Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
If we try to lose tomorrow, we'll crash out in the last 16 for sure.
Karma will not let us switch back to a winning mentality.
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[Football] Keep winning or look for the easier knockout games?
- Thread starter Stat Brother
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Karma will not let us switch back to a winning mentality.
melias shoes
Well-known member
- Oct 14, 2010
- 4,830
Stuff the winning momentum. I'd settle for finishing 2nd and the easier route. It seems martinez is taking that route with his 10 changes reported. The thing is that isn't the England way and Southgate will play to win.
Sorrel
Well-known member
Yes, Southgate has to pick a team he thinks won't win, but try and get them to really try hard to win at the same time. Trouble is I expect Belgium are doing the same thing.
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
If it were reversed and we had to WIN to get the `better` draw, would we be gagging for a win?
Read what you have just written, its the biggest load of bollocks I have read in decades of watching England.
brightn'ove
cringe
Both teams will try to lose
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
Read what you have just written, its the biggest load of bollocks I have read in decades of watching England.
Why? Neither side TRULY wants to win.
Come second and we get an extra day of.
Pickledegg
Active member
- Jul 13, 2012
- 213
Does everyone think that Vardy, Rose, Rashford, Cahill, Dier, Alexander Arnold, Jones, Delph etc will want to throw the game?! Seriously?! Not a chance! Everyone was delighted 2 years ago with the Iceland draw and look what happened! One game at a time for me and keep winning!
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Southgate will pick a side to win this game without a doubt.
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
...and plucky, honourable England will head home if they do.
Who has told you that?
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
Common sense.
Which you seem to be lacking. Losing games to get a mythical easier passage, remember Iceland, I rest my case. Get a feckin grip, with this sort of mentality no wonder we haven't won the damn thing since 66.
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
Well played Sir
pasty
A different kind of pasty
Anyone find anything better than 7/1 (PaddyPower) on 0-0 anywhere? 
hart's shirt
Well-known member
Wouldn't expect anything less than the best performance tomorrow, especially from the replacements who are trying to get into the regular side.
I quite like our status in a potential QF as underdogs. Keeps the expectation low and the pressure off after Iceland.
At the risk of stereotyping, with a lot of yellow/red cards potentially coming out of the 'South American' half of the draw with Uruguay v Portugal, Argentina v France and Brazil v Mexico, it might just work in our favour if we do finish top.
Whatever happens...
I quite like our status in a potential QF as underdogs. Keeps the expectation low and the pressure off after Iceland.
At the risk of stereotyping, with a lot of yellow/red cards potentially coming out of the 'South American' half of the draw with Uruguay v Portugal, Argentina v France and Brazil v Mexico, it might just work in our favour if we do finish top.
Whatever happens...
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That's it, your entire case rests on one game? Regardless of what happens tomorrow, we could lose our first knockout game - we know that. But that doesn't mean that Sweden or Switzerland as a possible quarter final isn't a lot better than the prospect of facing Brazil.
Has PotG been our manager for the last 50 years?