England's World Cup let down

[Alex]

Rightly or wrongly the Bodge will give him a decent amount of game time.

No he won't. He's there as an experienced head. Doubt he will get more than a 5 minute run out after the proper games start.

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No he won't. He's there as an experienced head. Doubt he will get more than a 5 minute run out after the proper games start.

I can see him playing the last 20 mins or so of most games, he will be a sub but I can see him being one of the most used subs. That was what I meant

[G]

I didn't see it live but from the angle I've just seen it on twitter it looked a reckless tackle, got nothing on the ball with both feet in the air.

[Gray]

Never a red

[baitman]

I didn't see it live but from the angle I've just seen it on twitter it looked a reckless tackle, got nothing on the ball with both feet in the air.

the ball was bouncing slightly, and sterling did get a bit of the top of the ball but it ran away under his foot.

edit, it wasnt bouncing, just watched the slo-mo.

[SK]

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left foot is high , so a deserved red imo, but what a cunt valencia is..

[Chazza]

You never get banned from friendly games mate. It's the same if you get sent off in pre-season.

Sounds like he might be banned for the Honduras.

[topscorer]

I didn't see it live but from the angle I've just seen it on twitter it looked a reckless tackle, got nothing on the ball with both feet in the air.

I saw the slow motion, he definitely got the ball first, it was a sliding tacking but I don't think they are illegal yet?

I'm sure the grass was slippy with all the rain and he had only just gone on so maybe he did misjudge the tackle a bit but he 100% touched the top of the ball first! enough to take it away from Valencia.

In my opinion the only reason he got a red was because the referee absolutely could not get away with not giving Valencia a red. Sterling got a red because the referee had to give Valencia a red and for me that's weak refereeing.

[Gibbo]

Sounds like he might be banned for the Honduras.

I honestly didn't know that was a thing.

Thought friendlys was just stand alone games, absolutely bizzare.

[Kenneth]

It's clear as day that he won the ball.

I saw the slow motion, he definitely got the ball first, it was a sliding tacking but I don't think they are illegal yet?

I'm sure the grass was slippy with all the rain and he had only just gone on so maybe he did misjudge the tackle a bit but he 100% touched the top of the ball first! enough to take it away from Valencia.

In my opinion the only reason he got a red was because the referee absolutely could not get away with not giving Valencia a red. Sterling got a red because the referee had to give Valencia a red and for me that's weak refereeing.

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Not a red...

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[Kenneth]

Er, although it looks like it from that angle, sterling's foot is in front of Valencia's leg. That's very selectively chosen. If you un paused it you would see his foot fly past Valencia's leg, as per the video above.

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Er, although it looks like it from that angle, sterling's foot is in front of Valencia's leg. That's very selectively chosen. If you un paused it you would see his foot fly past Valencia's leg, as per the video above.

Just saw the video on the previous page.

Never a red.

Shall remove image above

[topscorer]

I honestly didn't know that was a thing.



Thought friendlys was just stand alone games, absolutely bizzare.

Friendly game cards count for other friendly games and tournament game cards count for tournaments.

The only ones that don't count are unofficial friendlies and England don't have many of them. Teams like Mexico and Brazil have loads of unofficial friendlies using players that play in their own local leagues.