Ted McMinn Football Genius Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 So happy to be wrong, thank goodness I’m not Gareth Southgate ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumram Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 ITS COMING HOME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 Fully deserved, and I suspect we really are top four in Europe now, Gareth has really surprised me with his turn around of Englands fortunes.??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Didn't even know this was on until 5 mins ago. So there's summat riding on these games then? The Nations League is actually a thing? Is there a trophy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andicis Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Fun game, nations league is way better to watch than friendlies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoetheRam Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Lingard channelled his inner Dave Nugent to finish from a yard out. Deserved the win for sure. Bar about 5 minutes, Croatia looked distinctly average. Can't believe the stick Sterling gets. Rashford impressed before he got a knock. Delph excellent first half. Chilwell didn't look great if we're looking for a scapegoat, but was 5 or 6/10. Good job Kane scored because he was anonymous until then. Don't like him playing as this false number 10 he seems to have decided he is for England and Tottenham. If it lost the qualifying for the Euro's element, this Nations League lark would almost start to make sense. Good to stick one over the Croats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Well that was fun, didn't jump off the settee, but did do a cheeky fistpump when Kane scored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 18 minutes ago, Parsnip said: Didn't even know this was on until 5 mins ago. So there's summat riding on these games then? The Nations League is actually a thing? Is there a trophy? Yes, what just happened? Did we just win the World Cup? Will this day go down in history? It all seemed very exciting, but I don’t really understand what just happened? Well play the finals next year? The finals of what? Or did we just qualify for the European championship? Does that mean that Spain and Croatia haven’t? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernow Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 You can tell by the reaction at full-time that the introduction of this competition was a good move by FIFA. It's mostly replaced pointless friendlies, and made the games more competitive. Football is always better when there's something riding on it. There looked like there was a good atmosphere, the players were celebrating and hugging on the pitch, one Croatia player looked distraught. It also gives the players something to look forward to. With 13 minutes to play we were going down to Group B, now we're going to Portugal next summer for the chance to win the whole thing. It's not a prestigious achievement, but the chance to win anything is a good opportunity to give these players some experience in winning. Give me games like today over exhibition games against the likes of USA any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnieronalde Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 When Southgate was appointed I honestly thought it was a joke. Bloody hell I'm so glad I'm just another armchair fan who thinks he knows more than he does. Gareth has been brilliant and it's not just cos we've topped the group. He's refreshing, he's got us playing a style of football most of ushave never seen England play. He's bringing through youth every chance he gets and he's really got a sense of togetherness building. It's the first time in years I've been interested enough to change plans to make sure I'm in to watch the match. He's got me liking international football again at a time I'd long since give up. Fair play and thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 6 minutes ago, ronnieronalde said: When Southgate was appointed I honestly thought it was a joke. Bloody hell I'm so glad I'm just another armchair fan who thinks he knows more than he does. Gareth has been brilliant and it's not just cos we've topped the group. He's refreshing, he's got us playing a style of football most of ushave never seen England play. He's bringing through youth every chance he gets and he's really got a sense of togetherness building. It's the first time in years I've been interested enough to change plans to make sure I'm in to watch the match. He's got me liking international football again at a time I'd long since give up. Fair play and thanks!! I thought at the time he was a good appointment and I was right. First time for everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 1 minute ago, Squid said: ? No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnieronalde Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 7 minutes ago, Squid said: ? Surely hiw whole foot would have to be over the line. Any part of his foot touching or behind the line and it's fine. I'm not a well paid expert so shouldn't be expected to know the rules in and out. The fellas on sky though, surely they should know better. http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/lawsandrules/laws/football-11-11/law-15---the-throw-in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, ronnieronalde said: Surely hiw whole foot would have to be over the line. Any part of his foot touching or behind the line and it's fine. I'm not a well paid expert so shouldn't be expected to know the rules in and out. The fellas on sky though, surely they should know better. Indeed. If only there was a way to quickly access information such as the laws of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brammie Steve Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 3 hours ago, steve brummie said: England 3-1 Croatia Rashford, Kane and Lingard (on as a sub for Sterling at HT) Just as long as we don't lose we're fine. Mind you, `It's a funny old game, football!' ⚽️? So close...as usual! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE - pointless competition really. Just more friendlies dressed up as meaningful match-ups. What a fab tournament. Top of our group and deffo back mixing it with the big boys now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 40 minutes ago, ronnieronalde said: When Southgate was appointed I honestly thought it was a joke. Bloody hell I'm so glad I'm just another armchair fan who thinks he knows more than he does. Gareth has been brilliant and it's not just cos we've topped the group. He's refreshing, he's got us playing a style of football most of ushave never seen England play. He's bringing through youth every chance he gets and he's really got a sense of togetherness building. It's the first time in years I've been interested enough to change plans to make sure I'm in to watch the match. He's got me liking international football again at a time I'd long since give up. Fair play and thanks!! Spot on Ronnie, completely agree with all of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TimRam Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Great performance against the world cup finalists. Passed it around like a good 'un and never gave up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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