Yeah, pragmatic and compact. England simply don’t have the technique or guile to break them down and put them on the back foot. Sterling about the only player capable of getting on the ball and turning. Everything else is sideways and backwards
Very impressed with the Swedish keeper all through this WC
It’s a very poor game. One goal will decide it
Dele Alli is a nothing player when it matters. Certainly can’t play in the position he’s playing for England. He does fuck all
The Swiss at least forced Sweden back and made them defend on the edge of their box for the majority of their match.
While I like Southgate, he is a gent and is doing a decent job, England are hamstrung by a lack of technical footballers in defence or midfield. They won’t have many better chances to make a WC final but realistically there is little between themselves, Sweden and Russia as the three weakest sides left.
Sweden look quite comfortable on the ball against them.
Sterling has been prominent so far. Bodes well for England.
Again Alli there… shows the folly that is the Premier League, as Eamo would say
Dele Alli is an attacker, surely they’ve a better option for the centre midfield
England have steadily established an upper hand, but the game as a whole has been shit on a stick so far.
In fairness he is an attacker and can’t play the position that he’s been asked to, but he can’t even make simple passes or keep the ball ffs
Maguire!!!
Maaagggguuuuiiiirrrreeeeee
Can’t get behind a team that only scores from corners and penalties
Massive goal in a war of attrition
Hon England!
All the lads of Irish descent leading the Three Lions to World Cup Glory here…
Game badly needed that. Sweden have been utterly bankrupt of invention or ambition so far.
Boom, that’s a fuckin centre half header
Lustig would have done a better job on the line for that
That replacement chap can’t cross the ball either. He’s not very good.