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International friendly

Postby Wonderwall » Tue Mar 31, 2026 6:40 pm

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
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Re: International friendly

Postby Wonderwall » Tue Mar 31, 2026 6:40 pm

Summer signing possibility Anderson also starts
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Re: International friendly

Postby CBEM » Tue Mar 31, 2026 6:44 pm

Nice to see the lads banging out the national anthem.
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Re: International friendly

Postby Mase » Tue Mar 31, 2026 7:09 pm

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.
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Re: International friendly

Postby Wonderwall » Tue Mar 31, 2026 7:36 pm

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?
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Re: International friendly

Postby Wonderwall » Tue Mar 31, 2026 7:36 pm

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
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Re: International friendly

Postby CTID Hants » Tue Mar 31, 2026 8:02 pm

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

Italy a goal down, looks like a penno from the red card.
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Re: International friendly

Postby mr_nool » Tue Mar 31, 2026 8:12 pm

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.
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Re: International friendly

Postby zabbadabbado » Tue Mar 31, 2026 8:15 pm

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

Arse pulling out literally all their players.Not right cheating fuckers.
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Re: International friendly

Postby zuricity » Tue Mar 31, 2026 8:25 pm

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

Postby mr_nool » Tue Mar 31, 2026 8:33 pm

Get the absolutely fuck in!!? Sweden 3-2 up!
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Re: International friendly

Postby nottsblue » Tue Mar 31, 2026 9:32 pm

Didn’t sound like Foden did himself any favours?
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Re: International friendly

Postby nottsblue » Tue Mar 31, 2026 9:35 pm

Italy fail to make the World Cup again
Lost 4-1 on penalties to Bosnia
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Re: International friendly

Postby Wonderwall » Tue Mar 31, 2026 10:30 pm

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.
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Re: International friendly

Postby Slim » Wed Apr 01, 2026 1:49 am

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.
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Re: International friendly

Postby carl_feedthegoat » Wed Apr 01, 2026 6:26 am

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.
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Re: International friendly

Postby Wonderwall » Wed Apr 01, 2026 7:32 am

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
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Re: International friendly

Postby sheblue » Wed Apr 01, 2026 12:14 pm

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.
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Re: International friendly

Postby Mase » Wed Apr 01, 2026 12:30 pm

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.
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Re: International friendly

Postby Harry Dowd scored » Wed Apr 01, 2026 2:58 pm

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