Got something to say or just want fewer pesky ads? Join us... 😊
[Football] Uefa Nations League
- Thread starter Napper
- Start date
I didn’t realise it was this bad. Outclassed.
Shooting Star
Well-known member
Blimey, a load of overreactive responses coloured by past England team's failures and not judging this on merit. We had a midfield bereft of all the World Cup stars due to the Champions League and still almost, almost won this game. Our second half plan of sitting back and hitting on the counter would have worked if we hadn't conceded from a corner. Two extra-time defensive errors cost us. Maybe we'll be savvier in extra-times in future. No post-mortem needed. Dutch are far better than some are suggesting on here. Weak up front but strong everywhere else. They have multiple players who were in teams in the last four of the Champions League. They did top the French in their group, remember.
Enjoyable game, frustrating end.
Enjoyable game, frustrating end.
.... and playing a flat back four containing mistake ridden Stones and Walker.
boik
Well-known member
Strangely enough, without VAR we almost certainly would have won. Funny old world!
Pavilionaire
Well-known member
- Jul 7, 2003
- 30,588
Except that in order to be able to win stuff at international level you usually have to be able to play well in June.
What makes things even worse is there is now a poxy 6 team World Club Cup in Qatar in December, so expect the Liverpool players to be dead on their arses for Euro 2020.
Sheebo
Well-known member
- Jul 13, 2003
- 29,287
I think we were poor tonight but the game certainly didn’t reflect those stats. Holland were ordinary too. Didn’t think there was much in it at all - stats can be misleading in football.
Pavilionaire
Well-known member
- Jul 7, 2003
- 30,588
Remember, if the Lingard goal stands we're probably in the final. Fine margins...
TottonSeagull
Well-known member
Each to their own opinion! Nothing lazy about my comments. Let’s see what this lot actually achieve!
Shooting Star
Well-known member
As an aside, are Brighton the least patriotic fans in England? I swear NSC is one of the most cynical places about our national team.
dejavuatbtn
Well-known member
All their goals were from errors - Stones went to sleep and only woke up after their midfielder started his run to score, and then we gifted them two goals because we preferred to get into a mess rather than clear the ball. I didn’t think the Dutch were any better than us in attacking play. They may have had more possession but it didn’t lead to much in the way of goal scoring chances.
We weren’t outclassed, we were just poor.
Sheebo
Well-known member
- Jul 13, 2003
- 29,287
Stop coming on here and talking sense!!!! It’s tradition to throw out the old cliches and laugh at England. We are totally different from years gone by and it’s clear but it won’t stop some moronic comments overreacting...
Maybe I missed them, but it seems the posts criticising us for playing out from the back only started appearing toward the very end of the game when the commentators were going on about it, trying to drive a narrative. We hear "Hoooooofff!!!' most times a team plays it long. British fans, when not being pushed in that direction by commentators/pundits, don't have issues about playing from the back. They have problems with errors. Stupid decisions by defenders cost us. Not playing out from the back.
The players have a proper break this summer and the winter break starts this season (I think?) which will help.
BN41Albion
Well-known member
- Oct 1, 2017
- 6,414
No one cares that much about this, do they!?
The end of a long old season for all these players and playing in game nowhere near as big as a proper tournament. I'm not going to wet the bed over a poor performance tonight. Shouldn't be surprised anyway after the champs league final last week
Sheebo
Well-known member
- Jul 13, 2003
- 29,287
Even if they achieve nothing, it doesn’t mean they are prima donnas. Not like certain players of years gone by. You could say the same about Albion players. I met a few who were a little up their own arses. We shall see. Let’s hope we achieve. I’d argue a semi in a World Cup is already an achievement - we made the nation believe again.
Sheebo
Well-known member
- Jul 13, 2003
- 29,287
Nah - lots of BHA on the England scene and well respected. They just don’t post on NSC and judge from their keyboards and TVs...!
Paris
Well-known member
VAR also stopped the joke pen claims when the ball hit an England defenders back.