Round of 16: England v Germany (in London, UK)

[GIMH]

Hence the defensive midfields from Southgate.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Hence the defensive midfields from Southgate.

He will still get slaughtered by the idiots at 4pm when the team is announced. Hard choice for him with Mount/Foden but I'd be tempted to pick the same starting line up as last week.

 

[andruid]

Prepare for a Euro 2000 tribute match with the ugliest winner bundled across the line by a Sterling or Kane.


Tifo football trying some jinxing by Celebrating how 'good' Germany's 3-4-3 system has been.

 

[wpdavid]

Hence the defensive midfields from Southgate.

It's as if he knows more about our players than the armchair experts.

 

[Howe_zat]

I'm only posting this to upset Brumby.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

BBC, can you at least learn to spell the names of YOUR OWN PLAYERS

Bukayo Sako, seriously

 

[flibbertyjibber]

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I'm only posting this to upset Brumby.

Most of the rest were in nappies and Kane was dribbling.

 

[BoyBrumby]

In all fairness, I bet a sizeable minority don't have any meaningful memories of 2010 either.

Yeah, that's not a thought to lessen those gnawing fears of my ongoing senescence either...

 

[wpdavid]

In all fairness, I bet a sizeable minority don't have any meaningful memories of 2010 either.

Yeah, that's not a thought to lessen those gnawing fears of my ongoing senescence either...

Welcome to the club mate. If it's any consolation, my son is having to come to terms with watching the first England player who's younger than him.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

In all fairness, I bet a sizeable minority don't have any meaningful memories of 2010 either.

Yeah, that's not a thought to lessen those gnawing fears of my ongoing senescence either...

Wish I only had a vague memory of that one but after 90,96 and 10 it is a must win game today and unless we win easily it will be a horrible game to watch. If this was a qualifier I would be confident we would beat them as I don't rate them but as it is a knockout game in a tournament I have a bad feeling about it.

Only thing to do is buy lots of beer and get smashed either way.

 

[Furball]

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I'm only posting this to upset Brumby.

Bellingham wasn't born when Ronaldinho lobbed Seaman.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Bellingham wasn't born when Ronaldinho lobbed Seaman.

You give him way too much credit.

Although I'm minded to think you only went for that turn of phrase to conjure up images of the goofy MF flicking jizz around.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

as we all know Ronaldinho meant it but Beckham fluked his

 

[Uppercut]

15 years later I still can’t make my mind up about the Ronaldinho one but I think he probably meant it. The technique just doesn’t seem consistent with a botched cross.

 

[sledger]

Wish I only had a vague memory of that one but after 90,96 and 10 it is a must win game today and unless we win easily it will be a horrible game to watch. If this was a qualifier I would be confident we would beat them as I don't rate them but as it is a knockout game in a tournament I have a bad feeling about it.

Only thing to do is buy lots of beer and get smashed either way.

haha it's a knock out game, of course it is

 

[sledger]

15 years later I still can’t make my mind up about the Ronaldinho one but I think he probably meant it. The technique just doesn’t seem consistent with a botched cross.

Yeah definitely one of those "I intended it, but it still required a lot of good fortune and/or a major error for it to come off" ones I reckon.

That Brazil team was great though. Definitely underrated I think. Even if Roque Junior did feature heavily.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

haha it's a knock out game, of course it is

No you know what I mean, losing to them AGAIN would just be too much. I can accept being beaten by a better side at any time but not by THEM.

 

[sledger]

No you know what I mean, losing to them AGAIN would just be too much. I can accept being beaten by a better side at any time but not by THEM.

Haha I know, I was just joking.

 

[Howe_zat]

I have almost no expectations and I’m pretty sure the consensus is generally hope over anything else. But if England win today the day after the favourites go home the hype is going to be absolutely bananas.

 

[sledger]

On paper England have a perfectly good chance imo, and there's no reason to think they aren't in with a shout of winning. In reality though...