International Thread Part Trois

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SAINTDON13 said:
Finished 1 - 0 and Jose got 90 minutes, Pelle stayed benched.
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This was an important match for Croatian because of FIFA 2018 World cup qualification seeding. If Italy had won, they would have been in the first pot. So they approached this match very seriously, Pirlo was even playing the whole match if I'm not mistaken! But thanks to Portugal and Jose, with Ital'y defeat Croatia takes a spot in the first pot, and Italy is relegated to second pot.
 
SouthamptonFCroatia said:
This was an important match for Croatian because of FIFA 2018 World cup qualification seeding. If Italy had won, they would have been in the first pot. So they approached this match very seriously, Pirlo was even playing the whole match if I'm not mistaken! But thanks to Portugal and Jose, with Ital'y defeat Croatia takes a spot in the first pot, and Italy is relegated to second pot.
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Italians involved?

FIFA involved?

mmmm that spot in Pot 1 may not be quite so secure yet :)
 
FdsaJoe said:
I think serious questions have to be asked about Hodgson now; we shouldn't be conceding two against Slovenia and a very poor team selection has let us down - it was obvious to almost everyone buy Hodgson that both Jones and Townsend shouldn't have been playing. I think we should be deciding sooner rather than later - is this the man we want to take us to the euros?
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Before the game I would have adde Wilshire to that list. But what do I know.....!?
 
JWP hadn't been very effective to be fair. A few good set pieces but you need more.

1-0 Portugal. Defence in disarray.
 
They've lost the midfield since Ward-Prowse has gone off. I thought he was okay, but I think he's better with someone who protects the back four better than Chalobah who I think has been pretty awful.
 
I thought we played well and were unlucky. Pritchard was good when he came on!
Don't forget that we were playing against a midfield that contains to champions league players in this game, Portugal are quality.

Very harsh to criticise the defence for our goal, that was a complete fluke tbh. We deserved at least a point IMO.
 
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