Believe it or not, mindsets can be changed due to circumstances. Friendlies and warm ups, are just that. I'm sure the coaches can get the team fired up in the tournament. It's just another excuse for a moan. If you check the score, we did win, 2-0.
Good grief, look for the bad and you will find it. 1970 was one of the biggest travesties in football, where the opposition was so afraid of us, they tried to get Bobby Moore put in jail for an alleged theft of a gold bracelet, and poisoned Gordon Banks.
Substitutions were a brand new concept...
It was pointed out in the post match discussion, Southgate has looked at every member of his squad now. Friendlies are good for that sort of thing, but as you say, anything to slag off England.
He knows, but choosing to ignore the fact that Nigeria are also WC finalists.
Four years ago, I...
This is a training work out. Nobody wants to get carded or injured before next Thursday, so there isn't exactly going to be exciting moves and tackles.