The England Thread

[Irishnev]

Superb? It's really not and it's ok to be honest about it

superb vs my expectations

[Buzzo]

I've switched it on by accident twice. First time there was an air shot in the box by an England player, second time was about 5 mins ago and an England player managed to pass the ball 5yds to an IS player when she was seemingly in control of it and under little pressure. It may be better than it used to be but it's of far lesser quality than Conference level football.

It’s a totally different game to conference football.

I’d say more technical in places and way less robust. Conference football will be faster paced but not necessarily any easier on the eye. But in watching the woman’s WC it it’s the mistakes and fatigue that add to the enjoyment. I’ve watched bits of a few games and that’s the first game I’ve watched from start to finish.

It seems like this tournament has been a watershed moment for the sport so it will be interesting to see how it develops.

[Charly]

Smaller pitches?

I was about 9 stone when I played for a while... I always reasoned players twice the size have to run half as far... lol

I found it so much easier on a smaller pitch, less tiring when you dont have to put your full momentum into every pass over ten yards. It obviously focuses more on skill and agility. Less on long balls and physical challanges.

Dont see why womens football cant be its own thing... There is obviously an audience for it, they should adapt it to suit women.

[dom9]

I missed it but apparently Phil Neville said "we went down to ten men".

[Fosterbloke]

I watched an old video of us in the early PL era and the quality of play was light years away from what we have today. It's markedly better these days.

[dom9]

We were **** in the 90s

[Tee]

I missed it but apparently Phil Neville said "we went down to ten men".

[Buzzo]

I missed it but apparently Phil Neville said "we went down to ten men".

[Buzzo]

Idiot.

[ame]https://twitter.com/essexpr/status/1146165948312969217[/ame]

[labourRed]

To be fair in women's sport they use the term man all the time. It's a bit weird but quicker I guess.

[Tatterdemalion]

I've switched it on by accident twice. First time there was an air shot in the box by an England player, second time was about 5 mins ago and an England player managed to pass the ball 5yds to an IS player when she was seemingly in control of it and under little pressure. It may be better than it used to be but it's of far lesser quality than Conference level football.

Dunno, I remember our midfield doing that not that long ago.

[Exiled_red]

I've switched it on by accident twice. First time there was an air shot in the box by an England player, second time was about 5 mins ago and an England player managed to pass the ball 5yds to an IS player when she was seemingly in control of it and under little pressure. It may be better than it used to be but it's of far lesser quality than Conference level football.

I'd be surprised if they allowed women to play football

[Norbs]

superb vs my expectations

[Norbs]

It seems like this tournament has been a watershed moment for the sport so it will be interesting to see how it develops.

I wonder how long it'll take for FIFA to get it's grubby mitts on it and ruin what seems to be a, for want of a better word, innocent game. The club game in Europe certainly seems to be easy to dominate with the right resources, nothing new there. The IS seen to have built their legacy over decades, fair play to them

[Exiled_red]

The latest England squad for the Nations league games, Southgate standing by Harry Maguire.

Gomez and TAA are our lads named in it

Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson, Jordan Pickford, Nick Pope

Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Eric Dier, Joe Gomez, Michael Keane, Harry Maguire, Tyrone Mings, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker

Midfielders: Phil Foden, Mason Mount, Kalvin Phillips, Declan Rice, James Ward-Prowse, Harry Winks

Forwards: Tammy Abraham, Mason Greenwood, Danny Ings, Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Raheem Sterling

Is it just me or does that look inexperienced bordering on ****?