Nations League & Friendlies

[tulip]

WTF goes through our defences brain. Score late....point guaranteed....then f*ck up from the kickoff. TWICE IN A ROW.
TBF the Dutch look like a solid outfit...could do well at the WC. We on the other hand need to SORT IT OUT.

Very annoying to have happened against them twice in six days. It had been a good fightback.

Wasn't a penalty imo.

[Ascotexgunner]

Look at the results of both Euro finalists tonight. Football is weird.

I gave my misconceptions about Southgate last week and I stand by them but, let's face it, there is 0% chance he gets the sack at this stage. And to a certain extent I could tell the players weren't arsed tonight, it was their last game before their break in a meaningless tournament.

My concern for England would be that their confidence may be dented a bit and Southgate plays even more defensively at the World Cup and stink it out as previous England sides did between 2006 and 2014. They will get through the group, but it won't be pretty.

[Zip]

WTF goes through our defences brain. Score late....point guaranteed....then f*ck up from the kickoff. TWICE IN A ROW.
TBF the Dutch look like a solid outfit...could do well at the WC. We on the other hand need to SORT IT OUT.

Very annoying to have happened against them twice in six days. It had been a good fightback.

Wasn't a penalty imo.

Get stuffed tuliperzzzzz. He took Connor Roberts out.

[Ascotexgunner]

Very annoying to have happened against them twice in six days. It had been a good fightback.

Wasn't a penalty imo.

Get stuffed tuliperzzzzz. He took Connor Roberts out.

It was literally a forearm smash in the back of Roberts head. Good call from the ref. Looked even worse from the side angle.

[Franchise FC]

Something on one of the other threads has reminded me of an idea I really like for the Nations League.

Since they are only glorified friendlies anyway, why not have a penalty shoot out at the end of every game ?
One point awarded to the winners of the shoot out

There’s a lot of talk that you can’t replicate the pressure, but this would seem to be a reasonable option

[Ascotexgunner]

Something on one of the other threads has reminded me of an idea I really like for the Nations League.

Since they are only glorified friendlies anyway, why not have a penalty shoot out at the end of every game ?
One point awarded to the winners of the shoot out

There’s a lot of talk that you can’t replicate the pressure, but this would seem to be a reasonable option

There is way more to the Nation's League than being a "glorified friendly".
And England could find that out tonight if they lose......and are relegated to a "B" level group.
If they get relegated, they face a harder qualifying groups for major tournaments, rather than playing the top nations, they will be playing Moldova, Bosnia and the likes of Albania...real crowd pullers and hardly competitive. There is a big impact for dropping a league. I'll be gutted if we don't beat Poland and drop down on Sunday. Playing the likes of Belgium and Holland has been a big benefit in Welsh finances, and qualification.
I just don't get England fans attitude towards this competition.

[Winston Biscuit]

Son equilises for SK against Costa Rica
https://twitter.com/brfootball/status/1573293918900420609

[Royal Rother]

Christ alive that was bad.

When will we ever learn NOT to play guys out of position?

Not sure I can be arsed to watch the 2nd half.

I probably will though.

[Winston Biscuit]

England are relegated from UEFA Nations League A.

England will be unseeded in the draw for Euro 2024 qualifying (Oct. 9).

England are guaranteed to be drawn in a group with one of Georgia, Greece, Kazakhstan and Turkey in UEFA Nations League B

[Loafer]

I didn't think anything could be worse then the football, but Reece James haircut gave it a close run

[Ascotexgunner]

Blimey England look utterly lost as a team......Southgate looks utterly clueless when chasing a game.
Gonna get ugly for him tonight in the media.

[Royal Rother]

Well, I did say that Southgate had taken the team as far as he could and should probably go after the Euros.

I seem to recall that view didn’t get a lot of support on here at the time.

How do we feel about it now?

[bcubed]

Well, I did say that Southgate had taken the team as far as he could and should probably go after the Euros.

I seem to recall that view didn’t get a lot of support on here at the time.

How do we feel about it now?

I thought it during the Euros
Especially at the Final. What an opportunity missed.

He should go but I doubt it will happen. Have we ever had such a pool of talent. It's criminal not to be able to get them playing well.

[Sutekh]

Well, I did say that Southgate had taken the team as far as he could and should probably go after the Euros.

I seem to recall that view didn’t get a lot of support on here at the time.

How do we feel about it now?

Southgate in being not especially much cop at this management lark shock.

Hardly a surprise to anyone is it?

Luckily for him games in this utterly meaningless competition are completely irrelevant and he should be using them to experiment with fringe players and different formations/tactics.

He’ll be gone after the forthcoming farce of failure in the Middle East and we can all move onto the next corporate yes man.

[bcubed]

But its not meaningless if the result is we are now unseeded and face more difficult qualifying in future.

[Zip]

Here you lot go again. Southgate crap eh? Just run past me his record in MAJOR tournaments?
Please also remind me how many England managers have a better record than him in major tournaments

Judge him on how England do in the World Cup and Euros.

[Royal Rother]

Judge him on how England do in the World Cup and Euros.

I have done. 2 defeats that should have been victories, but for his abject in-game management.

Great guy, excellent squad / man manager, but not astute enough tactically to win anything of significance.

We could do better.

[windermereROYAL]

Got my christmas dinner booked in the 3G on Dec 10th, one snag that`s come up is that if England win the group and reach the QF we will be at home that evening, I wouldn`t fancy getting drenched with beer while tucking into my turkey,
I feel a little bit more confident now after watching that shit last night and Southgate`s ultra safety first approach.

[bcubed]

Judge him on how England do in the World Cup and Euros.

I have done. 2 defeats that should have been victories, but for his abject in-game management.

Great guy, excellent squad / man manager, but not astute enough tactically to win anything of significance.

We could do better.

And whilst he's done better than others, with the quality of players at his disposal he should have managed them to at least one win

[Zip]

Judge him on how England do in the World Cup and Euros.

I have done. 2 defeats that should have been victories, but for his abject in-game management.

Great guy, excellent squad / man manager, but not astute enough tactically to win anything of significance.

We could do better.

Why should England have beaten an in form Italian side in the final?
They matched them all the way and lost on pens.
How do you know England could do better? They haven't done so over the past century so why all of a sudden will that change?