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  1. Bishop

    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    They are not the kind of passers needed. England don't need Hollywood ball guys, they need an orchestrator, conductor neither MGW or Wharton are that and not to a high level. I do think adding some more technicians would have helped but fundamentally it's a player type that England simply...
  2. Bishop

    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    Even if he had picked those guys the same problems would still exist, to a lesser extent but still the same. England do not have a orchestrator and pretty never do and until they have one who take a ball under pressure and conduct the play in the middle it's gonna continue to be P+P (Pace and...
  3. Bishop

    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    They have fantastic coaches and a real record of exporting top coaches as well.
  4. Bishop

    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    When I saw the starting line up I was surprised that Saka wasn't starting. This game seemed made for him, strong on the ball, able to beat his man and threat from a cross or shot but you know fair enough, he picked who he picked. It's the 2nd half when the squeeze started and he took off...
  5. Bishop

    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    Tbh I don't really see Kane as someone who can play those passes. He's a fantastic switch passer over long distance, but tight between the lines? That's not his forte at all, but yeah maybe the opportunity would have arisen if we had made the subs we are suggesting. Personally I think bringing...
  6. Bishop

    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    If you swapped them I don't think it drastically changes but Messi is levels above Kane on the ball and having a Messi in your side is going to give his team mates more confidence in possession simply because he's on their team. So I do think you would have seen more possession counters, the...
  7. Bishop

    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    We agree and disagree. Largely in agreement but I don't think England are a possession side or a team that are particularly good when they have the ball and time. I don't think there is any selection that would rebalance possession in England's favour we just don't have those kind of players...
  8. Bishop

    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    I would say Argentina would never have just 7% possession especially with Messi in the team. By nature Argentina are a possession side and Messi is the ultimate possession player.
  9. Bishop

    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    There's something about Kane's game that makes him both super deadly against the majority but not particularly effective against the very, very best and those career defining moments tend to be when faced up against the very best.
  10. Bishop

    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    Is someone trying to compare Messi to Kane? I like Kane as much as the next bloke but Kane has never excelled in that singular moment when everything is on the line. Sometimes with genuine reasons like not being fit for the CL final but him and Messi are incomparable in terms of influence or...
  11. Bishop

    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    Was someone claiming Messi was firing off shots before the goal?
  12. Bishop

    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    No one had any shots on target before England scored. 🤣 I can't quite recall but I think there might have been 0 shots period before England scored. 🤣
  13. Bishop

    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    I don't think ANY of those incidents are reds, not just Messi's.
  14. Bishop

    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    England having a potential counter doesn't mean that Argentina weren't awake, that counter comes about exactly because Argentina started pushing high and trying to squeeze England into their box. Tbh this was happening even before the goal as that what the goal came from, it was a counter...
  15. Bishop

    Eli Junior Kroupi

    You're missing the point, he's talking about ONLY buying from the PL which is a crazy idea and one that will NOT work.
  16. Bishop

    Eli Junior Kroupi

    I don't know Rodriguez's game but yes I still want signings from abroad that haven't played in the PL before, because the signings we have made this summer are unsustainable in the long run and why should we be the only team buying solely from other PL teams? Arsenal and Emirates Marketing Project don't do that...
  17. Bishop

    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    I do think especially in retrospect that he probably should have brought Mainoo and Rashford on at the second water break. The pattern of the game was very set at that point and England needed someone to hold the ball for even a few seconds to break the pressure and someone to offer either a...
  18. Bishop

    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    Basically this. I think people questioning why England went defensive after the goal have been a bit circumspect and realise that the goal woke Argentina up and made them press high. As much as England looked ok pre the goal, they weren't actually creating any chances I think the goal was...
  19. Bishop

    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    They didn't lose to Norway this time. So you could say this tourney.
  20. Bishop

    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    Its just literally if his argument was the way the rules were I think it was Bellingham but I can't quite recall should have got a red, because not only did he catch the player he intentionally challenged for the ball. Of course it was never a red, barely a foul but as you said it was an...
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