ENGLAND Supporters Thread - World Cup 2018, Russia Here We Come

Sidney · July 3, 2018, 9:54pm

Indeed. Even if I may say so myself I called this tie uncannily well.

Sidney:

Colombia can be sublime on their day, as they were against Poland, but they have a history of blowing hot and cold, and didn’t look particularly comfortable today against a strong, physical Senegal team.

But like England, they are adept at set pieces and we’ve seen England give away a goal from a set piece at this tournament against Colombia’s neighbours Panama.

I think they’ll need Rodriguez to win.

One thing they don’t have is historical pedigree. With South American and Latin American teams in general, that matters. It translates into belief. It’s why Uruguay are always dangerous and why Chile and Mexico never advance past the last 16. It was why Peru never looked like scoring in their first two games at this tournament despite being comfortably the better team against Denmark and very competitive against France.

I’m not sure if Colombia will genuinely have the belief that they can beat England. In the 1998 clash in Lens, Colombia folded like a bedsheet. At the last World Cup, they were very impressive in reaching the quarter-finals but never looked like they had the belief to beat Brazil.

If they do advance, they could reach the final.

But I’d give a hesitant vote to England to advance.

anon26343222 · July 3, 2018, 9:59pm

Waffle from a lad who doesn’t understand the beautiful game.

GeoffreyBoycott · July 3, 2018, 10:02pm

It’s a lottery. I’d much rather if we advanced by winning the game than drawing tonight but those are the rules. We’re in the next round. After losing out in the lottery on all three previous occasions, we were due to advance in one. Am I correct in saying that we’re following in Italy’s footsteps? Successful at the fourth time of asking in a World Cup lottery?

Cicero_Dandi · July 3, 2018, 10:04pm

A bit like English clubs in the CL?

iron_mike · July 3, 2018, 10:08pm

I’ll leave this here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voT5W9Doa-s

Matty_Hislop · July 3, 2018, 10:10pm

Baggio, as well as being a wanker with a rat’s tail, was a man of very weak character.

GeoffreyBoycott · July 3, 2018, 10:16pm

I believe it was the Spurs contingent that dragged England through tonight?

Ashman · July 3, 2018, 10:17pm

England could easily lose to Sweden or they could just as easy get to the final .

This has been a well run and very entertaining tournament but there are still question marks about the quality .

the_man_himself · July 3, 2018, 10:18pm

Footballers kicking a football is not a lottery

myboyblue · July 3, 2018, 10:19pm

Good man Gareth.

Sidney · July 3, 2018, 10:45pm

Gareth Southgate has brought a real intellectualism to the England team.

He has blended the best of traditional old English values of decency, honesty, hard work and never say die John Bull spirit with the very best of the new, multicultural England.

He should be made Prime Minister when this World Cup concludes to sort out the Brexit mess.

Officer. Class.

Sidney · July 3, 2018, 10:57pm

By the way, has anybody seen Ewan MacKenna?

Ewan was giving it very big licks indeed over the last few days about how Colombia were going to destroy England.

Presumably Sweden will now suddenly turn into world beaters after his first prediction went wrong?

GeoffreyBoycott · July 3, 2018, 11:02pm

There was quite a few posters here giving it big licks about how Colombia were going to destroy England.

Bandage · July 3, 2018, 11:05pm

Last I noticed him on twitter was last night being very forthright about how shit Belgium-Japan was around 35 minutes into the game.

glenshane · July 3, 2018, 11:20pm

What a load of shite

the_man_himself · July 3, 2018, 11:20pm

I made the caveat at all times of if James Rodriguez was fit. He wasn’t and England still couldn’t beat them

balbec · July 4, 2018, 5:01am

Another bad night for the pretend IRA. A few of them will end up in 5b if England’s run continues.

gilgamboa · July 4, 2018, 5:10am

The result actually proved his point about how poor England were surprisingly enough

It appears his journalistic opinion is different to his Twitter opinion.

GeoffreyBoycott · July 4, 2018, 5:37am

Injuries and how you cope with them part and parcel of tournament soccer. We’ve had to make do all tournament with the loss of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlin.

balbec · July 4, 2018, 5:49am

Harry Kane on Lovren? Don’t think so.