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England V Japan

Foden starts as a false 9
Guehi starts as England captain
O'Rielly starts at left back
Academy graduates Palmer and Rogers start too

Summer signing possibility Anderson also starts

Nice to see the lads banging out the national anthem.

Wonderwall wrote:Summer signing possibility Anderson also starts

You don't want him though?

Wonderwall wrote:Anderson I am not sold on, good in a shit side, but not a top level UCL player, which is where we should be shopping.

Mase wrote:

Wonderwall wrote:Summer signing possibility Anderson also starts

You don't want him though?

Wonderwall wrote:Anderson I am not sold on, good in a shit side, but not a top level UCL player, which is where we should be shopping.

Heavily linked, so a possible summer signing, am I missing something?

Marmoush started for Egypt
Rodri on the Bench for spain
Ake started for Holland
Reijnders on the bench
Haaland played 63 mins for Norway
Donnarumma started for Italy
Ait nouri started for Algeria

Looks like Spain and Italy down to 10 men (both straight reds).

Italy a goal down, looks like a penno from the red card.

CTID Hants wrote:Looks like Spain and Italy down to 10 men (both straight reds).

Italy a goal down, looks like a penno from the red card.

Italy are a goal up.

Sweden vs Poland is a cracking game (for neutrals). Poland will 100% ho in to win it after coming back from a goal behind twice.

These friendlies are as painful as a fist to the dentists.

Arse pulling out literally all their players.Not right cheating fuckers.

Donna making great stops , italy still one up
Bloody Edin again with a great assist 1-1.

Get the absolutely fuck in!!? Sweden 3-2 up!

Didn’t sound like Foden did himself any favours?

Italy fail to make the World Cup again
Lost 4-1 on penalties to Bosnia

nottsblue wrote:Didn’t sound like Foden did himself any favours?

Foden didn't play badly, made so many runs and asking for the ball and wasn't given it on lots of occasions.

Played out of position as a false 9 in a front four of players who consider their best role as a number 10 (Rogers, Foden, Palmer, Gordon) it wasn't a good watch, players making the same runs, good to try it out in a friendly, but I would definitely put it as plan C.

We looked much better with a number 9 in Solanke (did I just say that) and Bowen always looks a menace.

Two awful matches to watch.

I really can't stand the lack of passion when these players are at Wembley.

And no minutes for Kane, Bellingham, Saka, Rice.

Slim wrote:Two awful matches to watch.

I really can't stand the lack of passion when these players are at Wembley.

And no minutes for Kane, Bellingham, Saka, Rice.

I stopped watching England a long time ago - Southgate sucked every last bit of passion I had for watching England play and the feeling has not changed with a new manager at the helm.

Weird considering I watched England live so many times at Wembley and now couldn't give a fuck.

Wonderwall wrote:Marmoush started for Egypt
Rodri on the Bench for spain
Ake started for Holland
Reijnders on the bench
Haaland played 63 mins for Norway
Donnarumma started for Italy
Ait nouri started for Algeria

Second half minutes last night also for
Doku, Nunes, Nico

nottsblue wrote:Italy fail to make the World Cup again
Lost 4-1 on penalties to Bosnia

Surprise that FIFA allowed that to happen. They usually want all the big teams at the tournament, for the TV money.

sheblue wrote:

nottsblue wrote:Italy fail to make the World Cup again
Lost 4-1 on penalties to Bosnia

Surprise that FIFA allowed that to happen. They usually want all the big teams at the tournament, for the TV money.

I think this is the 3rd WC that Italy haven't been in through failing to qualify.

Can somebody help me understand what all this reference to “minutes” means, sounds like Pep newspeak to me, in other words nonsense.