World Cup General Discussion Thread - 2030 The Jokes On You

Ian Wright said “Jude ‘The Truth’ Bellingham” completely out of the blue.

This is why I always hope they lose.

 

Could have been 2-0 down if it wasnt for JP, Bellingham the architect of both our goals, 19, damn.

 

You're playing very well on the counter, but I think 3-0 is a bit of an unfair result.

 

Class above Senegal.

Any notion that Sarr ups his game for Senegal totally disproven. He's playing for us because he's simply not good enough

 

Unfair? Senegal are awful. Aside from their half an hour salvo they were *****

 

Yeah, and tbf, Senegal didn't do much since I wrote this. I didn't think you played poorly, just that maybe it was more of a 2-0 difference than 3-0. This third goal completelly killed Senegal though. I can't see them coming back at all.

What I said above.

 

He was very good in the first half aside from that awful miss.

He's knackered himself already though.

 

Was he? Don't remember him doing anything. I love the bloke, but he's nothing more than a middling top level player

 

He would have had a great assist, had Pickford not made an impressive save. He was also causing Walker plenty of trouble throughout the first half.

 

He set up their good shot/chance for Dia with a run and neat through ball.

He also turned and dribbled passed Kyle Walker twice, which is no mean feat.

 

We've come a long way since losing to Iceland

 

Congrats on the win, well deserved, Senegal offered nothing in the second half. Impressive counter attacks.

I hope you'll beat France, I highly dislike their team.

 

It was absurd Walker didn’t get booked for that. Makes a huge difference to their battle for rest of game. Awful refereeing

 

We have, and Southgate has done a great job despite the silly criticism of losing games in a glorified friendly competition.

Onwards to the French!

 

James Maddison might as well fly home now, brilliant example of media churn. Everyone cared deeply about him going, Southgate took the easy option, now one of the best players in the league feels like a chump and LCFC fans are just worried about getting him home fit and healthy.

 

I think Maddison is a very good player but picking a side to win a tournament is not necessarily about taking the Harlem Globetrotters approach of getting all the best ones in the XI. As much as seeing Jordan Henderson's name on the teamsheet makes my cheeks ache, I grudgingly accept he does a lot of the very necessary, unheralded work. There's just not room for Bellingham, Foden AND Maddison. Just as there isn't room for Rashford, Grealish and Saka, or even more than one of them. Having said that, it was a bit of a kick in the swedes for Maddison to be left on the bench when Mount gets on again. We know what Mount can do.

There was a lot of talk about the Golden Generation of Lampard and Gerrard but, really, this England squad is by far the deepest I can remember in 40 years of watching World Cups.

Unfortunately for Maddison it seems he's just not Southgate's cup of tea. If the squad was 23 players he probably wouldn't have made it and it does feel like he was taken to do the TV packages playing pool or babyfoot in the team room.

 

Senegal looked good, or well shaped and up for it until we scored. Can't believe it was Henderson of all players in that position. Then Senegal heads dropped and Sarr became anonymous. Possibly most comfortable knock out game i remember in a world cup in the end

 

Hauled off? Rotated, I'd say. Rashford is very good, but if we need a tackler up front Saka is the man.

 

Has drink been taken?

 

I really liked the way the scorers went to celebrate with the player who gave them the assist, rather thsn ignoring their team mates and charging off towards the fans with that ridiculous knee-slide.

 

Got distracted.

 

Agree with that, it’s a thankless job when it comes to squad selection.

Speaking selfishly, it’s just another thing that will drive a great player away from Leicester. Maddison will know that he’s better than someone like Mount in every single aspect of the game, but one plays in Europe for Chelsea and one plays for an average, inconsistent Leicester side.

 

It was like an FA Cup game between a Prem side and a Champo side tonight I felt, the Champo side started well, gave the big boys a shock then the Prem team just had that flash of brilliance to carve them open. After it went 2-0 we controlled it so well.

Imagine the scenes if we do the French, ******* bring it on.

Enjoy your beverages.

 

Can't wait. I'll be freezing my **** off next Saturday at a pub singing how Harry Maguire likes the odd tipple and has a massive cranium.

Vindaloo on repeat until then

 

Best comment I have found so far is "Phil's been eating some council estate minge." when talking about his lip scars and herpes.

 

Ooof it’s true and somehow I’m jealous.

 

I think it was because the ref already let a couple of Senegal players off with similar challenges before it.

 

Henry Winter's gone down hill lately

 

I take it Sarr will be reporting for training at London Colney first thing Tuesday?

 

Sign of good team morale

 

Frightening, he’s absolute quality.

 

If we attack France we win, if we **** about at the back we lose. Simples!!!