Today’s Games 2023-2024

[SuperGran]

Well played our bulldog

 

[SingleMalt]

Dreadful England performance. Well played Joao

It’s been great watching him tonight, he’s not looked out of place at all.

 

[lets all have a disco]

Hope João gets a rest Tuesday for Brazil....

 

[StaffordWolf]

Well played our bulldog

Should have done Watkins over, would have done wolves and England a favour.

 

[derbyrameater]

A team of Whelks would do better than England.

 

[northnorfolkwolf]

I only watched it for JG. Very pleased he got a full 90 minutes v England at Wembley. That 's another 10 mil on his value!

 

[GoldenHorseshoe]

Brazil are England's kryptonite.

 

[Living at other WWFC]

England aren't quite as good as Wolves nor as pleasing to watch.
Nice one GON.

 

[SingYourHeartsOut]

Brazil are England's kryptonite.

Them and Germany, France, Croatia ..... - basically anyone who can play football

 

[Big Saft Kid]

João played well, solid, combative. England rubbish. Southgate is such an uninspiring coach

 

[JadeWolf]

Wake up call for England, we have a top side but nowhere near the depth we think.

 

[SingleMalt]

France 0 - 2 Germany

 

[Dorbelflunk]

So is it Rice's arm playing them onside? Sorry they keep showing that picture but it might as well be an impressionist painting

 

[Watfordfc]

Fastest ever international goal ?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1771584815285858427

 

[cannockwolves]

I watched Gomes all game really closely. The lad was outstanding. Any scout from the top teams in the would would be impressed with his blocking and tackling - but he also has an teriffic engine that just keeps going.

I really don't think he is going to be a wolves player long you know guys - £60m either this season or next and he is gone.

The pacy front players for Brazil will get the headlines, but Gomes really played his part in the win.

 

[JadeWolf]

I watched Gomes all game really closely. The lad was outstanding. Any scout from the top teams in the would would be impressed with his blocking and tackling - but he also has an teriffic engine that just keeps going.

I really don't think he is going to be a wolves player long you know guys - £60m either this season or next and he is gone.

The pacy front players for Brazil will get the headlines, but Gomes really played his part in the win.

Every top team needs a Gomes as well. We’ll get a lot of money for him.

 

[dgm6769]

Why did the Zambia v Zimbabwe go to penalties in a friendly after it finished 2-2 at 90minutes.

 

[Andywolf74]

Great to see Gomes get 90 minutes. Just feel England are too cautious and steady under Southgate. In Bellingham and Foden, we finally have two technically gifted midfielders but Southgate seems to stifle this a bit.

 

[SingYourHeartsOut]

So is it Rice's arm playing them onside? Sorry they keep showing that picture but it might as well be an impressionist painting

The line is down from his shoulder, it's clearly onside. If I put my old school hat on he's level, but then again Endrick is off, but given not interfering even though he scores, go figure.

 

[HICKO]

Fastest ever international goal ?

Germany about an hour ago

 

[Jawwfc]

There's some good players for England but there's also some very poor players.

Brazil deservedly won and looked a better team but they aren't anywhere near the levels of the Brazil of the early/mid 2000s.

 

[Boss Hogg]

The line is down from his shoulder, it's clearly onside. If I put my old school hat on he's level, but then again Endrick is off, but given not interfering even though he scores, go figure.

Exactly. I just don’t understand the offside rule anymore

 

[Monketron]

Foden didn't have a touch in the Brazilian box in the whole game, how is that possible? We just played very slow turgid football and Brazil easily dealt with it. Felt like we only tried to score from set-pieces with Maguire (which is the only reason he keeps getting picked).

 

[Monketron]

Exactly. I just don’t understand the offside rule anymore

Once Vini touches the ball that 'phase of play' is over and a new one begins, so the old offside for Endrick is no longer in play. This has been the rule for years now.

 

[Sussex Wolf]

I watched Gomes all game really closely. The lad was outstanding. Any scout from the top teams in the would would be impressed with his blocking and tackling - but he also has an teriffic engine that just keeps going.

I really don't think he is going to be a wolves player long you know guys - £60m either this season or next and he is gone.

The pacy front players for Brazil will get the headlines, but Gomes really played his part in the win.

He did his job the entire game. Impressive debut.

 

[HICKO]

He did his job the entire game. Impressive debut.

BBC POTM !

 

[Sussex Wolf]

BBC POTM !

Just saw that. Brilliant. Fully deserved.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68647860

 

[SingYourHeartsOut]

BBC POTM !

Wow, I mean he broke up the play, covered a lot of ground, read the game well, gave it simple most of the time. In a team of flashy stars, he did the dirty side of the game well. Don't think he'd have caught my eye if I hadn't only really been watching him though!

 

[WW1963]

'Lots of good performances tonight'

Southgate pleased with what he saw from England. Hard to criticise England's most successful manager since Alf Ramsey - the facts don't lie.

 

[Severnup]

Brazil are a class act. Always going to take a very good team to beat them . Thought it was a good match for a friendly and very happy for our João .

 

[maws]

2 things

Offside, Endrick isn’t offside in the first phase, but gains an advantage, just shows you this new offside law is *******s, go back to if you’re off you’re off, as Clough said, if you’re not interfering with play what are you doing on the pitch

2, Maguire, Chilwell, Gallagher, Watkins are miles off the standard you need to win a trophy. If we get our best 11 out may have a chance, the back ups are poor at this standard

Ohhh I’ll add a 3rd I ****ing love Gomes! Let’s get this Go-Mes chant going he deserves it before he goes

 

[el gringo]

Foden didn't have a touch in the Brazilian box in the whole game, how is that possible? We just played very slow turgid football and Brazil easily dealt with it. Felt like we only tried to score from set-pieces with Maguire (which is the only reason he keeps getting picked).

Because Brazil parked the bus and played on the break. Against England.

 

[Oh When the Wolves]

Fastest ever international goal ?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1771584815285858427

Never get why we don’t try stuff like this

 

[thommo1984]

Endrick isn’t offside in the first phase, but gains an advantage, just shows you this new offside law is *******s

This isn’t remotely new though, this has been the rule for years?

 

[mcwolf]

Gomes BBC player of the match.

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[maws]

This isn’t remotely new though, this has been the rule for years?

It’s new to lots of us old ****ers, new or not it’s still *******s

 

[Adrian_Monk]

Never get why we don’t try stuff like this

Can't be any worse than fifteen seconds of territorial regression before Sa boots it out of play

 

[Aimless Balls]

Gomes BBC player of the match.

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Yet no mention of him in the article otherwise. There was mention of the physical treatment Bellingham received though!

 

[wolfslair]

Maybe be better when 2 of our main attackers are back.

We lost some momentum with the subs a bit .

Brazil probably deserved to win on chances .

Yes unlike Brazil who were missing close to 60% of their starting 11, missing TWO of the best keepers in the world and played a winger as striker.

England played close to a Brazil B/C team!!!!

We had more of our starters on than they did, so really to lose and have them create all the best chances, is typical Southgate more often than not when playing one of the worlds best teams.

 

[SA Wolf]

Thought that Gomes was tidy but played it relatively safe, which was understandable on his debut. He didn't look out of place, but that is no great praise in a match that bordered on the dreadful. He'll get more opportunities if he continues his Wolves' form and will grow into the side.