Today’s Football - 2024/25 Season

[Jimishorts]

Just seen last nights result.

 

[duncs pigeon]

There is no good reason for Branthwaite and Wharton to not be in the squad.

Branthwaite got injured before the squad was announced didnt he?

 

[Taifi gorm]

Worrying times for Brentford fans looking at the bookies. Thankfully fat Rafael couldn't fit on the list.

 

[MikeH72]

Branthwaite got injured before the squad was announced didnt he?

He wasn’t getting in it when he was fit either.

 

[summerisle]

 

[carolinablue232]

Coaches never really do well at International level, where it's much more about man-management. There really isn't the time to intensely coach International players, as there is at club level. International players also shouldn't need a lot of coaching either.

Tuchel strikes me as more of a coach than a manager in that respect. England needed a manager who can inspire something in the players, rally them to a cause and so on.

I’ve always found it interesting when club managers who have been with rich clubs go into international management. At the club level you can buy your way out of problems. Totally different with national teams where your pool is your pool. Personally think someone like Carlo will do great because he has a simpler management approach which is player friendly. Others like Tuchel and Poch seemingly not so much…

 

[HKContractDave]

Cheers for this. Barry, Woltemade, McAtee, and dare I say Gnonto are all in their respective U21 squads

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

College kids being offered Club World Cup opener tickets in Florida for $4

 

[summerisle]

Spain looking good, 2-0 after 17 minutes. Slovakian defence, bad.

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

Spain looking good, 2-0 after 17 minutes. Slovakian defence, bad.

Can we name any of the clubs the Slovakian lads are from? This was always going to be a whitewash opener for Spain imo.

 

[dachshund]

Line up for the opening World Cup Finals group game;
Pickford
Pickford Pickford Pickford
Pickford Pickford Pickford Pickford Pickford
Pickford Pickford
Subs;
Pickford
Pickford
Pickford
Pickford
Pickford

It’s coming home lids.

Could you even imagine two Pickos? Absolute insanity that

 

[dachshund]

3 1/2 weeks. He still can’t remember the Cup Final and sleeps during the afternoon as well as at night apparently. Needs a complete rest, hopefully ok for pre season.

Wow, hope he gets healthy soon. Sounds really bad

 

[summerisle]

Can we name any of the clubs the Slovakian lads are from? This was always going to be a whitewash opener for Spain imo.

Four of which I've heard in the whole squad.

https://www.365scores.com/en-uk/football/team/slovakia-u21-5126/squad

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

Four of which I've heard in the whole squad.

https://www.365scores.com/en-uk/football/team/slovakia-u21-5126/squad

That's quite a tragic list compared to Spain's. Their most senior defender is at Cagliari in Italy who are constantly bottom half fodder in Serie A.

 

[summerisle]

Slovakia 2 - 2 against Spain.