Game 17: Denmark vs England live from the Frankfurt Arena. BBC1 5pm

[EnterUsernameHere]

Sloppy start.

[VP.]

2 minutes ago, Haguey said:

The game has started lads you can start playing whenever

Looks like it was laid this morning the way it's cutting up as soon as anyone tries to turn quickly on it.

[Pukey]

Late watching because some people decide to ring up gone 5pm ffs. Guessing I've not missed much anyway.

[VP.]

Pitch appears to have injured Walker.

[SouthCoastRed]

9 minutes ago, Lucas said:

I don’t want to fall asleep like I did almost against Serbia  

I had a nap before, didn’t help 

[Haguey]

Uh oh, not Walker

[enigmatic]

Well if walker is injured, the silver lining we might end up with a midfielder in midfield...

[aiston]

What a **** pitch.

[Darren Moores Mum]

Pitch is horrible. 

[VP.]

Much better from Foden and a quality pass to him from Walker.

[aiston]

Foden

Did so well but terrible shot.

[Haguey]

Great from Foden, shame about the finish

[Pukey]

More of that please, Foden. Without the crap finish, mind you.

[Robson 07]

Bellingham looks like Rolls Royce these days.  Got so much game. 

[Citizen Sandman]

Just now, Robson 07 said:

Bellingham looks like Rolls Royce these days.  Got so much game. 

really kicked on since young hasn't he 

[Craigus89]

There is a distinct lack of movement when we’re on the ball. Everyone standing still wanting it to feet, slowing everything down… that ain’t gonna work lads.

[GunmaN1905]

Sir Harold!

 

[Redshift]

KAAAAAAAAANNNNEEEEE

[grff]

GOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLL!

[VP.]

Lucky but get the **** in

[Darren Moores Mum]

Yessssss

[Darius1998]

That was easy.

[CFuller]

Tor! Kane!

[Pukey]

What on earth is that defending  What is it with Kristensens being utterly ****ing useless.

[Haguey]

HARRRY KAAAAANEEEEEE

[Rebs]

Bang

[aiston]

Thought Walker took too long there but he did so well.

Get in Kane !

Edited June 20 by aiston

[titchuk]

Pinball 

[skybluedave]

What's 'he's behind you' in Danish?

[enigmatic]

Didn't even celebrate, just said the word "goal" when the ball landed at Kane's feet

Christensen though 

[darren1983]

Walker did his best to **** that up didn't he?  

[arenaross]

Game over, there's nothing to this Danish team. 

[The_jagster]

As lucky as that Portugal winner but awful defending

[Haguey]

Trent not filling me with total confidence so far...

[enigmatic]

Just now, The_jagster said:

As lucky as that Portugal winner but awful defending

Unlucky Buildup-Deflection is having almost as good a tournament as Own Goal 

[skybluedave]

This pitch is dangerous 

[Haguey]

BRAKES OFF KLAXON!!!

[Darius1998]

1 minute ago, Haguey said:

Trent not filling me with total confidence so far...

Unless he has a season of regularly playing that position at club level, I don't think this will work. Last time he played CM consistently was when he was about 15/16 years old.

[The Amazing Dale Watkins]

dreadful game 

[enigmatic]

1 minute ago, skybluedave said:

This pitch is dangerous 

Get a second and then protect key players in the second half

[EnterUsernameHere]

Just now, Darius1998 said:

Unless he has a season of regularly playing that position at club level, I don't think this will work. Last time he played CM consistently was when he was about 15/16 years old.

Hope we don't give him that season. It's clearly where he wants to be, but he's not good enough there. Clunky.

[VP.]

1 minute ago, Haguey said:

Trent not filling me with total confidence so far...

Na he looks lost at times, though it genuinely makes little sense to me playing someone who has spent 99% of his career at RB in midfield for a major tournament.

[Haguey]

Just now, Darius1998 said:

Unless he has a season of regularly playing that position at club level, I don't think this will work. Last time he played CM consistently was when he was about 15/16 years old.

Dunno how much he played there for Liverpool this season but it does seem a risk sticking him there for a tournament when he's done like 2 games there for the NT...

[EnterUsernameHere]

Just now, Haguey said:

Dunno how much he played there for Liverpool this season but it does seem a risk sticking him there for a tournament when he's done like 2 games there for the NT...

Unless you count second half tactical switches, I don't think he started there at all (maybe I've forgotten a game). 

"Inverted" there plenty but never actually played as an out and out midfielder.

[martynlcfc]

Positioning off the ball isn't great. Looks far too easy to get at our back 4 with 2 or 3 simple passes.

Hopefully the TAA midfield experiment ends soon, he's just not a natural at key facets of the game you need in that position 

[Darius1998]

1 minute ago, Haguey said:

Dunno how much he played there for Liverpool this season but it does seem a risk sticking him there for a tournament when he's done like 2 games there for the NT...

Pretty much never. Technically, he does end up in midfield from RB but I don't think he ever started there.

[Smallen]

4 minutes ago, Darius1998 said:

Unless he has a season of regularly playing that position at club level, I don't think this will work. Last time he played CM consistently was when he was about 15/16 years old.

He's really good as long as he's facing the opposition's goal. He's struggling with receiving it facing our goal, as you'd expect from a right back tbh. 

[Matthew Le God]

Kinda obvious... but letting an 11 month old play with the remote control as a toy during the football isn't a good idea. She rewound the game just as Kane was scoring and then nearly subscribed to Netflix!

Edited June 20 by Matthew Le God

[enigmatic]

Just now, Darius1998 said:

Unless he has a season of regularly playing that position at club level, I don't think this will work. Last time he played CM consistently was when he was about 15/16 years old.

Yeah. For all the things he can do, he's just not great at receiving the ball in a tight space in the middle of the pitch, turning on the ball and knowing where all the low risk options are and how to find them

Which ironically is the thing Mainoo and Wharton are excellent at

Not gonna lie, I think Trent might offer a bit more at left back than Trippier too...

[aiston]

Midfielder offers nothing defensively, so easy to pass through.