Game 40: England vs Slovakia LIVE from the Arena AufSchalke. Sunday ITV1 5pm

[georginho_juventusygr]

What is it with blocking the goalie? 

[Rio_V]

1 minute ago, Bigwig said:

Why is Kane at right back?

Bc no one else is

[m_fenton]

That's not a foul.

[BigV]

This ref is a shambles

[Coulthard's Jaw]

1 minute ago, Haguey said:

Absolutely baffling and potentially reputation ruining that he's gone against all that to just pick all the best players instead, ignoring the extremely baffling decisions like no left backs. Everyone seems chippy, no cohesion. 

Southgate has had an utter nightmare

[TheWednesday]

Mainoo 

[noikeee]

You guys look like us against Georgia.

In the groups it was pretty bad, but at least you were defending well. Today even the defending has been rubbish.

[Haguey]

No national side in world football plays their best 11 players at the same time, you need balance, it's like Southgate went against what worked previously and its backfiring spectacularly

[Pedwar Pump]

This is ref is definitely one of the ‘wants to be the centre of attention’ types

[Heartwork]

 

[Redshift]

Southgate still wants the team to play from the back while Slovakia have 6 players in midfield

[CFuller]

Just now, arenaross said:

Just as a reminder. This is a team 40 places below us in the ranking.

And we're playing like a team 40 places below Slovakia.

We're playing like Luxembourg.

[metal_guitarist]

Only two players showing for the ball are Mainoo and Bellingham, everyone else is cowering from it 

[Darren Moores Mum]

It's still Southgate's job to organise the individuals though. Let's not pretend we need to shove somebody not as good in there just for cohesion. He's picking this side. He's deciding not to make any changes apart from tinkering around the edges when we've looked bollocks all the way through. It's on him.

Edited Sunday at 16:37 by Darren Moores Mum

[The_jagster]

Can't wait for Gordon to come on to stretch the play, and us to still be slow, plodding rubbish

[Novem9]

1 минуту назад, SouthCoastRed сказал:

I just want us not to be ****. If we lose playing well, so be it. But this is just ****ing horrific

Losing in your own style is better than losing by betraying yourself - Cruyff (indirect quote) 

In saying this, he clearly didn't see Southgate's style Although at WC18 England seemed quite aggressive in attack, or am I confusing something?

[Vynal Seven]

What’s the headline in the morning going to be? “The wally in the… quite sharp looking t-shirt”

[SouthCoastRed]

1 minute ago, CFuller said:

And we're playing like a team 40 places below Slovakia.

We're playing like Luxembourg.

Disagree, they are pretty useful these days

[aiston]

Pickford

Just hoof it to them.

[Smallen]

I was saying it pre-tournament but Dixon is right. Every attacking player on the pitch is a ball-to-feet player and it’s absolutely o surprise that it doesn’t work.

[RTHerringbone]

Where are D:Ream when you need them?

[InigoPatinkin]

Saka makes that run if he's playing for Arsenal and Odergaard has the ball 100%. This England teams confidence is shot. 

Edited Sunday at 16:39 by InigoPatinkin

[Redshift]

Enough yellow cards to make a high viz jacket here.

[metal_guitarist]

1 minute ago, Vynal Seven said:

What’s the headline in the morning going to be? “The wally in the… quite sharp looking t-shirt”

It’s all gone South(gate) 

[Darius1998]

For those who saw Gerrard earlier in his career, how does Bellingham compare in terms of style of play?

It kind of seems like he wants to do everything on his own at times and when he's having a bad day, it can look really bad.

[Rio_V]

Is there a reason Bellingham isn’t coming for the ball at all when Rice has it? Why can’t the three mids get a little closer together?

[Pukey]

1 minute ago, Darren Moores Mum said:

It's still Southgate's job to organise the individuals though. Let's not pretend we need to shove somebody not as good in there just for cohesion. He's picking this side. He's deciding not to make any changes apart from tinkering around the edges when we've looked bollocks all the way through. It's on him.

It is, and literally nobody, including Southgate's most passionate defenders, have argued this tournament has gone well or he's done a good job this time round.

[sc91]

This is Iceland levels. Time for a beer, it'll be a fun night.

[Haguey]

2 minutes ago, Vynal Seven said:

What’s the headline in the morning going to be? “The wally in the… quite sharp looking t-shirt”

SOUTHGATE: SLOW AND GLAD-TO-SEE-THE-BAKIA

[GunmaN1905]

1 minute ago, CFuller said:

We're playing like Luxembourg.

Slovakia scored only one in two matches agaisnt Luxembourg in their qualifying group.

[Smallen]

Also @Rob1981, please can you just text Gareth and say we need to shoot low and to the keeper’s right? I’ve watched this keeper every week for the last 6 months and it’s a guaranteed goal.

I’d settle for a shot atm, like.

[The_jagster]

Just now, Rio_V said:

Is there a reason Bellingham isn’t coming for the ball at all when Rice has it? Why can’t the three mids get a little closer together?

Whenever he moves into space nobody is looking for him either, they are all moaning at each other

[aiston]

Trippier should be on set pieces on the right side.

Only one that is putting good crosses in right now

 

[Coulthard's Jaw]

Will Southgate be gone before Sunak?

[Pedwar Pump]

Get Ivan on and keep lumping it into the mixer

[enigmatic]

Just now, Rio_V said:

Is there a reason Bellingham isn’t coming for the ball at all when Rice has it? Why can’t the three mids get a little closer together?

Tbf he's started coming deep for it after we conceded. Should probably have started a couple of games ago though

[Astafjevs]

3 minutes ago, Haguey said:

No national side in world football plays their best 11 players at the same time, you need balance, it's like Southgate went against what worked previously and its backfiring spectacularly

This seems quite a simplistic explanation really. He's picked 8 of the 11 that played so well against France. I think Bellingham is a different player for sure, Shaw is a loss, but there's more to it

[InigoPatinkin]

Honestly stick Dunk on for Mainoo up front and start hoofing it for knockdowns. Just bombard them. 

[Bootador]

England 0

Slow-And-Vaking-**** 1

Edited Sunday at 16:41 by Bootador

[TalkSport]

Just now, Smallen said:

Also @Rob1981, please can you just text Gareth and say we need to shoot low and to the keeper’s right? I’ve watched this keeper every week for the last 6 months and it’s a guaranteed goal.

I’d settle for a shot atm, like.

It's amazing how we're not shooting  Like, the players must know Dubravka is ****?

[Rio_V]

Just now, The_jagster said:

Whenever he moves into space nobody is looking for him either, they are all moaning at each other

He isn’t putting himself anywhere that either mid can pass to him. 

[Muttley84]

How would it be if Southgate doesnt make any subs at halftime? Or just makes the safe one Mainoo for TAA or Galagher...

[Pukey]

It says a lot that this game has contained some of our most cohesive looking attacks as well  Now Slovakia are more than happy to just sit and defend as we will struggle massively to create anything. Double up on Saka and they're sorted .

[RTHerringbone]

They look absolutely clueless on the bench. I've no idea what to expect at halftime. Probably nothing.

[kopsy101]

Just now, Darius1998 said:

For those who saw Gerrard earlier in his career, how does Bellingham compare in terms of style of play?

It kind of seems like he wants to do everything on his own at times and when he's having a bad day, it can look really bad.

More refined but far less dynamic. 

Similar in that they sometimes try too hard to do it themselves. I remember Gerrard fizzing in passes unnecessarily hard for England and the receiving players were like wtf  

 

[aiston]

**** from Foden.

[GunmaN1905]

Just now, RTHerringbone said:

They look absolutely clueless on the bench. I've no idea what to expect at halftime. Probably nothing.

I've never seen Southgate look different, it's always the same body language.

[skybluedave]

1 minute ago, Pukey said:

It says a lot that this game has contained some of our most cohesive looking attacks as well  Now Slovakia are more than happy to just sit and defend as we will struggle massively to create anything. Double up on Saka and they're sorted .

It's been our best attacking perfomance by a mile 

[sc91]

These lot look like they can't wait to leave.

I reckon a few will be relieved when your knocked out.

[Smallen]

We do genuinely need HT changes.

No point in Walker playing here. Get Saka some help at RB with Trent. Gordon on for Foden.