wilsdenrover Posted July 1, 2024 Share Posted July 1, 2024 6 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said: Apart from scoring the goal he did next to nothing yesterday. Indeed, still more than most of them though… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Miller11 Posted July 1, 2024 Popular Post Share Posted July 1, 2024 1 hour ago, roverandout said: I have no fear over Switzerland. Yes they're well organised but player wise pretty bang average. We've been shit, no doubting that but I'm expecting at least one great performance this tournament. I'd like to think it will be this Saturday I hope you are right, but I don’t think it will play out like that. The players and probably the manager seem to think the result has somehow vindicated the approach to every game we’ve played so far. Can’t see a lot changing in terms of performance level or tactical approach, and luck will run out at some point. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoversTilliDie Posted July 1, 2024 Share Posted July 1, 2024 3 hours ago, joey_big_nose said: Given the suspensions and injuries looks like we will have to go to 3 at the back? Wonder if we could go back to how we played at WC 2018 and ask Palmer to do the Stirling/Son role and run beyond Kane? Pickering Walker. Stones. Konsa TAA. Bellingham Rice. Foden Saka Palmer. Kane. Feels like it could work? We've got a whole week to prepare and it's a system we have used previously so feels doable. Any more cards, it will be 1 at the back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoversTilliDie Posted July 1, 2024 Share Posted July 1, 2024 2 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said: There is no comparison. Well said, it was sport in the 60s, score and back to the centre circle, none of the kissing each other and will you marry me celebrations in the modern game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoversTilliDie Posted July 1, 2024 Share Posted July 1, 2024 15 hours ago, wilsdenrover said: Why are Spain still attacking when they’re already ahead? Gareth will be outraged. Spain don't settle for a nail biting finish, most teams hopes, daylight between you and your opponents. 14 hours ago, roverandout said: I don't care what people say I need something to hold onto. Getting to the quarters is keeping me going. In the last year I've lost both my parents and my job. I'm just happy we're through I have been through it mate in the past I am now 66 (could be an omen for the euros) 66. Lose your parents your job is life worth carrying on. You need something to hang on to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
47er Posted July 1, 2024 Share Posted July 1, 2024 2 hours ago, roverandout said: I have no fear over Switzerland. Yes they're well organised but player wise pretty bang average. They've looked better than we have. I'm not complacent about this game at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneandycrawford Posted July 1, 2024 Share Posted July 1, 2024 1 hour ago, wilsdenrover said: He didn’t use to seem this way. Maybe it’s part of moving to Madrid. Maybe we all forget how young he is and what he's already experienced at 21? Can't compare this to the 60's when the players lived 'normal' lives. Some of today's players turn out to be knobs and some turn out to be good lads - just like in the rest of the population. And the 'knob / good lad' balance seems a lot better today than the late 90's / early 2000's. I suspect a lot of this depends on family and agent influence - (almost!) makes you feel sorry for Myles Anderson!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoversTilliDie Posted July 1, 2024 Share Posted July 1, 2024 Is Gareth Southgate a Crystal Palace supporter in disguise, still no Adam Wharton gametime. It's because Crystal Palace will have to pay Rovers a £1,000,000 if he plays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoversTilliDie Posted July 1, 2024 Share Posted July 1, 2024 7 minutes ago, 47er said: They've looked better than we have. I'm not complacent about this game at all. Italy made them look good, one of the poorest Italian teams I have seen for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllRoverAsia Posted July 1, 2024 Share Posted July 1, 2024 25 minutes ago, RoversTilliDie said: Is Gareth Southgate a Crystal Palace supporter in disguise, still no Adam Wharton gametime. It's because Crystal Palace will have to pay Rovers a £1,000,000 if he plays. He was at Palace in his youth and played over 150 senior games for them . He's probably quite fond of them. He should be playing Adam to boost the value Palace get when they sell him. Southgate runs England like a 'Pals" society, Adam had been proposed for membership but apparently not yet seconded. Meanwhile Spain play a 16 year old because they select based on ability and form. It shows. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roversfan99 Posted July 1, 2024 Share Posted July 1, 2024 4 hours ago, roverandout said: Portugal were mud on the way to winning euro 16. No one remembers how bad they played. France were pretty average on their way to winning 2018. Even Argentina didn't look particularly impressive at the last world cup Everyone remembers how poor Portugal were. The fact that they won one game after 90 minutes is always mentioned. 4 hours ago, roverandout said: Bellingham is one of England's most likeable players Would say a lot about the others. 3 hours ago, roverandout said: I have no fear over Switzerland. Yes they're well organised but player wise pretty bang average. We've been shit, no doubting that but I'm expecting at least one great performance this tournament. I'd like to think it will be this Saturday It seems remiss to write them off as bang average considering the respective performances especially in the last 16. They look more than merely organised, lots of pace and movement in attack and Xhaka can dictate the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoversTilliDie Posted July 1, 2024 Share Posted July 1, 2024 30 minutes ago, AllRoverAsia said: He was at Palace in his youth and played over 150 senior games for them . He's probably quite fond of them. He should be playing Adam to boost the value Palace get when they sell him. Southgate runs England like a 'Pals" society, Adam had been proposed for membership but apparently not yet seconded. Meanwhile Spain play a 16 year old because they select based on ability and form. It shows. Well said, that's why Spain are looking favourites to win the euros, their manager is not frightened of playing a 16 year old young talent. Fortune favours the brave, Alex ferguson at Old trafford for example. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverholmes Posted July 1, 2024 Share Posted July 1, 2024 5 hours ago, joey_big_nose said: Given the suspensions and injuries looks like we will have to go to 3 at the back? Wonder if we could go back to how we played at WC 2018 and ask Palmer to do the Stirling/Son role and run beyond Kane? Pickering Walker. Stones. Konsa TAA. Bellingham Rice. Foden Saka Palmer. Kane. Feels like it could work? We've got a whole week to prepare and it's a system we have used previously so feels doable. I think that team looks promising, though tempted to have Toney in there. I think England are caught between possession football and something more direct. Having width on the left will make a big difference, however, I still maintain the problem is less personnel selections and more strategy. Foden could stay out wide. Saka could get the ball and whip crosses in, as Palmer does. But they don't and are trying to play like a Guardiola or Arteta side and failing. A really noticeable aspect of England's game is how they struggle to break the press of the opposition forward and midfield. With Stones, Walker and others in there, it's a surprise and I really don't full understand it. Somewhere, they are getting it wrong - perhaps, the midfield not positioning themselves right - because they surely have the technical ability to pass it out comfortably from the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMON GARNERS 194 Posted July 1, 2024 Share Posted July 1, 2024 (edited) Just maybe,just maybe we raise our game against better opposition?🤔 Has the overriding mentality been just turn up to win so far...we see it so many times back home in cup games against lesser teams. Edited July 1, 2024 by SIMON GARNERS 194 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arbitro Posted July 1, 2024 Share Posted July 1, 2024 UEFA Ethics Committee are investigating this gesture towards the Slovakian bench by Bellingham. He could be in trouble here and potentially suspended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroom Mike E Posted July 1, 2024 Backroom Share Posted July 1, 2024 Just now, arbitro said: UEFA Ethics Committee are investigating this gesture towards the Slovakian bench by Bellingham. He could be in trouble here and potentially suspended. Looking more and more like a tosser as the tournament progresses. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilsdenrover Posted July 1, 2024 Share Posted July 1, 2024 3 minutes ago, arbitro said: UEFA Ethics Committee are investigating this gesture towards the Slovakian bench by Bellingham. He could be in trouble here and potentially suspended. UEFA have ethics? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arbitro Posted July 1, 2024 Share Posted July 1, 2024 2 minutes ago, Mike E said: Looking more and more like a tosser as the tournament progresses. I'm perplexed as to why he would do it particularly knowing that it would be picked up somewhere and made public. Personally I think it's offensive and wouldn't argue if he was banned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentExile Posted July 1, 2024 Share Posted July 1, 2024 (edited) 17 minutes ago, arbitro said: I'm perplexed as to why he would do it particularly knowing that it would be picked up somewhere and made public. Personally I think it's offensive and wouldn't argue if he was banned. If I was being charitable, then maybe he just got caught up in the drama & emotion of the moment (last minute equaliser etc), or maybe he lacks the brain capacity to weigh up that he may face consequences for his actions. It did surprise me, as he had seemed more level headed than that when I've seen him speak in interviews etc previously. I don't find it offensive, just idiotic Edited July 1, 2024 by KentExile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMON GARNERS 194 Posted July 1, 2024 Share Posted July 1, 2024 What a load of bollocks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arbitro Posted July 1, 2024 Share Posted July 1, 2024 15 minutes ago, KentExile said: If I was being charitable, then maybe he just got caught up in the drama & emotion of the moment (last minute equaliser etc), or maybe he lacks the brain capacity to weigh up that he may face consequences for his actions. It did surprise me, as he had seemed more level headed than that when I've seen him speak in interviews etc previously. I don't find it offensive, just idiotic He was in investigated in Spain for alleged comments to Mason Greenwood although there was no charge due to lack of evidence. I just don't like things like that and don't see a need to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_B Posted July 1, 2024 Share Posted July 1, 2024 3 hours ago, RoversTilliDie said: Is Gareth Southgate a Crystal Palace supporter in disguise, still no Adam Wharton gametime. It's because Crystal Palace will have to pay Rovers a £1,000,000 if he plays. So, he used up a squad place to take a player he was never going to play because Palace would have to pay a million quid. Sounds like a plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigger Posted July 1, 2024 Share Posted July 1, 2024 28 minutes ago, M_B said: So, he used up a squad place to take a player he was never going to play because Palace would have to pay a million quid. Sounds like a plan. Well he did take a player who was not fit enough to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simongarnerisgod Posted July 1, 2024 Share Posted July 1, 2024 robiot is the french version of sam gallagher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted July 1, 2024 Share Posted July 1, 2024 20 minutes ago, rigger said: Well he did take a player who was not fit enough to play. Only one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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