๐จ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ | Reece James (26) has suffered a hamstring injury. He will be out for at least two games, reports @DaveHytner. โ
Southgate > Tuchel for me so far (only real issue was leaving the subs too late).
Letโs see how the rest of the tournament plays out.
Not been that impressed with the squad selection, team line ups/chemistry and style of play yet.
๐จ Elliot Anderson expected to join Manchester City from Nottingham Forest on 5yr contract + option to extend by 12mnths. 23yo #NFFC & #England midfielderโs #MCFC deal could be worth up to ยฃ300kpw across duration of terms if bonuses achieved @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/VdCgmbb0Kf
The top 8 third-place qualification in the World Cup is a total farce. The current setup undermines the entire group stage.
Itโs not a level playing field when the final round of group games are staggered across different times and days. The teams that play their final matches on later dates know exactly what result they need (or donโt need) because other matches have already finished. Also, many third place teams are playing teams who have already qualified and therefore, lack the motivation.
If FIFA wants this expanded 48 team format to have any credibility, every single match in the last round of groups has to kick off at the same time.
๐จ Manchester City make improved bid to sign Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest. No agreement yet but clubs in direct talks over latest proposal as #MCFC push hard to close valuation gap & strike deal for 23yo #NFFC + #England midfielder @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/VdCgmbb0Kf
Respectfully. This is excessive. The outcome very unfortunate but the punishment does not fit the crime. This is not on officials to determine the match suspension. This was not violent conduct & the challenge was an attempt to play ball. This is too much. #redcard#suspension
Qatar midfielder Assim Madibo has been handed a five-match ban for his challenge on Ismael Kone, which resulted in the Canadian player sustaining a broken leg at the World Cup.
Ngl we need to cut this bs that โPL footballers would make fans look ordinary in 5 asideโ. I guarantee you I am better at football than a lot of these mid table players. Are you telling me Iโd look shit in a pitch with guys like Will Hughes and Ryan Christie? Okay
In possession, In the 6-8-10 dynamic I understand that Elliott Anderson is in the team to progress the ball from deep & Jude Bellingham is there to make box crashing runs and score goals.
The 8 we need is a creative player which - from open play - is not Declan Rice.
Declan Rice suffers from not fitting the aesthetic that some football fans love.
I think many made their mind up on him years ago and havenโt updated their opinion since.
Because of how dominant he is physically, and defensively elite, people convince themselves there must be weaknesses elsewhere.
Rice is a Swiss Army knife of a midfielder.
Whatever the game requires, he can do it.
This is the exact spot where Cole Palmer in a pocket to be clever or combine with a teammate would be the play.
It just blows my mind Tuchel didnโt bring him to unlock low blocksโbut thatโs Tuchel for ya.
The same Palmer & Foden who had 10 assists between them in 84 games all season?
The same Palmer & Foden who had 1 assist between them at Euro 24?
Itโs moments like these, when playing against low block teams that frustrate you, that you need the creative likes of Cole Palmer and Phil Foden. . . ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ