11 hours ago, Scott Harris said:

These refs slow the replay down so much to make it look worse. They shouldn't allowed to do it. If they play it in full speed they will soon see how ridiculous their hand ball calls are.

Yup. In rugby, refs always ask for TMO replays at normal speed after slow motion replays. Can often tell a different story.

As Southgate is not changing anything I suspect it will go to extra time and we will get a 'lucky' penalty.

 

 

Cole Plamer is in form and he is the most exciting young player in English football right now. . .and yet he cannot get a game.

England
Manager: Gareth Southgate

Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

• J. Pickford

• K. Trippier

• M. Guéhi

• J. Stones

• K. Walker

• D. Rice

• K. Mainoo

• P. Foden

• J. Bellingham

• B. Saka

• H. Kane (c), Captain

18 hours ago, PhilH930 said:

Really not a fan of the way handball is called now. The Danish defender had no chance to move his arm from a point blank cross. 

They say the arm is in an unnatural position.  I’d challenge anyone to run full speed without using extended arms for balance. To me that is the very definition of a natural position. 

Poor bloke, just scored a goal down the other end.  He was a national hero and then. . .VAR.

Unfortunately it is Slovakia that England play against, otherwise I would have liked to see them crash out at this stage. Southgate truly is a muppet. My country played against Slovakia in the last match and they are an average side, England will easily go through. Fortunately there is Switzerland waiting in the next round and they look very good.

As a Chelsea fan I am happy Palmer is at no risk of any injury and will be fresh for us, but it is disgusting to treat him this way after the season he has had.

Saka is bang average, yet he is rewarded for what? Handing Italy the Euros on a silver plate at Wembley by missing that penalty? Not only that but this clueless manager plays Foden out of position to have Saka on the right wing. Unfair and truly the sign of a clueless and biased manager.

No Palmer and Gordon start yet again! Even after the groups! f**k this guy! Get Poch in!

Southgate inept again.

"Oh, my team has been sh*t all tournament, but I will pick the same 10 players 4 games running, even if they are underperforming and lack any kind of balance"

Time to show up. 

Foden and Bellingham is Lampard and Gerrard all over again. It should be one or the other, not both.

Trippier off to a poor start. Poor pass.

I obviously support the team in blue (socks included).

dear oh dear  

Hard yellow card for Mainoo. This ref gives out more yellows and reds than any other 

Trippier has a great shot in him 

Just now, Valerie said:

Trippier has a great shot in him 

Incredible - wrong sport maybe he could try Aussie rules or something

3 minutes ago, PhilH930 said:

Hard yellow card for Mainoo. This ref gives out more yellows and reds than any other 

It is this guy apparently.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67691381

He has given absolutely everything to Slovakia so far. Awful.

Edited June 30, 20242 yr by just

Rice needs to offer more. Just points all day. Yes I’m biased and annoyed he’s at Arsenal, but Caicedo is much more dynamic. Alright that’s off my chest. 

This team will not beat the Swizz if Southgate is still in charge

Will likely be a Red card or two in this. This ref doesn't allow any contact at pace whatsoever.

This ref is going to destroy a team in this game, too many early bookings.

8 minutes ago, El regreso said:

This team will not beat the Swizz if Southgate is still in charge

 

Scrap that they need to win here first !!!

Fully deserved lead.  Piss poor team selection getting exactly what it deserves 

5 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

This ref is going to destroy a team in this game, too many early bookings.

if not in this game, these yellow cards could be a real problem if England progress further. I'm not sure when the card amnesty is 

Good goal

flip sake 

Slovakia have looked dangerous in this game, England's defence looking pretty poor. It's all to do now