Well, Villa sure ain’t bringing nothing but misery to us all, until Xia finds lots of money. So, my only potential joy as an Englishman from football comes from patriotically and enthusiastically hoping that It Is Coming Home.
Very evenly matched and similar teams, Escargots v Bieres. England will struggle to contain either, should they reach the Final. Expect Dier & Henderson to start and attempt to cover all of those runners: De Bruyne/ Hazard/ Fellaini or Mbappe/ Pogba/ Griezman.
You need to think about their personalities. Wilshere & Shelvey are selfish & unintelligent people. Hart is one of the failed old guard. Southgate obviously and deliberately picked a squad of players in form, with the right attitude, who would bond despite spending five weeks in a gulag.
That is wholly Sweden’s fault, for playing like a non-league team away to Man City in the FA Cup. Now, they have to come out and we can get in behind them.
You all seem confused so allow me: Neymar is a cheat, Kompany has been ruined by injuries, BBC personnel all love Kompany regardless, that was a penalty for Brazil so VAR sucks.
I would like to think that England could have done this, in this half of the draw... but it’s unlikely. The best we can hope for right now is a Belgium v England final.
The most depressing thing imaginable: Belgian fans forced to drink Bud, a hideous glug of chemicals created & hyped by corporate America, forced upon the beautiful game and the brilliant brewers of Belgium.