MATCH THREAD: Group B - England vs Wales - KO 14:00 (BBC)

[dublinbluenose]

It'll be Milner and Wiltshire at 65 and 75 mins

 

[Librarian]

GET OSMAN ON

 

[Stabbij]

Martinez would of thought that was a great first half. Seriously though.. need to get Vardy on in the second half

 

[Saint Domingo]

Sterling is one of the most overrated players ever. Kopite media machine in full flow for that one.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Perhaps we'll have a 2nd half like we had vs Germany in the friendly * crosses fingers

 

[Tubey]

Shambles from top to bottom. How on earth is Vardy not playing?

Because England aren't France, and Hodgson isn't Deschamp.

Deschamp was brave enough to drop Griezmann and Pogba for a system that got them the goal in the previous game. He was also then brave enough to change it back in the second half.

Hodgson doesn't have a clue. The culture of England is one of an undeserved arrogance and an aversion to risk-taking, and has been my entire life.

 

[Blue 1]

Joe Shart.

 

[The Blue Watch]

And we were putting a bid in for hart

May get him for 10 million after that

 

[Jamiednm]

I wouldn't mind so much if Wales were actually good.

But my God England are utterly embarrassing.

I wouldn't mind us getting beat if it wasn't Wales. If it was some other footballing nonentity like Iceland, I'd be fine with it. Don't want to lose to the Welsh though. This is why I haven't been excited about England for about a decade - they're just so crap to watch and field some incredibly unlikeable players.

 

[Eggs]

Agree with this. Barkleys dribbling could cause these some problems. Will win us some free kicks in dangerous areas of nothing else

...when your faced with solid banks of defenders you need players who can go past people and draw the CBs out creating space, otherwise the reliance is on pinpoint passes from deep or full backs getting around the back.

 

[edge]

get those gobshites off up front. and I don't want hart at us , on the wane.
games is crying out for vardy

 

[tsubaki]

"... and here is Gabby, with the some of the RS"

 

[blue61]

Sterling and Lallana off, Vardy and Wilshire on. We have no pace in our play.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

The sad thing is, Hodgson hasn't got the balls to throw Barkley on.

 

[ToffeeDan]

Just a wee reminder that Sterling is total unadulterated shabite.

Btw my comment about Sterling is blind I am not following the game live.