The England Thread

[JCRD]

I also think Dier has been very very good

 

[ajspurs]

Im so pissed at Gareth Southgate now. He couldnt switch to the back 4 during the world cup? Like that could have very well won me $1000. Not happy.

His reluctancy to leave a formation that saw us create so little is what frustrated me so much, so happy he's trying something else.

 

[JCRD]

Bittersweet, he would really have fit in at spurs. Dodged a bullet apparently...

I said we should get him in as a potential "replacement" for Dembele - he travels with the ball well and can play himself out of tight positions

But OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[TheVoiceofReason]

I also think Dier has been very very good

Agree, really hope he brings this form back to spurs.

 

[mark87]

Sky sports news presenter "A few years back we thought Ross Barkley would be a Paul Gascoigne type player"
Hahahahahaha the fuck has that guy been smoking?

 

[Gb160]

The way it's going, I'm putting my "night raincoat on". That's the japanese term for a condom.

I thought a Royal Wank was a British thing...

 

[Thewobbler]

We're going to win the international friendlies cup.

 

[mark87]

I like him, has a good burst of energy, fairly strong and an eye for a pass too.

Hes Just far too inconsistent.

 

[Shadydan]

Hes Just far too inconsistent.

Poch would have Ironed that out and Sarri probably will.

 

[mark87]

Poch would have Ironed that out and Sarri probably will.

Possibly yeah, but can only comment so far in his career.

 

[Marty]

I also think Dier has been very very good

Getting booked for an inch perfect challenge seems to have just boosted his game.

 

[lis spur]

Is this our blueprint to beat Barca

 

[Gassin's finest]

Lol, Spain are shite...

 

[davidmatzdorf]

The front 3 have taken all the compliments, but the foundation for this has been a midfield 3 that can work together and have complementary skills. Dier holds, covers and distributes, Winks controls tempo, retains the ball and passes constructively and Barkley thunders forward with the ball at his feet.

There are two midfielders on the pitch who have creative skills - different ones - and that makes a major difference. If this finishes like this, Southgate is going to have some big decisions to make about who his favoured midfielders are.

As others have observed, Kane has been brilliant, but overall, it's been the precision of the play that has caught the eye. It'e everything that Croatia and Spain were and we weren't. It looks like a team.

Spain's positional indiscipline in defence has helped.

A word for Harry Maguire. That boy has some defensive heading ability.

 

[theShiznit]

Now get Kane a goal you bellends.

 

[Krule]

Pickford my man of the half....great early balls to start the attacks.

 

[Thewobbler]

Is this our blueprint to beat Barca

No

 

[mark87]

 

[Thewobbler]

Lol, Spain are shite...

TBF they have a few players missing. Good ones at that. But we are playing well and they can't handle the speed of our players.

 

[ajspurs]

Hes Just far too inconsistent.

Maybe, can't say I've watched him quite enough to have a personal opinion on his consistency!