ENG v GER

[RyanioBirdio]

Phillips and Rice both being on yellows is worrying. Very inexperienced, lots of adrenaline. One slightly mistimed challenge from either of them and it’s a red.

 

[bert]

Can we register Son for England to help Kane?

 

[m]

I can hear

I can't. A little bit of nervous exasperation, but definitely no booing.

And why would they?

We've not beaten Germany in a KO game since 1966, we've never won a KO game at the Euros in 90 minutes.

Today, we've had more of the ball, more chances, and better chances.

Do you think the German supporter will be happy so far?

The ones in the ground look nervous as f**k to me.

 

[bazzer9461]

Has Southgate got the bollox to sub Kane?

 

[holdsteady]

I am enjoying it, it’s tense, a game with very little between the teams.

 

[ljs]

I can't. A little bit of nervous exasperation, but definitely no booing.

And why would they?

We've not beaten Germany in a KO game since 1966, we've never won a KO game at the Euros in 90 minutes.

Today, we've had more of the ball, more chances, and better chances.

Do you think the German supporter will be happy so far?

The ones in the ground look nervous as f**k to me.

Germany had the best chance.

 

[Sarge]

I can't. A little bit of nervous exasperation, but definitely no booing.

And why would they?

We've not beaten Germany in a KO game since 1966, we've never won a KO game at the Euros in 90 minutes.

Today, we've had more of the ball, more chances, and better chances.

Do you think the German supporter will be happy so far?

The ones in the ground look nervous as f**k to me.

I'm nervous watching it at home

 

[ZeroTheHero]

I'll admit that playing football without attempting to shoot the ball at the opponent's goal is a new tactic on me, but let's see how it works out.

 

[Thomas/Brock/Jones]

I can't. A little bit of nervous exasperation, but definitely no booing.

And why would they?

We've not beaten Germany in a KO game since 1966, we've never won a KO game at the Euros in 90 minutes.

Today, we've had more of the ball, more chances, and better chances.

Do you think the German supporter will be happy so far?

The ones in the ground look nervous as f**k to me.

More and better chances ? Rose tinted but we are doing well and if we go for it we will win . Home , at Wembley, this could be special.
Not impressed by the Germans

 

[bazzer9461]

I can't. A little bit of nervous exasperation, but definitely no booing.

And why would they?

We've not beaten Germany in a KO game since 1966, we've never won a KO game at the Euros in 90 minutes.

Today, we've had more of the ball, more chances, and better chances.

Do you think the German supporter will be happy so far?

The ones in the ground look nervous as f**k to me.

The problem is we have Kane and he isn’t doing anything he needs to be subbed, as regard the booing we will agree to disagree.More of the ball? Yep like Oxford sideways along the back, back to Pickford and back to Maguire who will go sudeways with his passing and maybe stones or Walker will go back to Pickford that’s why we’ve got more of the ball.

 

[tonyw]

I would be playing pace on both flanks (Saka deserves to play after his Czech showing opposite from Stirling). I think that way you force their wing backs to have to get back and help - because there's no way that Hummels & Ginter will be able to cope if they don't - and that takes away their main attacking threat. Then play Grealish or Foden at the front of the midfield three with Rice & Phillips in behind.
But I suspect Southgate will show us something more conservative than that.......

So when I thought that Southgate would do something conservative, I was thinking Mason Mount. But he went much further than that, and decided to add another defender!

We're doing OK, we've had marginally more of the play, but this game has either 1-0 or 0-0p written all over it. Going to be decided by a mistake, a piece of genius or a set piece.

And that's fine if we win, but I just can't shake the feeling that we could be beating this poor German team comfortably if he would just be less obsessed with stopping them and give our creative players like Foden or Grealish a chance to cause them problems.

 

[MattyGreensLeftBoot]

I'll admit that playing football without attempting to shoot the ball at the opponent's goal is a new tactic on me, but let's see how it works out.

It is the Gareth Southgate bore them to death manner.

 

[unification]

It is rather like a team of PL players looking to imitate a Serie A game. There’s a logic to the way that Southgate’s side plays and I appreciate that it won’t get you out of your seat. It does need more attacking impetus though.

Maguire really should have done better with both of his chances. Go across the ‘keeper with headers.

 

[QR]

Such a typical England Germany game. I hope it doesn't end in typical fashion.

 

[m]

Germany had the best chance.

Possibly, better than Kane's at the end though?

And who was naive enough to think ANY German side wouldn't have a chance?

 

[Essexyellows]

Such a typical England Germany game. I hope it doesn't end in typical fashion.

Exactly my concern as well.

Its like watching Oxfords "possession ball" when they have 80% of the ball and lose 1-0.

 

[Oxford57]

I wonder if the most frequent pass made by England is backwards, be brave and attack , please!

 

[bert]

Exactly my concern as well.

Its like watching Oxfords "possession ball" when they have 80% of the ball and lose 1-0.

The difference is we'd have had 25 shots

 

[Paul Cannell]

Possibly, better than Kane's at the end though?

If Agyei'd done what Kane did there would have been ructions on here.

 

[Malc]

I'm watching the match on 1 computer screen and Wimbledon on the other. And I'm getting bored stiff from both of them.