England v Austria

[Steve1956]

Wouldn’t get away with being fouled? FWIW he simulates far less than Ashley Barnes who seems to get away with it.

Comparing Barnes to Grealish is just plain stupidity!

[Alanstevensonsgloves]

Rolling around squealing like a pig is simulation....

Not in the Japanese films i watch where it looks real enough to me.

[Milltown1882]

Comparing Barnes to Grealish is just plain stupidity!

Barnes is probably worse than Grealish for it, try to cheat than fall over in a heap is his usual trick whereas Grealish actually tries to move the ball.

[Rileybobs]

Comparing Barnes to Grealish is just plain stupidity!

You said he wouldn’t get away with ‘winning fouls’ if he played for Burnley. Yet we have a player who we all know is very good at ‘winning fouls’ and far less discreetly than Grealish. So what is stupid about the comparison?

[HunterST_BFC]

The Euro's are going to be crappy.......

There is a better atmosphere on Mars

[Bosscat]

You said he wouldn’t get away with ‘winning fouls’ if he played for Burnley. Yet we have a player who we all know is very good at ‘winning fouls’ and far less discreetly than Grealish. So what is stupid about the comparison stupidity?

Stupid is as Stupid does

Forest Gump

[Bordeauxclaret]

Quite impressive how we drove forward for that goal.

[boatshed bill]

Actually, Grealish's contribution to the goal was decent.

Right now I think southgate should give Harry Kane the rest of the night off.

[Bosscat]

Actually, Grealish's contribution to the goal was decent.

Right now I think southgate should give Harry Kane the rest of the night off.

Can't stand Grealish but ... hell he has some skills ... no wonder he is the most fouled player in the universe ...

[boatshed bill]

Football is going to hell.
Calvert-Lewin just got booked for jumping very high!

[tiger76]

Decent goal made by Grealiish and Lingard, and an easy finish for Saka, but that defence still gives me nightmares, and better teams than Austria will punish England when it truly matters.

[Bordeauxclaret]

Picking the two to start either side of Kane is going to give Southgate a headache.

Foden should be one, tough call for the other.

[tiger76]

Football is going to hell.
Calvert-Lewin just got booked for jumping very high!

Crazy booking what is DCL supposed to do it's not his fault he outjumped the defender to win the ball, and then he picks up a booking for his troubles.

[Rileybobs]

Crazy booking what is DCL supposed to do it's not his fault he outjumped the defender to win the ball, and then he picks up a booking for his troubles.

He kicked the defender in the head.

[expoultryboy]

Pickford stuck on his line : shocking

[Bosscat]

Football is going to hell.
Calvert-Lewin just got booked for jumping very high!

To be fair he did rest his shins on the players shoulders hell of a height he jumped though

[bf2k]

How is Tarks not even in the prelim squad with the likes of Godfrey, Coady, Mings and White all selected? I wouldn’t have one of them above Tarks.

[boatshed bill]

Crazy booking what is DCL supposed to do it's not his fault he outjumped the defender to win the ball, and then he picks up a booking for his troubles.

Exactly,
he couldn't have even seen the defender.
OK, so if the ref thinks it's a foul does that mean it's worth a yellow card? There was no intent to foul.

[Cirrus_Minor]

Shambles now

[tiger76]

He kicked the defender in the head.

Maybe but not intentionally, a free kick perhaps, but never a booking.

Superman would have been proud of that leap mind you he got some height.

[Rileybobs]

Exactly,
he couldn't have even seen the defender.
OK, so if the ref thinks it's a foul does that mean it's worth a yellow card? There was no intent to foul.

Come on man. It was a reckless foul, therefore a yellow card offence. He kicked the defender in the head. A high foot that connects with an opponents head is almost always punished with at least a yellow card.

[Rileybobs]

Maybe but not intentionally, a free kick perhaps, but never a booking.

Superman would have been proud of that leap mind you he got some height.

It was a huge leap. Like a basketball player. But a foul doesn’t have to be deliberate to be a yellow card offence. It was reckless, therefore a yellow.

[Cirrus_Minor]

Looks a bit grim for TAA.

[Rileybobs]

Looks a bit grim for TAA.

Haven’t seen the squad, do we have a back up right back?

[Spijed]

Maybe but not intentionally, a free kick perhaps, but never a booking.

Superman would have been proud of that leap mind you he got some height.

Intention has no relevance whatsoever in the laws of the game. It's purely down to whether it's dangerous or not.

[boatshed bill]

It was a huge leap. Like a basketball player. But a foul doesn’t have to be deliberate to be a yellow card offence. It was reckless, therefore a yellow.

How does being a better athlete equate to being reckless?

the game is really going to the dogs.

[expoultryboy]

Might have to bring a proper right back in like wan-bissaka .

[bf2k]

Haven’t seen the squad, do we have a back up right back?

Just one or two

[boatshed bill]

Intention has no relevance whatsoever in the laws of the game. It's purely down to whether it's dangerous or not.

I'm sure you are right.
and if we follow this sort of thing to its conclusion we'll have non-contact, no heading(no balls overhead height) within your lifetime.

[Rileybobs]

How does being a better athlete equate to being reckless?

the game is really going to the dogs.

Being a better athlete has nothing to do with it. His foot was so high that he kicked the defenders head. How can you say that isn’t a reckless foul?

I’d say some people’s brains have gone to the dogs reading this thread tonight.

[minnieclaret]

We were fine until the first burst of subs. Shocking after and got worse. They were very unlucky not to equalise.

[boatshed bill]

Come on man. It was a reckless foul, therefore a yellow card offence. He kicked the defender in the head. A high foot that connects with an opponents head is almost always punished with at least a yellow card.

I'm not having that. How could he have known where the defender's head was?
was he reckless for jumping really high?

[Milltown1882]

Has to be Ward-Prowse in the squad if TAA is injured.

[Rileybobs]

I'm not having that. How could he have known where the defender's head was?
was he reckless for jumping really high?

He doesn’t have to know where the defenders head is for it to be a reckless foul. Are you really saying that if you stick your foot above head height and it hits an opponent’s head it shouldn’t be a foul? Really?

[Cirrus_Minor]

Personally think that Reece James is better than TAA and is in form. He was outstanding in the FA cup final, had Sterling in his pocket all game.

[Rileybobs]

Personally think that Reece James is better than TAA and is in form. He was outstanding in the FA cup final, had Sterling in his pocket all game.

I agree and thinks that James is the most rounded of our right backs.

[Jakubclaret]

He doesn’t have to know where the defenders head is for it to be a reckless foul. Are you really saying that if you stick your foot above head height and it hits an opponent’s head it shouldn’t be a foul? Really?

Incidents such as that it's discretional & basically the referee judges the intent whether deliberate or reckless, it was reckless & unintentional, it could have gone either way if the referee deemed it non reckless & unintentional. My opinion it was a foul but the lad was unlucky & could have equally got away with it instead of being penalised.

[bf2k]

Has to be Ward-Prowse in the squad if TAA is injured.

Nah. Lingard

[boatshed bill]

I've got this really good idea:
4 midgets (am I allowed o say that?) across the back...
Any high ball that gets challenged is a free kick to us and probably a booking for them...
can't fail, can it?

[Rileybobs]

I've got this really good idea:
4 midgets (am I allowed o say that?) across the back...
Any high ball that gets challenged is a free kick to us and probably a booking for them...
can't fail, can it?

It will probably fail every time the ball is played above their heads for the attackers to challenge using their heads, as is the conventional way to attack the ball when it’s above the opponents head.

[tiger76]

Personally think that Reece James is better than TAA and is in form. He was outstanding in the FA cup final, had Sterling in his pocket all game.

Reece James gets the nod for me also, he's in fabulous form, and has just won a Champions League trophy so he should be buzzing after that success.

[boatshed bill]

It will probably fail every time the ball is played above their heads for the attackers to challenge using their heads, as is the conventional way to attack the ball when it’s above the opponents head.

What, like DCL did?

[Jakubclaret]

I've got this really good idea:
4 midgets (am I allowed o say that?) across the back...
Any high ball that gets challenged is a free kick to us and probably a booking for them...
can't fail, can it?

We know what we need, 4 Danny devitos over to you Sean

[Vegas Claret]

Hope he plays well and scores a couple, it baffles me how he can't get in the 26 after his blistering end to the season, yet Rashford and Sterling who've barely netted in the last few months both make the squad, where's the incentive for guys to go out and get regular action and prove themselves, this is exactly what Jesse has done in going to West Ham instead of being a bit part player at Man Utd, and his reward is too be omitted for the summer.

the main reason I want Southgate gone is because when he was introduced he made it very clear he would only pick players who are in form and not reputation. He's a liar #Southgateout

[DCWat]

My biggest gripe with Southgate is that he doesn’t give Gabriel Clarke a right hook. How anyone can stand there listening to, and providing a polite answer to his questioning, is beyond me!

[boatshed bill]

the main reason I want Southgate gone is because when he was introduced he made it very clear he would only pick players who are in form and not reputation. He's a liar #Southgateout

Good point,
Unfortunately form fluctuates, and players get injured.
My issue would be that by now he should have the nous to identify a squad capable of performing at the top of its perceived ability over a 2 year period, to target one major tournament.
all he does is tinker.

[Newcastleclaret93]

the main reason I want Southgate gone is because when he was introduced he made it very clear he would only pick players who are in form and not reputation. He's a liar #Southgateout

Who has he not picked on form?

[Rileybobs]

My biggest gripe with Southgate is that he doesn’t give Gabriel Clarke a right hook. How anyone can stand there listening to, and providing a polite answer to his questioning, is beyond me!

Jeez, how tedious was that? Great use of his time, asking 5 slightly differently worded questions about TAA that were always going to be given the same obvious answer.

[Spijed]

Who has he not picked on form?

Both Sterling and Rashford are clearly out of form at the moment.

[Newcastleclaret93]

Both Sterling and Rashford are clearly out of form at the moment.

Ok so who should be selected instead of them?