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Game 21 - England vs Scotland

Discussion in 'Euro 2020 Prediction League' started by SimonW, Jun 17, 2021.

  1. Bronco

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    Very disappointing I thought with it being the "old enemy" we would have been fired up for the challenge.
     
  2. Tony Wilkinson

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    Both sides are barely championship quality...boring...!!
     
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  3. Bronco

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    All Scotland are doing is individually closing men down and we don't have a clue how to counter, movement off the ball is shocking.
     
  4. SimonW

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    Sterling hasn't really this season. Personally, I would like Rashford on for Sterling. Him and Shaw built up a pretty good relationship over the season and knowing each other will help us be more of a threat down that side. I would be tempted to take Mount off Grealish, mount can be more disciplined but Grealish more dynamic and I don't think with Scotlands lineup we need that extra discipline especially with Phillips and Rice in there
     
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  5. Tony Wilkinson

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    FA made sure there was plenty of loud music to block out the booing....
    England 1 goal in one and a half games, Kane been missing so far in both matches...
    FA made sure plenty of loud music to drown out the knee booing..
     

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  6. Bronco

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    Surely Southgate see's it needs changing as you say Sterling has been poor but no worse than most tonight, will he be brave enough to change the system at half time ?.
     
  7. SimonW

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    I don't actually think Kane is half the Striker he was at the last world cup. Mourinho turned him into a more team player which for Spurs has generally been fine as he has direct players who run past him but I'm not sure the selection Southgate picks really give us that especially with Sterling not being in good form the last year so he ends up being somewhat lost. It almost feels like maybe he should be playing as a 10 Calvin-Lewin ahead of him if we want the best out of this new Kane without having fast, direct, energetic wide strikers either side of him
     
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    Not sure this change really changes much personally. Grealish and Foden really aren't that different in style
     
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  9. Bronco

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    I wish ITV had a Jamie Raynor to ask Southgate what that performance was all about, dire performance, can Rashford get us out of jail.
     
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    Odd choice of sub. Why is Sterling still on? Would have taken Sterling and Mount off. Got Grealish central but allowed to roam, Rashford on the left and Sancho on the right
     
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    Hey listen- Scotland are a good side and it was very windy
     
  12. Faithful Bantam

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    Its been terrible has this. So many of our players and manager are unbelievably over rated.
     
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  13. Bronco

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    The way Kane played tonight you have to wonder if he has other things on his mind, and he was not alone, piss poor display no excuses Southgate.
     
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    Garbage all over. The lot of em.
     
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    It's as I said above he isn't really a traditional lead the line Striker anymore. He needs direct fast players around him. If Greenwood hadn't pulled out then Rashford one side, Greenwood the other would have been ideally and then a midfield 3 of Rice holding and two from Foden/Mount/Grealish. Or maybe even better Lingard in for either Rashford or Greenwood as he can do that job that Son does so well to help Kane at Spurs.

    If we are going to play Kane as the sole striker and then have an out of form Sterling and then one of Foden/Mount/Grealish on the other wide position we will continue to lack penetration when Kane drops deep
     
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    That was utter wank from England. No passion or desire just copying AOC back pass routine for 90 mins.
     
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    Oh and that worked out not too bad for @zico@zico .Only person to score any points
     
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  18. Bronco

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    Well looking at the Scots fans dancing in the stands you'd have thought they had won, although overall they were the better of two very poor teams.
     
  19. zico

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    Surely deserves some bonus points for predicting anything other than a win???? ;)
     
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    Maybe if our players embraced their reality as second tier footballers that need to play with intensity and desire to compete with the best in the game, instead of trying to act as virtue signalling politicians, they might actually get somewhere.
     
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