Not Columbia

 

I’d start with the team that started v Panama.

 

Maybe Rose instead of Young, but don’t mind young for ball retention/steady head.

 

Wouldn’t put Ali back in if he’s fit. Think we are more fluid without him.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/02/gareth-southgate-england-avoid-traps-colombia

 

This bit, fuck me:

 

"Hodgson and his assistant, Ray Lewington, did not even bother going to the Iceland-Austria game to make a personal check their next opponents, preferring instead to spend the day sightseeing and going on a boat journey down the river Seine."

 

That's literally inSeine

 

100% deliberate that time Whites man

Anyone else getting a bit giddy? Will be full on nervous ants in my pants come 6pm

Anyone else getting a bit giddy? Will be full on nervous ants in my pants come 6pm

I’m way too excited

 

But it’s great even feeling we’ve got a sniff of a chance

 

Invited to a big do in London tonight, but politely declined

Not sure about Colombia; they were unconvincing against a poor Senegal, battered a Shocking Poland and lost to Japan.

 

I reckon it could be anyone’s but I think we’ll outscore em

i cant remember being this nervous for an england game

Just hope as a nation we aren't being way too complacent.

Colombia won't be a pushover. Neither will be the winner of Sweden and Switzerland.

We've looked decent against a couple of poor nations but still had our wobbles in those games.

I really wonder how we would've have coped going 2-0 to Japan with 35 mins to play.

 

Cmon England!!!!

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/02/gareth-southgate-england-avoid-traps-colombia

 

This bit, fuck me:

 

"Hodgson and his assistant, Ray Lewington, did not even bother going to the Iceland-Austria game to make a personal check their next opponents, preferring instead to spend the day sightseeing and going on a boat journey down the river Seine."

 

I've read that somewhere before, would love to know what the fuck they were thinking doing that.

 

Did anyone watch the documentary "Scotland 78 A Love Story" on BBC the other day? Well worth watching if not, but Ally MacLeod was asked on that if he'd watched Iran or Peru in the build up to their group games and he just said no Ive been concentrating on preparing my own team. It reminded me of that.

 

I expected us to take Iceland out fairly easily in that game (actually thought we hadnt played "too" badly through the group stage) and it was set up for a QF against France on the following Saturday night which would have been huge.

I don’t understand the nerves.

 

3-1 to us, ........Kane with 2 and Rashford with a breakaway......shit if we can’t beat a bit of Colombian.

 

Cameras will be constantly zooming in on beautiful South American ladies then comparing them to fat Sandra from Sheffield.

 

Just hope as a nation we aren't being way too complacent.

Colombia won't be a pushover. Neither will be the winner of Sweden and Switzerland.

We've looked decent against a couple of poor nations but still had our wobbles in those games.

I really wonder how we would've have coped going 2-0 to Japan with 35 mins to play.

 

Cmon England!!!!

 

 

We'd have struggled I reckon.

 

We only really have one plan/style of play.  When teams adapt we struggle.

 

Our best chance is to get at teams from the off and try and edge in front early - I'd say we've got a good chance of doing that against any team I've seen so far

 

And yes, I'm getting nervous now.

Relevant:

 

https://twitter.com/ellis_platten/status/1013836389610385409?s=19

I see the sun's headline of "Go Kane" has upset a few.

I see the sun's headline of "Go Kane" has upset a few.

Snow

 

Flakes

 

There's some wet fcukers in this country.

Best starting X1

Best starting X1

Yep, toss of a coin for Young/Rose, other than that it’s hard to disagree.

Decent enough team. Maybe Rashford on for Sterling and Danny Rose in for Ashley Young.

There's some wet fcukers in this country.

I think more so in colombia. According to the BBC's chorley born Colombia expert.

Bouncing here at Old Trafford Cricket ground

 

Big screen up, everyone bang up for it

I see the sun's headline of "Go Kane" has upset a few.

“ three lines on the shirt” would have probably upset them more

Ali needs to go at HT

 

Clearly not fit

This ref is going to fuck us over

Played ok. But our lack of real genuine quality in midfield and out wide shines through. How do we break a team like this down? Trippier taking free kicks exemplifies this. Not enough genuine quality when it matters.

 

Going to be a scrap and a case of who keeps their heads and takes probably one chance.

Headbutt had to be a red for me. He’s basically been rewarded for having pish aim. Can’t blame Henderson for rolling around a bit as that seems to be in vogue at the minute. Still waiting for a game of football to break out really.

Headbutt had to be a red for me. He’s basically been rewarded for having pish aim. Can’t blame Henderson for rolling around a bit as that seems to be in vogue at the minute. Still waiting for a game of football to break out really.

Clear red. But they know what they are doing. England have to not be same old England and not be naive and get sucked in by it all. Seen South American teams pull these tricks many times on us and we usually fall for it.