Baleforce
Joe Kinnear
which side of the garden did you do?
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World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada
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which side of the garden did you do?
Dicko
Frederic Kanoute
We had 12% possession after we went ahead and you are focusing on what our striker did? Seems a bit misplaced.
...although I agree that if we are gonna park the bus then get a Watkins or someone to stay up top and run the channels
Bedfordspurs
Bert Smith
I have never liked it
But I get it
It can work and we have seen it
Bur for me it isn’t something that works well in cup football because the team attacking have no option but to attack (if that makes sense)
At least if your going to do it, set up the attack with pace to counter
Rashford should have been on much earlier for rogers for example
Baleforce
Joe Kinnear
We had 12% possession because he, as the first line of defence, wasn't putting the pressure on and causing turnovers.
You win games by working hard, he took the night off.
Mulletperm
Mitchell Thomas
He was very poor in his effort. He was walking/jogging constantly when he could have been putting pressure on from the front. I lost count the number of times their players just drifted past him with the ball and he made zero effort to close.
I'm assuming (hoping) it is down to being knackered after the run of games in the tournament. But even earlier in the game, when the ball did get to him, he looked incredibly leggy and couldn't hold it up.
Mikey10
Cecil Poynton
He definitely seems to freeze in most big games. Got to be a mental thing surely?
I think that’s not giving Argentina the credit they deserve. Might not be to everyone’s taste but they’re a hell of a good team. I think they’ll keep Spain out and maybe win on penalties.
Jurgen the German
George Hunt
Yet another semi-final has come and gone, and once again Kane hasn't turned up. The game just seems to pass him by when it matters most.
People will say England didn't attack or create enough, but Kane is supposed to be one of our creative players. He's the closest thing we have to a technical playmaker, a technician, so he has to take some responsibility too.
For all his quality, I don't think he has that killer instinct or the relentless, never-say-die mentality you see from so many Argentina players, for example.
At this point, I genuinely think England might have a better chance of winning a major tournament after Kane retires.
A word on Messi, anyone who knows me will know how much I love the man, he was a joy to watch again even if it was against us. He doesn’t need to score to impact a game.
People will say England didn't attack or create enough, but Kane is supposed to be one of our creative players. He's the closest thing we have to a technical playmaker, a technician, so he has to take some responsibility too.
For all his quality, I don't think he has that killer instinct or the relentless, never-say-die mentality you see from so many Argentina players, for example.
At this point, I genuinely think England might have a better chance of winning a major tournament after Kane retires.
A word on Messi, anyone who knows me will know how much I love the man, he was a joy to watch again even if it was against us. He doesn’t need to score to impact a game.
Gutting but you could see it coming a mile off after those subs, we always say it but sit back against good teams and you usually get picked off eventually. Needed fresh legs and an outlet up top.
Feels like every tournament when we come up against a good technical team we go to defensive and give it away.
Feels like every tournament when we come up against a good technical team we go to defensive and give it away.
Mikey10
Cecil Poynton
Having given Trump a made up peace prize I’m not sure Infantino can be trusted to make judgements on political messaging in football.
Bedfordspurs
Bert Smith
He was the key player for the gaol we scored
It was his pass that had their defence all over the place
Baleforce
Joe Kinnear
yeah that horse is long over the horizon since the Balogun debacle, FIFA can never talk about politics ever again
Jurgen the German
George Hunt
It was a good pass. Rogers pass was the key one though. And that was Kane’s only contribution of note. He’s not a big game player unfortunately like Messi or even Didier Drogba.
Bedfordspurs
Bert Smith
I’d say that if, after the goal we didnt then sit balls deep we may, may have seen more of Kane
Jurgen the German
George Hunt
He’s never turned up in a semi final or a final. He got hauled off in the euros semi final 2 years ago and his replacement scored the winner.
Rorschach
Bert Bliss
Spot on. Way too narrow. England conceded the wings and barely stopped a cross.
SteveAWOL
Terry Dyson
Sonny or MvdV might be able to score from this position camped on the edge of their own area but even in his prime Kane never had the pace to do that sort of thing and with no wide attacker left of the pitch for most of final quarter we were utterly toothless.
Baleforce
Joe Kinnear
the thing is, all of the England defenders had a height advantage, they shouldn't have been beaten in the air, ever