Exiled_Rover

Preston have created nothing and suddenly they're 2-0 up. Baffling. Ah, that's shit from Travis. Get him off.

I'm not quite sure why Mola is being singled out for criticism? He's done ok so far this half. If you want to criticise someone, criticise Morton, he's been diabolical.

Cunningham didn't get anywhere near the ball. He's been giving fouls for minimal contact all day, yet he's just allowed Cunningham to clumsily bundle over Brereton.

Ok ref, if that's not a foul on Brereton then you simply can't blow for 90% of the fouls you've given today.

How is that not a booking for their #2? He's pulled Hedges back when we're breaking. This ref is shite.

Dack has just dropped into midfield and done more in 30 seconds than Morton has in 35 minutes.

This ref is absolutely shocking. So one sided.

Tippy-tappy = Wharton lumping it aimlessly into midfield? Good to know we've expanded our range of what tippy-tappy includes so we can criticise everything.

He's been poor for a while in my opinion. His distribution is terrible - that's a shocking pass.

3-5-2 / 3-4-3. Hedges and Mola as wing backs. Dack, Szmodics and Brereton upfront.

This ref can fuck right off.

I assume they're still trying to sell Brereton.

Strange team, that.

If we beat France we can win the whole thing. Argentina aren't very good.

Another team that went a goal up then tried to shut up shop. Just carry on playing your natural game - you just invite pressure otherwise.

It's just a good team - it's a far cry from the teams of superstars they've had in the past.

Bellingham wants to play as a #10 and that's where he's done all of his damage. He's barely played as a CM this tournament.

Just stating a fact. Foden is our best player and should be the first name on the teamsheet.

I'd add Dack to that list if he's not going to play him. Also, curiously, JRC played in midfield in Marbella - I think he can do a job there if allowed. He's never a FB in a million years.

I think Plan B would require players capable of holding the ball up, or winning headers. We often switch formations / tempo when trying to change a game, but you can't go direct with Brereton / Gallagher et al upfront.

I don't know about at the Academy level, but for the first team they seem to really favour throwing the ball to someone like Brereton who then volleys the ball across the width of the field. For years under Mowbray a throw-in was ALWAYS a positive play for the opposition - we always let them throw it to whoever they wanted because our marking was awful and they always put us under tremendous pressure when we were taking (often leading to aimless throws down the line to Gallagher and a loss of possession).

Nah, he's the captain for Stuttgart. Wataru Endo.

#6 for Japan is quality.

To be fair our current #9 fancies himself as a CM, so why not?

This is awful. Southgate has his tactics and team selection all wrong. Again.