvious. Sod it play to win. This squad is going to deliver but prob not for a couple of years. Hope I'm wrong and Brazil ain't that great anyway.
 
They can make all the right noises about momentum , bring on whoever etc , but a defeat would give an unbelievable chance of the semi finals , the likes of The French and The Spanish would be thinking that . It's almost typical England that we could win a group with 9 points and it feel like a punishment <laugh>
 
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You lot know we don't have to lose to come second, right?

If we draw and get 2 more yellow cards than them (or a red), we'll go second.

Despite that, I still want us to win... but I also want us to have Sweden/Switzerland in the quarters should we get there... **** I CAN'T CHOOSE
 
You lot know we don't have to lose to come second, right?

If we draw and get 2 more yellow cards than them (or a red), we'll go second.

Despite that, I still want us to win... but I also want us to have Sweden/Switzerland in the quarters should we get there... **** I CAN'T CHOOSE

I want Belgium to win. :afro: <ok>
 
It's a free hit.

Play to win, if we do the confidence is up. If we lose, console ourselves with the idea of an easier draw.