Thursday 12 July 2018

Sorry, but it's not coming home. Updated.


So that's it.

Only one more game for England.  The 3rd place play-off.

The way it's going the '3 Lions' will need a minor miracle if they are to avoid their third defeat in this tournament.

The opponent will be Belgium who unluckily went out 1-0 against the probable final winners France.

Along with the fair play award there ought to be an award for the best dressed manager. Mr Southgate's sartorial elegance would be worthy of it.

The ghost of Brian Clough will haunt the FA corridors for a while yet.

It's a funny old game.

Update:
England's final game:
 Belgium 2-0 England.  England's coming home with only 3 wins. Hardly awe inspiring.

Some basic errors? No 9 as captain? Would not a midfield playmaker have been better placed to conduct the play? Style of play too slow and predictable? Playing too square? Lack of skills -  players too one sided. Some unable to use their left foot?

I remember a World Cup ending with Wayne Rooney in tears. Who is  crying now?

In league terms England's performance reads:
Played 7 - Won 3 - Drawn 1 - Lost 3 - Points (out of 21)  10.  Failure.

Update:
France win the World Cup:
France 4 - 2 Croatia

In league terms France's record reads:
Played 7 - Won 7 - Drawn 0 - Lost 0 - Points (out of 21)  21.  Success.

That's it. There's nothing else to say.





8 comments:

  1. Cloughie should have been England manager. Steve Bruce should have played for England. England should have been two nil up before half time? Ifs and buts. I think France will hold the World Cup aloft on Sunday. Mbappe looks like the new superstar.

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    1. M'Bappe looks like a future Pele. France will win the final. England can now concentrate on winning their fair play award. An England win against Belgium in the 3rd place consolation game looks unlikely. England could come out of this tournament with three defeats on their scorecard. That's not good as it was generally agreed they were in an easy group. C'est la vie!

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  2. Can't disagree with that Gwil. Wonder if M'Bappe goes to Real? Gareth Bale to Old Trafford? Exciting times!

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    1. Spain's bank managers will be delighted to hear that.

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    2. Won't they just! Imagine if GB had played for England? I think he's excellent.

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    3. Cardiff, Swansea and Wrexham play in English leagues. So why not? With Bale, a couple of others from Wales who knows . . . might well be in the final. I find it crazy that they enter 4 teams when they could enter one super team. But maybe I'm wrong. For 2026 USA should enter 50 teams, should they not?

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  3. I still think England is doing well; they got till here!
    Greetings Maria x

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    1. I wish Italy and Holland had been there. England had an easy ride, let's face it.

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