Group B - England, Russia, Wales, Slovakia

[vogue]

Been very entertaining so far but feel we need a goal anytime now guys...

 

[GIMH]

Great performance aside from finishing. Lallana and Rooney excellent. Passing and movement very much the antithesis of what you grow up expecting to see from England. Now how about a ****ing goal eh?

 

[Compton]

Sterling is absolute garbage. His agent played a blinder getting him on a long term deal at £200k a week.

 

[MW1304]

Best half of football from Rooney I've seen in a while. But yeah damn do we need a goal to ease the nerves.

 

[Pothas]

Sterling is absolute garbage. His agent played a blinder getting him on a long term deal at £200k a week.

What?

 

[Tangles]

Need Vardy or Rashford to be finishing those chances. ?

 

[Pothas]

Great performance aside from finishing. Lallana and Rooney excellent. Passing and movement very much the antithesis of what you grow up expecting to see from England. Now how about a ****ing goal eh?

Yeah it is just so much fun to see England actually playing football at a tournament.

There is no way Rooney will get this sort of space against other sides, but lets just enjoy it.

 

[GIMH]

Yeah it is just so much fun to see England actually playing football at a tournament.

There is no way Rooney will get this sort of space against other sides, but lets just enjoy it.

Spot on. Just hope we adapt, but worry about that then

 

[grecian]

Sterling is absolute garbage. His agent played a blinder getting him on a long term deal at £200k a week.

Nonsense, talk about his career maybe, but on this match he's been incredibly lively and a great part of the performance

Best half of football from Rooney I've seen in a while. But yeah damn do we need a goal to ease the nerves.

Yep, really the role he should be in from now on, we were all worried he'd slow the pace ofthe attacks, but putting him as a deep-lying midfielder means he can pick his balls and then let the forwards play, Alli allowed to go further forward is obviously a plus obviously. Crouch saying it hurts his goal-scoring potential shows to many headed balls effects you a lot.

 

[wpdavid]

Need Vardy or Rashford to be finishing those chances. ��

Quite possibly - maybe instead of Sterling.

But agreed with all the comments about how well we're playing. Hodgson's selection is looking spot on.

 

[grecian]

Yeah it is just so much fun to see England actually playing football at a tournament.

There is no way Rooney will get this sort of space against other sides, but lets just enjoy it.

Well he won't but hopefully if they're sticking men back there to keep him quiet the forwards will get more room. Anyway let us try to win this match before we piss on our chances in other matches.

 

[Furball]

I'm on the "what's the point of Lallana" bus but maybe he'll show me.

Lallana's an excellent footballer.

Impressive first half from England.

 

[Compton]

Commentators have touched upon it, but this is a minging time to be a manager.

England have been great, but it's still 0-0. What do you change?

 

[cpr]

Is Dier a Portuguese secret agent? He's adamant he's going to score more against us than for us in his career.

 

[Tangles]

Sterlings decision making...

 

[grecian]

Oh dear, bad feeling now.

 

[Compton]

Nonsense, talk about his career maybe, but on this match he's been incredibly lively and a great part of the performance

He's kept himself in the game, and has had some tidy touches but he has absolutely no end product.

 

[Furball]

Commentators have touched upon it, but this is a minging time to be a manager.

England have been great, but it's still 0-0. What do you change?

Vardy for Sterling and swap with Lallana. He wouldn't necessarily need to be wide given how far forward Walker gets.

 

[Tangles]

I have Darke and McManaman on commentary with ESPN. Dire but better than the random Americans for the France game.

 

[Compton]

What. A. Save.