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England v Greece

aliwibble
aliwibble Posts: 26,277
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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_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    We look wide open at the back early doors. Could easily be three down already.
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,783
    edited October 2024
    He’s having a stinker so far.
    Regardless of that though, (and I’m not someone who thinks Pickford needs to be dropped, as he usually does pretty well for England), but I also don’t understand why Southgate and now Carsley refuse to give any other goalkeepers gametime. To my mind, these nations league games are perfect opportunities to give others much needed experience.
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,277
    Remind me, who's playing right back?
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    aliwibble said:
    Remind me, who's playing right back?
    Nobody
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,277
    Certainly looked that way just now.
    Hopefully it's just early days yet but I'm getting 2023 vintage Charlton vibes so far.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited October 2024
    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 !
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,484
    Didn't know Andy Warhol was Greece manager
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,484
    What's a Grecian Urn?
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Gribbo said:
    Didn't know Andy Warhol was Greece manager
    Will he be famous for 15 minutes !
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,484
    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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  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,740
    Gribbo said:
    Didn't know Andy Warhol was Greece manager
    Michael Foot
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,484
    SuedeAdidas said:
    Gribbo said:
    Didn't know Andy Warhol was Greece manager
    Michael Foot
    Albert Einstein 
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,735
    edited October 2024
    Alexander Arnold is not a defender. Not even close
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,740
    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. 
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,783
    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.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,976
    Some people wanted us to be this attacking in the Euros. We would of been sharing a flight with Scotland.
  • Cafctekkers
    Cafctekkers Posts: 1,254
    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 
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,484
    Saka don't look too happy
  • Taxi_Lad
    Taxi_Lad Posts: 3,766
    Gribbo said:
    Didn't know Andy Warhol was Greece manager
    Bernie Ecclestone
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Gribbo said:
    Didn't know Andy Warhol was Greece manager

    Bjorn Borg 
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  • Hartleypete
    Hartleypete Posts: 4,699
    edited October 2024
    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.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,976
    Anthony Gordon is only playing cos he’s Carsley’s favourite. We’ve got better available.
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    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?
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,783
    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.
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 50,974
    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
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    If you pick Trent at RB and encourage him to wander, then you need extra cover from midfield, not Rice by himself.
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 50,974
    edited October 2024
    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
  • DiscoCAFC
    DiscoCAFC Posts: 1,762
    Strange no Strikers are being played
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    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.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,976
    Gomes would be the sensible option as he calms it down a bit but still passes forward 

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