TheGunnShow 6,218 Posted June 18, 2021 BBC's saying this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christoph Stiepermann 1,162 Posted June 18, 2021 Grant Hanley is an absolute colossus when dealing with lateral balls, does make me wonder why he seems to struggle occasionally with crosses (relative to his ability at dealing with long balls) it's weird. He wins everything coming towards his box but often gets outjumped for crosses and set pieces Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fiery Zac 1,066 Posted June 18, 2021 Great save Pickford. Justifying his selection, the last few months he’s been great Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkngood 1,105 Posted June 18, 2021 Cracking Game Scotland playing well i do not know how long they can keep this up !! England looking a bit disjointed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fiery Zac 1,066 Posted June 18, 2021 Kane not in the game Sterling rubbish. Worst thing that could’ve happened is Sterling scoring last game. Meant he kept his place and he’s all wrong for this game. Not playing well enough and not the Grealish type we need. If Grealish is fit enough get him on 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 6,218 Posted June 18, 2021 Anyone up for getting Gilmour on loan? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricardo 7,462 Posted June 18, 2021 Rather poor so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KiwiScot 1,505 Posted June 18, 2021 Still in it! England. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkngood 1,105 Posted June 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, TheGunnShow said: Anyone up for getting Gilmour on loan? 100 % if we could Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Hairy 3,831 Posted June 18, 2021 Well that was a dreadful 1st half performance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,929 Posted June 18, 2021 Has rice done anything this match other than poiting at other players? Two defensive midfielders in the middle and this is what you get. Said it before the match and I'm happy to say it again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 6,218 Posted June 18, 2021 Scotland are edging this but you get the sense this is the best they've got. They've done superbly well to stop England from playing, but you get the impression England are stuck in third gear, and Scotland are already on their fifth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Essjayess 307 Posted June 18, 2021 Think that was the most boring 45 mins of football so far in this tournament. Scotland doing what they need to, England seem bereft of ideas. Think the rain is the winner so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,588 Posted June 18, 2021 Good performance from Scotland so far, going for it and England not enjoying it and one or two of the English players look as if they're not prepared to battle it out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real Buh 3,499 Posted June 18, 2021 Grealish now or it’s a joke 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,357 Posted June 18, 2021 Grealish please. Sterling awful. Not sure it's a great game for the neutrals but Scotland containing England well. More tempo needed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,959 Posted June 18, 2021 Scotland are playing very well and England have been very poor. And it's been an even game. If England step it up a gear or two, they still should be winning it comfortably. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Hairy 3,831 Posted June 18, 2021 1 minute ago, Essjayess said: Think that was the most boring 45 mins of football so far in this tournament. Scotland doing what they need to, England seem bereft of ideas. Think the rain is the winner so far. Whilst it was dreadful, Spain v Sweden was infinitely more boring. Grealish on at HT is the minimum Southgate needs to be doing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 6,218 Posted June 18, 2021 If England play the second half like they did the first, I hope Scotland beat them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NFN FC 1,123 Posted June 18, 2021 Kane off, sterling off CalvertLewin on, Grealish on 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 1,843 Posted June 18, 2021 Do we need 2 holding mids vs a midfield of mcgregor gilmour and mcginn? Surely we can sacrifice phillips or rice for grealish or rashford?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,588 Posted June 18, 2021 Just now, Essjayess said: Think that was the most boring 45 mins of football so far in this tournament. Scotland doing what they need to, England seem bereft of ideas. Think the rain is the winner so far. I'm enjoying the match. Exactly what I was hoping for - Scotland really up for it and testing English resolve. Might change in the second half, but if England don't start upping the tempo, Scotland will carry on giving them problems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
overthebordercanary 143 Posted June 18, 2021 Just now, GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary said: Do we need 2 holding mids vs a midfield of mcgregor gilmour and mcginn? Surely we can sacrifice phillips or rice for grealish or rashford?? This is Southgate we are talking about, his not going to stop playing 2 holding midfielders. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
duke63 560 Posted June 18, 2021 Absolute rubbish. Lots of talent in the England squad but no one showing that on the pitch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deptford Yellow 269 Posted June 18, 2021 Quite a ‘traditional game’ Scotland are playing ... I’m enjoying this ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
overthebordercanary 143 Posted June 18, 2021 Just now, duke63 said: Absolute rubbish. Lots of talent in the England squad but no one showing that on the pitch. Mount has been the pick of the bunch, maybe Foden Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted June 18, 2021 6 minutes ago, TheGunnShow said: Scotland are edging this but you get the sense this is the best they've got. They've done superbly well to stop England from playing, but you get the impression England are stuck in third gear, and Scotland are already on their fifth. Scotland will run out of puff in the second half, questions is whether England can take their chances, the evidence so far isnt encouraging Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank shoots Skyler 2,094 Posted June 18, 2021 Have we been that terrible? Scotland playing with intensity and we can still up it a gear or two for sure, but we’re grinding them down. They won’t be able to keep it up and we can step things up in the second half. Fancy us to nick one. Fair play to Scotland though, making it very hard for us. Agree with what others have said RE Kane and Sterling. Grealish is missed whenever he doesn’t play Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeiranShikari 1,494 Posted June 18, 2021 Gay T-Rex off and Grealish on and we might actually get going. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KiwiScot 1,505 Posted June 18, 2021 Scotland not playing it quickly enough in the centre of the park, but not letting the press by England phase as much as before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites