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kmk

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Was the perception really that Ali didn't play well? I'm out here with several non spurs fans and we all thought he played well. Rose walker Ali and Dier shone with Kane average to poor was the consensus, maybe it looked different on TV?

I thought Alli was excellent, always playing with his head up, comfortable in possession in tight spaces and looking a threat.
 

JUSTINSIGNAL

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All Spurs players were good for England. Who actually played better than they have at any tournament since France 98.

Just because Kane didn't score does not mean he is tired. He is allowed to not play well and not score. It happens to a lot of players.
 

easley91

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Bar Bale, no star striker has scored yet, have they? Giroud perhaps, but strikers haven't really scored so far. Bit harsh to say Kane was poor when not given the service and told to take set pieces and so can't score. Muller never really had a proper sniff today, nor Lewandowski to my knowledge.
 

MattPhilpott

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Fabulous strike by Modric today, Croatia look very strong!!!
Was very impressed by Corluka at CB today as well, a proper trooper and made some stunning challenges.

If the opportunity arose to sign Charlie back for 2/3 years, whilst CCV finds his feet, would we take it?
 

Led's Zeppelin

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Fabulous strike by Modric today, Croatia look very strong!!!
Was very impressed by Corluka at CB today as well, a proper trooper and made some stunning challenges.

If the opportunity arose to sign Charlie back for 2/3 years, whilst CCV finds his feet, would we take it?

No.

I like, respect and admire him.

He's a skilful and intelligent player but he has no pace which would now be even more of a limitation than it was a couple of years ago. We've moved on and improved and he would now represent a step backwards. Gawd blessim.
 

voxy28

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I think all played well except Kane for obvious reasons. I think Dier is finally getting the recognition he deserves, what a player. People likening him to Backenbauer;....:LOL:
 
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Matthew Wyatt

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Best were rose and walker, im glad too see walker maturing into the player we thought he would be
I agree, I thought Walker had an excellent game. He seemed to be much more of an attacking threat than he generally is for us. I wonder whether that's simply a reflection on the Russian defence or whether he's capable of doing it in the PL.
 

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All the England boys played well although Kane would probably be at the bottom of the list of the five if we rated them. He drifted too much for me, perhaps because he was starved of service, but there were times Rooney or Alli or Sterling (although he'd have blasted the ball out of play) were looking for a pass into a striker and Kane had drifted wide.

Dier was excellent, looked like he'd been playing that position, at that level his whole life. Can't wait to see him smashing the CL next year.
 

SlickMongoose

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Kane was taking corners and free kicks, and spend half the rest of the time drifting wide (due to no service in the middle), which meant he was never in the box. He didn't play great but it's not really a surprise with the way England played.

Still, I guess he's this year's scapegoat.
 

teddy_sheringham_125

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This is exactly the kind of shit that 'informed' pundits and ex-players bang on about - don't put too much pressure on them and let them develop etc. One mediocre game and Kane should be dropped? Jesus Shearer, this is only talk I expect from you when there is a Newcastle player waiting in the wings.
 

Sally_G

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You can't dick about with that team - Kane, Alli and Dier should be the first names on that team sheet for the next 10 years. They're immense and we're lucky to have them at Spurs.

That said Walker and Rose were fucking brilliant too.
 

Gassin's finest

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mil1lion

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It seems to me that England press more like Liverpool than Spurs. They allow the opposition to have the ball in their own half and press as soon as they get across the halfway line and look to break. There were occasions when we did press higher up and looked more threatening. If you want to get the best out of Kane and Alli you need to press high up the pitch and push the centre backs up to the halfway line.

Anyway, looking forward to seeing Belgium later.
 

Ironskullll

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I have an issue with people who say a strikers had a bad game when he hasn't been given one decent chance to feed off. A quiet game is what Kane had, but largely due to the poor performances of Sterling (fuck me truly awful player) and Lallana who imo wasted our two better chances.

A strikers had a bad game if he's not put his chances away.
Agree. He won a good few free kicks in dangerous positions. 2/3 of goals at international level come from set plays so that's good. I can't recall him fluffing anything, miscontrolling anything or placing a shit pass. By contrast, Sterling couldn't have trapped a bag of cement and never once outran his man. I did think his movement and anticipation in the box perhaps lacked a bit of sharpness and speed off the mark, which might have meant that possible chances didn't materialise, but he seemed sharp and involved in a tight and compressed attack where chances were more likely to fall to the players behind the main striker.
 
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