Why even have a thread for the next two weeks? There's nothing on. You addicts need to sort your lives out
>Saturday 7th SeptemberRepublic of Ireland v England (5:00pm)>Tuesday 10th SeptemberEngland v Finland (7:45pm)
Post your Saturday afternoon outfits.
>>144218493>There's nothing onThere are international games >we talk about.
>>144218623>this is what addicts tell themselves
Scotland are losing 1-0 to Poland. Northern Ireland are winning 1-0 versus Luxembourg.
I miss making my mark /trans/ lads
>>144218691>playing a league one striker up front>the city of steve clarke
>Scotland nonce'd again
>>144218611/epl/ + /blur/
>>144218611Also post embarrassing Scholes pics.But NOT that one
>>144218751
>>144218773where does the time go
>McGOAT scored>VAR'dAlso San Marino are losing bros....
>>144218727Still love your attempt to make the word 'nonce' mean 'fuck(ed)' 190, props to the effort. But we're not retarded.
>>144218936Oh wait, San Marino got saved by VAR!Northern Ireland 2-0 up. Also that autistic sad fuck German is seething in the Scotland laugh thread.
tsu just scored>you now remember croatia
This is the first time since 2003 that the Ballon D’Or shortlist has not featured at least one of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo or Darwin Nunez. End of an era
>>144219073Ronaldo wants 1000 goals. Guy ain't retiring until he gets it.
>>144219209be funny if he dropped dead at 998
haha based keysey
>>144219350No doubt the thought was reciprocated
SAN MARINO ARE LEADING
>>144219642fugcould win a game
SAN MARINO BABY
>SCOTLEL
>>144218493What are some notable names from the English Premier League playing in the international break and how are they doing
>>144220443Grant Hanley once again proving why he is not cut out for any sort of high level football.
Who's the winner here?(Consider Liverpool Vs Man I was in September)
>>144220603Hurzeler probably idk, who cares
>>144220558>He's only 32Honestly thought he was about 37
>>144220882He plays like he's 37.
>>144219617>czech republicgrim
>>144220558Baffling that he decided>You know what, this guy is going out wide, the angle is shit, I got players behind me if the ball gets through, plus the GK, what I'm going to do is go to fucking ground and wipe his legs outAnd then the penalty was nearly saved too.Also Liechtenstein have lost twice to San Marino, giving them their first ever win and their first ever competitive win. The funny thing is, they, San Marino and Gibraltar are in a group of three all on their own. One will get out to the next level (usually Gibraltar).
Why do arsenal fans still respect Henry after this?
good evening gentlemen :)i am ready to discuss the foot ball
Ronaldo is only 100 goals away from the fabled 1000.
>>144221253>One will get out to the next level (usually Gibraltar).They've just won their first match in almost two years against Andorra, Liechtenstein in deep scheisse now.
>>144220487Isak scored a double today. Krafth would've been playing but he's injured. And yes, I did imply Emil Krafth is a notable name.
>Manchester United make another key appointment as former Tottenham performance director Sam Erith arrives in next step of Sir Jim Ratcliffe's revamp of football department
>>144218993would norn imbalance the micronations group? i know nothing about football in norn but i assume even someone from their reserves would be like prime rivaldo in that group
>>144221406True, it was only a friendly. Gibraltar play Liechtenstein next. Actually in three days. I assume San Marino will play a friendly. Almost feels like this group should have a fourth member. I am not sure who. I know Jersey tried to apply for proper FIFA ranking but got told they weren't good enough. There are no micronations around that could make up the 4th unless you let in somebody like Aaland, Guernsey, Jersey or Isle of Man. You can't even do a Channel Island team because Guernsey and Jersey have a meme rivalry, so they'd never accept a joint team which MIGHT be acceptable enough for FIFA. Seeing as how Jersey can't even dominate the Island Games Cup then they're probably not going to get it any time soon.
>>144221498The vatican would be fun but they have some corinthians style autism about not being a professional side
>>144221490I think so yeah.>San Marino>Rank: 210 (lowest)>Liechtenstein>Rank: 199>Gibraltar>Rank: 198In terms of European minnows, the next one is >Malta>Rank: 172Who are in a group with>Andorra>Rank: 164>Moldova>Rank: 152
>>144221534>>144221490Forgot to say Norn Ireland are >Rank: 74So they're way too good. For reference, Iceland are>Rank: 71And Israel are>Rank: 78
>>144221498>I assume San Marino will play a friendly.Correct, they play Moldova. Whenever Russia are allowed back into FIFA/UEFA one of League D's groups will become a four-team league.
>>144221490northern ireland is mostly championship/league one players (and bradley at liverpool)they would destroy san marino, andorra, etcsan marino is just players at san marino clubs or players at clubs in italy that don't even have wikipedia articles about them lolthose 2 kids at sassuolo primavera might be half decent, apparently that's sassuolo's u19 academy
My ding-a-ling, MY DING-A-LINGI want you to play with my ding-a-ling
>>144221476>The old staff is being replaced one by one while the bald lord is staying
>>144221561Ah. That'll explain it. They really do need another two micronations to make the Group D's fair. Russia isn't a micronation and while you could push a team down they'd probably dominate. If Isle of Man, Guernsey or Jersey could improve, they could probably fill it. But FIFA has some meme about 'competitive quality' or something which is daft because San Marino exist.
Meanwhile my country drew with the Saudis
>>144221615>If Isle of Man, Guernsey or Jersey could improve, they could probably fill it.Can't happen any more, the rules have been changed since Gibraltar joined. Jersey were refused 6 years ago: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43183023>While neither Gibraltar nor the Faroe Islands are nations in their own right, they both applied before Uefa changed their rules in 2007 to only accept sovereign states recognised by the United Nations.
>>144221644That's fucking DUMB. The Channel Islands are that, however. They are Crown Dependencies. They have their own government and rules, they do their own shit for example, if you try to get to the site yts.mx on a UK IP, you'll get a High Court Order message, but not in Jersey because they're not part of the UK. They're just protected by the UK. They are signed separately on treaties and infamously Isle of Man was not mentioned on the treaty with the official surrender of Nazi Germany until somebody realised in the 70's and I believe the Isle of Man diplomat said something like>The German people can now sleep soundly tonight knowing they are at peace with the Isle of Manor something like that. I think it is a bit harsh when you got Anguilla and other British territories in. I mean the best way they can do it is become incredibly dominant.I mean I can understand but shouldn't sport be less about that and more about.. just having a roight laff? I know there are other issues, from cost of actually running an international football team to the impact of having games played there or abroad, the impact of the league, quality of play and stuff...
>be the next Man Utd coach >ten Hag just got sacked>stuck with half a billion worth of ex-Ajax shit in your squad fuckin hell
>England national team Truly what's the point. I'm not bothering until FIFA 2026 kicks off. Reckon Bellingham gonna be utter shit by then lol
>>144222079This is why it is dumb to just keep firing people.>>144222094Nothing. England blew their only two chances to win something because of a mong trying to make unfit players work, making players work in the wrong position and when he finally lucks his way to a final he ends up fucking blowing it. Again.
>>144222094hopefully england games are close to me i wanna go racially abuse rashford, bellingham, sancho, mainoo, and saka
>>144222141Bit racist.
>>144222250they deserve it
Scotland actually looked very good this evening. shame they got let down by Celtic's 2nd choice RB and Norwich ancienne Grant Hanley
>>144222276>actually looked very good this eveningThey looked good for about 35 mins, yes. First half was a shitshow, 10 mins of settling in 2nd half and they got back into it. Should have won it t b h.
>>144222300they had a few decent chances in the first half. very unlucky to go into HT 2-0 down. thinking of that Dykes chance at the back post, and if McTom had gotten his head onto his VAR'd goal. just wish Hickey was fit
>>144222276scotland have any up and coming top tier talents? besides doak (who i don't think is a top tier talent anyway but that's the only one i can think of)
>>144222344Archie gray might declare for them, but if he doesn't do it this season it will be too late (for Scotland). He plays for England youth but I think his family played for Scotland NT.
>>144222344nah not really that I can think of under the age of 20. probably another left back in the production line though I imagine.
>>144222363looks like he's capped every level of england youth, hard to switch that sometimes. but you're right his granddad and great uncle were scotland nationals, that's cool. nice situation for guys like him cause if he's just on the cusp of good enough for england but can't make it he'll be good enough for scotland>>144222388did always find it funny that arguably their 2 best players (or 2 of the best) were both left backs, although tierney has fallen off i suppose cause of injuries and all that
>>144222094His brother will hopefully take over.
>>144222481what happened to him, remember hearing he was the better bellingham a few years ago and havent heard anything since besides he went to sunderland
>>144222428I actually googled it out of interest and did see a name I recognised: Rory Wilson, 18 year old striker at Villa, scored nearly 50 goals in one season for club and country. one thing >we desperately need is a goal scorer so hopefully this kid can keep developing
>>144222570was about to ask "where are you seeing 50 goals in a season" then noticed 16 goals in 19 for scotland u17, pretty impressive
>>144222428I might be wrong but I thought that even if he plays for England at senior mens NT level *but* in a friendly/non-competitive match he can still switch to Scotland.
>>144222542>what happened to him>he went to sunderlandAnswered your own question
>>144222660oh yeah he can switch, i think they even changed the rules somewhat recently (like last 5-10 years) that you can be senior capped by a nation and still switch. declan rice has 3 ireland capsi meant hard to switch moreso that if you are coming up through the system you know all the coaches and managers, probably come up with the same teammates, etc etc probably hard to just instantly say fuck this and switch allegiance
>>144222729lol fair enough
>>144222120>This is why it is dumb to just keep firing people.Are there really still sensible people in this general?
>>144229128safe to ignore all UK flag posts, all indonesian posts, all aussie postswhat you want to focus on is the US flag posts, because that's where you'll find true knowledge
so Unitedchads, for how long can you tolerate ten Hag's dogshit tactic if the team can barely string some wins thru the season?
>>144221256ummm you bottled it mate. arsenal coulda beaten barcaelona and for aome reason you yes YOU and your retard of a team, especially lens madman lehman decided you just didnt want to win it that day
>Ten Hag gets sacked>Replaced by SouthgateKino season incoming desu
>>144221753>The Channel Islands are that, however. They are Crown Dependencies crown dependencies are not sovereign states
i mean who wouldn't like a bum with a high standard?
>Mohamed Salah says his new celebration is related to his favorite Taylor Swift song "The Archer" based
>>144218541>Republic of Ireland v Englandwinner gets northern Ireland
megalol
just rewatching utd liverpoool. utd under seven hag still looks like they play without midfield. boggles the mind how nothing has changed since last season. maybe ugarte will change that but still. apart from casemiro, mainoo looked bleak almost every time I consciously watched him play
i miss lootan fc
modern "men"
>>144233334Bet that woke up the neighbours.
>>144233319>kyrygtzztan
>>144233334Well it is Barrow. One of the biggest shitholes in the UK.
https://twitter.com/MikkiManDan/status/1831680868290564418>Seen a Portsmouth, West Brom and now Stoke comp and it’s sad they’ve been replaced with teams like Brighton, Brentford and BournemouthThe fawning over the period the Premier League was sponsored by Barclays is a bit odd.
>>144233896kek do people seriously feel nostalgic after watching pulisball stoke?
>>144226957>Fraser Forster is still employed by Spurs
Ten Hag will be replaced by Brenny after he has a surprisingly good run in the CL with Celtict. knower
>>144233896even weirder when its literal teenagers feeling "nostalgic" about it as if they even watched the stuff lol
>>144233948I watched early 2000 PL and I'm not in my 30s yet
based
>>144233913It was different, you can't deny that. Funniest part is the montage having a significant amount of Hughes-era Stoke which was literally CL Rejects FC.>>144233948Yep. You don't see people fawning about "Prime Carling".
https://twitter.com/_dy23n/status/1831798105811173716>forcing Zalewski to the touchline and still tackling himGrant Hanley, everyone.
>>144233973>It was different, you can't deny thatwell we have brentford today (basically a neutered version of pulisball stoke), i've seen customers complaining about them so i doubt they won't claw their eyes out watching the peak pulisball team>cl rejects hughes-erayeah bizarre team that. shaqiri, bojan, arnautovic etc playing alongside charlie adam and ryan shawcross was a sight to see, though the QPR one was more bizarre imo
>>144234044>though the QPR one was more bizarre imoItalian Treble winner Julio Cesar in the same squad as Shaun Derry. CL winners Bosingwa and Park playing alongside Jay Bothroyd and Junior Hoilett. The entire Chris Samba saga. Jermaine Jenas.
for me it's
>>144234062i remember there was a guy who went down the tunnel laughing after they lost a match, was it fabio?
>>144234105That was Bosingwa when they were relegated against Reading in one of the worst matches of football that has ever existed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72WHV8Gn0EA
>>144234119>back to back promotion >doing relatively well in the prem>shithoused a point at stamford bridge>gets sacked afterfelt bad for nigel adkins ngl
Are we really doing>You can't sack Ten Hag because there are too many Ajax playersnow? Don't people ever get tired of making excuses for a bald autistic millionaire?
>Former Brentford player and son of the legendary David Beckham, Romeo has retired from professional football at the age of 22.>He has decided to end his football career and pursue a career in fashion, having already signed a contract with a modeling agency.(Source: @SunSport)
>>144233334A small fear of mine as someone that sneezes often
>>144233334Done it and worse. Sneeze gentle, lads.
>>144233896Stoke was fucking dire once you looked past the memes but I deffo miss Pompey. Great kits and some really underrated players.
had a mate at school whose cousin (maybe second cousin) played for Portsmouth back in the day. my friend used to take me to away games if they were close to where we were in Scotland. his cousin rarely played and never scored in the prem but I remember he almost scored a blooter from 35-40 yards in the FA cup which hit off the bar. can't for the life of me remember the cunts name now.
>>144232876kek
>>144234472wait WTF just realised it was Richard Hughes, now sporting director at Liverpool loool
>>144232876KWAB
>>144233973>Yep. You don't see people fawning about "Prime Carling".I do have a soft spot for that period... I don't really care which clubs are in the Prem* or not, but watching early- to mid-90s top flight, it just felt like it wasn't even the same sport. Probably because there had yet to be any big post-Bosman transfers and the windfall from TV rights was taking time to effect, but I think there were a lot of little things that made it feel more local and less... Americanised.* I would like to see my Wombles back up. Not happening any time soon unfortunately.
Had a good read over the Scotland loss by the BBC Head of Sport, Scotland... Tom English. He does write fun articles. I do find it funny how Scottish players often play really well for Scotland but aren't as good for their clubs. See McSauce and Tierney. I mean it won't be as embarrassing as Carsley losing/drawing with Ireland tomorrow, but still.
>According to an agent who dealt with Boehly last summer, Chelsea hijacked the £12m transfer of a Brazilian youngster by swooping in with a last-minute £14m bid. >As they shook hands, the agent asked Todd why he hadn't just offered £13m. >"Because it's bad luck," the Chelsea owner replied.
>>144235104England is not going anywhere with a midfield consisting of Declan Rice, a Manure sidepasser, and players slumming it in the baguette league. Can't help feeling this is a big regression.
>>144235200Bellingham could be good if he wasn't so arrogant. Also he is forever injured these days. Foden can at least play where Bellingham would atm. I am not entirely sure who could fix the midfield if you think that is the issue. England do need a proper DM and that isn't Rice or Mainoo. We need an Ince. Well, really, we need a Kante or Rodri but England eligible and that isn't happening.
>>144235200The bigger thing holding it back from working is players dropping out and fan forums such as /epl/ and Blue Moon justifying it. Because a team plays together so much better when they only all play together in a tournament
>>144235169I thought that was bullshit so I went and looked it up and found a different article with different info>One agent who dealt with Boehly that summer told ESPN that when his player was in the middle of moving to another Premier League club, Boehly rang him to enquire the asking price. He was told around £12m. Shortly afterward, Boehly contacted him again offering £14m. The agent asked why they wouldn't go to £13m as the next logical step. Boehly told him he thought the No. 13 was unlucky.
>>144235244>fan forums such as /epl/
>>144235242Smellingham will never ever play centre mid least of all for England, if you call him up he'll only play 10 and that's what makes him and pfodz a headache
>>144235244>Blue MoonI lurk there a bit and bugger me they're mental even by the nonexistent standards of club forums, I'm very sympathetic to the City viewpoint on the whole but they're too much for me
>>144235303They have a "Nobody likes Us And We Really Care" mentality. Constantly bringing up about how it's them vs. the world.
>>144235303>I'm very sympathetic to the City viewpoint on the whole
>>144235277Hey my candid take about england NT (Mainoo is undisputed starter) is perfectly acceptable tyvm
I'm glad the footy is back on ITV.Could not stand it being on C4 at all.
>>144235413Is it? I thought C4 got the Nations League rights again? I don't think England has won any games on Channel 4... Or not many anyway.
>>144235434>Is it? I thought C4 got the Nations League rights again?Nope. ITV got the rights to show all England games until 2028.
>Coach McClaren speaks on his first training session with the Reggae Boyz, and tried his hand at patois - how did he do? https://x.com/jff_football/status/1831784488613114060 The one time you'd understand him affecting an accent and he doesn't, baffling character.
>>144235464On the one hand, thank fuck it isn't on C4. On the other... Oh my fuck. ITV is fucking terrible win rate AND it has Twatterface as the commentators.
>>144235468Actually he did in his first press conference. They even did articles about it. But he has probably been told to actually control it because the warning hairs will start getting uppity. Also Jamaica, if they could convince Nelson, Mitchell and Greenwood to switch, could become a decent team in the area since they got Antonio and Gray.
>>144235560Yeah he did it a little bit as well when he'd just arrived and the journos crowded him at the airport. It's just weird how this video is specifically about him speaking patois and he drops it, but yeah likely due to what you said. Greenwood's as good as switched hasn't he?
>>144235582>Greenwood's as good as switched hasn't he?Two weeks ago he started the process to switch, apparently. Be interesting to see if he does. The guy could break the top scorer record pretty easily. 35 by Luton Shelton. He's 22 and would not be playing top top teams constantly. Should be good enough to score against Grenada and Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago.>enter captcha>wrong>retry>wrongWhat the fuck is wrong with this. Trying to make me buy a pass?
>>144235468Poor McClaren.
We could talk about tactics.
>>144235697Alright. Here is my tactics.
>>144235242>I am not entirely sure who could fix the midfield if you think that is the issue.My two biggest issues are England's poor midfield that has neither identity nor confidence, and the lack of progression at the back. Pebbles is a shoe-in for England because he's the only defensive player capable with his feet and we overlook a lot of his mistakes for that reason. Pope is one of the best shot-stoppers in the world (or was before his injury) but his progression is below pub league level and it simply isn't an option against top sides. When I no longer see Pickford hoofing it to the centre line I'll feel much more optimistic about England, but I suspect it's going to be a long wait.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/09/05/morgan-gibbs-white-support-lee-carsley-england-job/>Lee Carsley has growing support to become England manager on a full-time basis and has been described as the “perfect man for the job”.>Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White was among the first call-ups and he says Carsley’s tactics and man-management make him suited to the role.
>>144235824Honestly would be fine with Pickford hoofing it if England had some gigachad up front able to win the ball and hold onto it. England hasn't had a consistent head scoring striker for awhile. Yeah, Kane scores them, but he's just a good all rounder (but disappears a lot). England are easy to defend against because you know what they'll do and who'll pick. If you had lets say the love child of Dario Hubner and Andy Carroll on the bench, then you could actually make the opposition worry at the 70 min mark when they've kept your starter quiet all game. But under Southgate, it was the same tactics, same team and same inability to switch it up. Italy game and Spain game showed England have no Plan B. Netherlands was won by luck. I've said this before about England having no Plan B. Why there are no good England eligible strikers who can hold up the ball and score I don't know. Nketiah can do the hold up but can't hit a barn door (yet last year scored a hattrick with a blooter and then did nothing after). You got a lot of young talents coming through but none of them are huge gigachads that could hold up the ball, win 9/10 headers, score buckets of set piece goals and generally be a nuisance.
>>144235697tactics? here are mine, clear and simple
>There was tentative interest in Adam Wharton but primarily with a view to a potential move next summer. >Liverpool and Man City are among the clubs tracking the midfielder's progress.(Source: @SamiMokbel81_DM)
>>144235242>>144235293Oh we talking about Bellingham, time to bring out the article from when Dortmund bottled the league in the final matchday before he left for Real:>However, German newspaper Bild reported in August 2023 that not everyone at the Westfalenstadion shared that sentiment, with some 'glad to see the back of him'. Bellingham - who joined Dortmund at 17 and spent three years at the club - left under a minor cloud amid rumours of some team-mates developing a dislike for certain traits he exhibited.>One point of contention was reportedly Bellingham's habit of basking in the fans' adoration after the rest of the squad had departed, particularly following Erling Haaland's move to Manchester City in 2022. It was suggested Bellingham would regularly hang back instead of joining the squad for celebrations, then soak up celebrations on his own.>Another alleged issue was a perceived lack of respect towards team-mates and his choice of language. Most notably, an incident was highlighted where he criticised Nico Schulz in very strong fashion during a match against Rangers in 2022.>Despite being fast-tracked into Dortmund's leadership group, some players felt Bellingham wasn't quite up to the task. Bild reported he wasn't always available as a point of contact for his colleagues, but club officials like Sebastian Kehl refrained from reprimanding him for fear it might jeopardise his move to Madrid.
>>144233896>The fawning over the period the Premier League was sponsored by Barclays is a bit odd.Barclays is still the Prems main sponsor. Prem dropped the naming rights to allow more foreign/big money sponsors.
>>144235950Yeah. The guy is clearly arrogant and retarded. It's why he isn't going to make it. Ronaldo was arrogant and narcissitic but he put in the work to be good. You need a bit of it to be good. But Bellingham thinks he is the new Zidane. He played in Dortmund, which is the 2nd best team in a one horse league (Leverkusen memeing a Invincible doesn't count) so he was going to do well and now he's at Madrid surrounded by good players so you expect him to do well. He was useless in the Euros outside of a clutch goal he scored simply because he was just wanting to fuck about. Lucky, but the way he reacted showed how arrogant he is. Doing the 'yapping' hand motion. Fuck off retard, you've been useless, scoring your 2nd goal of the tournament against the Swiss shouldn't be held up as an amazing moment. You should have done that earlier. It isn't ALL Southgate's and Holland's fault. I dunno how he can be fixed because calling him out is essentially impossible in England because he's black.
>>144235907Kane has been a huge problem for ages now. And honestly I don't know what the answer is. It's easy to rant but in the real world a player with a >1 goal per game average in a top league is non-droppable short of injury, it simply isn't happening. So what do you do with Kane? If it were up to me either try giving him a strike partner for a few fixtures again or drop him down to a 10 (not joking). Put Bellingham in front even. Also, giving him the captaincy was a big mistake and again, there's really nothing we can do about it. Kane has many qualities but it's obvious he's not a captain. England is desperate for leadership and Trips and Walker are gone. My instinct is Rice will be the next captain and there's another headache as I could write a novel on how Rice is misplayed for England.
>>144236016I meant as the clearly branded sponsor of the league.
>>144236068The obvious answer is simply to hire a non shit managerKane is brilliant everywhere other than under Southgate
>>144236068Rice should be the No.8. But he isn't. He should be the captain, yeah. He actually talks to players. I can't think of anybody else bar Stones. Maguire maybe but they're both 'old' so Rice is the most logical one. Then again TAA is back at RB so it might be him or Pickford.Kane is a good player but he shouldn't be playing as a lone striker. Play him as the No.10 and put Watkins ahead of him.
literally and i mean literally who gives a fuck about international football outside of major tournaments
>>144235326the fact that nobody gives a shite about them has mentally damaged them
>>144236146People who want the team to do well at international major tournaments and doing that requires groundwork to be made two years beforehand? And that England has managed two finals in a row but lost both of them and therefore should be looking to actually win one? That England is never going to get such easy routes again and therefore should prepare for this eventuality by making the team actually good and not relying on luck or individual players bailing them out?Or is this a 'nationalism and patriotism bad' type thing?
>>144235950this almost exactly the same article that was written after the Euros kek, just swap Dortmund players for England players and I believe every word of it after watching him spend 5 minutes porforming various celebration poses after his goal against Slovakia
>>144236307>and doing that requires groundwork to be made two years beforehand?england have been laying the groundwork since 2017 and have won fuck all. italy and spain went from being shit to winning tournaments in a much smaller amount of time. these games are completely meaningless>England has>England iswhy are you speaking American?
>why are you talking about international football during an international breakspastic
>>144236510this thread is /epl/. go start an international general.
>>144236530don't think i will mate. you going to piss yourself?
Now now, it is not the time for arguing.
>>144236101Boring but true: the Barclays intermediary log-in page STILL has a Barclays Premier League logo on it
>>144236113No mate you don't understand, it's the world class players holding England back, not the fella who got relegated with Middlesbrough
>>144236131English national team follows club football, it's extremely rare a player excels in a role whilst not starring for club. Arteta signed Merino who is 6 or 8. Arsenal trajectory for Rice seems to be 8, b2b. If that sticks at Arsenal he will probably move there for England too. Personally I think England and Southgate got it wrong he's clearly not a 6. Even at West Ham Soucek was playing behind him and Moyes' comments confirm that Rice himself doesn't like being deepest player in midfield. You lose his best quality, driving runs in middle. Also Rice had 8 goals 8 assists last season not bad at all.
>>144221753We're technically a crown peculiar
>Everton are considering re-appointing David Moyes as manager - 11 years after the Scotchman left Goodison Park
>>144237565good morning graeme le saux
>>144237565Technically yes, in your states definition, as you owe allegiance to the monarch, not Westminster. But to the UK you're a Crown Dependency.
>>144237565>>144237962https://www.jerseyheritage.tv/peculiar-of-the-crowninteresting
>>144237786They'll get relegated
>>144234281There was always two sneeze stories that spooked me>Ice hockey player got hit in the face, can't remember what with>Was on the bench or whatever afterwards though>Said he felt this pressure in his face and sneezed>And his eye popped outHe didn't lose it, but still>Old man on blood thinners>Think he suppressed a sneeze rather than sneezed properly>Few hours later he died>Suppressing the sneeze and the blood thinners burst a blood vessel in his brain>Caused a strokeSneezing is dangerous bros
>>144237946I'm Chris md
>>144238165Oh man I've heard so many stories of suppressed sneezes popping blood vessels in the head. Like, years ago even. Have never once even thought about suppressing my sneezes since I hit the age of like 14. My two big issues is when I haven't eaten anything in a while or just finished a workout and then I sneeze. It feels like something is just inches away from snapping in my torso and sides. It doesn't really hurt but it gives me a sense of foreboding. The other issue being a machine gun sneezer. I've sneezed so much non-stop that I've genuinely thought that I'd die from not being able to breathe properly. Even though you're taking in a tiny bit of air right before you sneeze, when you do it so much in quick succession it feels like you're not breathing at all. It's scary as shit.
>>144237962Being a man of norman blood, the UK is subservient to our duke (le duc) so I'll take our definition
>>144238348Always wanted to live in Jersey because you've got amazing firearm laws. But your ownership laws for homes are gay (but understandable) and it's expensive as fuck. Got a friend there.
>>144238313Yeah I stopped suppressing them too because of it. Used to watch lots of those bizarre death shows when I was high and it sent my paranoia through the roof.I know what you mean with the sneezing after a workout too. Always feels like I've pulled a muscle in my side if it's a real strong one.It's coughing with me for thinking I'm going to die and can't breathe. Recently I would wake up with a sort of dry tickly cough and it just wouldn't stop. I usually reach the vomiting stage before I pass out from lack of air with coughing though.
>>144238392It's unironically over here. About a year ago Africans started spawning in. Reckon we got ten years till we're done
>>144238478mindbroken freak
>>144238560I've lived all over England and the more non white it is the more if a shit hole it is. I've seen it happen in real time in towns I've been in. It's normal to not want that to happen to ones home
>>144238560Mate if I wanted to see hordes of blacks I'd visit your mum's bedroom
>>144238478Okay that doesn't really change what I said about it.
>managed to get a new job after 8 months of lookingfucking finally, now i can afford to start betting on prem games again
>>144238646>>144238656mental illness
>>144238706Reckon she must have yeah
>>144238723good one mate
>>144238441I've thankfully never been much of a cougher. Even when I'm sick with what people would call "a cough" I sneeze more than I cough. It's weird. Your situation sounds miserable though. Hope that demon leaves you soon.
>>144238667I don't lock my car when I go to town, don't lock my house. People sell fruit and veg by the road with honesty boxes. No one plays music in public without earphones. I feel safe everywhere I go. Growing up and living in a high trust white monoculture is as good as whites who never experienced it imagine. I go for a walk now and am confronted with Africans a hooterin and a hollering or playing music out loud as they walk down the street. Bet the rest of what I'm used to is gone in ten years. I might be mindbroken but it makes me sad
>>144238746I mean I do smoke which doesn't help with the coughing lol, but I've always been like that anyway. I'm sure I had some mild form of exercise induced anaphylaxis too, or that I still have it rather. Even moderate exercise has always made me itchy and really struggle to breathe and hat kind of thing. Ever since I was a kid. I still exercise, but I'm careful with it just in case.>Hope that demon leaves you soonThanks I appreciate that.
for me it's hawking loogies and blowing my nose all morning
>>144238923hawk tuah
>>144238939State of Neverton.
>>144238778I mean the island is small, there are no benefit systems and it's expensive. I think you're vastly overestimating how many darkies want to go there.
>>144238939citywinslol
Busted flush
>>144238778Well my friend on Jersey says he has never experienced this. Where was it?
>>144239282yeah I was in Jersey in summer and only the only anti-social people I saw in St Helier were white England fans (it was during the Euros)
>>144239307Yeah I assume it was Mandic or 190 on VPN just shitposting.
>>144238656
>>144239190Odegaard: man of the match Haaland: worst outfield player for Norway
>hordes of blacks mentioned out of nowhere>bradley postingalright Dave
>>144239190>>144239663you have to remember they are managed by the incompetent clown behind this infamous FA Cup result: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICStY3c36iY
Grim state of affairs when England lose this.
>>144239892I can see England losing as well. The 0-0 draw was one of the most boring games I've ever seen. It's the one where Jack Wilshere was basically the only guy who played.
>>144240109It was also the match where thousands of Irish Liverpool bandwagoners constantly booed Sterling because he joined Man City: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/07/england-raheem-sterling-boos-dublin-jeers
>>144240168Kek. How time flies.
>>144240240This comment made me laugh:>Think it's fair to say Sterling can be added to the following list: Joe Cole, Jermaine Pennant, Theo Walcott, Aaron Lennon, Stewart Downing, Adam Johnson, Shaun Wright Phillips, Jack Rodwell, Scott Sinclair, Michael Johnson, Michael Ball, Michael Branch, Ross Barkley, Franny Jeffers, i.e. all English players once touted as likely to be the next world beaters in the Ronaldo/Messi mould who faded away into a fetid swamp of uninspired mediocrity.
>Michael Ball>Michael Branch>No Michael Bridges
>>144240270I don't think anybody ever compared them to Ronaldo or Messi or implied they'd be Ronaldo or Messi tier. Joe Cole is probably the most successful one in terms of honours here.
>>144240270loads of those players weren't mediocre at allimagine comparing sterling (nearly 400 premier league apps, more than 100 premier league goals, and a whole host of trophies before he's even 30) to fucking michael johnson
Post some curvy slags!
Mad how there's no football on
>Aitana Bonmati is expected to become the highest-paid player in women’s football after agreeing a lucrative contract extension with Barcelona.
>>144240270Mad how Brits have been so brainwashed by ABEs they don't even remember the hundreds if not thousands of overhyped, overmarketed, overrated foreign shitters.
>>144240461>>144240270>Joe Cole>PL Games: 378>PL Goals: 46>PL Assists: 38>Jermaine Pennant>PL Games: 231>PL Goals: 14>PL Assists: 37>Theo Walcott>PL Games: 397>PL Goals: 80>PL Assists: 57>Aaron Lennon>PL Games: 416>PL Goals: 36>PL Assists: 58>Stewart Downing>PL Games: 404>PL Goals: 32>PL Assists: 55>Adam Johnson>PL Games: 265>PL Goals: 32>PL Assists: 35>Shaun Wright-Philips>PL Games: 315>PL Goals: 33>PL Assists: 36>Jack Rodwell (technically not retired, but without a club)>PL Games: 167>PL Goals: 10>PL Assists: 5>Scott Sinclair (not retired)>PL Games: 119>PL Goals: 13>PL Assists: 5Fun fact, his only international caps were the three for Great Britain in 2012 Olympics>Michael Johnson>PL Games: 36>PL Goals: 2>PL assists: 6>Michael Ball>PL Games: 169>PL Goals: 9>PL Assists: 1>Michael Branch>PL Games: 40>PL Goals: 2>PL Assists; 1>Ross Barkley (not retired)>PL Games: 266>PL Goals: 36>PL Assists: 32>Francis Jeffers>PL Games: 118>PL Goals: 24>PL Assists: 6Well, some of these are radically different to others.
There's a fair argument that Chas and Dave are bigger Spurs legends than Harry Kane and Heung-min Son are
>>144240697>GotzeDid fine>NeymarDid great>LucasIs that Lucas Moura? Then he did alright in France.>PogbaDid well then did a silly and got banned.>MarquinhosDid alright, mostly in France>J. RodriquezForgotten but won loads of top stuff.>De SciglioNot that much, even playing for JJ>El ShaarawyBasically nothing.>ScuffetNothing.>ter StegenObviously a lot.>BrumaOdd thing in smaller nations like Turkey.>CourtoisWon a lot of shit.>VaraneWon a lot of shit.>IscoWon a lot of shit.>AlabaProb won the most out of all these because he stayed at Bayern so long kek.>EriksenBasically nothing.
>Aston Villa have been fined by UEFA over the late submission of financial information
>>144240697i feel like most of those players were pretty elite
>>144240792Marquinhos is shite. If he was called Mark Quinn he'd be playing for Wigan.
Northern Ireland U21 vs England U21 starting in 13 bings, lads.
>>144240697This was my peak era of ball and I have literally never heard of 'Scuffet'
>>144241088Oh and also Wales vs Turkey, seniors, starts in 11 mins (now). Can they avoid a result worse than 0-0 with Gibraltar?
>>144241088hope anderson does alrightthat forest match killed me
>>144241108It's on BBC iPlayer if you wanna watch.
>>144241088>Hinshelwood not startingMental
Looks like Belgium are playing Israel in an empty stadium in Hungary. Nice bit of covid nostalgia
>>144241168Oh and England U20 played Turkey U20 Think it ended 1-1. Can't really find solid info.U21 and U17 seem to be the only ones with solid info about them. U18 drew 1-1 today I think with Switzerland. U17 play Israel tomorrow I believe. U19 drew 2-2 with Italy two days ago.
>>144241316Ah right got it. They call England U20 'England Elite League Squad' officially so.
>>144241097I only remember him because of FM. Same as Bruma.
>Bloomberg: Chelsea main stakeholders Clearlake Capital & Todd Boehly are assessing whether they may buy each other out
>Italy conceded to France within 13 secondsAnd yet Southgate lost to them.
>>144241490Mad how everybody can see what they're doing and nobody cares.
england u21s look so good
>>144241587They're looking good yeah but they're doing the typical England thing of trying to pass it into the net.
Belgium are staying UP!
>Norn Irish commentators are basically cheering they're not losing after 25 minskek. typical england isn't it. can't slaughter teams.
>israel and scotland in league A>england in league Band /eptrans/ defends southgate
>>144241791not sure what this has to do with /epl/, maybe try the daily mail comments section instead?
>>144241791don't think anybody defended southgate, in fact, can pretty much guarantee there are dozens of ABS posts in these threads. no shit it was embarrassing.
maybe learn how question marks are supposed to be used
It's Friday night lads, why aren't you out with your gf? You do have a gf...don't you lads?
>>144241926no, 34 year old virgin, will die one.
you should hope england lose so the FA don't give lee carsley the job
>>144241926watching england's brave jack draper lose
>Memepiss Depay to Corinthians
>>144241926my gf is going out clubbing tonight and said I can order a dominoes as long as I'm in bed for 10.
>>144242041Manchester United legend
>>144241926On holibobs with the wife, we just put our daughter to bed.
>>144241490https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-06/chelsea-fc-s-backers-clearlake-and-todd-boehly-weigh-ownership-options A truly bent organisation.
>>144242061nice one mate. is she available to pre order?
finkin back on how tifo football did a video saying de zerbi was a genius
Friday's fink
>>144242094i mean he is a good manager
>>144242141Top Gun Manager
>>144241926I haven't left the house for 4 months
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/09/06/chelsea-shareholders-power-battle-claims-todd-boehly-sale/>Chelsea’s majority shareholder Clearlake Capital have no intention of selling their stake in the club and will not allow it to go up for auction again.>A report in Bloomberg claimed that Chelsea’s main shareholders are exploring the possibility of buying each other out, but Telegraph Sport understands that Clearlake, who own 61.5 per cent of the shares, would only be open to increasing their stake.>It is understood there have been no talks between Clearlake, co-owner Todd Boehly or any of Chelsea’s other investors about a sale of any Clearlake shares at this stage.
>>144242141Rate Ange but he'll quit spuds when he finally realises what a poisoned chalice that is
>>144241926because i pretended to be asleep during uni icebreakers so that someone would make me up and i could try and be funny about the whole thing to make a positive impression on all the ladies, but they just skipped over me entirely and finished the entire induction and left with me still sat there pretending to be asleep. graduated a couple months ago having not made a single fucking conversation in 3 years
>>144242281>he finally realisesHe's surely realised it? We all remember how stunned he was by the Spurs fans celebrating how they were getting demolished at home by City, ensuring Spurs missed out on CL football. I've never seen a manager react this way after a match, he didn't know where to start. I felt really sorry for him.
>>144241499You here mate
>Everton have agreed a multi-year agreement with the world’s biggest energy drink company, Red Bull, who will now become the Club’s new ‘Official Energy Drink Partner’ You lot still drink this thing?
>>144242691Red Bull is insanely popular yeah It's Carabao which is the dodgy one, I very very rarely see it sold anywhere
We're importing more Dutch rejects lads. Eliano is Tijjani's younger bro if you know him from AC Milan.
>>144242585Levy is the issue with Spurs. Their former DoF has been very explicit about Levy playing backseat manager.Look at the players and managers who've been through Tottenham and there's no excuse for them not to have oodles of silverware. Levy is the only constant.
>>144241926Thought I was on the cusp of a great signing. Unfortunately I fucked it all up like everything I try.
>>144242626I am. HOWLING I am. Also cringing that Englel can't beat Norn Ireland U21.
>>144242051hey spraggy
>>144219617Isle of Mann stays winning
>>144242203i dont know really what any of this means
who wants to precis this time for me?
>>144243510Boehly will sell his Chelsea shares to his own company and that's fine
>gives belgium 2 penalties and disallows 2 israel goalswhy did he do it
>>144243628very problematic post
fucking STATE of England U21. Promote the good players and suddenly can't score.
>>144243677grimoldi
Is Fraudppe officially washed?
What kind of football is that new England manager playing? Back to four four fucking two?
>>144243752No because he scored two goals against Real Benis :DDDD. Though he only has one open play goal for France in 13 games.
>>144243810No. He's going to do the same shit as Southgate because he's fucking IRISH. He WANTS us to LOSE.
>>144243628Michael Oliver just supports non-countries like Palestine and Belgium.
https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1832123375461748974?t=ZCP83X9aYOesvKYPY1LUaQ&s=19HAPPENING
>>144243948I mean it doesn't really matter when he's a free agent.
>Players' weights will "no longer be visible" in Football Manager following the introduction of women's teams to the video game.Bit sexist isn't it? I've always meant to load up FM24, edit a player to be 500cm tall and 250kg or 100cm tall and 250kg and see if the game bugs or actually display the player.
>>144244110>SI>Quality
>Isak brace>Toonali backheel assistToon Win
>BREAKING: Clearlake Capital are open to buying out Todd Boehly but they will not sell their own shares in Chelsea (Sky Sports) laughing, they're trying to get Boehly out already.
would you rather be an england fan or a wales fan right now?
>>144245204>failing to beat 10 men>y ddinas o lellamy
Weird how the England u21s is whiter than the senior team now.
well said sash
>England do not have another No 9 in their squad after Ollie Watkins withdrew and Carsley left out Ivan Toney, who has since completed a move to Al-Ahli. The Netherlands coach, Ronald Koeman, said this week the door was closed on Steven Bergwijn’s international career after the forward’s move to the Saudi Pro League but Carsley said he would like to watch Toney in action before deciding whether to call him up.>“As an interim head coach I don’t think I can rule anyone in or out,” he said. “It would be really interesting to go out and see Ivan play and see the level and see the tempo and see the standard. We’ve got access to the games so I’ll definitely be following his progression out there.>“It would be good to go and see an actual live game to get a feel of the atmosphere and the pace of the game because sometimes you don’t quite get that on a video. But yes, he’s definitely not ruled out. We have to be mindful. I’ve got a perception of the football out there but I’ve not been out there and seen it. So I think it would be reckless to rule somebody in or out.”Succession planning: zero
Missed this from yesterday: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/09/05/morgan-gibbs-white-support-lee-carsley-england-job/>Lee Carsley has growing support to become England manager on a full-time basis and has been described as the “perfect man for the job”.He has currently managed zero senior matches. Maybe it's naive to think the FA were even going to bother interviewing anyone else.
>>144245694southgate would still be in charge if they got their way, only reason he's not is because he stepped down. glad i haven't cared about england since 2006, must be grim to be a proper fan and have those people in charge
>>144245549what is this drivel
>>144240770That's just a fact.More successful too
>>144240109>>144239892Can see England losing both of these matches. Especially the Ireland one today, in an embarrassing way.
>>144238165Interesting sneeze fact:Saying you sneezed will often excuse you if you get a ticket and camera'd for driving through a red light.
it's the weekend where Man United won't disappoint meI must do my best to live out this weekend
good start
>Stockport County assistant manager Andy Mangan is set to become a member of Carlo Ancelotti's coaching staff at Real Madrid. (Source: @TheAthleticFC)
>>144245549>guy born in England>declares for Ireland to get game time because his grandmother was Irish >doesn't sing the anthem >in DublinI mean the entire press leading up to this event has been>HEY IRELAND>O'whatisitmeboylad>AREN'T YOU MAD THAT ALL THESE GOOD IRISH PLAYERS DECLARED FOR ENGLAND LOL>OITBESTWITHINSDAYINTHEDAYOFOURLORDTOITEOTITEOTITE WE JUST WANT THE ONES WHO PLAY HERE>NO IRELAND BE MAAAAAAAAAAD
>>144257889Cor, right in the trophy cabinet that. 0-0 against fucking Northern Ireland.
>>144259084It feels like the journos don't want Carsley in charge. Who do they want?
>>144259141They just thrive on negativity. I don't pay attention to any football journalism for that reason. Even local journos wilfully repeat vague insinuation and unsourced rumours as if they were facts, solely to get interactions.
>>144259193>They just thrive on negativity.I know, but this seems much even by journo standards.
>>144259141They just want ragebait with the Irish when we should be uniting with the Irish against the EU for using them as a pawn in their manipulative game. But can't have that. I don't want Carsley in charge because I don't think he is a good manager and I am NOT liking this trend of>U21 Manager>Promote to Seniors>Just wing it with talent that under a good manager would likely win somethingI know England aren't getting Pep. I know they won't get a top coach. But there must be somebody out there they can interview who has sat down and gone 'Yeah I think X Y Z are the key spine of this team for the next 6-8 years and with Q R S T we can do really well and I think our main strengths are 1 2 3 so we should play 1 2 3 tactics!'Instead Carsley is in charge because they either couldn't get a top guy or they want another yes man because if you promote an u21 to senior he's going to be grateful just like Southgate was..... The other much more likely is they're fucking clueless, incompetent and don't want England to be successful because being forever bridesmaids creates a tasty narrative for commercial success. Same shit with Rugby. Win a World Cup, come close 2-3 times since but never do it, but because of that ONE WIN, people will keep going and hoping they'll win it again this time. Same for cricket. Neither actually wants England to win, be top and be dominant and record holders because that isn't financially positive because English/Brits are slammed i n for the past 40 years that being English/British is bad and we should pay for our sins and we shouldn't try to be exceptional. Which is why we're full of fat chainsmoking ugly fucks now.
>>144259320>GK Legends>Literally none of them are legendsPilkington is a good meme though. Guy played like 7 times for United and I only remember him because of his name in Panini books.Valencia, Silvestre only defenders of note. Fucking Pugh is there, think he only played 1 (ONE) game for United.Fletcher, Scholes, Butt, Carrick are legends but Chadwick (the infamous ugly fuck) and Djemba-Djemba (so good they named them twice) are at least relevant. Rooney and Berbatov the only relevant strikers.
>>144259320>Irwin photo>isn't in the squadbravo>>144259363legendary backup GKsjust had a check and they had a combined 97 United appearances in 17 combined seasonsastounding
ynr carrick almost never getting called up for england
>>144259384Yeah Gouw is the only GK there who actually played double digit games. We all know it's just about who can turn up.
>>144259394Carrick also refused a call up in 2012 stating he didn't want to be on the subs bench, essentially. Then, hilariously, went back only a few months later. It's funny how people seethe over Ben White 'refusing' a call up when loads of players have done it. Off the top of my head>Carrick>Chris Sutton>David Bentley>Micah Richards>Ben Forster>Tom Ince >CHO>Danny Drinkwater
>>144259408>Gouw is the only GK there who actually played double digit games.And most of those were in the 1999/2000 season.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA4UecdrZYM
>>144259547i know he played under mcclaren but the latter made the mistake of thinking gerrard and lampard were midfielders when even rafa didnt trust gerrard and ended up being infamously proven right
>>144259623>thinking gerrard and lampard were midfieldersnta but what were they then? strikers? wingers?
>Arsenal lost Merino for month and a half>Just lost Calafiori for a month at leastSee, United fans, it isn't just your team that suffers injuries. Interestingly this happened last year with Arsenal too. Lost Timber then lost Partey.
journos really struggling to find anything to write about this international break
Reminder England U21 are the reigning champions and might not even qualify thanks to that draw. Ukraine are ahead by two points now and played a game less. Will likely win and be unstoppable.
>>144259689I mean it's true he should be sacked but not really for that. I think the FA forgot he is Irish. Just goes to show how incompetent the FA is run.
RIP big ron yeats
>>144222388Look out for Gabe Forsyth
>>144218785Mogged
>>144259645second strikers
>>144259681Merino is just unlucky but Calamari is an absolute crock. The Italian Thomas Vermaelen.
>>144259689such a goofy narrative. are they going after him because he doesn't generate soundbites or have a big reputation?
>>144259645they were second strikers who had two dms or a fullback screening for them at their respective clubs, you'd see them run past the forwards to score goals then run back to do a tackle whilst hamman/alonso or essien/makelele were the wall and creating progression behind them. what's amusing is that england is doing this again by trying to turn a natural 8 into a 6 because basically we don't produce 6s
>>144259812Yep. Arsenal are retarded when making signings, who knew! Clearly needed a striker and bought a guy they kinda needed but should have been way behind other slots. According to Fabrizo it's because Sesko stayed that they went to Calafiori.
>>144259806>>144259872don't second strikers count as attacking midfielders? i mean i get your point and i watched them play and that and fully agree they weren't really cut out for the midfield in that regard. as for not producing 6s, i think we do, but it isn't glamorous so players either fall out of love of the position or aren't picked.paul ince was the last true dm for me.
Why is there no EPL this weekend? This is fucked 2 weeks into the season and some tranny shit is already happening
>>144259980Because international breaks? Because this has happened for years? How are you this new?>tranny
need these /int/ and/or /pol/ tourists to fuck off already
>>144259689https://x.com/TeleFootball/status/1832352666522898818?t=JMyRxkh2n96gMxfqMxvqOw&s=19Even Telegraph is chiming in
>>144260073the telegraph is not different ffrom the daily mail these days so this is hardly surprising
>>144259917>don't second strikers count as attacking midfielders?yes, i think the confusion is that when people refer to them as midfielders, some would confuse those two as some sort of a typical box to box midfielders playing in a double pivot when their best position is higher up the pitch >no true 6well there's kalvin phillips
>>144260124>well there's kalvin phillips
huge fan of the idea that steven gerrard wasn't a midfielder because he didn't play in central midfield in four seasons in his 20 year career
>>144260157Wasn't even obviously a footballer in his final season for Liverpool, his decline was insane
shan't be posting the slip would rather just let scousemong impotently seethe whilst i go put the kettle on
hardly seething it's just blatantly an absurd opinion to hold
>>144259812I could sort of tell from the euros and the friendly vs OL that he runs weird and would get injured in a retarded way even if the one vs france was unlucky
>>144259876>"oh no we couldn't land a new striker, we should go for a new defender instead">"oh and btw we just sold our only backup striker that has managed to stay healthy thru the season"
>>144260277I mean Nketiah is absolute garbage beside that hatrick he scored which for a brief moment made me concerned he had been unlocked and Arsenal were going to actually be a threat. Thankfully he did what I expected him to do and didn't replicate it at all after. The fact they got £30m for him is amazing. Every time they say>Oh no need for a striker, Jesus is coming backAnd then he gets injured. Guy doesn't even play Int games. He's also not able to score. They also weirdly loaned out Vieira when their midfield is basically devoid of depth, doubly so when the guy played as a RW for Porto and I assume is playing for them there as well now. He could have been the back-up for Saka.Whatever. City have won the league anyway. Only Liverpool can challenge them. Maybe Villa.
remember when slippy g tried to blame the loss on suarez missing like 2 matches at the start of the season
>>144259872There’s nothing more pathetic then autistically insisting a player must be classified as one number or another, but calling Lampard a striker is another level of retard
>>144260447>There’s nothing more pathetic then autistically insisting a player must be classified as one number or anotherI only remember when you used to have a "number 10" now you're getting number 6 and number 8
>>144260447you might want to give the FA a ring and share your advice with them then considering they keep trying to force declan rice into a role he has never played for west ham or arsenal
especially retarded given that number 6 is obviously a centre back
>>144260214
>>144260533Well as Southgate said, don't have a natural replace for Phillips (Phillips hasn't gone anywhere, he's just shit). Rice should be the 'No.8'. Or, using FM terms, 'box-to-box midfielder'. He is much better on the attack. But for England he is told to retrieve, resist and recycle. Which means he is absolutely useless in the attack. Which would be fine with the likes of Bellingham, Foden, Palmer and Kane, right? Lol. Mainoo doesn't attack enough to justify his complete lack of defensive ability. Wharton should be given a chance. Gallagher isn't the solution. Kane should be a 'No.10' and Watkins should be the striker.Won't happen. Watch the exact same formation, exact same tactics and exact same subs. Only difference will be whomst'eve've is playing where and who is playing wheren't.
Insane Auba even agreed to play for this NT, could've played for French NT methink.
You mongs are gonna actually watch international friendlies? I'm gonna watch American shite instead
>>144260749Could have, but he is also their top scorer in history. So he has a history. He wouldn't have beaten Giroud for France. He was also eligible for Spain iirc.
>>144260780I will when >we get the London Redcoats or London Kings or whatever meme name the NFL wants to give us and the fake rivalry with New England will look best with.
https://i.4cdn.org/wsg/1725708594393961.webm
>>144261024Based.
>>144260578rice has superb recovery and pass accuracy which led southgate and steve holland (more likely holland) into thinking he'd excel there. but rice also really, really likes to move all the way up the pitch, fast. in fact over a third of those recoveries are in the opposition's half. he is not a progressive visionary, he doesn't like to build up, he likes to drive and press hard, and in turn he doesn't like to be pressed. rice as a dlp is in a way the worst choice as you're obviating his best qualities and trying to turn a very physical player into a technical one. you can see his palpable frustration in almost every england fixture, the body language alone gives it away.
>>144260780Can you go take your pitiful existence and frogposting to /nfl/ and never return
>>144261117>and frogpostingit's the same anon who posts frogs constantly in here, just another gimmick.
>Erik ten Hag 'really likes' Toby Collyer. Sources say the 20-year-old records 'freakish' running stats in training that are only bettered by Bruno Fernandes. [@StevenRailston]About time for a Fred replacement since Mount cannot stay fit
>>144260170>get's sent off in the first minute against united in you're path
Per SSN: https://x.com/SkySportsNews/status/1832385277412651241>Levi Colwill is in line to start at left back for England against Ireland today >Jack Grealish is expected to start for England in a No. 10 position alongside Declan Rice in midfieldwew lad
banter fc
>>144261519but i thought lee carsley is just southgate 2.0?
honestly don't mind who plays where so long as england just try a bit and show some sort of energy, shan't be watching them walk around again for 90 minutes
>>144261605absolute shitshow
>>144261628>so long as england just try a bit and show some sort of energyAt least they turned up. Several pretended to be injured, save your anger for those.
https://x.com/ManUtd/status/1832401606274322850the absolute mass of this lad
>>144261519Remember how people said>Southgate just copied Pep and played weird players in different positionsWell Carsley has just copied Southgate. It's like making a copy of a copy. Diminishing returns.
he just scored
>>144262397I want to make a 'beware the pipeline' image of Rooney with cans of Carling and shit in between each one but sadly cannot find a reasonable image of him even as a teenager.
just found out that the girl i've been dating for 3 weeks is half-turkish
>>144262446is the shag worth the inevitable shit trims youll have to get from her dad?
seems more like a /brit/ comment.
>No 3PM threadHe won
randomly thinking a heavily rotated side ten Hag can play against Twente around 3 weeks to gothe empty players are Amass at LB and Collyer at pivot with Ugarte because they're not in the database just yetthink the back 4 is kinda okay for a rotated side but i think Dalot/Mazraoui will start anyway and Amass can be tried here with little to no pressure althought won't be surprised if fit Shaw plays there to build up some momentum.not sure with the pivot but at least Collyer should start here, the frontline is pretty worrying before >antony and Garnacho are rather selfish so hopefully Eriksen can provide some sneaky passes for Hojlund.Yoro is a bit too soon to play but at least he's already off the crutches.
Why is traitor James McClean playing for Wrexham when Ireland are playing in just over an hour?
>>144262446Definitely ask her if Ozil and Gundo are German or Turkish
>Chelsea are on the brink of 'civil war' - Todd Boehly believes his relationship with Clearlake is at breaking point
Chelsea cannot go a fucking day. jesus christ
futbol de norteamericanooo
>>144262492I shit you not I found out that her father owns a chain of barbers and that’s when she told me he was a Turk and she was half-Turkish
>Interim England manager Lee Carsley says Mason Greenwood 'isn't a player that we can consider'.Dave in the mud
>>144262991Well because he has declared for Jamaica, that's why.
>Of the players called up to face England in the Republic of Ireland squad six of the players were born in England. The only other player not born in the Republic of Ireland is Chiedozie Ogbene who was born in Nigeria.
>>144262832Don't mention Ozil or she'll go wandering, la.
>>144263074I can haz teh suacies nao plix?
>window cleaner comes round>I'm in my room>closes my window to do it>ALRIGHT MATE HOWS IT GOING>Alright Mike, fine, you?>Good mate, didn't mean to scare yeah>I laugh but he didn't as I heard him setting up for 15 mins>Now I can't go poo because the bathroom window on his route and the blind is brokenSigh.
>Barrow have no keeper on the bench>Keeper gets sent offOmds
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>>144262505What is honestly the point of posting on there? There's no conversation it's just people posting for the sake of it. You honestly would be better off self harming.
Ten Hag laughing during the Munich memorial United fans constantly siding with Ten Hag Therefore, United fans think it's fine to laugh about Munich >n-no b-b-but- You cannot dispute the facts
>>144263097>A bunch of kids were born while their fathers played football in EnglandFucking Blimey. How haven't the sun picked you up yet?
League Two Barrow game, they went 1-0 up but the Barrow keeper just got sent off for blocking a half way line shot with a handball, and they don't have a backup keeper, there's some fullback in goal now trying to keep them ahead
>>144263169Well there goes Barrow's run at the top. Straight red is multiple game ban. I assume they have reserve GKs but that'll still harm them.
>>144263175>Begins processSo he hasn't declared for them then? Try again rapist lover
>>144263233Why did you drop the babyish language for this post We can haz you slash y0r throat??
>>144263200Think you read that wrong. The Irish team has six players born in England playing for them and one Nigerian. There has been a huge PR meme from the English media asking the Irish how they feel about Grealish, Rice and Kane playing for England when they could have played for Ireland. They say they don't care and only care about the Irish players. There was also a thing about Evan Ferguson declaring for England because his mother is English but the Irish threw a fit and said he bled green and was a true son of Ireland and then well, they go and grab players from England.
>>144263233>Hi, I would like to declare for Jamaica please>Sure, you gotta fill out forms and wait for FIFA approval, sorry, you know how it is!>Cheers, speak to you laterYou do know it takes months for you to get it greenlit? He has declared for them. Paperwork takes time. Retard.
>>144263261>International football
>>144263301Yes that is what I was talking about.
>>144263356wish Mainoo get rested desu
>>144263356Just can't bring myself to care
>>144263356>Grealish finally back in AMMaybe this manager has hope to succeed.
>>144263369Cared enough to say you can't bring yourself to care. WEIRD. CURIOUS.
>>144263169>>144263203Soul
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>>144263261Yeah, granted, I definitely wasn't thinking about that the right way. I suppose funniest case is Ireland win so then england can just say fuck off we lost to ourselves (which is obiously very on brand).
>>144233243>black opinionslmfao
>>144263439DO NOT look up who Lee Carsley played for
>trent alexander-arnoldoh my fucking word please do fuck off with this useless shitter
do you think Boehlz read this general and was hurt that people memed him a lot due to Chelsea buying so many african and latam shitters even when the reality it wasn't his doing?
>>144263356my boy the geordie rat finally getting some minutes
>>144263536I meant scouse, fuck
>1hr of pregame nonsense and government mandated 'be happy we got to a final and lost, winning would be racist, sexist, transphobic and not DEI'One day we'll get somebody who instils a winning attitude to the team.
>>144263573Not watching, is that really happening
>Newcastle are considering a move for Antony, if their pursuit of Anthony Elanga falls through.>United are open to selling for £40M. Howe highly appreciates his skills and believes he would be valuable addition. [@caughtoffside]
>>144263593I exaggerate, but there is a nation wide issue with not encouraging excellence because it is all those things.
>>144263600>Interest in Antony>actually falling for this
>>144263600>we cant get anthony>lets go for antony insteadfeels like im watching a mitchell and webb skit
>>144263681well i hope it's fake since I like Antony and I want him to succeed at Uniteddon't let the Serb see this
>>144263681caughtoffside is basically a troll site
Just need to rekindle that prime 2008 Antony
>>144263356>A teamTaking this Nations League seriously? Or just trying to find his starting 11
>>144218493
>>144263743want his job permanent i think
>>144263356Maguirechads we SO BACK
>>144263600Didn't the Man U scouts value him at 25m? Why the fuck would toon bid 40?
>>144263356>Eze on the benchOh damn, St. Lucia about to lose his shit again
>>144263356Never heard of this Angel guy
They can value Antony at whatever discount they want, the 200k pw wage is too high
Now Swindon got a player red carded and Barrow are feeling hopeful to drag out their 1-0 score to a win. very dramatic game.
>>144263863Played for Manchester Reds
>>144263886Yeah was just about to type that out. What a mong. He literally assaulted the guy lmao. Didn't Duncan Ferguson go to prison for assaulting a player like that?
>>144263863this manletbeen reading so many takes from Man United fans that they want to re-sign him on free and my first thought, alright do United need some diminutive midfielder (he's like 167-168cm) with some good playmaking skill but offers nothing else? he'll just be a bench player at United.
In other news us Hollywood chads are bootyblasting the local peasants
>>144243283Chelsea is owned by an equity fund holding 60% (led by eghbali) and 3 other billionaires holding about 40% of chelsea. Most chelsea memes point to boehly but it seems the club is actually run by the other guy. So it seems they want to buy each other out
8 mins of extra time, we're at 4 for the Barrow game. Will be hilarious if they win.
>>144264434LMFAOOOOOO
>>144264434>Almost keeps a clean sheet>Swindon finally decide to just smash one at him
>>144264657>last second of extra time>bloots it>randomly goes inabsolute kino and sovl
>>144264657>>144264631Fucking GRIM. But also SOVL.
Ireland all over England. This is just shockingly bad. England will go down to C LMAO.>Gordon misses one on oneRice scores a blooter tho.
>>144265078LMAO!!!!!
>Mainoo is fucking shit with a terrible touch, gets booked and gives away a foul>multiple people point it out in the match thread>YOU'RE JUST MAD COMPLETELY ORGANIC YOU'RE JUST SEETHINGDave can you keep your gimmicks out of those kind of threads please? You get free reign here as it is.
>>144265389It's okay mate. You're in your safe space now.
Hope the /epl/ naysayers feel embarrassed now
>>144266487Shut up Dave.
*dominates the touchline*
>>144267307he looks fat and ripped at the same time
>>144267548in what way does he look fat?
>>144267580idk
>>144267628Thinlet
>>144263460oh, no no no
>>144267886that entire saga was a shitshow, much like the FAI
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4gz5jg81d0oIt hit the Beeb now. It's over.
>rice>grealishhowling
Best performance for Grealish in the white, and it's in CAM. Been screaming for him to play there for ages.
>>144268402no you haven't, you lying twat. don't respond to me
>>144268376Utter embarrassment
Time for 606!
Rice and Grealish being the 2 goalscorers is just cruel. Poor potatomen ;_;
>should have won 4-0, 5-0>exact same issues under Southgate, nobody tries after first goal>try to do blooters or pass it into the net>give ball away>possibly concede>crumbleThat's how it usually works. Or in the case of Euros>go behind>actually attack>get bailed out
>Grealish gets a goal>Rice gets a goal and assist>Mainoo did nothing but get carded and give the ball away>Taken off for GallagherOh no no no no no.... Also why no Wharton?
Ireland (0.65) 0-2 (2.62) Irish Players
instead of "seeing out" an essentially meaningless friendly, why didn't the highly skilled footballers start doing more skilful moves? Why didn't they entertain the fans in the stadium (and those watching at home) in pursuit of representing their nation with pride?
remember when southgate played the best right back in world football in midfield what was that about lmao
why didn't they go score more goals.
>>144268821trent is shit scousemong
>>144268821>best right back in world footballFrimpong plays for Netherlands.
>>144268835lack of quality up front
RoI is a championship level side, it was never going to be some massive 7-0 blowout. england casuals are such mongs
>England versus Binland on TuesdayCan see England losing that.
>>144268914England beat North Macedonia 7-0 and drew with them 1-1. England have beaten Hungary 5-0 and lost 4-0 to them. The team very much can score a lot of goals if they want. They're just shit.
>>144268942>and lost 4-0 to thembecause they stuck bumsdale between the sticks
>>144268919
based jgrealz
>>144269010You need to watch that game back. He's a shit goalkeeper but he wasn't really at fault for them. Slopping passing and being dispossessed too easily was the cause. The players look bored and uncaring. Like they knew they're being picked or not. Swap Pickford for Ramsdale and the game is still lost.
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>>144269049cute saber
>>144269110actually embarrassing
>>144269110jobless behavior btw
>Against Republic of Ireland today, England had more possession (76.4%), shots within the box (14), expected goals (2.52), and big chances (6) than in any of their seven games at EURO 2024
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>>144269262>making a /mug/ for a charity match
dont understand how epl still wont appreciate gordons immense quality
>>144269322fucking vile
>>144269372if he did it as a piss take then it's quite funny
>england wears red and white>win gold medalEngland would win something if they didn't wear their spurs colours
>>144269363He's good but his shot was fucking terrible. One on one and he hits it at the GK. He's just lucky that Kane took a shot, Saka tried and Rice blooted it in. He did make the left side a viable fucking route, but in 2nd half the ball went totally down the right and Bowen should have scored, Kane should have scored, Saka should have scored and Eze should have scored (he had time to chest that down and shoot).
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>>144269518Fuck off Mandic doing it early.
