Today’s Games 2023-2024

[bod101]

I still think southgate will entirely waste the best generation and squad depth of players in the world.

The big question is which was worse the England performance or the refs?

 

[SingYourHeartsOut]

Thank **** that's the end of the international breaks

Well, until some very exciting friendlies in March we won't take seriously or be able to do without.

 

[The Wolf In The North]

Final, Semi Final, Quarter Final, never in danger of tournament qualification, rarely beaten. And yet must of us would rather stab forks in our head than watch his England.

The ultimate test case of what matters most, results or performances.

 

[JR WAS KING]

“England have played ok” and “wake the beast”

I did wonder what he was referring to.

 

[Tring Wolf]

Come on then, if everyone is fit and available, what’s people’s side/squad for the Euros? I’ll go…

Pickford
Walker, Stones, Dunk, Lewis
Rice
Bellingham, Foden
Saka, Kane, Grealish

Ramsdale, Pope, Trippier, Shaw, Guehi, Colwill, James, Maddison, Eze, J Ramsey, Rashford, Nketiah

 

[JR WAS KING]

Struggling to beat Malta and getting a point Vs North Macedonia this week has only solidified most people's utter lack of faith in Southgate as a coach. The performances have been nowhere near good enough.

Early KO round exit likely beckons in the Euros with such an unambitious coach.

I'm no fan of Southgate, but look at our last two performances after we won the Championship. No goals and one point with a 3-0 defeat against the bottom team.

I happens once a team has achieved its aim.

 

[JadeWolf]

Pickford
Walker Stones Guehi Trippier
Rice
Saka Bellingham Foden Maddison
Kane

 

[Monk]

Come on then, if everyone is fit and available, what’s people’s side/squad for the Euros? I’ll go…

Pickford
Walker, Stones, Dunk, Lewis
Rice
Bellingham, Foden
Saka, Kane, Grealish

Ramsdale, Pope, Trippier, Shaw, Guehi, Colwill, James, Maddison, Eze, J Ramsey, Rashford, Nketiah

Don't matter who you pick with Southgate in charge we could pick the squad out of the 23 greatest players the world has ever produced and it would still be more entertaining watching paint dry

 

[StaffordWolf]

Pickford
walker stones dunk trippier
Bellingham rice
Saka foden grelish
Kane

 

[Watfordfc]

Pickford
Walker Stones Guehi Trippier
Rice
Saka Bellingham Foden Maddison
Kane

He’ll definitely play 2 defensive midfielders which is the problem.

Has a safety first attitude.

We are going to rely on Bellingham and Kane a lot whilst hoping Saka/Foden play well .

Not that the attacking players today really did enough but then not helped by being pulled up for fouls so often .

 

[Oh When the Wolves]

Final, Semi Final, Quarter Final, never in danger of tournament qualification, rarely beaten. And yet must of us would rather stab forks in our head than watch his England.

The ultimate test case of what matters most, results or performances.

Well we have neither results or performances

What has he won?

 

[WolvesAndCows]

Pickford
Walker Stones Maguire Shaw
Rice Bellingham
Saka Maddison Foden
Kane

 

[Oh When the Wolves]

Come on then, if everyone is fit and available, what’s people’s side/squad for the Euros? I’ll go…

Pickford
Walker, Stones, Dunk, Lewis
Rice
Bellingham, Foden
Saka, Kane, Grealish

Ramsdale, Pope, Trippier, Shaw, Guehi, Colwill, James, Maddison, Eze, J Ramsey, Rashford, Nketiah

Spot on that

 

[Monketron]

Keep in mind how soft a penalty VAR gave against England and now watch an absolute stone wall one getting ignored by VAR for Ukraine. UEFA wanted Italy in those finals

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1726717306279997720

Ref bottled it in real time too, had the perfect view of it.

 

[QB Wolf]

Have grealish or Saka come on the outside once today?

Not once did they get to the by-line and pull it back.

Seems to have gone out of fashion.

 

[QB Wolf]

McGuire was awful gave the ball away so many times, Trent was terrible, wide forwards created nothing, really awful to watch.

 

[Dingle Chris]

Pickford
walker stones dunk trippier
Bellingham rice
Saka foden grelish
Kane

Why isn’t Dunk getting more chances, I saw him play one game and he was brilliant?

 

[Monketron]

Why isn’t Dunk getting more chances, I saw him play one game and he was brilliant?

I think he's currently injured.

 

[sc91]

Final, Semi Final, Quarter Final, never in danger of tournament qualification, rarely beaten. And yet must of us would rather stab forks in our head than watch his England.

The ultimate test case of what matters most, results or performances.

Extremely lucky runs. Second you come up against opposition that has a manager who will actually think, it all goes wrong.

 

[Frank Lincoln]

I’m not sure what the best starting eleven is, but it is almost guaranteed that Maguire and Henderson will be in the team.

 

[bigbluewolf]

Went out for a curry last night. Seems like I had the better evening compared to people who watched England.

 

[The Wolf In The North]

Well we have neither results or performances

What has he won?

Well, that's the crux of it. The most successful England manager for over half a century, an awful lot of fans' lifetimes, but no silverware. So is going deep into a tournament worth playing pragmatic football if you don't win it? Sadly, I think a lot of people, Southgate included, do think so.

Never a greater example than this weekend. France whallocking Gibraltar earns no more points than us beating Malta, but it sure as hell cements a confidence and sense of superiority, hones a killer instinct we just don't have. Southgate trundles out a win, plays Henderson, plays a defensive six, and our players wander off back to their clubs to tend their wounds, they win, they qualified unbeaten, but there's no inner fire.

We matched our opponents in those three key tournament games we lost, but we had no killer instinct and losing was no surprise. You can't just turn it on like a tap.

I can't wait for him to be gone, personally.

 

[thommo1984]

Keep in mind how soft a penalty VAR gave against England and now watch an absolute stone wall one getting ignored by VAR for Ukraine. UEFA wanted Italy in those finals

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1726717306279997720

Ref bottled it in real time too, had the perfect view of it.

That’s a dive though

 

[Monketron]

That’s a dive though

Seriously? he clatters his leg and is nowhere near the ball.

 

[Mark Rankines Lovechild]

It was a terrible watch...however much Joe Cole (in his flasher mac) and Dion Dublin tried to convince the viewing public otherwise.
Trent Alexander Arnold isn't a great defender so they move him to midfield where he isn't of the desired quality to create or do that job either. We are in danger of being very average if we don't have Bellingham / Kane.

For all of the outrage regarding the penalty it just made up for the one that Maguire should have conceded earlier.

 

[thommo1984]

Seriously? he clatters his leg and is nowhere near the ball.

Clatters?! Are we watching the same clip?

There’s maybe, possibly, when slowed down frame by frame, slight contact between their shins but he absolutely dives.

I guess this in itself highlights the issue of VAR for subjective decisions though!

 

[bigbluewolf]

Just watched the penalty given against England. Another completely ridiculous decision by VAR. The referee should have told them to bugger off and stayed with his original decision. But as we know, if VAR say look, then the referee gives a penalty.

 

[Perton Wolf]

Southgate saying we played well shows his severe lack of standards with the players he has at his disposal. Play like we have this week and we're unlikely to make it into the KO rounds in Germany.

 

[WW1963]

Well we have neither results or performances

What has he won?

The most successful manager in 57 years trophy.

 

[Ginger Chimp]

Come on then, if everyone is fit and available, what’s people’s side/squad for the Euros?

France.

 

[Rhyl Wolf]

Anyone have the slightest idea as to how to the Play-Offs work for Euro Champs?

 

[QB Wolf]

Southgate saying we played well shows his severe lack of standards with the players he has at his disposal. Play like we have this week and we're unlikely to make it into the KO rounds in Germany.

The other thing is the we learned a lot phrase, good for you, thousands travelled, millions watched, to be bored out of their skin, while Gareth learned what most people already knew.

I know we've qualified at a canter really, but the last two performances haven't been good enough.

 

[Frank Lincoln]

The other thing is the we learned a lot phrase, good for you, thousands travelled, millions watched, to be bored out of their skin, while Gareth learned what most people already knew.

I know we've qualified at a canter really, but the last two performances haven't been good enough.

Millions may have watched it, but I didn’t. With the quality of the players at his disposal, Southgate somehow sends out a team who bore the socks off me. I know England have a good record under Southgate, but I just do not enjoy watching them.

 

[Northampton_wolf]

on mudryk definite dive hes thrown himself as soon as hes touched that ball, even with the shin to shin contact, there is no way your body ends up like that after that contact.

 

[Dubwolf71]

Great game between Ukraine and Italy.

Keep in mind how soft a penalty VAR gave against England and now watch an absolute stone wall one getting ignored by VAR for Ukraine. UEFA wanted Italy in those finals

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1726717306279997720

Ref bottled it in real time too, had the perfect view of it.

Watched the game on Irish TV. Great game even if I had to listen to Gerry Armstrong. His view of the incident? First look, definite penalty. Replay, yeah definite penalty.

When not given by ref or Var, what's his opinion? I'm glad to see refs not giving those.

Yet these are the people that supporters want making decisions on VAR.

 

[Watfordfc]

Anyone have the slightest idea as to how to the Play-Offs work for Euro Champs?

Looks like there is the potential for a team to reach their first ever finals .

Or Greece.

UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Jay Jay de Wolf]

Doc just came off the pitch looks like an injury for Ireland v New Zealand in friendly 1-1 after 75 mins at minute

 

[Wonder Boyo]

Believe this Slovenian referee for the Wales v Turkey game is genuinely corrupt and not just hapless. Turned down a few stonewall penalties for Wales and refused to go to the monitor for one. Then gave Turkey an equalising penalty for a clear dive. No VAR review. All academic anyway as Croatia lead Armenia.

 

[Watfordfc]

Believe this Slovenian referee for the Wales v Turkey game is genuinely corrupt and not just hapless. Turned down a few stonewall penalties for Wales and refused to go to the monitor for one. Then gave Turkey an equalising penalty for a clear dive. No VAR review. All academic anyway as Croatia lead Armenia.

Fortunately for him didn’t matter as they would have probably been a near riot if those decisions had been important.

 

[Sussex Wolf]

Horsham have been reinstated in the FA Cup after Barnsley were ejected for fielding an ineligible player in the replay at Horsham! Get in there!

First time Horsham have made it to the second round proper in their history. They play Sutton away in the next round.

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