Very good start from England
But Serbia have come in to it. And making a game of it without creating much
"The game isn't won yet" according to thr commentator. He seemed shocked
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Very good start from England
But Serbia have come in to it. And making a game of it without creating much
"The game isn't won yet" according to thr commentator. He seemed shocked
Vlahovic has been absolutely hopeless. Could do with him turning up if they're going to get anything.
Serbia have grew into the game and are a decent team. Their decision making up front has been poor though.Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenNWhiteArmy
We'd have a chance if we were in this group.
First 20 minutes England looked good though for the players they have , I would have expected them to be better than they have been .
Kane apparently had only two touches in the first half. Considering their possession you might have expected him to be a bit more involved. Commentator making a positive comment on his lack of involvement. :rolleyes:
Better Serbia
Serbia now playing against England like we should have done against Germany. England look unsettled now.
If England are going to go far in this tournament then the draw needs to be kind. Spain and Germany are miles above them.
Tripper might've got away with one there
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He took out the man and made no effort to get near the ball.Quote:
Originally Posted by Callum_62
I’m watching with the sound down but did that not look like a reasonable penalty claim?
Would have been soft, but Trippier makes no attempt to play the ball and pushes Mitrovic from behind, not side by side. Surprised VAR didn’t even check it.
If that had been at the other end Shearer would have spontaneously combusted!
I'd have definitely gave Serbia a penalty for that maybe even two ! 😆
Guy Mowbray is every bit as useless as any female lead commentator out there
Brutal listen this
Defensive sponge instead of under pressure😂Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenNWhiteArmy
And we are yet to see France and Portugal play.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibby Kay-Yay
England has a great chance 3 years go in that pretty much all of your traditionally strong nations were just not at it.
I certainly won’t write them off this year but they probably won’t have any ‘easy’ games from the quarter finals onwards this time around and will need to be at their very best to beat the above mentioned 4 teams.
I'm watching in Spanish but the first replay they showed had trippiers foot connecting with his shinQuote:
Originally Posted by The Modfather
Looked a clear pen tbh
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England are making hard work of this.
Serbia have stepped up for the second half
They also played all games bar one or 2 at homeQuote:
Originally Posted by Paul1642
This group has never really been under pressure. This tournament they are favourites (or joint with framce depending on bookmaker) so let's see how they adapt to that
Serbia now showing how much you can unsettle a good team by playing with pace, urgency and aggression. Scotland take note please.
Serbia just lacking in the final third. For all their talent, England created very little.
Spot on - you cannot be passive in these gamesQuote:
Originally Posted by jakedance
Great save
Great save, but Kane should score from there.
DefinitelyQuote:
Originally Posted by NORTHERNHIBBY
Another great save, at the other end
England hanging on here.
Decent enough save. One you'd expect however
Commentators would have Pickford knighted for it though
Kane really does like to sit on the grass
Serbia are so on top this half. They’ll be regretting giving England too much respect in the first half when pressing a bit more could have changed the result. England will probably hold on but have shown they’re not the tournament favourites after all.
Foden is the new sterling. On his arse every 2 minutes wanting fouls.
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Whole team are at itQuote:
Originally Posted by we are hibs
Same issues as World Cup for England at the back.
This team will concede against better attacks.
They look pretty average ever since they scored. It seems a bit disjointed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim44
That was not the performance of champions. I hope.
Kane is one of the worst divers in football. No idea how the refs fall for it.
As usual they'll be out against the first good team they face.
They'll try dive and cheat their way through though.
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Why did Tadic no start ?
Looks like Marcondes on steroids
England will be glad to get the win, but Serbia deserved a share of the points
England don't look like favourites based on this, a good performance but a draw would have been a fair result.
It's mental isn't it 😅. Such soft refereeing conned time and time again.Quote:
Originally Posted by jakedance
England won’t win the Euro’s.
Should have been 1-1. Ref helped them big time to sprinkle glitter on the dog poo.
Yep I remember how it was always these foreigners who did all the diving now Engerlund are the experts.Quote:
Originally Posted by bringbackbenny
England have no chance of winning this tournament.
That Serbia teams ranked something like 33rd in the world , if they play like that against France , spain etc they will get beat .
Would love us to play as crap as them and still get a win.
Argentina won the world cup after losing the first game against Saudi Arabia.
You can't right off England after one game (that they actually won).
Yeah you can, they are pish 🤣Quote:
Originally Posted by Since90+2
Agreed and nor do I re having him sussed - he’s almost as bad as Neymar and that’s saying something 😡Quote:
Originally Posted by jakedance
The difference is the quality of player they have. They’ll cruise through the group but there is still something lacking there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scottie
Serbia are the pot 4 team. England won't get another game as easy as that. They'll need to up their game significantly and hope their future opponents are not at their best.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scottie
Job done with 3 points on the board but less than convincing for large parts
Foden and Kane ineffective for most parts
Good point. We're still on to win this thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Since90+2
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It seemed like they were outmuscled and not in top fitness - just an observation from me.Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenNWhiteArmy
Kane was injured towards end of the season wasn't he? Certainly struggled big timeQuote:
Originally Posted by scm70nyd1973
They’re bigging up the Kane header in the second half but, for me, he was climbing with hands on the back of the defender……. a clear foul. If he had scored, Var would have chalked it off.Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenNWhiteArmy
100% -not a mention of it in the commentary - I’m sure it would have been disallowed - don’t think the Serbs penalty claim would have been given if VAR had got involvedQuote:
Originally Posted by Jim44
Only now to find our Messi 😄Quote:
Originally Posted by HarpOnHibee
3 points, that's all that matters. Job done.
They're still very much one of the favourites.
They are clearly but not impressiveQuote:
Originally Posted by babahibs
They were impressive for the first half hour, they can build on that.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimBHibees
I thought Foden was poor, Kane was marked out the game. Bellingham was very good, Rice was immense.
They're contenders, without a doubt.
Foden never kicks a ball for England. They won job done and clearly can win it but not hugely impressiveQuote:
Originally Posted by babahibs
England 🏴 3 points in the bag, job done. It’s not how you start the tournament, it’s how you build momentum going through it to reaching your peak of performance. England will go far.
First 20 minutes or so they were though far from impressive after that IMO .Quote:
Originally Posted by babahibs
Bellingham and Rice are two class acts .Kane probably was marked out of the game and didn't really get the service in fairness .
Foden was poor , wonder will Southgate make a change there next game ? . Anthony Gordon wouldn't be a bad choice btw .
Certainly contenders with the quality of players they have though performance wise they will have to raise their game considerably if they are going to win it .
Without Jude and Jordan they'd be snookered.
England started well but only had 1 shot on goal in 1st half.
Once Serbia settled they looked like they could equalise.
Foden is a quality player but don’t think the way England play him does him any favours.
What’s obvious is that if England want to win the tournament they will have to defend better. Going forward they have goals in them but at the back even last night a better team would have scored against them. I don’t rate Pickford and feel he has a mistake in him.
If I looked at the draw correctly England should get to at least the QF then could easily play Italy - beat them and semis maybe France or Spain.
The Euros don’t have the same pressure (due to less teams) as a World Cup so they could easily win the whole thing but it wouldn’t eclipse 1966 until a World Cup is won.
Fine strike for Romania, Stanciu 1-0.
Another decent strike, 2-0, keeper at fault a tad.
2 fantastic goals by Romania.
Zibby alive and well. 2-0 Romania.
There’s a 3rd….
Romania must have missed the Jim White memo to let Ukraine win.
Euros refs showing how slick VAR checks should be.
Not sure what it means but, is it not semi automated now? 🤔Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul1642
Think the refs have been good so far. Even the video checks quickz
Compare to our jokers we have.
1-0 Slovakia v Belgium
Will be a short tournament for Belgium if Doku is their big threat. What a downgrade from Hazard. Been awful.
(He'll score now)
Must be offside, surely...
Excellent - I don't know what it is, but I've developed a real dislike to Belgium over the years (though their beer is still world leading :greengrin).
Still 0-1 Slovakia, but Belgium dominant.
He’s absolutely electric. Probably the fastest feet in football, I love watching him.Quote:
Originally Posted by MWHIBBIES
Yeah? Absolutely mince in the box. 1 step above Alan O'Brien. Been a man down here. And cost the goal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedantic_Hibee
Gives it away again as I'm typing.
And again.
i do too, his end product isn't always great but the excitement when players like him get the ball is why I love footballQuote:
Originally Posted by Pedantic_Hibee
Belgium are weird, they are excellent and ***** at the same time, they have really underachieved with the players they've had over the last 10 years or so
I’m in absolute agreement on both paragraphs, Sir.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mon Dieu4
Thought Doku was electric first 15-20 but not done much since. No real end product and has just wanted to hug the touchline 2nd half (maybe on instruction).
Can still see Belgium nicking one as Slovakia are another team who seem determined to play out from the back even when about 90% of the chances Belgium have had have been from their mistakes when doing so.
They should've won euro 2016. That was their chance. Dreadful manager at the time in Wilmots.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mon Dieu4
They were brilliant in 2018 but lost to a better team in France.
Belgium always just seem so devoid of passion. They have had great players but they always seem to be lacking something.
Their players never seem to bust a gut and their fans probably wouldn't be mentioned if a poll of best fans at the tournament was conducted.
They are just always a big predictable and meh.
1-1
Edit: disallowed
You cannot rule a goal out for that FFS...
****ing VAR man. Killing any spontaneity in the game.
No point in celebrating any goal until the killjoys have scrutinised for a toenail offside 3 weeks past Monday.
Using soundwaves and vibration to pick up the slightest of touches.
I don't really want Belgium to get anything from this game but that's a joke.
VAR is killing the game . Absolutely hate it .
Same. This is the kind of thing that puts me off watching games on TV. It’s bad enough at Hibs games. Totally losing interest.Quote:
Originally Posted by Donegal Hibby
But it was the right decision?Quote:
Originally Posted by Donegal Hibby
Was it?Quote:
Originally Posted by hibbytam
I don't think it was , the guys fighting to hold off the defender and imo it's a totally accidental handball.Quote:
Originally Posted by hibbytam
Surely if they need audio to determine if he actually handled it or no then it’s not a “clear and obvious” error?
Horrendous decision. Tbh the ref had a terrible game imo with some of the bookings and fouls he was giving bit that took the Biscuit
What relevance is sound waves to whether it was a handball or not? If the ref cannot look at that and determine via a replay at real speed whether or not the player intentionally handballed it, or his arm was in some unnatural position then pack it all up and go home