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This is so bloody brilliant. Love the fact that he can laugh at himself. Whatever else can be said he seems like a genuinely funny guy.
Fun sponge.Not sure how I feel about Linguard posting about ‘it coming home’ (which no presenters have clicked on to yet, thick fuckers). He’s also posted a video with him and Alexander-Arnold singing football’s coming home. I know they’re young and excitable so it’s fine really but it’ll come across as a bit arrogant etc to others. I think if Dele made this video he’d be hammered for it.
Either way, bring it home lads. Regards, Bomber.
Nope. It's coming home.Let's be honest. England got only one goal and that was a penalty. Then they went back to the same old attitude of we are one goal up so lets relax and then nearly threw it away. Aside from the Panama game against a team that are probably the weakest side in the tournament, England keeps winning with penalties. If they don't start scoring in open play, they won't win anything since relying on penalties every game will be a very risky strategy and the other teams won't be as weak as Panama.
Don't get me wrong, at the time I'd have much preferred it if Colombia hadn't equalised, but I don't think you can underestimate mentally what a penalty shootout win will do to the team. I'm glad they put us through the pain to grind through like that, it's important that they overcome that kind of enormous pressure at a relatively early stage. Morale will be absolutely through the roof over the next 2/3 days before the Sweden game.
Whether it's the last minute winner against Tunisia, the absolute obliteration of Panama, or a win on penalties against Colombia, this is not "typical England".
It's not really an attitude. Any team 1 goal down in a World Cup is going to throw people forward with 20 minutes to go. So you have a game of chicken - do you not track those players going forward, and hope to overload them and get the killer goal? Or do you track back and try to protect the lead? It's very difficult not to drop back.Let's be honest. England got only one goal and that was a penalty. Then they went back to the same old attitude of we are one goal up so lets relax and then nearly threw it away. Aside from the Panama game against a team that are probably the weakest side in the tournament, England keeps winning with penalties. If they don't start scoring in open play, they won't win anything since relying on penalties every game will be a very risky strategy and the other teams won't be as weak as Panama.
Let's be honest. England got only one goal and that was a penalty. Then they went back to the same old attitude of we are one goal up so lets relax and then nearly threw it away. Aside from the Panama game against a team that are probably the weakest side in the tournament, England keeps winning with penalties. If they don't start scoring in open play, they won't win anything since relying on penalties every game will be a very risky strategy and the other teams won't be as weak as Panama.
When you are one goal up you look for another goal and then a third etc, not start defending. Put the game out of reach instead of just protecting a one goal lead. Look at Germany and Brazil when they won their cups. Always looking for more goals not just defending.It's not really an attitude. Any team 1 goal down in a World Cup is going to throw people forward with 20 minutes to go. So you have a game of chicken - do you not track those players going forward, and hope to overload them and get the killer goal? Or do you track back and try to protect the lead? It's very difficult not to drop back.
Look at Spain winning literally every knockout game in 2010 by 1-0. Look at Portugal only beating one side in 90 minutes when they won the Euros.When you are one goal up you look for another goal and then a third etc, not start defending. Put the game out of reach instead of just protecting a one goal lead. Look at Germany and Brazil when they won their cups. Always looking for more goals not just defending.
Spain won every single knockout game 1-0 when the won the World Cup.When you are one goal up you look for another goal and then a third etc, not start defending. Put the game out of reach instead of just protecting a one goal lead. Look at Germany and Brazil when they won their cups. Always looking for more goals not just defending.
First of Spain's group wins was 2-0 followed by 2-1. In the knockout stages they won 1-0 but they also kept attacking. In the final, the Netherlands stopped Spain attacking with filthy football which included De Jong nearly caving someones chest in with a flying kick worthy of any 80's action movie starring Van Damme. They did not win without scoring any open play goals and only getting a penalty and defending after that.Spain won every single knockout game 1-0 when the won the World Cup.