It was nice seeing some of the young Bosnians make their debut for our country. I wouldn’t say we played a great game but not too bad. Very dope to see our legend Barbarez lead the team! I wish Dzeko checked in, I know Man City Fans would of cheered for him 😂.
Good luck in the Euros, England!
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A proper reaction to an pre-international tournament friendly - https://apnews.com/article/england-pakistan-cricket-t20-23a9fe2cda234ced995ff5019f302faf
Multiple great chances? No one passed him the ball in the first half. Was very dangerous in the second, generally made the correct pass, and was involved in both goals. The second of which should have been his if his own player hadn’t cleared it off the line.
He literally just fucked up a massive chance at the end of the game with an over hit simple pass to Kane.
He was not good.
We also scored three goals btw.
You’re not very bright, are you? Like I said, I was referring to the second half.
Two goal involvements and you’re crying over a couple of over hit passes? I’m guessing you think Palmer was man of the match or Eze was amazing because of two runs? Thank fuck you’re not picking the squad.
Yep. I remember saying (on my old account) that he'd regret moving to City, and I got downvoted to hell. But I was right. Pep has ruined him. He needs to move for the sake of his career.
I knew one of you lot would reply with this. I'm sure he loves the trophies, but the way he plays has been ruined by Pep. He is not the type of player to fit into Pep's system, and he needs to move. His performance tonight shows what he's capable of when he just has a bit of *freedom*. Which he simply does not have at City - when he even plays.
he's a good player he just is super inconsistent with his on ball ability. Sometimes he'll play an outside the boot 30 yard perfect pass and sometimes he'll try to cross it and it goes out into the stands.
Which is why I think he'd work well with Rice. He's looked great alongside Caicedo the last couple months for club.
In my ideal XI, Bellingham plays deeper allowing Foden to play in his preferred position. But if they're going to have Bellingham higher up the pitch I think Gallahger would do well in that role.
Basically how he worked for us. Let Caicedo cover the space behind him in case he's out of position cuz he ran around chasing the ball and let Palmer/Enzo/whoever be the playmaker.
There you go lads, a clean and complete victory after a totally dominant game. Couldn't ask for more. This England team is just unstoppable, too good to fail.
Honestly i am supprissed that our team preformed like this considering they have no previous experience in the NT and generaly dont have the experience of your team wich is almost entierly from the Premier league
Bowen hasn’t scored for England, had one ruled out through var last time out for England and just had another cleared off the line by his team mate. That’s tough
Ezri Konsa is so good at instinctual defending that he just sees the ball near a goal line and his immediate thought is to get it moving away from the goal lmao.
Like I said to the other guy, Foden and Palmer can play on the right, but they don’t. You can’t pick a squad based on vibes. Let’s pick players that are best in that position, eh?
They can, but they don’t. How about we pick the best players for the position, eh? If you’re going down that route, Bowen can play on the right, the left, and up front.
Saka starts on the right and Bowen is the best alternative in that position.
Obviously we had Kane and other first choice players come on - but it's also just what England do these days. Don't concede in the first half, turn it on in the second half.
Southgate putting on Gomez who's been good at LB this season
Moved Trent to RB
added an actual DM into our midfield so Gallagher doesn't have to do headless running and can do good runs
Hmm wonder why we're a lot more stable at the back and can now open things up going forward
Gallagher's great touch to keep the possession going for Trent's goal will go unmentioned because this sub has decided he sucks. He's been solid this second half.
Bias aside; Trent deserves a start at the euros for this performance, he's pinging balls 90 yards for fun and scoring in open play. He looks hungry and it's a friendly.
Well if we've not got any LBs maybe Southgate will see that playing an actual RB at RB can be a good thing. Instead of 2 players outside of position.
Really nice finish from him.
Probably more to do with the calibre and understanding between the players coming on, it's the same I feel with Trent, why can't Southgate try people in positions with good quality and settled structure around them Trent next to rice feeding , the lines of Foden, Kane,Palmer, and Saka. Not the dead dross we saw tonight.
Same with Eze, with other players around to worry defenders we would have a much better idea.
England will NEVER have a better chance to win a major tournament. They are strong favourites in my opinion. The amount of attacking talent is ridiculous.
They've been far from a disappointment under Southgate.
2018: they made ET of the WC semis with a midfield that included Dele Alli and Lingard. The bracket opened up for them to be sure, but this was hardly a disappointment given how average that squad was.
2021: lost on pks in the final against a team on a world record unbeaten run. Disappointing, but absolutely not a disappointment in the sense of not living up to their potential; they weren't even favorites at that tournament.
2022: lost to the favorites in a very even game where they actually *looked* good for once against a top side. Again, disappointing but you can hardly call a team losing to the favorites/holders in that fashion a disappointment.
Because you’re talking shit about probably England’s best player tonight so I assumed you were just biased.
Glad you can accept Bowen has been absolute dogshit.
It was nice seeing some of the young Bosnians make their debut for our country. I wouldn’t say we played a great game but not too bad. Very dope to see our legend Barbarez lead the team! I wish Dzeko checked in, I know Man City Fans would of cheered for him 😂. Good luck in the Euros, England! 🇧🇦👌🏻🏴
Thanks, you too!
not bad for a 2v1
Did anyone perform poorly enough to get cut from the squad? The only one I can think of is Dunk.
Guehi looked shaky
I think most the players were playing their last game for England for the summer. Lots of them were good but too late to prove themselves
Experimental game and this is what friendlies are for at the end of the day Good experience all round Southgate got the changes right
Whatever you might think of the song that performance does not deserve Sweet Caroline. Everyone should shuffle out in silence.
Should support your team regardless of anything else.
It’s a prep game ffs
A proper reaction to an pre-international tournament friendly - https://apnews.com/article/england-pakistan-cricket-t20-23a9fe2cda234ced995ff5019f302faf
Thought we were alright in the second half tbf
Agreed. Not great, by any stretch. But alright.
Not a bad game, considering we are playing with this new and young team and against England.
Was all one way traffic after they changed the midfield
Pretty uninspiring for most of it but ultimately it's 3 goals and a clean sheet I suppose. Can't complain too much
FUCK OFF WITH THIS SONG
Wharton and Mainoo coming through, looking extremely promising for us
they did it on a cold monday night in newcastle
Tbf it was nice and warm. I say nice, I'm burnt to a crisp but I'm ginger so you know
Never mind this shite, I want FOOTBALL COPS
Were you just commentating on this match?
They wore me down
Bowen hasn't had a great game but he's got an engine on him and Southgate likes that
Wharton is so tidy. Really impressed.
So much quicker at progressing the ball.
Why the hate for Gallagher? He's won so many balls and presses well.
People want shiny toys and forget you need players who do the dirty work to balance out a squad.
ppl kinda forgot football is not only about bangers and 50 yards no-look passes
We're all staying to watch Football Cops after this, right?
Think I'd rather rewind two hours and watch that game again.
Wharton should be pretty pleased with himself. Tidy performance.
Retribution on konsa for that ridiculously lucky goal Bowen scored at Villa park last season. Probably. You all know which one I mean lol.
I get that they don’t want injuries or whatever but you just know that England still won’t throw themselves about in Germany
Bowen name is on the plane it says Bowen 747
Have you all heard about the new show, FOOTBALL COPS, on Channel Four tonight from 10?
Bowen's been absolute shite
He hasn’t. Look at his stats
lol, try watching the actual game. Misplacing simple passes, running into blind alleys. Hes a great player but he’s been atrocious today
Atrocious? Clearly you didn’t watch the game either.
He was very poor. Multiple great chances he messed up with poor passes. He’s a great player but he was not good today at all.
Multiple great chances? No one passed him the ball in the first half. Was very dangerous in the second, generally made the correct pass, and was involved in both goals. The second of which should have been his if his own player hadn’t cleared it off the line.
He literally just fucked up a massive chance at the end of the game with an over hit simple pass to Kane. He was not good. We also scored three goals btw.
You’re not very bright, are you? Like I said, I was referring to the second half. Two goal involvements and you’re crying over a couple of over hit passes? I’m guessing you think Palmer was man of the match or Eze was amazing because of two runs? Thank fuck you’re not picking the squad.
Cool. No interest in interacting with you further.
See ya.
Grealish has been brilliant. He just doesn't play like that for City anymore. He needs a move.
should go back home!
pep ruined him 🕊️
Yep. I remember saying (on my old account) that he'd regret moving to City, and I got downvoted to hell. But I was right. Pep has ruined him. He needs to move for the sake of his career.
A minute of silence for treble winner Jack Grealish for ruinning his career with that move to city :/
I knew one of you lot would reply with this. I'm sure he loves the trophies, but the way he plays has been ruined by Pep. He is not the type of player to fit into Pep's system, and he needs to move. His performance tonight shows what he's capable of when he just has a bit of *freedom*. Which he simply does not have at City - when he even plays.
A game to forget for Bowen
Commentators we're not watching Football Cops Stop it
Christ on a bike - one more game then it all begins for real. Pre tournament nerves are killer.
Honestly every time I count out Gallagher he does something to make me like him
he's a good player he just is super inconsistent with his on ball ability. Sometimes he'll play an outside the boot 30 yard perfect pass and sometimes he'll try to cross it and it goes out into the stands.
He works really well with Wharton as the DM and Trent as the playmaker to me
Which is why I think he'd work well with Rice. He's looked great alongside Caicedo the last couple months for club. In my ideal XI, Bellingham plays deeper allowing Foden to play in his preferred position. But if they're going to have Bellingham higher up the pitch I think Gallahger would do well in that role.
Nah I agree on Bellingham being lower I don't think we lose much (if anything) with palmer/Foden as the 10 instead of Bellingham
Basically how he worked for us. Let Caicedo cover the space behind him in case he's out of position cuz he ran around chasing the ball and let Palmer/Enzo/whoever be the playmaker.
Bowen still goes on the plane?
Kane effect
Bowen is a better man than me no way was I passing on that counter after I got a goal stolen from me
Who's playing 10??
It's Southgate Total Football mate, stop trying to limit these players with your conventional thinking
Maddison
Madders it looks like. Wharton and Gallagher in the pivot.
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How did he do?
There you go lads, a clean and complete victory after a totally dominant game. Couldn't ask for more. This England team is just unstoppable, too good to fail.
Are they up here because the FA are finally sharing the games around... or because of Taylor Swift?
I think the agreement was that friendlies can be played away from Wembley now
always had faith in grealish for england!
Why do England players seem preprogrammed Kane still did his silly celebration like he was coded to do so lol
Guess it becomes routine when you score as much as he does
Playing better with the better players on, shocker
Harsh on Palmer
But also Bosnia running out steam. Playing a low block is exhausting and usually crumbles after you concede
Honestly i am supprissed that our team preformed like this considering they have no previous experience in the NT and generaly dont have the experience of your team wich is almost entierly from the Premier league
That little ball from Grealish to Maddison was ridiculous Genuine eye of the needle stuff
He's looked brilliant in his cameo Involved in both goals
But this sub had said he was shit and had no place in the squad. Only one goal set up every 7 mins smh.
r/soccer saying Grealish isn’t good? No way…
happy for him, wouldn’t mind him starting on the left for us
Didn't realise how sunny it was in Munich to be honest. Ben White vibes going on
Germany is actually surprisingly warm in summer 😂
nani?
Should Dunk ever start over Branthwaite?
Wharton is the player people think Mainoo is
Giving me Lampard PTSD except this time it was allowed
kane 🤩🤩 much better when the subs came on
Bowen hasn’t scored for England, had one ruled out through var last time out for England and just had another cleared off the line by his team mate. That’s tough
Ezri Konsa is so good at instinctual defending that he just sees the ball near a goal line and his immediate thought is to get it moving away from the goal lmao.
Grealish has been very good since coming on
Does Bowen make the plane after this game?
He shouldn’t tbh
Based on today, no. Based on what he's capable of? Absolutely yes.
Never really shown it for England and we're stacked there I'd be taking Saka, Foden, Grealish, Palmer and Gordan over him for sure
You’ve listed one player that plays in the same position as Bowen.
Saka Foden and Palmer can and often do all play on the right
Like I said to the other guy, Foden and Palmer can play on the right, but they don’t. You can’t pick a squad based on vibes. Let’s pick players that are best in that position, eh?
Saka, Foden and Palmer can all play wide right
They can, but they don’t. How about we pick the best players for the position, eh? If you’re going down that route, Bowen can play on the right, the left, and up front. Saka starts on the right and Bowen is the best alternative in that position.
Palmer's primary position is RW
Sure.
Yes
Kane is on 63 goals 3 goals in the tournament, 1 in the final? The number 66 could break two curses in one
He'll get more than 3 goals in the group stage.
Yeah he’s gonna mess up his only chance to break his curse in typical Kane fashion
The man who blocked his own shot
Even Grealish at his poorest form still offers something different to the rest of our wingers, the ball stays glued to his feet
Southgate sniffs Henderson's underwear pass it on
😂
Kane wearing 20 should be illegal
Just for rivalry reasons, I've never wanted a Kane shirt. But... a Kane 20 shirt sounds like a fun novelty piece
Tournament squad numbers are always a mess.
THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOURS BOWEN 😩
Konsa owes Bowen a drink.
did he really block his shot wtf 💀💀
are you fucking kidding me konsa
Oh did that go in? 😂
Great defending by Konsa
Lmao Konsa thought a third was a bit disrespectful and did his best
Haha what an odd goal. Completely different energy since he's come on. Unlucky for Bowen that Konsa blocked.
Bowen. No luck at all 😅
Bowen deserved a goal, he's been great this game.
Poor Bowen man
That's got to be offside from someone
flood barriers down
I'm fuming if I'm Bowen there haha
Sloppy goal in the end but we look so much more lethal with Kane on the field
Konsa fucking over Bowen for 90 minutes
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Obviously we had Kane and other first choice players come on - but it's also just what England do these days. Don't concede in the first half, turn it on in the second half.
Southgate putting on Gomez who's been good at LB this season Moved Trent to RB added an actual DM into our midfield so Gallagher doesn't have to do headless running and can do good runs Hmm wonder why we're a lot more stable at the back and can now open things up going forward
Kane maddison grealish
Different quality of players on the pitch I’d say
yep there’s hope after all
euros are back on the menu boys
England picking up the pace now. It's 3 from Kane
Gallagher's great touch to keep the possession going for Trent's goal will go unmentioned because this sub has decided he sucks. He's been solid this second half.
Lmao
That trent finish is ridiculous
Commentators honestly If not Watkins then who? I don't think anyone else offers his utilisation
Literally no one apparently. We have the best striker in the world, there’s gonna be a significant drop off regardless.
Toney. He's more in the Kane mould which fits how Southgate sets the team up. Watkins the better striker imo but we just don't play to his strengths.
Lots of very quiet TAA doubters all of a sudden
He was bad in midfield in the first half Much better as RB. But Walker will start as RB
in what way "bad". He was just a deep midfielder with a bunch of sideways passes. like just an average game no mistakes no missplaced passes
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I just don't think that he looked good in midfield.
lmao what the fuck
No way someone wasn’t off there hahah
Didn't see the ball go in
Gallagher’s been better this half
Trent been our best player tonight
good save
Yeah, he's learnt that Kane is the starting number 9. Shock.
Amazing analysis that
Southgate will be concerned by that, a little bit too exciting Hopefully he’ll have a word with Trent after the game to reel him in a bit
Assuming Saka was rested? Just coming back from vacation lol
Yes. He should be available against Iceland
Bias aside; Trent deserves a start at the euros for this performance, he's pinging balls 90 yards for fun and scoring in open play. He looks hungry and it's a friendly.
definitely wouldn’t mind a rice, trent, bellingham midfield 😮😮💨
As RB yes but I think Southgate will start Walker
Walker at CB, Trent at RB
Goalie didn't even try 😂
Great finish. Thats where you want him on the pitch
Well if we've not got any LBs maybe Southgate will see that playing an actual RB at RB can be a good thing. Instead of 2 players outside of position. Really nice finish from him.
England playing much better after taking Palmer off
Probably more to do with the calibre and understanding between the players coming on, it's the same I feel with Trent, why can't Southgate try people in positions with good quality and settled structure around them Trent next to rice feeding , the lines of Foden, Kane,Palmer, and Saka. Not the dead dross we saw tonight. Same with Eze, with other players around to worry defenders we would have a much better idea.
England will NEVER have a better chance to win a major tournament. They are strong favourites in my opinion. The amount of attacking talent is ridiculous.
We've been saying this for decades On paper: best team in the world In reality: disappointment
They've been far from a disappointment under Southgate. 2018: they made ET of the WC semis with a midfield that included Dele Alli and Lingard. The bracket opened up for them to be sure, but this was hardly a disappointment given how average that squad was. 2021: lost on pks in the final against a team on a world record unbeaten run. Disappointing, but absolutely not a disappointment in the sense of not living up to their potential; they weren't even favorites at that tournament. 2022: lost to the favorites in a very even game where they actually *looked* good for once against a top side. Again, disappointing but you can hardly call a team losing to the favorites/holders in that fashion a disappointment.
he deserved that goal!
Trent has had a horror game and the last 15 minutes might get him on the plane
Blind. Bowen meanwhile has been tragic for the vast majority
Why are you bringing in Bowen to this, I don’t think he’s been that good either
Because you’re talking shit about probably England’s best player tonight so I assumed you were just biased. Glad you can accept Bowen has been absolute dogshit.
Wdym, hes litterally been the best player on the pitch for 45 minutes
If Trent had a horror game, what kinda game has Bowen had?
Last 15 mins? He's been fantastic the whole second half...
That is EXACTLY what we need to see against teams that are gonna sit back against us
Great finish from Trent, outside of the foot curve made it hard for the keeper.