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

[Smallen]

Kane is giving second spell at Man U Ronaldo vibes here

Edited July 6 by Smallen

[SouthCoastRed]

Just now, GunmaN1905 said:

Orsato you blind f-k.

Bellingham hooks Schar and falls onto him.

Yeah I think Schar was a bit hard done by getting booked for that

[Andrew_]

Just now, Constantine said:

How is that a yellow?!

Well he put his arm out to stop him running past.

[Pukey]

How the **** does he not give a handball there, absolutely awful decision

[dafuge]

No handball 

[Haguey]

We are basically Portugal today, good play but a useless striker

[arenaross]

Kane jogging up the pitch while Jude is on his own powering up on the left. 

[GunmaN1905]

Just now, Haguey said:

We are basically Portugal today, good play but a useless striker

Harriano Kanaldo.

Edited July 6 by GunmaN1905

[SouthCoastRed]

Just now, arenaross said:

Kane jogging up the pitch while Jude is on his own powering up on the left. 

He’s a bit old for the box to box centre half role he’s been assigned

[Haguey]

It's the Jude and Saka show so far

[SouthCoastRed]

Well, it’s certainly better today, thank christ

[dudester]

All these crosses having to be taken on the wrong foot each time are frustrating. 

[Lucas]

Just now, SouthCoastRed said:

He’s a bit old for the box to box centre half role he’s been assigned

6 yard box to penalty box? 

[GunmaN1905]

1 minute ago, SouthCoastRed said:

Well, it’s certainly better today, thank christ

It's been 38 minutes and the only time opposition goalkeeper touched the ball with his hands was to claim a cross.

[SouthCoastRed]

Just now, GunmaN1905 said:

It's been 38 minutes and the only time opposition goalkeeper touched the ball with his hands was to claim a cross.

It’s still a dam sight better!

[Lucas]

1 minute ago, dudester said:

All these crosses having to be taken on the wrong foot each time are frustrating. 

Would say get Gordon on, but probably have another 40 mins of play to see it. 

[Pukey]

Just now, GunmaN1905 said:

It's been 38 minutes and the only time opposition goalkeeper touched the ball with his hands was to claim a cross.

He never said it was great tbf. It definitely is better than other performances.

[Haguey]

I think we're doing fine, only player that should come off is the (non)Striker, need someone on who will stay up and PRESS

[Smallen]

this tournament is really throwing up lots of turgid games. Pep has killed football at the top level.

[The Amazing Dale Watkins]

3 minutes ago, SouthCoastRed said:

Well, it’s certainly better today, thank christ

Spoken like someone with really low expectations 

It's a dreadful game. Has there been a shot on target yet?

[GunmaN1905]

As expected, build up is dire, with noone moving except for Foden and the player with the ball.

[ThanatosAFC]

This whole tournament has been pretty boring so far. Too much defensive football imo and lack of star power. 

[Haguey]

Just now, Smallen said:

this tournament is really throwing up lots of turgid games. Pep has killed football at the top level.

It's time for a football possession stop clock imo, can't hold the ball more than 45 seconds without a shot

[skybluedave]

This best thing about England this tournament is how they have proper broken Shearer. 

[Lucas]

Just now, Smallen said:

this tournament is really throwing up lots of turgid games. Pep has killed football at the top level.

I agree but teams don’t have to play the Pep way, so not really Pep’s fault. I’d love to see some actual wing play. 

[Baptista_8]

How many good fluid attacking moves have we put together this tourny? Struggling to remember one.

[Bliss Seeker]

Aaauurrrrraaagvvgghhhjhhhhhhh

[SouthCoastRed]

Just now, The Amazing Dale Watkins said:

Spoken like someone with really low expectations 

It's a dreadful game. Has there been a shot on target yet?

I’ve not kicked the dog, chucked the remote, or shouted “YOU ****ING USELESS *****!” at the tv 40 times . It’s a lot better than the first 4 nightmares

[Redshift]

I think we're trying to bore the Swiss to sleep so we can strike.

[arenaross]

Just now, Baptista_8 said:

How many good fluid attacking moves have we put together this tourny? Struggling to remember one.

It's very Stevie G, "we're just relying on moments of individual magic". 

[InigoPatinkin]

Mainoo needs to start being more direct with the ball, too many sideways passes. 

[Haguey]

Just now, SouthCoastRed said:

I’ve not kicked the dog, chucked the remote, or shouted “YOU ****ING USELESS *****!” at the tv 40 times . It’s a lot better than the first 4 nightmares

Just 39 times so far, improvement

[Pukey]

Meh games at this stage of international tournaments isn't anything new

[Lucas]

Was that shot on target?

[Anthrax Dave]

Playing a fair bit better today, though that isn't saying much.

[Haguey]

Yeah this is about as interesting as the France match was

[GunmaN1905]

The thing with three man defense formation, if you want it to be attacking and dangerous in modern day, is that at least one wide CB needs to push really high up and serve as a full-back from 4 man defense.

But we've yet to see Walker or Konsa do that.

Saka gets the ball wide and the only way to make something happen is for him to win that 1v2 situation by himself.

Sometimes I wonder about the coaching school Southgate attended.

[bflaff]

I hope this corner goes better than the last. 

Ah. Well.

[Smallen]

3 minutes ago, Haguey said:

It's time for a football possession stop clock imo, can't hold the ball more than 45 seconds without a shot

just need to give proper English coaches like Big Sam and Neil Warnock chances in the big jobs.

[bolton1987]

Can anyone make a convincing argument for this dull sideways passing style of football?

Is it because Pep/City do it so well?

[m_fenton]

So a massive foul on Saka on the box, but because he got a weak pass away it's not a penalty?

[EnterUsernameHere]

5 minutes ago, Smallen said:

this tournament is really throwing up lots of turgid games. Pep has killed football at the top level.

Something something killer end of international football tournaments.

[eenie]

Mercifully, zero stoppage time.

[Lucas]

1 minute ago, arenaross said:

It's very Stevie G, "we're just relying on moments of individual magic". 

As Micah calls it, a “moments” team. It’s still so frustrating to watch. Square pegs in round holes, even Pickford with his distribution. 

[CFuller]

That was England's best half of football since the Serbia game - in the sense that I'm still awake. Mostly.

[kopsy101]

Saka aside, how pointless is that performance 

[SouthCoastRed]

Just now, eenie said:

Mercifully, zero stoppage time.

Unmercifully there’s still at least 45 minutes left

[Nordan]

56 minutes ago, darren1983 said:

The side of the most of the fans out there lost the election  

I was thinking the players. Doesn't appear to have an effect though. 🙂

[arenaross]

Show some balls Gareth, give us something else other than Kane. 

[Haguey]

International football so good and nothing is better or more important than an International tournament. Bin off half of the club games instead