And only in international tournament is everything bar winning a trophy considered failure.

Palace's entire existence has been a failure. We were all just being happy with failure under Glasner.

Edited by EverybodyDannsNow (19 Jun 2024 4.47pm)

Have we won yet?

Red and Blue Army!

Bit miffed at the expectation you should play attacking free flowing football at international tournaments - bar probably brazil in 1970 what side has ever actually done that?

Brazil in 1982 played samba style football and didnt win anything, the great total dutch football of the 70s didnt win a world cup either.

Brazil in 2002 went in to the world cup on the back of 5 losses and ronaldo was unfit, and again played 2 holding midfielders with a back 5. they of course ended up winning the thing by beating Turkey X2, Costa Rica, China, Belgium, England and Germany - hardly played any of the big boys did they until the final.

And for the most part, when have England never played 'good' football - even euro 96 we played 3-5-2 and won a game on pens after a 0-0 draw.

This. It's tournament football. A 630 minute match with changes of opponent. You play every team like a final and you will be spent by the first knock-out game.

I predict a 0-0 draw today... and Southgate's face appearing as a turnip.

England unchanged which I guess isn't overly surprising - Foden and Trent need to make an impact today.

Expecting another cagey game - main incentive for us is not to lose, and Southgate doesn't need a 2nd invitation to play safe.

Predict a scrappy 1-1 and a load more hysteria

Team is unbalanced.

Kane wants to come deep, so Foden needs to make the run in behind.

If Foden moves centrally, he needs a wing back to take up the space out wide. We've only brought Tripper who doesn't want to do it on his right foot.

Therefore Kane is deep, the central midfield is swarmed with players so we're all giving the ball away under pressure, and their back 3 have an easy day.

Given we can't put a left footed left back in because Southgate didn't bring a fit one (face palm), we have two options.

1) Kane stays forward so makes space in the middle.

2) if Kane insists on coming deep, drop TAA to make space in the middle, Foden moves into an advanced central role so him and Bellingham can run beyond, Eze or Gordon play on the left to provide the width and offer another runner in behind.

26th January 2010 - Enter Administration
2nd May 2010 - D-Day 1 - Survival at Hillsborough
1st June 2010 - D-Day 2 - Survival at Lloyds
7th June 2010 - CPFC2010 exchange contracts.