The Round Ball Game - II

[teamsaint]

Getting the ball to Foden more often would be a good start...

I think we may have a problem with creative passing from midfield, which is why Kane is too deep, and Foden not in the game.

Edit...but the back four need cover,....Southgate would be ok with a draw I’m sure.

Edit...well there you go. Blimey Sterling ran a long way under no challenge at all.

[jayne lee wilson]

Goooaaaalll!!!!

And Philips - the creator....Really open game now.... keep tight, concentrate now, England....

[Edgy 2]

hallelujah

[Ein Heldenleben]

Gooooaaal!!!!

As soon as we run at their defence we get past them - all that intricate passing look pretty but doesn’t get anywhere

[Edgy 2]

As soon as we run at their defence we get past them - all that intricate passing look pretty but doesn’t get anywhere

Grealish would have a field day against these, and get fouled a lot

[Ein Heldenleben]

Grealish would have a field day against these, and get fouled a lot

I reckon he’ll come on at 70...

[EnemyoftheStoat]

I reckon he’ll come on at 70...

And then slow down a bit?

[EnemyoftheStoat]

Grealish would have a field day against these, and get fouled a lot

Perfect, if you've got a dead-ball specialist.

[Ein Heldenleben]

And then slow down a bit?

Well I got the time right anyway ..

[jayne lee wilson]

Gentleman Gareth is thinking this through...... Foden was seeing little action, Rashford can grab the ball further back, muscle in a little more...

[jayne lee wilson]

Well done England. Fine start. Controlled the latter stages well. Wembley cheers. Another one for the wall-chart.
OK! One game at a time...

[jayne lee wilson]

... the Kuijken may be gorgeous, beloved, utterly wonderful, renewed and refreshed - but it ain't K452

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Absolutely.... don't post on music, feed Cats and watch footie at the same time......!

Did the Kuijkens never do 452? Can't find one just now. What a shame if so...
Their Mozart Quintet and Quartet albums (Denon Aliare Japan) are among my all-time favourites...

[teamsaint]

Well done England. Fine start. Controlled the latter stages well. Wembley cheers. Another one for the wall-chart.
OK! One game at a time...

Good start. I am less confident than you about Southgate, but I think he “gets “ tournament football, and this groupd of players is capable of giving us a good run.

Looking at the draw for the second round, we might not want to win the group though?

[Sir Velo]

Absolutely.... don't post on music, feed Cats and watch footie at the same time......!

Did the Kuijkens never do 452? Can't find one just now. What a shame if so...
Their Mozart Quintet and Quartet albums (Denon Aliare Japan) are among my all-time favourites...

Just don't watch "footie"; you'll be much the happier for it!

[jayne lee wilson]

Just don't watch "footie"; you'll be much the happier for it!

Would you have said the same to Shostakovich, or Hans Keller?

Not about happiness, but about agony to ecstasy and everything in between. Or as Klopp said, football is "the most important of the least important things..."

But We are Liverpool. This Means More. So it goes with England.
Excellent very lively Austria - North Macedonia game just finishing..... country walk now before Netherlands v Ukraine....might even fit some Mozart in somewhere...