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England v Greece

aliwibblealiwibble
in Other Football and Sports
Just over 10 mins in and Jordan Pickford is a very lucky boy. Loses the ball outside the area and has to be rescued by a fabulous goal line clearance by Levi Colwill, and then misses a punch on the second ball from the resulting corner and is saved by the offside flag.
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  • Off_itOff_it
    We look wide open at the back early doors. Could easily be three down already.
  • aliwibblealiwibble
    Remind me, who's playing right back?
  • Off_itOff_it
    aliwibble said:
    Remind me, who's playing right back?
    Nobody
  • aliwibblealiwibble
    Certainly looked that way just now.
    Hopefully it's just early days yet but I'm getting 2023 vintage Charlton vibes so far.
  • soapboxsamsoapboxsam
    edited October 10
    Pickford thought he was Ederson but unfortunately he was wrong and superb work by Colwill saved him.
    Then the offside saved him again from a missed punch.

    Interesting formation by England which has been called a oil rig formation !
    We haven't struck oil and are lucky not to be behind.

    It worked well with Gordon giving a great pass to the attacking Bellingham and he laid it back to the other attacking 8 and Palmer couldn't keep the ball down.

    May take time for this to work !
  • GribboGribbo
    What's a Grecian Urn?
  • soapboxsamsoapboxsam
    Gribbo said:
    Didn't know Andy Warhol was Greece manager
    Will he be famous for 15 minutes !
  • GribboGribbo
    soapboxsam said:
    Gribbo said:
    Didn't know Andy Warhol was Greece manager
    Will he be famous for 15 minutes !
    Getting his bollocks out in the center circle for the entire half time interval?
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  • SuedeAdidasSuedeAdidas
    Gribbo said:
    Didn't know Andy Warhol was Greece manager
    Michael Foot
  • GribboGribbo
    SuedeAdidas said:
    Gribbo said:
    Didn't know Andy Warhol was Greece manager
    Michael Foot
    Albert Einstein 
  • BedsaddickBedsaddick
    edited October 10
    Alexander Arnold is not a defender. Not even close
  • SuedeAdidasSuedeAdidas
    Bedsaddick said:
    Alexander Arnold is not a defender. Not even close
    if they can’t crowbar him into midfield then he shouldn’t be playing. 
  • lordromfordlordromford
    Bedsaddick said:
    Alexander Arnold is not a defender. Not even close
    And yet Sam Matterface waxes lyrical about his every move. He’s a decent player, but Jesus wept Sam, take his dick out of your mouth mate.
  • CafctekkersCafctekkers
    I like the idea behind this team tonight, just think there's one too many attacking midfield type players. Taking one out for a more defensive minded midfielder could help 
  • GribboGribbo
    Saka don't look too happy
  • Taxi_LadTaxi_Lad
    Gribbo said:
    Didn't know Andy Warhol was Greece manager
    Bernie Ecclestone
  • soapboxsamsoapboxsam
    Gribbo said:
    Didn't know Andy Warhol was Greece manager

    Bjorn Borg 
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  • HartleypeteHartleypete
    edited October 10
    Totally disjointed, nothing going forward and vulnerable at the back. Ridiculous not to play a centre forward.

    Also have we no one better than Pickford.
  • ValleyGaryValleyGary
    Anthony Gordon is only playing cos he’s Carsley’s favourite. We’ve got better available.
  • Exiled_AddickExiled_Addick
    Isn't this a pretty similar system to how Carsley setup the U21s when they won the euros? Games like tonight are the perfect time to experiment, if it doesn't work who really cares?
  • lordromfordlordromford
    Hartleypete said:
    Totally disjointed, nothing going forward and vulnerable at the back. Ridiculous not to play a centre forward.

    Also have we no one better than Pickford.
    That’s a fair opinion. But we need to blood some other goalkeepers at some point. At this rate, we’ll find ourselves in the middle of a tournament, Pickford will get an injury or suspension and someone will be making their debut in a genuinely important game. Not ideal.
  • ross1ross1
    Exiled_Addick said:
    Isn't this a pretty similar system to how Carsley setup the U21s when they won the euros? Games like tonight are the perfect time to experiment, if it doesn't work who really cares?
    We do, if we lose
  • killerandflashkillerandflash
    If you pick Trent at RB and encourage him to wander, then you need extra cover from midfield, not Rice by himself.
  • ross1ross1
    edited October 10
    killerandflash said:
    If you pick Trent at RB and encourage him to wander, then you need extra cover from midfield, not Rice by himself.
    Agree, just Rice at the back and no CF, bring on Watkins and a second defensive player with Rice
  • DiscoCAFCDiscoCAFC
    Strange no Strikers are being played
  • soapboxsamsoapboxsam
    ValleyGary said:
    Some people wanted us to be this attacking in the Euros. We would of been sharing a flight with Scotland.

    So you forget that we were one minute from coming home when Bellingham scored that overhead kick in the 95th minute against Slovakia to take the game to ET. We hardly created anything until extra time.

    So much flair in this team and two great chances for Palmer and Gordon with that brilliant pass from TAA for Gordon and nice work by Gordon and Bellingham for Palmer 

    Downside is sometimes all the midfielders are forward plus TAA and the Greek can hit in transition.

    I'm enjoying this game and to see how a non rigid formation can work in reality. Greece are a canny team.
  • ValleyGaryValleyGary
    Gomes would be the sensible option as he calms it down a bit but still passes forward 
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