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An ode to the Nations League
For all the detractors of the Nations League this is why the competition is a good thing. The meaningless friendlies are mostly gone, playing regularly against quality opposition helps sharpen up International games and the players showed this by dismantling opposition that would have frustrated them across multiple World Cups in the best opening England performance since Spain 82. The drop down in the Nations League will still provide enough competition to keep the players sharp between tournaments. Not loving this World Cup, not loving the host nation but loving the fact that England aren’t stodgy at the start even it probably still won’t come home
Ryan
Three Lions on a sleigh
A very convincing and confidence boosting win in our opening match of a tournament; it all felt weirdly easy (in line with all of the weirdness that goes with this World Cup).
The clamour will feel appeased with the attacking 4-3-3 formation, I still feel that we’ll go to a 5-3-2 in the knockout stages (should we get there) if not before, which we need to do in my opinion. It’s exciting to watch but so were Keegan’s entertainers and they won nothing.
The last minute penalty decision had my eyes rolling more than a post coitus Mick Jagger after copious amounts of recreational chemicals. Our old friend VAR; questions around consistency need to be asked, you can sort of understand inconsistency between different matches with different VAR’s, in the same match however for VAR not to intercede on the Maguire incident in the first half but do so for a bit of shirt pulling by Stones for the Iran penalty? Inconsequential in this instance but if similar was to happen in a knockout match piss would be boiled.
Great start though, 3 lions on a sleigh and all that…
Brian (it is all really weird and difficult to compartmentalise isn’t it!) BRFC
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More chemistry than Kane and Sterling
I’m sure there will be lots of discussion on the England game, and rightly so – for all the very justifiable criticism of this tournament, it is still a World Cup and like a lot of others (I assume), I still intend to enjoy it as much as possible.
I just thought the line on…
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