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ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:11 pm
by jos
When the going gets tough…….

Will we get to face Morocco 🇲🇦

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:12 pm
by Tall Paul
It's coming home

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:13 pm
by TheFamilyCat
Tall Paul wrote:
Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:12 pm
It's coming home
Home to Burnley with Anass?

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:13 pm
by RVclaret
Suggestion by the Telegraph that Southgate will name an unchanged team.

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:15 pm
by Spijed
RVclaret wrote:
Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:13 pm
Suggestion by the Telegraph that Southgate will name an unchanged team.
Wonder whether these 'leaks' are deliberate or not?

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:18 pm
by jedi_master
RVclaret wrote:
Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:13 pm
Suggestion by the Telegraph that Southgate will name an unchanged team.
Hope that’s right.

Let’s for once focus on ourselves and the threats we posses - not a fan of shifting to a back 5 against the ‘better sides’. It shows a bit of an inferiority complex in my opinion. Need Walker to have the game of his life v Mbappe, but we have goals in us against their back line.

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:19 pm
by RVclaret
jedi_master wrote:
Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:18 pm
Hope that’s right.

Let’s for once focus on ourselves and the threats we posses - not a fan of shifting to a back 5 against the ‘better sides’. It shows a bit of an inferiority complex in my opinion. Need Walker to have the game of his life v Mbappe, but we have goals in us against their back line.
Yep agree. Walker has faced Mbappe 4 times in the past couple of seasons and has done well each time. Let’s hope he can do it again, despite having an injury hit season himself.

As for us, they should be more than worried about our front 4, which is, for me, the best that’s left in the competition.

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:20 pm
by Tall Paul
Routine win for the Three Lions

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:39 pm
by RVclaret
England confirmed as unchanged.

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:01 pm
by bobinho
Obviously I hope England win, and I am encouraged to see the starting line-up doesn't look like one put together out of fear of the opposition. Lets hope they are allowed to express themselves...

Still not watching mind.... maybe I was the jinx all along? :? :roll:

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:16 pm
by KRBFC
bobinho wrote:
Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:01 pm
Obviously I hope England win, and I am encouraged to see the starting line-up doesn't look like one put together out of fear of the opposition. Lets hope they are allowed to express themselves...

Still not watching mind.... maybe I was the jinx all along? :? :roll:
You don't care about England, wont be watching the game but you will be the first one on here crying and moaning at the first sign of potential failure.

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:20 pm
by HahaYeah
Three women at pitchside and that's the important thing.

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:26 pm
by Red Fox Rocks Socks
Am I right thinking the song to the adverts is a greenday song? I can’t think which one tho if anyone can get it?

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:26 pm
by Croydon Claret
Can't afford to give France a free 35 minutes whilst we get into our stride.

Need to be alert straight from kick off

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:27 pm
by RVclaret
Croydon Claret wrote:
Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:26 pm
Can't afford to give France a free 35 minutes whilst we get into our stride.

Need to be alert straight from kick off
They also can’t afford to give us the space they gave Poland for most of the match or they will get pummelled.

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:59 pm
by jos
After reading about Bruno’s tirade against the Argie ref, What nationality is this Ref?

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:03 pm
by tiger76
jos wrote:
Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:59 pm
After reading about Bruno’s tirade against the Argie ref, What nationality is this Ref?
Brazilian.

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:05 pm
by Croydon Claret
Good start so far.

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:06 pm
by Zlatan
It’s criminal to be offside from a free kick like that.

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:11 pm
by jos
Pickford angry as always

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:11 pm
by wilks_bfc
Shaw committed and got caught out there

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:12 pm
by Goalposts
Passing to slow need more zip movement

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:15 pm
by Goalposts
Walking passing is to telepathic for the opposition to read.

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:15 pm
by Stayingup
They have given us the ball a few times and hopefully they keep doing and we capitalise on it.

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:16 pm
by jos
Good goal

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:17 pm
by Stayingup
Oh dear but what a shot.

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:17 pm
by RVclaret
Incredible strike. What can you do about that?

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:17 pm
by KRBFC
That is a ******* foul

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:17 pm
by Goalposts
Good goal…. Need to up the pace

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:17 pm
by Murger
********.

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:17 pm
by wilks_bfc
Think that should have been a Saka foul at the start of that

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:17 pm
by Croydon Claret
Clucking bell.

Good strike to be fair

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:18 pm
by Goalposts
Beat Pickford for at least 30 yds out

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:18 pm
by BurnleyFC
Great strike but Nick Pope saves that.

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:18 pm
by tiger76
Great strike but was there a foul on Saka in the build-up?

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:18 pm
by Commy
It looked like a foul.

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:18 pm
by Mala591
France always looking to play forward, England always looking to play square or backwards.

That’s asking for trouble...

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:18 pm
by RVclaret
wilks_bfc wrote:
Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:17 pm
Think that should have been a Saka foul at the start of that
Yeah, surely

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:19 pm
by Firthy
Always happens. Poor decision results in a goal for the other team. But to be honest we've been very pedestrian so far and I can't see anything but a France victory at the moment.

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:20 pm
by Goalposts
Not a great free kick

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:22 pm
by aclaretinstevenage
The "foul" is 70 yds and 45 seconds away from the guy who strikes the goal. And now Walton says VAR checked an no foul .Play to the whistle no?

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:22 pm
by Goalposts
Mala591 wrote:
Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:18 pm
France always looking to play forward, England always looking to play square or backwards.

That’s asking for trouble...
Exactly it becomes to slow, though to be fair Henderson is always looking to play ball forward. Rice a bit anonymous

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:23 pm
by Goalposts
French players always on the move ours are to static

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:23 pm
by RVclaret
Good chance for Kane then but Tbf Lloris did well.

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:24 pm
by Zlatan
RVclaret wrote:
Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:17 pm
Incredible strike. What can you do about that?
Keeper with longer arms perhaps ;)

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:24 pm
by TheFamilyCat
Goalposts wrote:
Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:20 pm
Not a great free kick
Surely we have someone better than Luke Shaw to take free kicks

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:25 pm
by ElectroClaret
Peno?

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:25 pm
by RVclaret
How is that NOT a foul?

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:25 pm
by KRBFC
Just needs one of the midfield to be brave and turn with the ball

Re: ENG v FRA

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:25 pm
by RVclaret
Shouldn’t even need f***** VAR