*Official* Quarter Finals Thread

[BoyBrumby]

Potter?

Again though not long into a huge new job.

And not long until he's out of it either.

Me, I'm just sorry Kane wasn't able.





















I'll see myself out.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

I think Potter or Howe would take the job if offered it. It’s not like Southgate really wanted the job when he took it. If Big Sam hadn’t been sacked after one game for misconduct we wouldn’t have had such a young team in 2018. He’d probably still have been picking Wayne Rooney.

 

[Xuhaib]

England looked the best side to me in the world cup despite the loss yesterday.

Good thing is its a young team so are in with a decent shout for 24 and 26

 

[Lillian Thomson]

England looked the best side to me in the world cup despite the loss yesterday.

Good thing is its a young team so are in with a decent shout for 24 and 26

We always hear this, but it never happens. 6 of the team that played yesterday played against Croatia in 2018 and are not likely to be peaking in four years time.

 

[Xuhaib]

We always hear this, but it never happens. 6 of the team that played yesterday played against Croatia in 2018 and are not likely to be peaking in four years time.

Your best players Bellingham, Saka, Foden, Rice etc are stil young and yet to hit peak.

Mostly when England lose at this stage its a deserved loss where they are beaten by a better side not the case this time imo.

 

[Furball]

We always hear this, but it never happens. 6 of the team that played yesterday played against Croatia in 2018 and are not likely to be peaking in four years time.

The best players are the younger players like Foden, Saka and Bellingham who'll be 2 years older and more experienced.

 

[wpdavid]

Kane shouldn’t have taken the 2nd penalty

he did the same vs Frankfurt two months ago and missed the 2nd pen after scoring 1st

this time he was up against the dude he has been practicing every week for years in club football too, odds didn’t favour him scoring another time

Sounds fair until you have to come up with alternatives. Rashford had missed one in the euros final, Henderson had missed one in the Columbia shoot-out during the last WC. Who else in the team takes penalties for his club side?

 

[GIMH]

Sounds fair until you have to come up with alternatives. Rashford had missed one in the euros final, Henderson had missed one in the Columbia shoot-out during the last WC. Who else in the team takes penalties for his club side?

I’d have given to Maguire, he’d have buried it like he did his Euros final effort

 

[Lillian Thomson]

The best players are the younger players like Foden, Saka and Bellingham who'll be 2 years older and more experienced.

Exactly what was said four years ago about some of the young players in 2018 in respect of 2022. It’s true we have a fairly decent crop of attacking players who could kick on, but we need a new back four.

 

[wpdavid]

Exactly what was said four years ago about some of the young players in 2018 in respect of 2022. It’s true we have a fairly decent crop of attacking players who could kick on, but we need a new back four.

Shaw will be 30, Stones will be 31 and Maguire will be 32. Walker will be 36, but James and Alexander-Arnold will be 26 and 27 respectively.
Beyond the current incumbents, Chilwell will be 29, as will Ben White.

For me, the bigger concern is the failure of some of the younger players to kick on at all. Lingard and Ali from 2018, Rashford's form dipped alarmingly until a few weeks ago. Sterling looks a busted flush nowadays, when he should be at the peak of his powers. Jadon Sancho's another.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Shaw will be 30, Stones will be 31 and Maguire will be 32. Walker will be 36, but James and Alexander-Arnold will be 26 and 27 respectively.
Beyond the current incumbents, Chilwell will be 29, as will Ben White.

If that’s supposed to be comforting, it isn’t.

 

[wpdavid]

If that’s supposed to be comforting, it isn’t.

Well, that's up to you. I'd prefer a younger player alongside Stones in four years time, but the picture's not quite what you suggested..

 

[wpdavid]

I’d have given to Maguire, he’d have buried it like he did his Euros final effort

Well, now I would. But before the kick was actually taken?

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Exactly what was said four years ago about some of the young players in 2018 in respect of 2022.

And to be fair, they were way better this year than in 2018. Just ran into a top side much earlier. Foden, Saka, Bellingham are all huge upgrades to that team.

My fear for 2024 and '26 is whether Kane will still be operating at this level given all his injury issues. He'll be much harder to replace than Maguire, say.

 

[MW1304]

I seriously doubt Howe would take the job considering the long-term opportunity he has lined up with Newcastle (and potential money, let's be frank).

But also, stay the **** away.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

You don’t know if it’s a long term opportunity. We’ll see what Newcastle owners are like if there’s a bad run.

 

[GIMH]

Well, now I would. But before the kick was actually taken?

Against any other keeper I’d have had no concerns but I did say at the time I was worried about Kane taking another…didn’t quite extend to me saying I didn’t want him to take it though

 

[Furball]

Well, now I would. But before the kick was actually taken?

I'm not a fan of the same player taking 2 penalties in a game because the game theory behind going the second time round is too much of a distraction mentally IMO.

That's something that probably isn't borne out statistically to be fair but it adds an element of risk that doesn't need to be there IMO.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

 

[Furball]

I'm not clicking on anything those cretins at GB News have produced.