England v Scotland Match Thread

[Levi501]

Must do better, surely Grealish must make an appearance very soon, only young Foden trying to make things happen, rest of them pfff that half!

 

[FY16JJ]

Very poor game - anyone’s TV picture keep going off?

 

[Bottle]

Rumours are Southgate will wear his new lucky waistcoat knitted from Keane’s beard hair in the second half.

 

[johnnyb]

Stone has to score, has to score and no urgency from England. Bang on from Roy Keane.

 

[GTFsTwinBrother]

Must do better, surely Grealish must make an appearance very soon, only young Foden trying to make things happen, rest of them pfff that half!

You're presuming Southgate has a ** clue...

 

[Fatboy]

Grealish for Stirling for me , end of !

 

[Yarmouth Seasider]

Crying out for Grealish, too many negative, safe passes, not enough penetration. Oh and Souness is a total **.

 

[Kip]

Absolute dross.

We have fantastic players like Kane and Foden up front and no means of getting the ball to them. Shocking set up by Southgate. Slow, aimless balls sideways between the back players and, again just like Croatia, what the hell does Rice do?

We are by some distance the worst of the big teams. Even the things that have gone right - like the ball over the top to Foden and Sterling - are largely telegraphed and will be stopped by any competent defence after the first couple of times.

Shockingly bad.

 

[TimperleyTangerine]

Who?

Calvert-Lewin.

Kane May score, but he’s anonymous too often.

 

[GTFsTwinBrother]

Grealish for Stirling for me , end of !

Kane looks like a useless lump of shit at this point... not sure if it's the setup or he just wants a holiday this year. But agreed, that's the first sub that needs to be made

 

[Allmodcons]

Need Grealish and get Calvert-Lewin on, Kane is anonymous.

 

[clappers]

Scotland isn’t a game for Sterling stretching them because they’ve no interest in pushing forward in numbers.

Absolutely right

 

[Bend it like Suddick]

Drivel so far. Why is Grealish not playing I don't get it?

Shandy, because the football 'genius' that is Southgate doesn't get it.

 

[JJpool]

Very poor game - anyone’s TV picture keep going off?

No but given some of the lack of urgency at times I wished it had

 

[Curryman]

Negative crab style crap football from England. If they continue like this with no urgency I can see Scotland beating us.

 

[voyeur]

Absolute dross.

We have fantastic players like Kane and Foden up front and no means of getting the ball to them. Shocking set up by Southgate. Slow, aimless balls sideways between the back players and, again just like Croatia, what the hell does Rice do?

We are by some distance the worst of the big teams. Even the things that have gone right - like the ball over the top to Foden and Sterling - are largely telegraphed and will be stopped by any competent defence after the first couple of times.

Shockingly bad.

Agreed. We are terrible. As usual.

 

[Mark_GT]

Is Corporal Hendo fit? Duty calls

 

[Sooty59]

Kane's feeding off scraps

 

[TangerineBayern]

Simply not good enough that half especially playing against a pot 4 team!

 

[Lytham_fy8]

So far this is 1996 all over again, we were ** shit in the first half then.

2 nil to us then.

 

[Skye Charlie]

Why on earth do England play with rice and Phillips in midfield no creativity what so ever

 

[Tangojoe]

Not sure why people are surprised. The game is going exactly as many predicted. Check out this thread. A very good Scottish midfield is stopping the ball getting to our front men. We have to win the ball in the middle and bring Kane and Foden into the game.

 

[Levi501]

You're presuming Southgate has a ** clue...

Blimey!

 

[Bloodtangerine]

One of worst games I’ve seen in the tournament so far ...boring

 

[Bend it like Suddick]

Is Corporal Hendo fit? Duty calls

Nooooooooooooooooooooooo.

Just what we want 40mins of side and backpassing.

 

[Tangojoe]

More like it. That could be three goals in three minutes

 

[Mexboroseasider]

It’s coming!!! Oh ye of little faith

 

[Mark_GT]

Better from England. Step up the pressure now.

 

[Bend it like Suddick]

Why on earth do England play with rice and Phillips in midfield no creativity what so ever

And some posters want the creative genius Henderson to come on.

I despair.

 

[Sooty59]

And some posters want the creative genius Henderson to come on.

I despair.

Wait until we get a pen

 

[Mark_GT]

And some posters want the creative genius Henderson to come on.

I despair.

I was taking the piss but crack on.

 

[20togo]

sticking to the game plan,

 

[Halifax71]

FFS - this is painful.

 

[Matesrates]

Awful, slow, pedestrian, boring.

 

[Bend it like Suddick]

I was taking the piss but crack on.

I know, so was I

 

[clappers]

Changes on 70 mins probably…just got to not concede one the next 15mins

 

[Bottle]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooo.

Just what we want 40mins of side and backpassing.

It’s like 10 Ray Wilkins (God Bless Him) have come out 2nd half. Southgate’s tactics appear to be to send the Scot’s to sleep then catch ‘em while they are napping!

 

[Sooty59]

This needs a change NOW

 

[Lytham_fy8]

Great tactics, send them to sleep.

 

[Levi501]

Great play from Foden again!

 

[Mark_GT]

What's Kane's problem there. He's running in treacle FFS

 

[Old_Laytonian]

Southgate should be substituted

 

[JJpool]

What's Kane's problem there. He's running in treacle FFS

Like a fish on a bike at the moment...

 

[Briggsysgonagetya]

FFS - this is painful.

It usualy is. No pace, no creativity and no ** clue

 

[TangerineBayern]

Sterling is really disappointing tonight

 

[JJpool]

Kane, for Tottenham he does that and blasts it in, here he hits the defender.....

 

[20togo]

Sterling fcuking useless.

 

[Memphisboy]

Why do we always have to have 2 defensive midfielders even against the average teams? Just have one for gods sake.

 

[Halifax71]

FFS. Change the bloody set up.

 

[Levi501]

Well done young Foden!