Re: Your England XI
Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2021 11:17 pm
Lee Anderson is the guy who reportedly thinks a secret cabal of Jews run the world, isn't he? At least he stays on brand. Wanker.
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GhostoftheBok wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 5:37 pmSouthgate released this mild, completely inoffensive and rather impressive statement. Naturally the troglodytes are up in arms.
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I just said that Italy are very brand Evatt! Look a good side to me. If they had a decent striker….GhostoftheBok wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:50 pmItaly playing remarkably like Bolton here. Really enjoyable football match.
I think I've said before that I see Evatt's style of play as a modern version of classic Italian football and that is what I mean. Beautiful to watch.BWFC_Insane wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 9:30 pmI just said that Italy are very brand Evatt! Look a good side to me. If they had a decent striker….
Just can’t see England being able to play like this. Their tempo is so good. Obviously got a lot of incredibly talented players.
Yeah I can see all the similarities between what Italy tried to do and how we try to play. Different levels of quality but it was striking.GhostoftheBok wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 9:59 pmI think I've said before that I see Evatt's style of play as a modern version of classic Italian football and that is what I mean. Beautiful to watch.BWFC_Insane wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 9:30 pmI just said that Italy are very brand Evatt! Look a good side to me. If they had a decent striker….
Just can’t see England being able to play like this. Their tempo is so good. Obviously got a lot of incredibly talented players.
I think England have more players that big clubs would go out and buy, but as a team the Italians are miles ahead of where we have been. Mancini has scoured Italian football to find players to play his system and doesn't care about egos or reputations. The market is weighted towards flashy players who can do things that look good on match of the day, but Italy have proper footballers who understand how to control a game and dictate tempo.
In terms of Bolton, you saw there that the centre backs stepped out to take care of footballing mids. The teamwork was so good. Evatt's talk of Johnston's aggression fits with him understanding that we will need to see that next season if we want players like Sheehan to shine.
Bolton fans should watch that game and see the future.
Turkey made the mistake of also thinking Italy didn't have enough at the top end (not that you are wrong). They adopted a system that assumed Italy couldn't break them down due to those failings and Italy's tactical system tore them to pieces.
I think the drugs must've been in town last night but, Brucie, I'm concerned you're not quite onboard with our Ethos, Brand and Identity - good news is we have a Content Delivery system that can rectify this...Bruce Rioja wrote: ↑Sat Jun 12, 2021 10:58 amItaly played like Bolton? feck me. Who did they play in the Brandon Comley role?
Yeah but there are teams a loooot better than Turkey who will be a lot less awful. I thought they were atrocious. Was like watching a bad Dougie Freedman team. No ambition but also no desire to defend. Allowed Italy to the edge of their box without any pressure. Gifted them two of their three goals.GhostoftheBok wrote: ↑Sat Jun 12, 2021 3:22 amTurkey made the mistake of also thinking Italy didn't have enough at the top end (not that you are wrong). They adopted a system that assumed Italy couldn't break them down due to those failings and Italy's tactical system tore them to pieces.
Italy will live or die by their tactical execution. There are teams with better 11s and if those teams are close enough to Italy tactically then Italy will lose. If the Italians are streets ahead, as they have been against their last 29 opponents, they can beat anyone.
This'll be a cracking watch.
They looked a team though playing to the strengths of their players. And played a brand of football that I think is repeatable. For me it was a far better performance than anything England have shown. I wish we could play Turkey tomorrow so we could compare. Are we capable of controlling the game like that and forcing a team back for 90. I doubt it.Prufrock wrote: ↑Sat Jun 12, 2021 12:16 pmYeah but there are teams a loooot better than Turkey who will be a lot less awful. I thought they were atrocious. Was like watching a bad Dougie Freedman team. No ambition but also no desire to defend. Allowed Italy to the edge of their box without any pressure. Gifted them two of their three goals.GhostoftheBok wrote: ↑Sat Jun 12, 2021 3:22 amTurkey made the mistake of also thinking Italy didn't have enough at the top end (not that you are wrong). They adopted a system that assumed Italy couldn't break them down due to those failings and Italy's tactical system tore them to pieces.
Italy will live or die by their tactical execution. There are teams with better 11s and if those teams are close enough to Italy tactically then Italy will lose. If the Italians are streets ahead, as they have been against their last 29 opponents, they can beat anyone.
This'll be a cracking watch.
Ive always had a soft spot for Insigne, but he's not top level and he's easily the best of their front three. Immobile is pretty average and that right winger was awful.
The flip side is still that up to there they are very good. Haven't seen much of the keeper but he's obviously highly rated and the two centre backs are superb. They'll do ok but I struggle to see them scoring against teams who can defend.
I’m looking forward to tomorrow. Croatia not the force they were. So England should be able to impose themselves on them and let their attacking talent have a bit of freedom. I’d like to think we play through the lines like Italy as I think that suits Foden and Grealish and then have supply into Kane. Our advantage over say Italy is a world class striker in Kane. I don’t think we need to play as well as they did to win games. But other end midfield and defence for me are where Italy are a long way ahead. I hope we play to our strengths and don’t try and compensate for our obvious weaknesses and lose our strengths.Prufrock wrote: ↑Sat Jun 12, 2021 12:59 pmWell I mean it's a better performance than anyone has shown given only one other team has played and they lost 3-0.
You can't tell from one game. But that looked to be very much Turkey being bad rather than Italy being good to me.
I guess that's the fun, we'll find out soon enough
Sorry to break it to you, but Pirlo retired.Bruce Rioja wrote: ↑Sat Jun 12, 2021 10:58 amItaly played like Bolton? feck me. Who did they play in the Brandon Comley role?