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ENGLAND v Belgium

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Alright, Stroody, calm down :D
 

Alistair20000

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FFS Al it's Colombia, not Columbia. You're doing it on purpose!
It is very hot here today Stroudy.

Besides, I was told our opponents come from South Carolina.
 

Alistair20000

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Alright, Stroody, calm down :D
Maybe the CO2 shortage is interrupting the supply of Tartex ?
 

Sexton Blake

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Belgium really want this not so sure about us. Very languid and as so many times during this tournament doing sweet FA in the final third.

Continue like this and it will be Lukaku just as likely to go home with the golden boot too and the honeymoon will be well and truly over.
 

Alistair20000

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Very poor goal that we conceded :(
 

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Can Sterling hit the barn door this time?Somehow don't think so.
 

Sexton Blake

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True and five across the back not working no midfield again and continually passing back no penetration.
 

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We're passing it around slowly in midfield. Seems when we get within 35 yards of the goal there is no forward pass available. Inevitably our final pass is telegraphed and intercepted by the Belgers and they counter-attack. It's the England we have been used to in the past : little movement, little creativity, getting stuck in midfield because the build-up is slow so Belgers get numbers back. Meanwhile the Premier League keeps signing foreign players restricting chances for our young players. Theoretically we've done really well to get to the semis but it doesn't hide the fact that we're still probably not one of the top ten teams in the world.
 

Sexton Blake

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Now we can see how lucky we were with the draw. Had we been in the other section we would have struggled to have got past the first knock out level.
 

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Now we can see how lucky we were with the draw. Had we been in the other section we would have struggled to have got past the first knock out level.
As the cliche goes, we can only beat what is in front of us. Nobody doubts the spirit and conduct of the team and the good man management of Southgate. But we just can't move the ball fluently from defense to attack, In addition, in this game Kane is very isolated and tightly marked so our goal chances are very limited. We might as well go for it in the second half and bring on support for Kane.
 
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