That was a tactical blunder. You cannot sit in for that long in a semi final. You needed at least one outlet!
It was suicide man.
You can’t substitute Gordon for Konsa at 70 mins 😭
Wayne Rooney talking a lot of sense. When you are winning, keep your foot on the pedal. Don’t sit back against one of the best players ever whose greatest strength in control and balance around a penalty area. Inevitable outcome.
England never learn. When the game cried out for a press-resistant midfielder, Tuchel ignored Mainoo.
We wasted Carrick for a decade, and now we're making the same mistake with Mainoo. Different generation, same blind spot.
Absolutely gutted.
England were the better team until we scored. We could have dropped a yard whilst maintaining a threat on the break. Every chance we’d have scored again.
But instead we parked the bus, took off all our threat, and let them come onto us.
We deserve to lose.
I am furious with Tuchel. England went 1-0 up and then completely abandoned everything that had put them in control.
They sat back, invited Argentina onto them and gave them exactly what they wanted. The final was right there and England bottled it. Terrible in game management from the manager when it mattered most.
There is a lot of division in the world these days, everyone has their own opinion, lots valid, some not so much, some downright just wrong. I think we can all agree though that 1 house made of. Corned beef is one too many
Steven Gerrard just messaged me, Have you seen the ref for England v Argentina?
I replied, Yes I'm shocked.
He replied, I'm shocked too but I’m also not surprised given FIFA’s record of favouring the Argies.
I replied, Yes it's shocking but also not surprising given FIFA’s record of favouring the Argies.
He replied, Yes, James.
I can't help but feel that if England are going to get past Argentina, we will have to batter them.
2001 vs Germany in Munich level battering.
Because if it's close, where the game can swing on a single decision, they will get that decision, and I think the whole world knows it.
€100m for Ayyoub Bouaddi is insane money. Whilst a breakout young star of the World Cup, he has played only 63 games for Lille, 8 for Morocco. He still hasn't scored a goal at senior level - not one!
Also demonstrative of clubs like City who inflate the market & can pay huge sums of cash up front in deals because they've cooked the books to do it. It completely skews the market for everyone else.
It continues to be a disgrace & stain on the sport that we are completely numb to their cheating, decades of corruption & financial doping. 1,253 days & counting while we wait for the justice.
Don’t be afraid to spend money on concerts and travel. Be afraid of growing old and realizing the only place you ever went was work, the only thing you ever did was pay bills, and you forgot to actually live.
I hide in my shed to escape my wife's never-ending parade of family members who are 'just popping round' every night unannounced. It didn't have a window but I installed one so I can see them all fuck off home.
The advice for the housing crisis is get roommates.
The advice for grocery costs is cook at home.
The advice for the commute is move closer to work.
The advice for debt is cut spending.
The advice for burnout is find balance.
None of these are solutions.
They are instructions for how to be poor more quietly.