Quarter Final 3: England vs Switzerland live from the Düsseldorf Arena. Saturday BBC1 5pm

[Andrew_]

Just now, adhikapp said:

England finally have Shaw on the pitch and he's playing Eze as LWB?! This guy needs to ****ing go man

Oh that explains why Shaw was in the middle when Switzerland had their chance at the end 

[darren1983]

1 minute ago, adhikapp said:

England finally have Shaw on the pitch and he's playing Eze as LWB?! This guy needs to ****ing go man

Because there's no one else to play as part of the back 3. Better Shaw as the overlapping CB surely? 

[Pukey]

Great save

[Lucas]

Wonder strike by Rice. 

[Wavelberry]

Just now, darren1983 said:

Because there's no one else to play as part of the back 3. Better Shaw as the overlapping CB surely? 

We didn't take Joe Gomez no?

[Haguey]

4 minutes ago, ceefax the cat said:

wait no, it's the most attacking back 3 ever in a 3-4-3 

 

i mean, fine. give it a whirl
 

So our left centre half and their right centre half are both wanting to bomb forward

Wide centre backs, thankyou Chris Wilder

[Ackter]

Why would you dive there?

[darren1983]

Just now, Wavelberry said:

We didn't take Joe Gomez no?

I was talking about the options on the pitch. Unless he subs Foden or Jude then Shaw as part of back 3 makes sense 

[Wavelberry]

Kyle Walker's cooked isn't he.

[CFuller]

"Former Chelsea loan player Denis Zakaria"

When did that happen? 

[Vynal Seven]

“Yann Sommer has just kept Switzerlands going”

You know he’s been ITCHING to get that one out.  

[GunmaN1905]

Southgate not planning a couple more subs to get his team back into functional shape?

[Ackter]

Just now, Wavelberry said:

Kyle Walker's cooked isn't he.

I mean he is 48 tbf

[JJ72]

Big Mainoo shaped hole in midfield now. Who's actually playing there?

[ceefax the cat]

Harry Kane with a contribution there

[Coulthard's Jaw]

Have to say this looks a bit too much for Palmer at the moment

[ceefax the cat]

Just now, JJ72 said:

Big Mainoo shaped hole in midfield now. Who's actually playing there?

Rice / Bellingham, with Bellingham wandering about

[Wavelberry]

Just now, darren1983 said:

I was talking about the options on the pitch. Unless he subs Foden or Jude then Shaw as part of back 3 makes sense 

Aye fair, but it's not a position he should've found himself in the first place if he'd subbed properly. But then asking Gareth to sub properly is like asking Hitler to *redacted*

[Haguey]

Palmer has been poor, and while we look better going forward we are worse at the back...

[aiston]

He's down...surely injured. Sub him.

[Smallen]

not the best cameo from Palmer

[JJ72]

Just now, Wavelberry said:

Aye fair, but it's not a position he should've found himself in the first place if he'd subbed properly. But then asking Gareth to sub properly is like asking Hitler to *redacted*

Hitler reference!

[Ackter]

Just now, GunmaN1905 said:

Southgate not planning a couple more subs to get his team back into functional shape?

he doesnt sub until the last 15% of time, so that'll be at about the 25 minute mark in ET.

[adhikapp]

1 minute ago, GunmaN1905 said:

Southgate not planning a couple more subs to get his team back into functional shape?

That requires Southgate to actually have a plan at all

[SouthCoastRed]

1 minute ago, Ackter said:

I mean he is 48 tbf

Years or kids?

[TalkSport]

Palmer such a low % player. Loses ball loads, but also creates a bit because of the risks he takes. 

[arenaross]

Kane covering well at RB. 

[Coulthard's Jaw]

I wish Gordon was on now

[Pukey]

That should be another booking

[TalkSport]

Schar so brain dead. Lucky that’s not a second yellow.

[Bigwig]

Embolo’s been a real handful. His holdup play has been excellent. 

[Astafjevs]

Schär needs to be subbed

[dafuge]

Should be off for that 

[JJ72]

Why did we have 5 players behind that free kick? 

[Ackter]

Kane did a header.

[SteveUK]

Schar lucky hes not being reffed by the card happy chap from the Slovakia game.

[Lucas]

I can’t cope with the stress getting higher and higher  

[adhikapp]

Kane has been as ineffective as Ronaldo last night

[Astafjevs]

Think this lineup is OK for England. It's still the same back three shape, just more potential match winners/difference makers. 

Switzerland don't have a counterattack threat, so there's nothing to worry about in that regard 

[ceefax the cat]

Kane had better at least score his penalty

[Ackter]

Says a lot about Newcastle that Schar is often called our best defender...

[TalkSport]

Swiss need to get Shaqiri on.

[m_fenton]

1 minute ago, SteveUK said:

Schar lucky hes not being reffed by the card happy chap from the Slovakia game.

That ref was the same, only quick to show first yellows.

[Wavelberry]

Ref treating Schar like a terrible parent dealing with a toddler.

'ONE MORE AND YOU'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO BED! I'M WARNING YOU!'

Edited July 6 by Wavelberry

[The_jagster]

Zuber has been rubbish so far

[Smallen]

Bukayo is a tank

[Ackter]

****in Hell Foden

[Pukey]

No idea why Foden tries the difficult thing there instead of just taking it down and controlling it

[Baptista_8]

Foden...christ that was attrocious

[adhikapp]

Foden is horrible. How is he still on the pitch.