NPR

JM2K6 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 10:48 am

I like neeps wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 9:41 am

JM2K6 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 09, 2021 5:13 pm

The one after 5 minutes? It's a good low cross across the box, yeah. But nothing out of the ordinary for a top quality attacking footballer, and any of the England attackers are capable of that cross. Some of them even find the target! :)

England have mixed and matched their attacking choices quite a bit. Grealish has started, Sancho has started, Foden has started, Saka has started. Saka has come out ahead but even then Sancho got picked for the Ukraine game.

It was exactly the type of ball that got Kane top assists in the PL and why he's one of the best players in the world.

It was a good ball, but you're really going overboard on this. A better ball would've been gettable by the fastest player in the team. Most players in the team can and have played low crosses like that, it's not a unique skill.

Again, Kane is wonderful in the PL, but he's looked sluggish and out of touch in this tournament. He's slowly improving. This isn't a contraversial statement, you simply can't point to his club form and translate it directly to what he's done for England in the last month. Sterling has been the opposite - he's had a relatively poor season with City but has been fantastic for England after a shaky start.

Spurs fan?

I like neeps wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 3:35 pm

JM2K6 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 10:48 am

I like neeps wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 9:41 am

It was exactly the type of ball that got Kane top assists in the PL and why he's one of the best players in the world.

It was a good ball, but you're really going overboard on this. A better ball would've been gettable by the fastest player in the team. Most players in the team can and have played low crosses like that, it's not a unique skill.

Again, Kane is wonderful in the PL, but he's looked sluggish and out of touch in this tournament. He's slowly improving. This isn't a contraversial statement, you simply can't point to his club form and translate it directly to what he's done for England in the last month. Sterling has been the opposite - he's had a relatively poor season with City but has been fantastic for England after a shaky start.

Spurs fan?

Not a Spurs fan, no. Don't really have an English team. I just for some reason underrated by English fans which is unusual for a striker who scores a huge number of goals and is also very good at assists.

inactionman wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 8:56 am So, is Foden crocked or not crocked?

Gumboot wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 10:38 am Looking forward to this game. Kick off's 7am here in NZ so hopefully it's a good start to the day, and the week.

Go, England!

Biffer wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 4:27 pm

Gumboot wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 10:38 am Looking forward to this game. Kick off's 7am here in NZ so hopefully it's a good start to the day, and the week.

Go, England!

That bloody haircut makes him look like he struggles to dress himself in the morning, so I’ll go with him not being 100%.

Elsewhere, some masterful scheduling by Channel4 - tonight 1930-2100 Scotland’s Coastal Railways with Julie Walters.

tc27 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 6:31 pm Looks like they are storming the outer perimeter - the actual barriers are steel turnstiles so doubt anyones actually broken in.

Still going to be a busy night for the Met.

Biffer wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 6:54 pm Kings Cross station evacuated

Slick wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 6:55 pm Have a feeling Wembley might carry them through

Jock42 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 7:32 pm

Slick wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 6:55 pm Have a feeling Wembley might carry them through

Yeah I reckon so. Tbf they're not looking too bad.

Hal Jordan wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 8:02 pm Why did Shearer have an empty fruit box behind him on the desk in that reaction shot?

tc27 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 8:09 pm Love the fact that the ref is a millionaire who does this for fun.