Nations League Playoffs - Netherlands vs. England tomorrow @19:45

[maccavennie]

He's not completely wrong. England were poorer last night.

So poor you posted it twice

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Some comical defending from the ex-Everton players last night

If it hadn't been for the current Everton player in goal things could have been even worse

 

[Yid4life]

Have we decided it was Kane's fault yet?

Or maybe Dele?

 

[ijjysmith]

Looking back starting with Delph and Rice in midfield was absolutely stupid.

As for Maguire and Stones. Woeful.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Have we decided it was Kane's fault yet?

Or maybe Dele?

I thought Kane was alright to be honest

Dele didn't really have time to do anything much

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

Looking back starting with Delph and Rice in midfield was absolutely stupid.

As for Maguire and Stones. Woeful.

Bad team selection from Southgate, but dont take anything away from De Jong - proper midfielder. Wish we had someone who could do a complete job like he does.

 

[dwightschrute]

Netherlands passing was Barcaeque most of the game, De Jong is going to be a world beater there, the next Busquets. If they had a better striker they'd be world cup winners

 

[Yid4life]

I thought Kane was alright to be honest

Dele didn't really have time to do anything much

Does that matter? It must be their fault. It usually is. Apparently.

 

[Tubey]

Have we decided it was Kane's fault yet?

Or maybe Dele?

Alli shouldn't have been in the squad tbh. He's been pretty terrible for a long time now.

But no, obviously the fault of neither of those two.

 

[Chris O'Connor]

Have we decided it was Kane's fault yet?

Or maybe Dele?

No definitely not, no Spurs players at fault at all.

The Netherlands beat a scratch England side, take six players out of any side and they're unrecognisable.

I think Kane, Hudson-Odoi, Loftus-Cheek, Henderson, Winks, Alex-Arnold and Gomez could easily have started but for recent injuries or the proximity of the UCL final. Tbh Stones makes too many basic errors for me and I would start Gomez or Keane instead of him.

There is always a massive difference with ten or eleven players out of the squad, very difficult to make any true assessment from last night.

I just think England are a better side

England were decimated, shot to pieces, a poor side would have stood a chance and Holland showed lots of frailties and but for a Sancho glaring miss and millimetres VAR ruling could even have lost

The regular England haters on here usually ignore any mitigating circumstances in their rush to have a go whenever possible.Tbf some are not English which means they support whoever plays us every time.

 

[Boss_Blue]

Going to keep my middle finger in the pocket for now, but I'll leave the safety off.

Careful you don't shoot your balls off, Prev.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

PREV & BOSS BLUE IN THE SAME THREAD

YES!

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Does that matter? It must be their fault. It usually is. Apparently.

I feel you

The Everton players all got blamed for 2014

 

[SteChallinor]

England badly need some midfielders to break through who can play football. The likes of Winks, Lewis Cook, Phil Foden, Mason Mount etc. That's their biggest weakness, along with the defenders' vulnerability to brain farts. Last night was Stones but it could just as easily have been Walker or Maguire or Pickford.

Maguire has one when he tried to shield the ball out for a goal kick and got skinned. Pull back to depay I think and he smashed it over the bar.

 

[Yid4life]

If Winks can stay fit he should be an England regular.