Might as well make a thread for them.

 

Jarrod Bowen’s a proper B-rated footballer isn’t he. Doesn’t belong in the England squad

11 minutes ago, boltonboris said:

Jarrod Bowen’s a proper B-rated footballer isn’t he. Doesn’t belong in the England squad

He's not on his own, for me.

Better second half.

That's a great goal.

Not a good game, though both teams have had a few chances.

Eze is yet to impress me for England.

Bowen showed more energy and desire, without producing anything of note.

Need to see Kane graba a hat-trick.

54 minutes ago, boltonboris said:

Jarrod Bowen’s a proper B-rated footballer isn’t he. Doesn’t belong in the England squad

Same as yon lad Gordon.

Never in the elite category.

One of those tedious games where a top side faces a low block, too ponderous and not enough width. Still got into enough situations but weak finishes till those Kane efforts 

Better for the subs coming on, Foden Rashford and Saka injected pace and trickery. 

1 hour ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Better second half.

That's a great goal.

Not a good game, though both teams have had a few chances.

Eze is yet to impress me for England.

Bowen showed more energy and desire, without producing anything of note.

Need to see Kane graba a hat-trick.

That finish from Eze v Serbia the other was top drawer.  And a fantastic goal against Latvia a few months ago.  Just seems to have more end product than most for England, and has a habit of coming up with champagne moments, like the goals at Wembley for Palace. 

Eze is top quality. 
 

Bowen is a hard worker, but he’s just nowhere near as talented, quick or intelligent as the rest of the attacking group 

1 minute ago, Johnnyrotten said:

That finish from Eze v Serbia the other was top drawer.  And a fantastic goal against Latvia a few months ago.  Just seems to have more end product than most for England, and has a habit of coming up with champagne moments, like the goals at Wembley for Palace. 

The odd one or two goals are fine. Ideally would like to see more in terms of direct assists, and creativity. Use his pace.

Show more against stubborn sides, when we're finding it more difficult to open them up.

He was anonymous today.

 

Bellingham was our worst player and gives the ball away in some dangerous positions 

1 hour ago, boltonboris said:

Eze is top quality. 
 

Bowen is a hard worker, but he’s just nowhere near as talented, quick or intelligent as the rest of the attacking group 

I wouldn't say nowhere as near to be fair to him, he's a lot more than a hard worker, he sometimes single handedly pulls West Ham out of the mire with real quality, so he's every right to be classed as international standard based on what he does in the Prem.  But yes a peg down from the top quality if we're talking Bellingham, Foden, Palmer, Saka, Kane.  Probably next level down with Gordon, Watkins, Loftus Cheek etc, but has a great attitude and leadership qualities.

3 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

I wouldn't say nowhere as near to be fair to him, he's a lot more than a hard worker, he sometimes single handedly pulls West Ham out of the mire with real quality, so he's every right to be classed as international standard based on what he does in the Prem.  But yes a peg down from the top quality if we're talking Bellingham, Foden, Palmer, Saka, Kane.  Probably next level down with Gordon, Watkins, Loftus Cheek etc, but has a great attitude and leadership qualities.

Really is an insane pool of talent.

Cole Palmer gets in any team on the planet. He's struggling for a case to make our first 11.

3 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Really is an insane pool of talent.

Cole Palmer gets in any team on the planet. He's struggling for a case to make our first 11.

I don’t think he’s ousting ACD or Gale in the wide positions, but I reckon he might get in ahead of Randall in the number 10

5 minutes ago, desperado said:

I don’t think he’s ousting ACD or Gale in the wide positions, but I reckon he might get in ahead of Randall in the number 10

Clearly forgetting the white Pele.

No criticisms whatsoever from me. Tables don't lie.

The 'we haven't played anybody', 'Tuchels treacle football' brigade will be along shortly.

Likely winners will be Argentina or Brazil as is usually the case in the Americas (it was Germans who broke this trend remember and we now have one) but we will acquit ourselves very well and are not without hope (I know, I know - that's what kills you).

Delighted to have a proper football man at the helm. One who gets results.

 

16 hours ago, bolty58 said:

No criticisms whatsoever from me. Tables don't lie.

The 'we haven't played anybody', 'Tuchels treacle football' brigade will be along shortly.

Likely winners will be Argentina or Brazil as is usually the case in the Americas (it was Germans who broke this trend remember and we now have one) but we will acquit ourselves very well and are not without hope (I know, I know - that's what kills you).

Delighted to have a proper football man at the helm. One who gets results.

 

It's been a remarkable qualification period.

Just got to take that form into the finals.

He will have some selection headaches for sure. 

Not yet convinced on one or two, but there is time, it's a squad game. Sometimes unlikely players can emerge as heros.

just seen Norway spanked Italy 4-1 away the other night

Haaland got 2

taking his group tally to 16 in 8 games, scored in every one

and Norway won all 8 games with a GD of +32

impressive

 

Aye, and Italy have to go through a play off.

 

13 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Aye, and Italy have to go through a play off.

 

I've heard of more of the Norwegian squad than I have the Italians 

12 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Aye, and Italy have to go through a play off.

 

It still amazes me that they've failed to qualify for the last 2 world cups, almost unthinkable that they could make it a hattrick this time. Especially when they've actually won the thing 4 times and been runners up twice (I think)

10 minutes ago, Sweep said:

It still amazes me that they've failed to qualify for the last 2 world cups, almost unthinkable that they could make it a hattrick this time. Especially when they've actually won the thing 4 times and been runners up twice (I think)

Yet they won Euro 2021

18 minutes ago, jmjhb said:

Yet they won Euro 2021

I still cry. I was over the Spain defeat when the ref blew the whistle but the other one.. 

Just seen Italy's manager is Gattuso 

Strikes me as a poor man's Simeone

On 16/11/2025 at 22:40, bolty58 said:

No criticisms whatsoever from me. Tables don't lie.

The 'we haven't played anybody', 'Tuchels treacle football' brigade will be along shortly.

Likely winners will be Argentina or Brazil as is usually the case in the Americas (it was Germans who broke this trend remember and we now have one) but we will acquit ourselves very well and are not without hope (I know, I know - that's what kills you).

Delighted to have a proper football man at the helm. One who gets results.

 

The last manager got results as well to be fair

6 minutes ago, London Wanderer said:

The last manager got results as well to be fair

It wasn't his virtue signalling that got us to two finals that's for sure

Just now, Zico said:

It wasn't his virtue signalling that got us to two finals that's for sure

Aye

 Wasn’t even a virtue signaller either