dewsburyowl58 Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Come on England , nervous already , please no penalty shoot out lads !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxonOwl Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 1 hour ago, dewsburyowl58 said: please no penalty shoot out lads !!! This! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodwickOwl Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 As long as we don't do a Spain and try passing it round for 90 minutes - we need to change game plan at 60/70 minutes if thats the case, penalties is way too much of a gamble to go through after previous results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new zealand owl Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 I’ve just got no idea how our defence are going to cope against a half decent team. just hope and pray the chances fall to Kane, honestly think he is world class now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxtongent Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Play George Hurst ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 It's right what Bilic said last night At the weekend it was "Come on England, chances don't come better than this." And the closer to kick off we get the more Colombia are made out to be world-beaters - well they aren't They're okay, that's all. I've watched all three of their games and for most of the last one they were going home If England approach this in the right frame of mind then there's nothing to worry about Belgium were complacent against Japan and almost paid the price - if ever we needed a wake-up call then that was it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe P. Coltrane Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 10 minutes ago, Buxtongent said: Play George Hurst ! Hirst FFS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWLERTON GHOST Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 29 minutes ago, Andoverowl said: Hirst FFS Geoff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s73owl Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 7 minutes ago, OWLERTON GHOST said: Geoff Unbelievable 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhopping Owl Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Djorou out to show us what we’re missing this afternoon. Or make us breathe a huge sigh of relief, one of the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxonOwl Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 were we linked with him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 What we saying for this Sweden vs Switzerland match then? Who do you reckon will win? Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flo Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 I think Sweden to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxonOwl Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 I have been impressed by the Swiss so I'll go with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 Switzerland's defending looks as bad as Sweden's shooting Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frastheowl Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 4 hours ago, Ethel The Tree said: It's right what Bilic said last night At the weekend it was "Come on England, chances don't come better than this." And the closer to kick off we get the more Colombia are made out to be world-beaters - well they aren't They're okay, that's all. I've watched all three of their games and for most of the last one they were going home If England approach this in the right frame of mind then there's nothing to worry about Belgium were complacent against Japan and almost paid the price - if ever we needed a wake-up call then that was it They were fantastic against Poland. One of the best performances I've seen from a team at this World Cup in my opinion. Won 3-0, could/should have been 5 or 6. They worked like dogs, Barrios in midfield was infectious, and with three flair players in behind Falcao, they looked the real deal. For some strange reason, Peckeman changed it against Senegal, and brought Sanchez back in, whose far more passive, and as a result, Colombia had to grind instead of the play. By all accounts Barrios is back in today. The concern for tonight, is the way Colombia continued to exploit the half spaces behind Poland's wing backs. England have looked vulnerable down their left side especially, behind Young and Maguire's lack of mobility could see us struggle to contain Colombia creating overloads in those areas. If Peckeman's brings in Barrios, and looks to engage England and go toe to toe with us, we could be in for a tricky night. If he sets up to protect and contain, I'd fancy us to have enough to see them off. Make no mistake though, Colombia are a more than decent side...and much better than anything we've faced as yet. But then again, England are much better than anything Colombia have faced yet either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Sweden 1-0 Switzerland ... Spent the first 65mins wondering how both sides knew Mark Lawrenson was co-commentating If he hadn't written the script then at least this game was right up his street Sweden had most of the chances in the 1st half and fluffed the lot They eventually went ahead through a wicked deflection and then it was the Swiss turn to make hard work of it To be fair, neither team had raised their game considering the prize and although I might've predicted some late VAR intervention (given those FIFA connections) it happened at the other end and, in keeping with the rest of the game, came to nothing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Colombia 1-1 England ... So much for 'stay clam and watch the match unfold' I don't really think I enjoyed ANY of that, although there were probably a few moments in the 1st half that resembled a normal game of football I don't think those 15mins or so after the award of England's penalty had anything to do with sport I just wanted it to finish and apart from Walker giving me kittens every time he got the ball in the last 10mins I thought we'd just about done enough But nooo, 93rd minute - so typical And then we gave Colombia the freedom of the park throughout the first period of extra time Woke up in the second period, nearly scored a couple of times, and then actually won, yes WON a penalty shoot-out But not before putting us all through the wringer one more time I'm going to bed now - but somehow, I don't think I'll get much sleep 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morepork Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 I'm absolutely loving seeing defenders being nailed by the officials for manhandling opposition players at set pieces, it had reached a ridiculous level. Hopefully, it will filter down. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swfc-dan Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 (edited) Colombia were an utter embarassment, couldnt believe what I was seeing from their antics. How they had no one sent off is a miracle, ref didnt control them at all. Used to be a fan of their style of play, not anymore. Adios amigos, good riddance you have been a disgrace to the world cup. Have enjoyed most of these world cup games but didnt enjoy tonight at all. Not just because it was England, it was a really poor game for a WC last 16 match. Thought we shouldve put them to bed but just wouldnt do it, Sweden aint gonna be pretty next. Edited July 3, 2018 by swfc-dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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