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[DeeCee]

12 minutes ago, rigger said:

Vera for me, and it was a repeat.

😂

[speeeeeeedie]

9 hours ago, AllRoverAsia said:

I don't watch much PL either.

I had never heard of Rogers or Hall. Lewis plays for City, I think, so is a shoe in if Pep allows it.

We played well mostly, a bit of brilliance by Jones for his goal from a great attack.

Gallagher put in a hell of a shift.

Every single player in the England team showed by endeavour they want to play for the team.

A very watchable game

 

Morgan Rogers plays for Villa. Emery is letting him shine. Lewis Hall is Newcastle's left back. They signed him from Chelsea. Chaddy has been talking him up for a while. 

Jones, Gallagher, and Madueke, played really well. Bellingham looked like the "old" Bellingham. 

I know that most on here couldn't give a hoot about the Nations League but I think it's important that England beat ROI on Sunday. England need to play top opposition. 

The World Cup qualifying draw is next month. England will be seeded. 

[rigger]

1 hour ago, speeeeeeedie said:

Morgan Rogers plays for Villa. Emery is letting him shine. Lewis Hall is Newcastle's left back. They signed him from Chelsea. Chaddy has been talking him up for a while. 

Jones, Gallagher, and Madueke, played really well. Bellingham looked like the "old" Bellingham. 

I know that most on here couldn't give a hoot about the Nations League but I think it's important that England beat ROI on Sunday. England need to play top opposition. 

The World Cup qualifying draw is next month. England will be seeded. 

They already are.

[jim mk2]

Have to say I thoroughly enjoyed the England match last night - and I wouldn't have said that with the first XI and many of the games under Gareth Southgate. The team were up for it from the kickoff and apart from 20 minutes in the second half and one or two chances, were too good for a very decent Greece team. Hall looks a player 

Edited November 15 by jim mk2

[joey_big_nose]

Unpopular opinion but the Nations League has been a good innovation as it creates competitive games against similar opposition instead of friendlies.

But for it to make sense they also need to cut the daft qualifier games against San Merino etc. Just use the Nations League for qualifying and get rid of the qualifiers completely imo.

[roversfan99]

Im not sure its that competitive in that its just a made up competition that the players seem to see as a hindrance. But those friendlies didnt need replacing.

[AllRoverAsia]

That was a competitive match last night between teams who were up for it. Greece were good opposition, a bit agricultural in their challenges but I'm not against that, it's preparation for what happens outside of the PL safe space.

These games are better preparation that friendlies unless maybe we bring back the Home Internationals which old codgers like me remember. They were usually anything but friendly.

We do need to get into the top bracket of of the NL and play the top sides.

So, IF the NL is as worthless as claimed by some on here what is the viable alternative to using the NL or friendlies as useful tournament preparation. Playing keep up at St Georges Park isn't enough.

[Mattyblue]

If they hadn’t have replaced the friendlies in the first place, so just two international windows instead of four and just have qualifiers and tournaments - I doubt a single football fan would have complained.

Edited November 15 by Mattyblue

[rigger]

1 minute ago, AllRoverAsia said:

That was a competitive match last night between teams who were up for it. Greece were good opposition, a bit agricultural in their challenges but I'm not against that, it's preparation for what happens outside of the PL safe space.

These games are better preparation that friendlies unless maybe we bring back the Home Internationals which old codgers like me remember. They were usually anything but friendly.

We do need to get into the top bracket of of the NL and play the top sides.

So, IF the NL is as worthless as claimed by some on here what is the viable alternative to using the NL or friendlies as useful tournament preparation. Playing keep up at St Georges Park isn't enough.

If the teams where not involved in National league games, the players would be involved in whatever league their clubs were involved in.

[rigger]

5 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

If they hadn’t have replaced the friendlies in the first place, so just two international windows instead of four and just have qualifiers and tournaments - I doubt a single football fan would have complained.

I still think that the major motivator for England partisipating, is paying off the debt of rebuilding Wembley.

Edited November 15 by rigger

[roversfan99]

This defence of the nations league that it is better than friendlies is flawed. It doesnt need to be one or the other. We are over a year and a half from a tournament, we dont need to be creating mini tournaments to prepare for it.

Greece like all 3 opponents in the group failed to qualify for an extended 24 team Euros, with Georgia knocking them out. They arent strong.

[roverandout]

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

This defence of the nations league that it is better than friendlies is flawed. It doesnt need to be one or the other. We are over a year and a half from a tournament, we dont need to be creating mini tournaments to prepare for it.

Greece like all 3 opponents in the group failed to qualify for an extended 24 team Euros, with Georgia knocking them out. They arent strong.

But next nations league will be good preparation for euro 2028 in the top tier

[Upside Down]

3 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

If they hadn’t have replaced the friendlies in the first place, so just two international windows instead of four and just have qualifiers and tournaments - I doubt a single football fan would have complained.

We might have been able to have F.A Cup replays then as well.

[roversfan99]

35 minutes ago, roverandout said:

But next nations league will be good preparation for euro 2028 in the top tier

But again wont it be just after the world cup so nearly 2 years before it? Pointless games that simply dont need to be in the packed calendar and ones that the players clearly arent fond of.

[roverandout]

3 hours ago, Upside Down said:

We might have been able to have F.A Cup replays then as well.

Fa cup replays aren't bigger than England 

[roversfan99]

They are bigger than the pointless nations league. I havent seen anyone suggest that they should get rid of World Cups and Euros.

[Upside Down]

51 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Fa cup replays aren't bigger than England 

Chaddy mode: engaged.

[roverandout]

8 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

Chaddy mode: engaged.

You really hate being English 

[Upside Down]

30 minutes ago, roverandout said:

You really hate being English 

What's there to like about it?

[rigger]

11 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

This defence of the nations league that it is better than friendlies is flawed. It doesnt need to be one or the other. We are over a year and a half from a tournament, we dont need to be creating mini tournaments to prepare for it.

Greece like all 3 opponents in the group failed to qualify for an extended 24 team Euros, with Georgia knocking them out. They arent strong.

At least with friendlies, England can pick, who and when, we play.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

The game against Greece was competitive. They were busting a gut to win.

[rigger]

8 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

The game against Greece was competitive. They were busting a gut to win.

Who the Greeks or the English ?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

2 hours ago, rigger said:

Who the Greeks or the English ?

Both.

[Mashed Potatoes]

3 hours ago, rigger said:

At least with friendlies, England can pick, who and when, we play.

I don't think we can pick when we play. Certain periods of the season are allocated for internationals. Also, if all the other countries are playing in the Nations League who do we play against ?

[rigger]

2 hours ago, Mashed Potatoes said:

I don't think we can pick when we play. Certain periods of the season are allocated for internationals. Also, if all the other countries are playing in the Nations League who do we play against ?

Countries from outside of Europe. If we are playing friendlies we could choose to play when is convenient for us. The allocated times for internationals, are for Nations league games. I have not seen anything that dictates when friendlies must be played.