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Xenophon PCDGS

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No worries :)

It does mean that there's everything to play for for all teams in Group D. Czech Republic may not be the side they were in 1996, but they do have a victory over England in the most recent competitive meeting.
At least, after the final group stage matches, we should know which of the best-placed third teams will progress.

To hark back to Kane, if this tournament is seen as a shop-window for clubs wishing to buy him, he has done himself no favours whatsoever. Hyde United would have had second thoughts about entering the bidding fray based upon his performances.
 

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The thought of Phillips and Rice in midfield going up against Pogba and Kante terrifies me. We won't get that far based on current showings but wow our midfield is so average.
Phillips is the “Yorkshire Pirlo” apparently. Do me a favour. He’s not fit to lace Pirlo’s boots.

As for Raheem Sterling, he demonstrated why Guardiola hasn’t played him as often this season.
 

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If Jack Grealish is this years "great white hope" for the England team, we're really in trouble.

Is this a suggestion he didn't play well? He was by far England's best player in that last half an hour, never afraid to demand the ball and looks to work it forward at every opportunity.
 

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Is this a suggestion he didn't play well? He was by far England's best player in that last half an hour, never afraid to demand the ball and looks to work it forward at every opportunity.
Yes it is a suggestion he didn't play particularly well. Especially as both fans and pundits thought he'd be the saviour once he came on. He proceeded to dribble aimlessly into the centre circle, then to attempt to pass to a substitute who was warming up. If he's pleased with his performance last night then he's frankly deluded.

Grealish is a decent footballer but he isn't a Messi or even a Gascoigne. If he was half as good as he thinks he is, he'd already have a Ballon d'Or on his mantelpiece.
 

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Has anything recently diminished the footballing confidence of Marcus Rashford, as he seems but a shadow of his former self? Is his move into the political arena with regards to extending free school meals especially during holiday periods something to do with this?
 

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Then it's fairly obvious we watched a different final 30 minutes last night.
 

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Then it's fairly obvious we watched a different final 30 minutes last night.
Apparently so. I do agree that Grealish showed more promise than some of the others once he was on, but that's all relative: again, if he's happy with it then he's deluded. "Least-worst" is a more accurate label.
 

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Has anything recently diminished the footballing confidence of Marcus Rashford, as he seems but a shadow of his former self? Is his move into the political arena with regards to extending free school meals especially during holiday periods something to do with this?
He's been struggling with fitness for a long time now (several months) and Striker is never his best position either (another Southgate mistake). I doubt politics is part of it. If anything his confidence might be boosted by his incredible work and the positive response he has received.
 

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and Striker is never his best position either (another Southgate mistake).

Southgate doesn't play him as a striker, he plays out wide. It was the same when he came on yesterday for Kane, Rashford went out wide and Sterling moved to the middle.
 

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If we thought England had underperformed last night, France are showing us that it could be worse...!

Interesting. Still plenty of time to turn it around though.
(game of two halves, jumpers for goalposts etc etc...)
 

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If we thought England had underperformed last night, France are showing us that it could be worse...!
England were playing at home in their national stadium in front of a greatly reduced capacity that noise-wise the Scottish fans seemed to make the more noise, whereas France are playing away in Hungary with what seems a different (if any) stadium restriction. Any idea what the crowd numbers are?

Hungary scored at what was the best time to do so. So, if France who seem now to turn the match around, will be having one of those managerial "chats" at the break. "Fergie's" idea of a "half-time chat" after a poor first-half performance at Old Trafford borrowed a name from some hairdressing equipment so I understand.. :D
 

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Interesting. Still plenty of time to turn it around though.
(game of two halves, jumpers for goalposts etc etc...)

Small boys in the park? Jumpers for goalposts. Fear of parky. Who can blame them. Small boys in the hut? Hm. Isnt it? Dont quote me on that one
 

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After that "snoredraw" last night Portugal v Germany is a great watch.

Currently 4-1 to Germany - ominously they are on the March.

What are ITV doing with Sky's Pundits Neville and Souness ? - Do they not show The Euros on Satellite ?
 

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After that "snoredraw" last night Portugal v Germany is a great watch.

Currently 4-1 to Germany - ominously they are on the March.

What are ITV doing with Sky's Pundits Neville and Souness ? - Do they not show The Euros on Satellite ?

Must be the effect of having a Premier League referee in charge. :)

The Euros are one of the protected events, though the qualifiers were on Sky. Also ITV have borrowed Peter Walton from BT Sport for his refereeing viewpoint.
Micah Richards often appears on both Sky and MOTD during the normal season, so not unprecedented.
 

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And Gary Lineker on both BBC and BT Sport, well until he left the latter a few days ago. Most of the pundits we see work for various different worldwide organisations.
 

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All the pundits have competition-specific contracts with the various broadcasters. Some have split themselves between two for years, notably Gary Lineker. I guess for the euros and World Cup all the Sky and BT lot become free agents
 

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All the pundits have competition-specific contracts with the various broadcasters. Some have split themselves between two for years, notably Gary Lineker. I guess for the euros and World Cup all the Sky and BT lot become free agents

And Ian Wright - on MOD for BBC but all Cups on ITV.

Sure they cracked a joke about where he had been after the last World Cup on his return to Match of the Day.
 

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It seems like a footballing cliche but that was proof of why you should “never write off the Germans”
 
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