England v Haiti WWC

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 10:33 am

Just kicked off.
Anyone watching the Lionesses?

HahaYeah · Post by **HahaYeah** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 10:49 am

Good opening,should be an England pen here.

Negated for an earlier foul.

burnmark · Post by **burnmark** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 10:50 am

Not given.

HahaYeah · Post by **HahaYeah** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 10:55 am

Russo causing havoc.

HahaYeah · Post by **HahaYeah** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 10:59 am

Some eccentric Haitian defending there.

Penalty for England.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 11:00 am

Retaken, scored.

wilks_bfc · Post by **wilks_bfc** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 11:22 am

Just switched on

What’s caused 9mins of additional time?

Commy · Post by **Commy** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 11:25 am

wilks_bfc wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 22, 2023 11:22 am
Just switched on

What’s caused 9mins of additional time?

Two VAR's and what looks like a bad injury to one of Haiti's players.

HahaYeah · Post by **HahaYeah** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 11:29 am

1-0 at Half time.

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 11:35 am

Surprised the first pen was over-ruled for the earlier foul, it was.
I thought they only reviewed the pen incident as the ref had deemed the first challenge legal.
Some of our ladies first touch is dire.

Stalbansclaret · Post by **Stalbansclaret** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 11:47 am

There has been at least one penalty in all 8 games played so far in this tournament !

strayclaret · Post by **strayclaret** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 11:50 am

Cracking game this, full of goal mouth incidents and not the walk over I expected

Goodclaret · Post by **Goodclaret** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 11:55 am

Credit to Haiti. Making it very difficult for us to get a good flow going and are winning the physical battles. Far more interesting game than I expected. Still think a 2 or 3 nil victory for the Lionesses but they will have to be better on the ball to do really well in the competition.

wilks_bfc · Post by **wilks_bfc** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 11:59 am

Haiti are playing some good stuff

Little more composure in attack and they’d be back in it

Stanbill05 · Post by **Stanbill05** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 11:59 am

England have been poor and impatient. Just need to get this out of the way unscathed and start again.

Inchy · Post by **Inchy** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 12:03 pm

England have been crap.

I don’t think we have a chance in this tournament. Lost too many of the top players since the euros

Braindead · Post by **Braindead** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 12:06 pm

The standard is terrible

Pickles · Post by **Pickles** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 12:17 pm

Some of the passing has been poor but then I've also that about the men's side most of my life.

Pickles · Post by **Pickles** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 12:17 pm

Big save from Earps.

HahaYeah · Post by **HahaYeah** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 12:18 pm

What a save to keep it 1-0.

ClaretDiver · Post by **ClaretDiver** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 12:20 pm

Braindead wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 22, 2023 12:06 pm
The standard is terrible

I wondered who would be the first…..well done!

Stanbill05 · Post by **Stanbill05** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 12:24 pm

ClaretDiver wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 22, 2023 12:20 pm
I wondered who would be the first…..well done!

No. The plaudits they gave earned are worthless if they can't be xalled out when it is clearly poor.

Pickles · Post by **Pickles** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 12:28 pm

The passing's been poor, the final third delivery has been disappointing but it's possible to say that without always triggering some huge debate about the standard of women's football. Plenty of times we've see the men's side stutter their way through group stage matches.

4midable · Post by **4midable** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 12:29 pm

Pickles · Post by **Pickles** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 12:31 pm

Tell you what, I'd be happy if I didn't hear Sweet Caroline for a while.

redcloud203 · Post by **redcloud203** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 12:33 pm

was expecting a Walkover but well played Haiti - a brave fighting performance - the goal keeper and all the team did your nation proud

AGENT_CLARET · Post by **AGENT_CLARET** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 12:35 pm

ClaretDiver wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 22, 2023 12:20 pm
I wondered who would be the first…..well done!

Nothing wrong with saying it how it was

Lancasterclaret · Post by **Lancasterclaret** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 12:36 pm

Good game that

England controlled it after about 60 minutes and got better as the game went on

Big save though from Earps

HahaYeah · Post by **HahaYeah** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 12:36 pm

Very watchable game with a few poor shots and passes but I enjoyed it.

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 12:42 pm

We got it into their final third comfortably but time after time the crosses were awful. Far to many just training ground practise for the keeper.
Once you’ve seen a keeper come and take a few, effortlessly, then play them across the 6yd line bending away from her. Make her make a decision and give the striker something to attack.

helmclaret · Post by **helmclaret** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 1:34 pm

I went to Haiti in 2016. I doubt you could see abject poverty like that anywhere else in the world.

Football will have given all those women a way out and a chance in life. Many getting soccer scholarships in the states and playing football in France.

Thought they put up a good performance and that number 6 is a class act.

helmclaret · Post by **helmclaret** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 1:35 pm

Braindead wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 22, 2023 12:06 pm
The standard is terrible

A comment consistent with the username.

Braindead · Post by **Braindead** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 2:02 pm

helmclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 22, 2023 1:35 pm
A comment consistent with the username.

Notwithstanding my ironic username, do you think the standard of the game earlier was anything other than terrible?

WestMidsClaret · Post by **WestMidsClaret** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 2:07 pm

People must be easily pleased if they found that entertaining

Claretmisterg · Post by **Claretmisterg** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 7:41 pm

It’s like in tennis. The women’s game is slower and there is less power when shooting. The thing is when two teams are closely matched and going for goals it can be entertaining ( as per men’s game). When one of the teams goes all out defence as Haiti did today it is far less entertaining. I expect the entertainment factor will pick up significantly in the knockout stages (as in the men’s game). It’s a sporting tournament so plenty to enjoy. Beats going out in the weather we’re having and given the timing not much else happening live sports wise.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 7:44 pm

Why do these female co-commentatresses and summarisers insist on sounding like someone at an audition for East- Enders?

Claretmisterg · Post by **Claretmisterg** » Sat Jul 22, 2023 7:55 pm

boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 22, 2023 7:44 pm
Why do these female co-commentatresses and summarisers insist on sounding like someone at an audition for East- Enders?

The one today was particularly annoying and is constantly using the term ‘transition’.

Duffer_ · Post by **Duffer_** » Sun Jul 23, 2023 9:48 am

boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 22, 2023 7:44 pm
Why do these female co-commentatresses and summarisers insist on sounding like someone at an audition for East- Enders?

Do they "insist" on sounding like they could be on Eastenders, or is it that they have London accents? I find Emma Hayes to be a really insightful co-commentator but that's possibly because I listen to what she has to say.

Jamesy · Post by **Jamesy** » Sun Jul 23, 2023 12:01 pm

Where are the men in the studio for today’s France v Jamaica match?

helmclaret · Post by **helmclaret** » Sun Jul 23, 2023 12:20 pm

Amazing you all put yourselves through this if you detest it so much.

Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Sun Jul 23, 2023 12:32 pm

helmclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 22, 2023 1:34 pm
I went to Haiti in 2016. I doubt you could see abject poverty like that anywhere else in the world.

Haiti / Dom Rep is a very good case study for how poverty is very much linked to historical colonialism and its attitude towards slavery (plus a bit of geography / geology as well)

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Sun Jul 23, 2023 12:40 pm

helmclaret wrote: ↑
Sun Jul 23, 2023 12:20 pm
Amazing you all put yourselves through this if you detest it so much.

I was working and thought I'd listen on Talk Sport.
I had to turn it off.