Zatman Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 1 hour ago, theboyangel said: My prediction is that England will draw their first 2 games and lose to Belgium I think you are underestimating how bad Panama is. They will start a striker that is 37 in a lone role who played 1 season in Europe in Spanish 2nd division, 9 players over 30 with 5 over 35 this is a Dads Army team 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 If you had to make a 23 man squad out of all the squads which were going to the world cup, would any England players get in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 50 minutes ago, The_Rev said: If you had to make a 23 man squad out of all the squads which were going to the world cup, would any England players get in? good question. Harry Kane would be close as I think he one of best forwards about when he plays for Spurs. Then again Ronaldo, Messi, Griezmann, Lewandowski, Neymar, Bendtner and Suarez would be decent rivals for a spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Kane is the only one who's even in the conversation. Actually, maybe Walker too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 alves is injured so for RBs you're talking kimmich and carvajal so yeah it might not sound it at first but walker is in with a shout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 4 hours ago, Zatman said: I think you are underestimating how bad Panama is. They will start a striker that is 37 in a lone role who played 1 season in Europe in Spanish 2nd division, 9 players over 30 with 5 over 35 this is a Dads Army team We’re still predictably easy to nullify. If they put ten men behind the ball and camp out on their 18 yard box I cannot see us having the guile to break them down. A dull nil nil for me. Its fair to say I have little or no expectation of England this WC so an England goal for me would be a bonus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 3 hours ago, Zatman said: good question. Harry Kane would be close as I think he one of best forwards about when he plays for Spurs. Then again Ronaldo, Messi, Griezmann, Lewandowski, Neymar, Bendtner and Suarez would be decent rivals for a spot The fact you list Lord bendtner wins you post of all time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 18 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said: The fact you list Lord bendtner wins you post of all time To be honest I’m not really sure why he is in the list. One of those that’s so obvious it doesn’t really need to be written down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Bendtner didn't make the squad. So Denmark must be favourites to win. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Tunisia are actually 0-0 with Spain after an hour. They did have a pretty good defensive record in qualifying, just struggle to score goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 I think this is the first major tournament since I gave up playing Football Manager so don't have that deep a knowledge of quite a lot of teams, especially the wonderkids. Saw a list on the BBC and I hadn't heard of any of them so am hoping to discover some new players. Overall I'm really looking forward to the tournament, after not really being all that arsed during the build up. Helps that I've got the first week or so off work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_Wren Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 13 hours ago, The_Rev said: If you had to make a 23 man squad out of all the squads which were going to the world cup, would any England players get in? Great question, but as Spain’s and France’s results today show, individuality does not trump team spirit. 4-3-3 Neuer Walker varane Silva alba Kante willian messi ronaldo Neymar kane that would win you a World Cup sterling and deli Alli make squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One For The Road Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 (edited) 22 hours ago, The_Rev said: If you had to make a 23 man squad out of all the squads which were going to the world cup, would any England players get in? Not a chance. The only one who could have got close would have been Kane. If it wasn't for Ronaldo, Messi, Netmar etc all of who are much better players. This is another poor England squad and I expect that to be demonstrated in the coming fortnight. Edited June 10, 2018 by One For The Road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted June 10, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted June 10, 2018 Nice little quiz from the beeb here. I was really bad only got 6/10 https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43966034 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 12 out of 13. 1 of them is very difficult 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 5 minutes ago, TheAuthority said: Nice little quiz from the beeb here. I was really bad only got 6/10 https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43966034 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 England to lose or draw first game 0-0 then pressure immediately on them from 2nd game, fall to pieces, come home in disgrace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Looking forward to Jonathan Pearce vs. VAR which is surely the tie of the group stage. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted June 11, 2018 Moderator Share Posted June 11, 2018 On 09/06/2018 at 13:52, Zatman said: They will start a striker that is 37 in a lone role who played 1 season in Europe in Spanish 2nd division, 9 players over 30 with 5 over 35 That is quite amazing. EDIT : I had to check that for myself. All correct except they have 4 players over 35 (Penedo, Baloy(c), Pérez & Tejada) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 11, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted June 11, 2018 17 hours ago, Xela said: 9 I got 9 too. And the 4 I didn't get I have barely even heard of so would never have guessed them if I'd tried all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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