World Cup Discussion Thread - Day 15 (28 June)
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teok
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There are still games to come and he has had a rest.
TheHoddleWaddle
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Ekmek
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Qualsonic
Good Grief
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I don't know what you mean.
This evenings match was clearly played as è dead rubber - if we won, great, but if not, we're already through to the next round, we rested some key players and we may well have an easier passage to the later stages.
Gassin's finest
C'est diabolique
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Why on earth would that offend anyone?
And any team getting to a world cup 1/4 final is good enough to beat anyone else. We're getting way ahead of ourselves. Colombia could easily do us, and Mexico, who have been largely excellent, could easily do Brazil... Who have been largely shite. Switzerland have proven themselves to be a very good footballing side, and could do us as well.
The point is that worrying about draws when you talking about the 8 best teams in the world is elementary... Whereas winning the actual football matches is all you should be focusing on. Southgate has made a rod for his back, and he will be beaten severely over the head with it should we wimp out against whoever the fuck we play.
Dier and Danny will not start
tiger666
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Why won't Rose start?
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I can't stop watching...
WiganSpur
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No but they should.
CB makes Walker's brain farts more costly, and Stones is just as comfortable on the ball. Dier is the best CB in the squad period.
Rose is just a better WB than Young simply.
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Because Southgate...
Simple. Young starting the first 2 games proves he is first choice.
tiger666
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Not sure what you mean? He's picked players based on merit as far as I can see.
Ekmek
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But Young has not been good at all in those 2 games.
tiger666
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I'm not sure Southgate is that stubborn.
hellava_tough
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Some of you guys should chill out; Rashford puts his one on one away and it's a draw. Belgium second-string certainly didn't overrun our second-string.
Rio Ferdinand on the BBC the other day was saying how it was crucial to rest players in tournament football to avoid burn-out. The guy knows what he's talking about, as does Southgate.
At the end of the day, we've given the vast majority of the squad game-time now, rested our first XI and have to beat two from Columbia, Switzerland and Sweden to make the semi-finals.
I say that's all positive.
Plus, the injury that Harry suffered tonight wasn't that serious....oh, wait, I got that wrong; he wasn't injured. Just nicely rested for the next game.
Excellent!
Rio Ferdinand on the BBC the other day was saying how it was crucial to rest players in tournament football to avoid burn-out. The guy knows what he's talking about, as does Southgate.
At the end of the day, we've given the vast majority of the squad game-time now, rested our first XI and have to beat two from Columbia, Switzerland and Sweden to make the semi-finals.
I say that's all positive.
Plus, the injury that Harry suffered tonight wasn't that serious....oh, wait, I got that wrong; he wasn't injured. Just nicely rested for the next game.
Excellent!
WiganSpur
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If Rose was gonna play Tuesday I don't think he'd have played today. The only ones that will play Tuesday that played tonight are Stones and Pickford, and crucially Stones was taken off at HT.
It will be the same team that started against Tunisia.
It will be the same team that started against Tunisia.
