18 Jun 2026 06:19:35
Like many on here i watched the England V Croatia game last night and was impressed with England's attacking play and fast food, especially in the second half ?Yes they lost 2 stupid goals but if it wasn't for the croatia goalkeeper especially in that second half England would have hammered them ?
18 Jun 2026 06:57:43
Defence is a bit shaky for me. Better bigger teams will expose that.
18 Jun 2026 07:07:58
Fast football I meant instead of fast food. ?
18 Jun 2026 07:09:13
I was surprised Man City centre half Ghuei didn't start, Fork. ?
18 Jun 2026 07:10:23
Yes, England are good middle to front, but against the top-seeded nations, they will always leak goals, which will cost them in the latter stages.
18 Jun 2026 07:12:32
Unfortunately the best team so far.
18 Jun 2026 07:37:20
They were very disorganised 1st half, which gave Croatia chances, but solid 2nd. Will be hard to judge till after the group, because all 3 teams they play are so very poor. It was sad watching Modric last night.
18 Jun 2026 07:39:30
Imo, definitely not the best team so far. I think France are miles ahead of England. All about opinions.
18 Jun 2026 07:49:56
All about opinions, JFM, mate, but have to be honest and say imho England has been the best team so far I've seen at the World Cup, especially in that second half last night. ? Tuchel will absolutely play more attack minded than Southgate did, and they have got the players to play a very direct, fast attacking style. ?
18 Jun 2026 08:04:48
Close one between England and France so far, esp that 2nd half. France were up against a far better side tho. Said it before, England will be top scorers in the group stage given their opponents.
18 Jun 2026 08:28:47
Agree, Fork, their defence could cost them.
18 Jun 2026 08:34:24
I think a team with top forward players will pick England off. I'm saying that England's forwards aren't too shabby either. Early days to judge any team. I've been more impressed with Morocco than anyone up until now.
18 Jun 2026 08:47:55
I think in games where England are able to press higher and have more possession, they'll do well, but games where they have to dig in more they'll really struggle.
There's quite a lot of teams in the World Cup that could really hurt them, unfortunately I think one of them is Morocco, having watched the way they played against Brazil.
18 Jun 2026 08:57:26
Morocco are a very good team, Goram. ? My dark horses along with Norway. ?
18 Jun 2026 09:30:01
I think Scotland would be doing exceptionally well to get a point off Morocco.
I've not had chance to properly look at the draw, but I think if England come up against the likes of Morocco, Norway, Argentina, France, Germany etc I think they'll get a doing.
18 Jun 2026 09:32:47
Maybe that's my problem, Sir Walter. I've only seen the first half. As I need to be alert on my school crossing, I have a strict going to bed time.
18 Jun 2026 09:58:56
Do u take a play piece, JFM, or just the lollipop ? ? ? ? ? only kidding bud. ?
18 Jun 2026 10:17:05
No bother, Fork, I'm proud to be a lollipop man. East Kilbride winters can be tough right enough. Official job description is school crossing patrol, but everybody knows we are lollipop men and women.
18 Jun 2026 10:31:05
I agree, England have an abundance of talent from middle to front. I said before this started it would likely be their defence that let them down.
Better sides will expose them more and punish them.
18 Jun 2026 11:02:05
Gd job, bud, keeping the kids safe ??, but there's a Wizard of Oz joke there, "We represent the lollipop guild." ? ? ?
18 Jun 2026 11:16:54
Goram, I honestly don't think England will get a doing by any of these countries as they've also got the players/the talent to hurt those countries also. ?
18 Jun 2026 11:57:36
Tuchel isn't a good manager.
His squad, and more importantly, team selections are wild.
How Madueke is even in that squad bewildered me.
Guehi is England's best defender.
Tomori should be his partner or at least in squad.
No Trent in squad but has Chalobah?
No Lewis Hall?
No Palmer?
No Bowen?
He's a clown.
18 Jun 2026 12:32:48
It's coming home, apparently. Again. ?
18 Jun 2026 12:41:58
Stevie, best I've seen England play at a tournament in a long time. He has picked a squad to make a good team not a squad to pick the best players. Agree a couple questionable decisions but to say he's not a good manager is ridiculous, mate.
Won a Champions League with Chelsea, got to final with PSG. Very talented manager, just a bit of a headcase and always falls out with people.
18 Jun 2026 13:03:39
Tuchel is a good manager imo, Stevie G. Absolutely not a doubt about that. ?
18 Jun 2026 13:24:38
That defence, they have no chance of the World Cup.
Stevie, that's ridiculous, he is a great manager, won Champs League with a not so great Chelsea squad.
18 Jun 2026 13:41:25
Are you a Munchkin Fork? ?
19 Jun 2026 07:22:40
The last of the breed bud. ???