Zatman Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Its nice to see rent a quote and wannabee football political expert Gary Neville get called out for his pathetic lickarse interview about the World Cup with his buddy Beckham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Group ‘B’ potentially the most contested / old school ‘group of death’. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icouldtelltheworld Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Group ‘B’ potentially the most contested / old school ‘group of death’. Not to mention the various social/political sub plots at play. Could see some really interesting games, I could well see England finishing bottom of that group 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 I had no idea Iran were so highly rated tbh. I'd quite enjoy the lulz of them beating England and USA. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, icouldtelltheworld said: Not to mention the various social/political sub plots at play. Could see some really interesting games, I could well see England finishing bottom of that group I can’t see England finishing anything but top. But second place could potentially be genuinely up for grabs for any 1 of the other 3. With the least fancied being the most used to the conditions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Indeed, England not getting 9 points would be disappointing looking at the squads of their opponents. It's the hardest group, but you'd still have to say a draw against those teams would be a very poor result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 20, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 20, 2022 17 minutes ago, icouldtelltheworld said: Not to mention the various social/political sub plots at play. Could see some really interesting games, I could well see England finishing bottom of that group Behave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 (edited) I think Wales will lose quite a bit of that cliched ‘12th’ man. The ticket allocation is really poor and even if more tickets are gained they are likely to be dispersed. This was Netherlands, away, filmed from a Netherlands section of the ground… and this was the concourse under the stand at the Ukraine game… it’ll be tricky trying to replace that energy. Edited June 20, 2022 by chrisp65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 8 minutes ago, Davkaus said: Indeed, England not getting 9 points would be disappointing looking at the squads of their opponents. It's the hardest group, but you'd still have to say a draw against those teams would be a very poor result. Is no reason England should not get 9 points but I think England issue will be that all 3 will probably sit back and England will be asked to break them down with 7 right backs on the pitch. The teams have dangerous attackers in the other end like Azmoun, Pulisic and Bale and a few more that can cause damage I would say all 3 in the group are better than Hungary for example 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 I see only one reason why England won't put 4 goals past each of the 3 teams Southgate will rip the "snatch a 1-0 win" route to victory straight out of the Steve Bruce book of management England could come out of the group full of momentum (I know that doesn't usually translate to the knockout rounds) instead I expect them to start cold, win in the 2nd round and be declared hot and then who knows in the QF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 37 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: I think Wales will lose quite a bit of that cliched ‘12th’ man. The ticket allocation is really poor and even if more tickets are gained they are likely to be dispersed. This was Netherlands, away, filmed from a Netherlands section of the ground… and this was the concourse under the stand at the Ukraine game… it’ll be tricky trying to replace that energy. Mate, it wil be the summer, plenty of beer, topless guys, girls in short dresses, loud music... Oh wait a minute. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icouldtelltheworld Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: Behave It shouldn't and likely won't happen, but every one of those teams will be extra motivated against England for various reasons - it's a tougher group than it first appears on paper IMO. I'm going to stick a tenner on it. Not sure if you're a gambling man, but what this generally means is I'm about to lose a tenner 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Why will Iran be extra motivated vs England? Im not entirely convinced the yanks will be either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icouldtelltheworld Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 1 minute ago, villa4europe said: Why will Iran be extra motivated vs England? Im not entirely convinced the yanks will be either My in-laws are Iranian, trust me when I say that the entire country will be super motivated for that game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Why will Iran be extra motivated vs England? Im not entirely convinced the yanks will be either Probably for the same reason there's a Bobby Sands Street in Tehran; they don't love us. That being said, I don't think it will make much difference. They'll put ten men behind the ball and try to hit on the counter, and we'll either be able to break them down or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Probably for the same reason there's a Bobby Sands Street in Tehran; they don't love us. That being said, I don't think it will make much difference. They'll put ten men behind the ball and try to hit on the counter, and we'll either be able to break them down or not. Isnt on the same street as the British embassy as a proper wind up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icouldtelltheworld Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Just now, Zatman said: Isnt on the same street as the British embassy as a proper wind up Yeah they changed it from Winston Churchill Boulevard or something IIRC, proper trolling There's also a chain of Bobby Sands burger bars in Tehran which is... unusual, to say the least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Even so it's a bit like saying Salford hate Man City so you expect them to win in an FA Cup game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icouldtelltheworld Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Even so it's a bit like saying Salford hate Man City so you expect them to win in an FA Cup game It really isn't, Iran are ranked 21st in the FIFA world rankings - the team that England lost 4-0 to the other day are ranked 40th. England should win, but it's unlikely to be an easy game by any stretch of the imagination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Even so it's a bit like saying Salford hate Man City so you expect them to win in an FA Cup game Right, as I say, I don't think it'll matter. Even if we lose, it won't really be because they were 'fired up', it'll be because we didn't handle the occasion or a determined defensive setup skilfully enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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