England Visit the Poles!
posted by The Blue Devil @ 2:04 PM
Lakenheath Old Boys
We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
Wednesday, September 08, 2021
Lakenheath Old Boys
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Afternoon, chaps - the teams for this evening's clash:
Poland: Szczesny, Dawidowicz, Glik, Bednarek, Puchacz, Jozwiak, Linetty, Krychowiak, Moder, Buksa, Lewandowski. Subs: Slisz, Piatkowski, Swiderski, Zalewski, Dragowski, Frankowski, Damian Szymanski, Kaminski, Kedziora, Rybus, Skorupski, Helik.
England: Pickford, Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw, Phillips, Rice, Sterling, Mount, Grealish, Kane. Subs: Johnstone, James, Saka, Bamford, Lingard, Henderson, Alexander-Arnold, Coady, Trippier, Bellingham, Pope.
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany).
Afternoon Boys
England to wear blue again.....not liking it...unless Poland are wearing white
I do have to correct our Commish a little from his opening
The Danes have won 6 out of 6 as well in Scotland's group
The link has started
COME ON ENGLAND!
Afternoon, Dave - sorry about neglecting the Danes. Shame about that. Nevermind.
Well done, The Plus!
I hate how ESPN show their tables....the points are on the left!
Teams gathering in the tunnel now.
I believe that Lewandowski was injured for the Wembley match in the spring. It should be a different match with him up front. Stones and Maguire will have their hands full.
England have a five point lead going into this one
A win would put them EIGHT points clear
A loss would still have England on the top
England's games still to play
Andorra A
Hungary H
Albania H
San Marino A
Of course, Poland knocked England out of the 1974 WC during the qualifiers
The Clown in goal
Poland went all the way to the semis that year . They beat Argentina, Haiti and Italy in groups
Lost to Germany in the second group stage in the last match...which was winner take all
Looks like Poland are wearing white shirts and red shorts so England did have to change
Poland actually beat Brazil(a crappy version) to come third
I'd like a perfect record going into the World Cup.
I don't see the like of Deyna, Lato, Lubanski, and Boniek this time. C'mon England!
Walker, Rice, Kane and Sterling on yellow cards.
It is crazy how many caps players get these days
Sterling already up to 70
How many would the two Sir Bobbys have gotten?
Right you are, Steve - no reason that England shouldn't win this one. Welcome!
We are off
COME ON ENGLAND
COME ON ENGLAND
COME ON ENGLAND
Polish fans whistling the taking of the knee, similar to the Hungarians last week. Poor form.
Hiya Steve
That's the consequence of too much football. But I saw a photo of Lord Bamford with his England cap. I thought they'd stopped the physical caps.
Looks like we've got a blimp cam for the coverage this evening.
Funny how Grealish was wanted by everyone to start during the Euros....Sgate didn't seem to trust him much
Now he's a City player...he is starting !
Hiya Chaps.
It's nice that they're still giving out the caps. A lovely touch.
Mount was a bit late there and Lewandowski is trying to get him booked. Poor.
I agree. There's no point in discontinuing them. I like that tradition.
Decent volley at the back post well blocked
Oh - nearly a good combination between Mount and Grealish there.
That seemed like a dangerous corner there!
Early corner for Poland is cleared out.
Not a card, ref.
Phillips in the book.....dirty Leeds!
Never a card.....he landed!!
Bloody hell - what was that? Kal is booked early on. He was just trying to turn there.
I like that they give a cap
Is it only for their first cap?
Did they used to get caps for every appearance?
Going to have to google
Why isn't this ref giving us any corners? That's the second one that he's given as a goal kick. What gives?
What is with this ref!!
A stupid yellow and TWO corners not awarded
England is not getting much from this ref. I hope this early period is no portent of his continuing influence on the match.
I think it's a cap for every appearance. I'm pretty sure that I've seen an old picture with someone like Bobby Moore wearing a raft of them.
The corners should be indicated by the Linos.
Do England Football Players Still Get Caps?
Yes – one for each appearance except at tournaments, where one is given to cover the whole competition.
That was nice from Walker, cushioning a header to himself from the free kick and then fizzing a cross over.
That makes sense.
Yeah, I can remember SHOOT photos of players with trunkfuls of caps.
There are some pictures of Bobby Charlton too
Maguire with a chance of a volley....oh dear
Ah - Harry just couldn't get over that chance when it came to him.
Just saw at picture of Charlton's WC66 cap
It has all of the opponents' names around it
Most dangerous move from Poland so far ends with Moder trying to beat Pickers at the near post.
Breaking news... ref gives us a corner
Lovely ball from Kane to Grealish and he wins a corner. Let's make the most of it!
There is Shaw placing the ball out of the arc....HATE IT
Shaw with the usual ball outside the triangle to anger Dave.
I am getting a nose bleed from this camera angle. How high must it be?
I really wanted Rice to run by that Pole while he was tying up his boot. Would have been a laugh.
Wow.....longest unbeaten run against any opponent since losing to the Poles in 1973 away
England survive a dangerous cross
Walker had so much space...DIDN'T GET THE BALL IN THE BOX!!!!
Decent move from England there with Mount blasted well over in the end.
Scotland won in Austria yesterday and puts them in second place
Wales hosting Estonia today....still 0-0 as well
Kane headed that to ?
Italy already 2-0 at home to Lithuania
In England's group
Hungary 2-0 vs Andorra
Albania 0 San Marino 0
Kane with a chance.....bugger
Aim at the goal, Harry!
Is Germany's group the easiest of all time?
Germany, Armenia, Romania, North Macedonia, Iceland and Liechtenstein
Germany have lost a match!!
Andorra setting their usual pace in the qualifiers.
England have been a second half team in almost all of their matches....why can't they start on the front foot
That's ridiculous! I hope the lack of competitive matchplay will hurt the Germans in the end.
England break again.....AGAIN....they don't get the ball in the box !
What's the point!!!
North Macedonia are a good side! I had them as a dark horse team for the Euros.
;-)
England controlling possession now. Poland just looking to hit on the break, even though they're at home.
Too much passing for the sake of passing from England so far
Foul called against Kane...never a foul
Phew...Lewy almost in
First half chance for Lewandowksi - tried a kung fu effort that Pickers snatched.
Kristowiak is doing my head in with his antics. I encourage any player except Phillips to demonstrate what a foul is upon him.
Moder skies one into Row Z.
Totally agree with you about Kristowiak, Steve.
Great run by Razza but the ref didn't call the foul on him.
Another chance of a break....awful pass by Sterling....RUN PAST HIM!!
Oh come on, Kal set up a 3 on 2 and they still bollixed it up.
Stones plays it straight out because he's picked up a knock.
Stones down with some kind of knack. Coady waiting in the wings.
Looks like Lewandowski caught him late.
Mike just texted me saying the same thing about Grealish being a starter once he is on City!
Stones will continue for now.
Stones still not looking very clever but he's back on the pitch.
Oh - Kane nearly put Sterling through there.
England have been toothless near the goal! They look clueless
Will it improve in the second half
I wouldn't be surprised if Coady were to come on for the second half, if not earlier.
Coming to 2.5 games played
First half 1 goal
Second half SEVEN!
WHY?
Razza too busy with tricks to take that shot?
Not sure what the Polish fans are whistling right now.
Grealish wins a cheap on about forty yards out and England will set up a free kick with the big boys coming up.
Cleared out for a corner. Come on!
England.... toothless!
Mentioning the damn P word!!
NO SHOT ON TARGET should emphasized!!!
Great tackle by Rice
England are SOOOOO SLOOOW
Grealish finally put some pace in the move
NOt a great cross by Shaw
It's when England slow down the build up that the whistling reaches a crescendo.
Oh - that's a bit more like it - Grealish jinking his way through a few tackles and setting up Shaw to cross.
Free kick chance for the Poles
Not a smart tackle there by Mount....plenty of cover
Puchacz wins a free kick right at the end of the half. Mark 'em up!
Nil nil, again at the half.
Free kick cleared
England boring me to tears in the first half again!
That's cleared out and the ref blows for the half. England have been the better side, marginally but with few real chances.
And now everything is boiling over. Not sure what happened.
WHAT IS GOING ON
Players having handbags
Card is out for something
Looks like Glik will pick up a yellow for whatever offense there was.
Ref talking to VAR
Glick to get a yellow card
Maguire too
Maguire is also booked for some reason.
Glick's card very deserved. Maguire's is not. Referee must sort himself out.
Glick pinched Walker in the throat in that sequence. Really shitty from him.
Why didn't VAR tell the ref that!!
Ref had a real 'mare in that first half. Hope he sorts himself out.
Teams out for the second half
Come on England....please entertain me...play better
Off we go
England get us underway again. Come on!
Even the crowd is bored
Somehow the angle has gotten less severe. Either my eyes have adjusted or they've moved the gantry point lower.
Oh - Grealish within an inch of opening the scoring for England!
Grealish gets the ball across the box...no one there
Ref starts the same way...refuses to give England a corner
haven't really noticed....sorry
Bloody hell Sterling...GET IT OVER!!!!!
What on earth was he doing!!!!
Bloody hell - Sterling beat his defender twice there and still didn't square the ball!
At least the pace has picked up
Gareth looks tense.
Nice tracking back by Kal there.
Better from England now.
Several Polish players are knobbled themselves trying to foul England players including Glik and Bednarek.
Kal has a go from distance - probably the first shot on goal from either side tonight. It's been that kind of match.
Mount earns a free kick in a decent position. England will set up again.
The set pieces haven't been good enough tonight.
Razza keeps taking just one too many touches.
Agreed. Fatigue in the third match in 10 days might play a part.
Shaw wins a corner now. Come on, someone put it on Harry's head!
Glik has learned the gamesmanship in a very short tenure at Benvenuto this year.
"delicate".....toothless more like
Would you like the England possession stat, Dave?
Kristowiak finally gets the ref's attention and a yellow.
So there's Krychowiak finally into the book after a catalog of fouls. Three of them in the book so far, two of ours.
How did that not go in
Sterling is rubbish!!!
Offside anyway
Oh - how did that one stay out! I thought that Maguire's header had crept in!
Oh how did Razza not bury that? Must have taken his eye off of it.
Sterling was offside TWICE
Kane's link up play hasn't been sharp enough tonight either.
Back to Boston for Buksa
Score updates
Group B
Greece 1-0 Sweden....who were top
Kosovo 0-1 Spain
Group C
Italy 5-0 Lithuania
Nor Ireland 0-0 Switzerland
Group E
Belarus 0-1 Belgium
Wales 0-0 Estonia
Group I
Albania 3-0 San Marino
Hungary 2-0 Andorra
Group CRAP
Armenia 1-1 Liechtenstein FT
Iceland 0-3 Germany
Nor Mac 0-0 Romania
Yep - he's been Revving it up this season.
Phillips.... go forward more with your passing
Give a Pole a wee flag and they're entertained for hours.
One goal off Harry's bum will do right about now - and then the boys can shut up shop.
What would they do with a Naya Noodle giveaway night?
an 18 year old qualifier from England has made the US Open Women's semi final....she hasn't lost a set yet!
First time a qualifier has made it to the semis at the US Open EVER....male or female
He's a handful for a MLS level defender. Surprised to see him get international appearances though.
Bob, is there some kind of Special handshake or salute between Subaru drivers?
We just got one
Bloody Hell Philips.... so much space out wide....you go back again!!
LOL! Not that I've seen, mate.
More changes from the Polish manager - but nothing yet from Gareth.
Buh-bye to that guy. And they've given him the 10 shirt. Not since Gallas has the 10 been as disrespected.
I might give Graelish a rest. He's getting fouled and frustrated and I don't see that changing in the time left.
I'd love to see what another striker alongside Kane could do right about now.
Yeah - Saka for Grealish might be a good change.
Lewandowski tries one from distance and Pickers falls on it. Probably they're first shot on goal.
COME ON ENGLAND!!!
The whole sport has lost its value of entertainment
GOAL.....Kane with a shot from out of the blue
ONE NIL!
YESSSSSS!!!!!
Out of nothing, Captain Kane has a hit and voom!
0-1!
Oh what a hit!!! Kane might have decided this one. Check the net for holes after that one.
He now is one ahead of Owen
Nice hit
Look what happens when you don't pass it sideways and actually shoot!
We really needed that. Fifteen minutes left to hang on to this precious lead.
Nice wrestling move there on Grealish
England still have to score three more to keep their streak going
Glick with the Italian defender's fall-back, pretending he hurt himself on Kane's ankle.
Kane's ankle was stepped on there and the Pole damaged his leg
Once again the Polish clod fouls an England man and then acts as if he's been poleaxed himself. Glik again the offender. Just get the red out, ref.
I'll take a 0-1er here and again tonight for the US - the boys are desperate for a win.
Just tuned in the Welsh match on my computer to see if they can get a late winner in Cardiff
Poles are getting dirty
Nearly the perfect through ball there for Siberski but Pickers scooped it up.
Unbelievable officiating. Glick is waved on the pitch as the ball is hit closest to him.
Puchasz is the fourth Pole into the book then.
Too much passing....SHOOT IT
Grealish or Mount...one of you
And now a fifth for #8
And yet another Pole cautioned now - Linetta - as Kane is tripped up.
Glik finally makes way - glad to see the back of him but I'd rather have seen him sent off.
Are 5 subs allowed?
Bale with a header....straight at the keeper
Bale has another shot saved....gets a rebound...hits the post
Less than 10 minutes left for England to hold on to this lead.
Back to Campagna for Glick. Good riddance.
STRUTH..... hate that crap!!!!
Oh - heart attack time there as Pickers nearly presses the self-destruct button!
Jesus. Too much faffing about almost makes Pickers pay.
It's all scalp taking from the Poles on the pitch now. Shameful.
Looking at that goal again, it's a bit of Ronaldo effort from Kane, with the swerve of the ball beating Sussudio. Wouldn't have been possible with the old balls.
Bale with a useless effort from a free kick
He scored his hat-trick goal in the 93rd minute at the weekend...can he score the winner again
87th minute
Still no subs from Gareth - I'm really surprised as the likes of Sterling and Mount look gassed.
Nice run into the box by the newest Leeds man....wins a corner
At least England's hopes aren't dependent on an overaged golf enthusiast.
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