Don't Mention the War!
Happy Monday afternoon, chaps. It's been a miserable Nations League campaign for England, who were relegated to the B Level of the competition after the loss in Turin on Friday. But all will be forgotten if Gareth Southgate's boys were to pull off a morale-boosting win over Germany at Wembley today. Come on, England!
Join me if you're watching this afternoon!
posted by The Blue Devil @ 2:20 PM
94 Comments:
Hiya, boys! I'm in the office getting ready for my afternoon class. I've got the FS1 link pulled up and should be able to keep an eye on it if the pesky students stay out of my way.
Good Afternoon, Bob. Thanks for getting us started. I will be in and out, so I'm recording the match. Taking advantage of the lovely weather.
The only problem with relegation is that England will be in pot 2 when they make the draw for the Euros. Even though the top two usually qualify out of the group stages England will have one tough opponent in qualifying. I guess the NL is more important than the fact that they made the final.Something is wrong and I agree that the system doesn't need tinkering.
Saudis vs U.S. on FS 1 tomorrow. Coverage starts at 1:30 PM and the match begins at 2.
Clint Dempsey and Lexi Lalas in the studio with Rob Stone. Really dire. There's no excuse for having three American blokes and particularly the England-hater Lalas on board.
Afternoon, David - great to have you on board.
Agreed, Bob, but I'm guessing those three will be the regular studio people for the WC.
Hi Boys
Not happy with only two changes
Not happy with Mags and Shaw can get a game for England and not for United
Toney?
Thanks, Bob. Great to be on board with you, but will probably be leaving in a few minutes to take advantage of the lovely weather.
Fox missing the national anthems of course
Geoff Hurst looks good!!
He score in the Final 56 years ago!!!
Good Afternoon, Dave. Agreed. I Shaw Hope the two not getting a match for United do not board the plane to Qatar. Agreed about Ivan Tonery, but more deserving than Shaw and Maguire.
I can only be here until half time and then I pick up Kathy. I'll be back for the end
I'm okay with missing the national anthems.
Well done both sets of fans for an impeccable minute silence
I know...you guys don't care!!
I do...I think her and my mom
That sounds like my schedule Dave. We're leaving once Jacquelyn comes home from school which she just walked in the door.
The anthems are part of the atmosphere!!
Much better than commercials!!
I don't like Germany in orange. They should be wearing green shorts and white shorts
Sorry England in orange. The away team is supposed to change , not the home team
I'll be listening to the match on 5Live
I prefer the atmosphere during the match, not concerned about pre-match
It is red
The announcers are probably better on 5 Live than FS1
You guys have become poopy heads
My eyers play tricks on me sometimes. I guess it's part of the aging process. It does look reddish-orange to me , but I'll take your word for it.
LOL, Dave!
The teams for today's match:
England: Pope, James, Stones, Dier, Maguire, Shaw, Rice, Bellingham, Foden, Sterling, Kane.
Subs: Trippier, Ramsdale, Henderson, Walker, Coady, Guehi, Saka, Mount, Toney, Chilwell, Henderson, Abraham.
Germany: ter Stegen, Kehrer, Sule, Schlotterbeck, Raum, Kimmich, Gundogan, Hofmann, Musiala, Sane, Havertz.
Subs: Baumann, Ginter, Arnold, Werner, Gnabry, Trapp, Muller, Henrichs, Bella-Kotchap, Gosens.
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands).
When the camera was close in on the shorts it looked like Luton orange , but from the distance. it looks reddish. I know my colors, but it must be my eyes or the tint on the telly.
Hiya, Dave - how's your day going?
Thanks for the lineups. How do some of these people get a match after a poor performance in Milan on Friday?
England haven't score a single goal from open play in the NL(didn't want to mention it because I would get hammered by you two about the competition)
Kane drops too deep and no one is left up top
Play Kane and Toney
We're off to go out and eat then go walking afterwards. I'm recording , so please don't text me any updates. Thanks.
Not good by Pope....awful first touch
What's Nick Pope playing at?
Busy but good, mate.
I'd like to see Kane and Toney up top
I'd like to see Foden playing central
Hiys, I'm lurking and trying to work at the same time. Is it just Hurst and Sir Bobby left from the '66 side?
My picture keeps stuttering
Knock it off Fox
Germans dominating - England haven't got started. What's happened to this team?
Hi Steve
It could be!
The England kit does look a bit traffic-safety to me too. I'm more cheesed off that it's monochrome.
Looks like George Cohan is still around
I suspect that the regulars aren't fussed with this clown-town competition. But why the bubble-guys can't be arsed is a great question.
I like this red shirt more than the white one!
I do like them wearing different color shorts than their shirt
I don't agree with all three of you about this competition .
Sorry
He's 82
Geez....what are they doing back there!!
Bloody Pep
ANOTHER ONE!
That was pinged back to Pope in the center of the goal!
One person in the box...pass around...lose possession
Sterling with a chance...weak effort in my book. I still think he sucks!!
Oh - best chance yet for England. Great ball from Shaw to Razza who pulled a lovely save out of Der Stegen.
Another chance...find Kane!!! He was wide open!
England starting to get some chances
Should have buried that. We need our forwards to score those.
Kane wins a back post header...it comes back to him...volleys just wide
Better
Still goalless in Budapest(seldom have I ever met a ruder pest)
That is all Hungary to win the group with England, Germany and Italy!
Quite a feat
Sterling.....absolutely HOPELESS
What kind of pass was that!
Germany blew it there! Havirtz intercepted a pass that was playing a teammate in!
Lots of TT impersonations going on!!
TOO MUCH TALKING!!
COMMENTATE ON THE GAME!!
Italy take the lead and jump into first
World Cup...for no reason....has the emphasis on the CUP...not WORLD!!
Most Americans say it opposite.
They emphasize Series in World Series...why not with the World Cup
Stones has done a hammy
Stones down now - looks a bit bad.
Walker replaces him
Kyle Walker to replace him.
That is an odd way to emphasize the word. I hadn't noticed it before, Dave.
England break...still pathetic by Sterling
It is true tho
WORLD Cup is wrong
Word CUP is correct
I correct my friend, Dick, all the time!
And he says World SERIES
Sterling sucks it up again...then Foden...what the hell!
Sterling with a chance...again...can't score!
HAS TO BE BETTER
Ht and England have failed to score again
5.5 games....at least some shots...sadly most fell to Sucky Sterling!
That's it for me
Off to pick up my better half
Not a great half of football for England. I don't give a toss about the Nations League but this hasn't been a great warm-up for the boys.
Bugger! Looks like Harry Mags has given away a pen. Yep - ref has taken a second look.
Gundy steps up - ice cold pen. The way that they should be taken.
Is Bellingham really that good? I don't know.
I'm off to set up my class, lads. Back in a tick.
Bloody hell - I've come back to take a peak ahead of my class and the Germans are now leading 0-2!
I parked the van...it was 0-2....I make a cup of team
THREE TWO ENGLAND!!
This is stunning!
As I was driving home, Germany scored a second. I park the van, come in the house....England had scored. I went back to check the goal...it was TWO-TWO... made a cup of team... 3-2!
BUGGER... 3-3
Not good by Pope!!
Back for the match and as I join Kai the Guy scores to make it 3-3
Nick Pope fumbled a shot from Gnabry and Kai the Guy scored the rebound.
Nick Pope was doing his best impersonation of a Scottish keeper at Wembley
hi David...thought you were going to watch it later?
Saka with a chance to break....didn't seem to have a lot of pace
Well saved
OH! Iu thought Saka had won it for england. Long solo run on the break and then with just her Steegen to beat it's turned around for a corner by his finger tips
Into stoppage time.
Corner...staright into the keeper's hands
Hello Dave. I was , but got home a bit earlier than expected. Had fun watching the fall leaves with their fall colors
Half a dozen time stoppage time minutes which will be more as Maguire seems to be injured
I don't like that long black diagonal stripe on the German jerseys. I prefer their traditional all white jerseys
Italy two up in Budapest . The Italians are going to win the group
I don't get how Hendo came on...he wasn't in the original squad!
That is it
Still not a win but a great comeback...shame they couldn't hold on
Take care
It's over and a thriller at Wembley finishes 3-3
Cheers Dave. Enjoy the rest of the day. Great chatting with you
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