Django_Zooms Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 13 minutes ago, MrSmirch said: We’ll go out in the group stage. Excuses will be the heat, fixture congestion and no Golf. Playing Iran, Wales & USA? No chance. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Django_Zooms Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Tammy Abraham missed out to Callum Wilson. He really needs to come back to the Villa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, Django_Zooms said: Tammy Abraham missed out to Callum Wilson. He really needs to come back to the Villa! so he can still miss out on England call ups 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmirch Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 7 minutes ago, Django_Zooms said: Playing Iran, Wales & USA? No chance. It’s the only group where every side is in the top 20. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_avfc Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 16 hours ago, MrSmirch said: It’s the only group where every side is in the top 20. I think that says more about the system used to come up with these rankings than the quality of the teams in England's group. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 18 hours ago, Django_Zooms said: Playing Iran, Wales & USA? No chance. I think we'll scrape through unconvincingly 2010 style. That group contained USA, Algeria and Slovenia and we scored 2 and conceded 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Whoever we play he will setup for a lucky 1-0 win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 20 minutes ago, The_Steve said: Whoever we play he will setup for a lucky 1-0 win A freak wind assisted Jordan Pickford kick out flying into the Wales net would be peak Southgate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Interesting reading the last 7 pages of this thread, but I'm a bit confused and unsure . . . what do you guys think of the England manager, Gareth Southgate? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted November 11, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2022 2 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: Interesting reading the last 7 pages of this thread, but I'm a bit confused and unsure . . . what do you guys think of the England manager, Gareth Southgate? If you go back far enough you'll see people saying Southgate is useless because he didn't play Grealish, now he's useless because he does. To an outsider that would make us look fickle but I think it's very understandable. Interesting how quickly things can change in football. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted November 11, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2022 22 hours ago, MrSmirch said: We’ll go out in the group stage. Excuses will be the heat, fixture congestion and no Golf. Agreed, I’d be surprised if we won a game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted November 11, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2022 9 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: If you go back far enough you'll see people saying Southgate is useless because he didn't play Grealish, now he's useless because he does. To an outsider that would make us look fickle but I think it's very understandable. Interesting how quickly things can change in football. We’re not fickle, we just don’t like him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 The perfect World Cup would be Southgate getting absolutely humiliated and the FA still giving him a new 6 year deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 8 minutes ago, Zatman said: The perfect World Cup would be Southgate getting absolutely humiliated and the FA still giving him a new 6 year deal They'll still gift him some director role at the FA, some sort of title with "technical" in it, maybe even ask William to step down so he can have his job (at the FA not the Palace...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzavfc Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 12 minutes ago, villa4europe said: They'll still gift him some director role at the FA, some sort of title with "technical" in it, maybe even ask William to step down so he can have his job (at the FA not the Palace...) I actually think Southgate would be quite good as a technical director or something like that. He clearly had some good ideas about modernising the national team, he just has absolutely no idea on tactics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 4 hours ago, Rds1983 said: If you go back far enough you'll see people saying Southgate is useless because he didn't play Grealish, now he's useless because he does. To an outsider that would make us look fickle but I think it's very understandable. Interesting how quickly things can change in football. It’s not black and white though is it? He was playing brilliantly for us and was ignored. He’s playing shit for City and gets chances. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted November 11, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2022 38 minutes ago, Dodgyknees said: It’s not black and white though is it? He was playing brilliantly for us and was ignored. He’s playing shit for City and gets chances. I didn't say it was black and white. 5 hours ago, fightoffyour said: We’re not fickle, we just don’t like him. I didn't say we were fickle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 36 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: I didn't say it was black and white. I didn't say we were fickle. Suggesting that people are now against Grealish compare to a different tone, period and form is very black and white. Southgate wanted him to be in “top form” and didn’t play him when he was incredible for us and now he’s awful for City and Southgate doesn’t care. Much like Philips being injured for the whole of the season and getting into the team. It’s black and white thinking because times have changed, form has changed, situations have changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted November 12, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 12, 2022 16 hours ago, Dodgyknees said: Suggesting that people are now against Grealish compare to a different tone, period and form is very black and white. Southgate wanted him to be in “top form” and didn’t play him when he was incredible for us and now he’s awful for City and Southgate doesn’t care. Much like Philips being injured for the whole of the season and getting into the team. It’s black and white thinking because times have changed, form has changed, situations have changed. I wasn't suggesting anything, purely pointing out other people's posts. I then said it's understandable why people criticised Southgate, both back then and now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZZAM Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Southgate defo in the mud now over Toney. Wilson possibly ill aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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