Round of 8 (AKA The Quarter-Finals)

[Ring master]

Are BBC watching a different game, that was boring to me, not sure what they have seen

 

[gonetomorrow]

Get Bellers off. Get Palmer on.

 

[matty1878]

Easy win for the three lions

jinx

 

[Papa Shango]

Better but still poor

Is it better?

Its been as boring and tedious as any of their other games.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

To be fair, he's not wrong. And he's not really saying it's Pickford's fault. It's tactical and it's stupid

Yeah, he just comes across as a boring git and needs to separate the criticism on tactics from being Pickfords problem alone.

 

[davek]

Switzerland are doing a ropa dopa here.

Expect them to start playing the way they have been all tournament in the 2nd half.

 

[Mozza1987]

Is it better?

Its been as boring and tedious as any of their other games.

I use better very loosely here. It is slightly better

 

[Jamiednm]

Why are they singing Foden’s play all of a sudden? He’s played one forward pass. Well done.

The only difference to the other slightly more insipid performances has been a more obvious, sustained press.

Still garbage. I’m not surprised Pickford pumps long balls, he’s bored out of his brains by our non-existent midfield.

 

[Papa Shango]

What are they feckin' on about, they haven't had a shot on target. Absolute bollocks, I'm going for a wee, it'll be more interesting than that 45 minutes.

I'd prefer to watch you wee than watch another 45 minutes of this.

(That's not an offer...)

 

[BlueStevie35]

Better performance but still very frustrating, needs to be played into Saka, Mainoo and Foden to run at them and switched more to Bellingham on the left. Also stop with the suicide passes to JP ffs

 

[coollino]

jinx

Oh well

 

[wellillwill]

England being marginally less bad appears to have sent the BBC Commentary team into a state of mild hysteria.

 

[Jamiednm]

Of course, if it were TAA pumping long balls to Kane, Shearer would be creaming himself. Pickford does it, and he gets slammed.

 

[Obes]

It’s a slightly improved performance. Mainly as the team is playing higher up the pitch. But there’s still no quality chances created. Another half of football of no shots on target.

So one-dimensional of get the ball to Saka to go 1v1 but, when he does beat the man, there’s no one in a position to score a goal.

 

[LinekersLegs]