Today's Football 2018-19 Season

[hirons11]

Hit the woodwork 3 times.

Gift 2 goals to Dzeko.

Lose 2 nil.

FFS

Do you ever think you are sometimes talking to yourself in here?

How did Besić get on?

 

[Chris O'Connor]

It may work out for you regardless but I really really would have waited until after the game in Seville to post these. Some of it is definitely true but it is a little bit of a sunny take on things that could look different if Spain hit their top level.

Can't say i wasn't warned.

Absolutely massive for England's progress under Southgate, we're still starting off on the planning but this was a huge boost for confidence.

Superb first half performance and hung on with a two goal lead until the very last seconds, crucially ahead on the head to head if all tied at the end of the group.

It's significant as a marker on our progress, but these are still only the early stages of planning for England, hopefully we can improve by the Euros.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Just seen the score

Well done England

Great result that

 

[ToffeeTim]

Do you ever think you are sometimes talking to yourself in here?

How did Besić get on?

Oh I'm fully aware. Just feel better getting it all out.

He did pretty well. Stood out as one of their better players. Did a trademark nasty challenge to get a booking. On one of his Middlesbrough team mates as well lol

 

[toffeejack]

Even the Welsh were booing him last week

Probably just the glory hunting RS welsh fans who only turned up because it was in the principality.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Can't say i wasn't warned.

Absolutely massive for England's progress under Southgate, we're still starting off on the planning but this was a huge boost for confidence.

Superb first half performance and hung on with a two goal lead until the very last seconds, crucially ahead on the head to head if all tied at the end of the group.

It's significant as a marker on our progress, but these are still only the early stages of planning for England, hopefully we can improve by the Euros.

I was out and couldn't watch. What is the England fan reaction? I mean that seriously what did you think?

 

[Old Blue 2]

Alan Smith said Gomes had a great game. Well, in the centre of defence we conceded two headed goals to players who had not an England shirt near to them...

 

[toffeejack]

Is the nations league done by head to head or goal difference?

 

[duncs pigeon]

Just listened to Gareth Southgate, fair play he is level headed. Not over hyping on the performance, but saying we still have room for improvement. Also seems as though he has got the players wanting to play for England.

 

[duncs pigeon]

Is the nations league done by head to head or goal difference?

Goal difference first - I think.

 

[Chris O'Connor]

I was out and couldn't watch. What is the England fan reaction? I mean that seriously what did you think?

Hugely encouraging and massive for confidence. The first half was absolutely outstanding from England who mixed it up, both short and long passes, totally ripping through the pressing game Spain like to play, and at pace too.

Rapier like counters, rather like Leicester in their pomp, making the possession stats look the complete irrelevance they can sometimes be. Spain had a decent first ten minutes, but after were just stunned and shell shocked trying to regroup at half time.

The second half performance was one were England looked stubborn in defence, prepared to protect such a sizeable advantage, and still posed a threat on the break.

Pickford's error aside, it wasn't until the substitutions that Spain really threatened as we fell asleep at a corner, and a headed goal resulted. To me it always looked unlikely they could come back, even though the last second goal made the scoreline more respectable, England held on comfortably enough to notch a famous win.

Youngest England team in a competitive game since 1959

(At senior level)

The planning is now obvious even if a long way to go

Spain haven't been beaten in a competitive game at home for 15 years. (2003)

 

[Chris O'Connor]

Is the nations league done by head to head or goal difference?

Head to head first, if they can't be separated and away goals count, then goal difference.

So for example if level on points, England will be placed ahead of Spain as scored three away goals in the head to heads

 

[TheBigIguana]

Hugely encouraging and massive for confidence. The first half was absolutely outstanding from England who mixed it up, both short and long passes, totally ripping through the pressing game Spain like to play, and at pace too.

Rapier like counters, rather like Leicester in their pomp, making the possession stats look the complete irrelevance they can sometimes be. Spain had a decent first ten minutes, but after were just stunned and shell shocked trying to regroup at half time.

The second half performance was one were England looked stubborn in defence, prepared to protect such a sizeable advantage, and still posed a threat on the break.

Pickford's error aside, it wasn't until the substitutions that Spain really threatened as we fell asleep at a corner, and a headed goal resulted. To me it always looked unlikely they could come back, even though the last second goal made the scoreline more respectable, England held on comfortably enough to notch a famous win.

Youngest England team in a competitive game since 1959

(At senior level)

The planning is now obvious even if a long way to go

Spain haven't been beaten in a competitive game at home for 15 years. (2003)

Leicester in their pomp lol, ease up a bit.

But seriously it wasn't a problem at all that Spain had 23 shots to England's 5? I saw highlights of only the goals and there was no mix of long and short passing just route one from the keeper. Which is fine if that's what is on but also not a sustainable strategy. Again I was not able to watch so I really don't know but what I have seen makes the scoreline look a bit flattering or at the very least not necessarily repeatable.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Alan Smith said Gomes had a great game. Well, in the centre of defence we conceded two headed goals to players who had not an England shirt near to them...

He’s learned from the best in the business in that respect at Liverpool in Van Dijk. If you’re nowhere near the action in the penalty area then you can’t ever male an error and everyone will think you’re a rolls royce.

 

[Saint Domingo]

England are where they should be tbh. Southgate actually has them performing in a style they’re comfortable with. It’s the first England team for ages actually performing to the level of their talent. The problem is that that level is still probably short of the best because we genuinely don’t have a crop of world class players in the way that France do. That’s not Southgate’s problem though. It’s far better watching him actually getting decent players playing well than the procession of idiots that preceded him they had genuine world class players and had them playing like a pub team.