Didledee

So deserved

a class game, won't see the like for some time

Saka bleu

They still look a threat France, but they don't look like they've ever defended before, England have been great.

play like this and go out and no one will say anything

Why are we going for a second???/ get Burn on ffs

With Messi anything can happen, but lets look past the group stages, they scraped past Cape Verde, should have lost vs Egypt, may have lost to Switzerland if that idiot didn't dive and get himself sent off and should have lost to England or should I say were given the win on a plate. If Spain are at it and take a lead, they won't be cowards, they'll keep it and keep playing their way. 2-0 Spain and yes Spain haven't been at their supreme best either, but 1 goal conceded when you're star players in WIlliams and Yamal came into the tournament off the back off injuries and without being amazing is quite something, they are a great side, which we'll never get to with sabotage cowardly decisions.

I'll watch the final and will have got over this when that arrives, my fave player in Yamal vs the GOAT and his heir to the throne in the future, not arsed who wins, Messi as won it already, balon d'or maybe decided also with this game, as for the 3rd /4th losers games, not arsed, but Mbappe is 1 assist under Messi so expect him to want to play and smash us, we should give game time to the likes of Mainoo, Watkins etc who haven't played and have been pointless callups.

Still can't get that out of my head, we weren't playing great but was doing completely fine up until the goal and then Tuchel changed the game by being a coward and showed he was on that night afraid of taking the lead. It worked vs Mexico as that was necessary, but that game did not require it, yes with 10 mins to go fine, it's natural anyway for players to try and protect the lead they have But it was him who brought on those subs and set them to play like that, it was already nerve wracking but it's was also frustrating, and quite embarrassing this is a team with Bellingham and Kane and you would rather put on Dan Burn etc to protect a 1-0 lead than give those 2 some attacking subs to help them, not asking to go full out for a second, but don't just hand it them on a plate, Argentina would have came at us regardless, if we had out balls, we could have picked them off like Egypt did. You basically said here Messi and co, have the ball, come at us and see what you can do, what do you think Messi is gonna do, the best player ever is going to finally do something if you give him the ball, Mac Allister hitting the post twice, Pickford's save on the line from the header should have triggered a thought at least, to say yes this isn't working, it's inevitable what's coming, yet even at 1-1 you carried on and it wasn't until 2-1 down did you bring on Rashford and Toney, why does having a lead, why does losing trigger a reaction, why not try and play like we were doing, with slight tweaks for tired players, that was a semi final of a World Cup, which now almost cancels out the positivity of Mexico, that game was still be remembered for years to come, but this tournament, England were denied a place in the final because of a cowardly decision to go mega defensive against the World Champions and Messi and now we must wait 2 years to put this right in a 'home' tournament, but can he be trusted, what are we gonna do if we have say France in a final at Wembley and go 1-0 up again.

how can you be so fucking negative man

Fully deserved, went ultra defensive and could have conceded loads more than 2, super negative.

Rogers off the right apparently, Madueke really hasn't grabbed his chance and Saka can come off the bench,

So it's a repeat of the Euro Final or the finallissima match up we didn't get. that version of Spain is true elite

Spain have been quite something

almost an all time great goal by Spain

and now lose Saliba

Big test now for France vs this defence

wonder what we'll be like if we score an early goal like vs Croatia and Italy, will be a good indicator to see if we have gone forwards under Tuchel or not.

Tough one to call, France are better, Spain not a the heights of Euro 2024, but still so difficult to play against, can't see France losing back to back World Cup's so I'm hoping for a Spain win, because I think there's a revenge job that could happen, I don't see anything bar the Bellingham and Kane factor that suggests we beat this France, they would have to be off it far more than they were vs Argentina (before Mbappe's first penalty)

I think we can win this by a few, I 've had my doubts the last 2 games, but we've gone the distance in both and neither of Mexico or Norway created a goal that cut us open, the Mexico 1st was a poor clearance from a freekick from Konsa which fell kindly to Quinones and the other a pen, Norway's goal was a complete fluke, Argentina have found it tough in all knockout matches, but Messi and a few more have found moments, Switzerland had them were they wanted 'em before Embolo cheated and got sent off and with England's attack and our star Bellingham in ultimate form I think we'll have too much. I know these games are on the day who plays better where the past can be irrelevant, and I'm sure they'll fancy themselves also and will look at Norway being better 2nd half for large periods and how Congo caused us issues, but Argentina despite there never give in and amazing desire have looked so beatable these last few games that I'm just picturing our attack cutting them open.

SIR JUDE!!!! subs were class!

haha, that was certainly a borefest

every game seems to have so much drama in it's own way.

this will wake them up big time now not to put themselves in a position like this again but I'd fancy our attack vs their defence, if of course that pans out to be the semi.