As ever, the inability of our midfield to control games will

probably cost us. Rice and Anderson are excellent players, but they're not ball and space manipulators like the best CMs of those teams I mentioned.

And Bellingham is often a moments player rather than a dominant force.

Posted By: jamesward on June 3rd 2026 at 11:00:39

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Get yer exscooses in early (Other Football) - Nelsons final flanel, Jun 3, 09:10:20
- Tuchel is dull negative manager (n/m) (Other Football) - Lentil Weaver, Jun 3, 18:28:30
- Wrong shaped ball 🏈 (n/m) (Other Football) - footymadman, Jun 3, 18:17:15
- The too much football excuse has surely gone? (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Jun 3, 11:42:08
  - Not entirely, no (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 3, 11:51:20
    - PSG more than Bayern (Other Football) - APB, Jun 3, 12:59:09
    - So no excuse for Kane then despite (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Jun 3, 12:40:33
- Kane injury killed us (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Jun 3, 11:06:42
  - Well that would be a valid one (n/m) (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Jun 3, 11:42:23
  - lol. Yes. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 3, 11:39:26
- No easy games at the World Cup …. (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 3, 10:46:43
- Last 8 would be about right, I think (for England) (n/m) (Other Football) - APB, Jun 3, 10:31:49
  - that's where we get knocked out by Brazil this time around isnt it? (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 3, 10:54:54
- Think the British based players have a genuine excuse (Other Football) - Chopper, Jun 3, 10:04:38
  - I don't think many of them will be going deep into the tournament? (n/m) (Other Football) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 3, 10:13:16
    - Really? I've lumped on a Panama v Scotland final (n/m) (Other Football) - Adster, Jun 3, 10:40:48
- Tuchel doesn't know his best team and inexplicably ignores [INSERT PLAYER]] (n/m) (Other Football) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 3, 09:51:20
  - Cole Palmer (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 3, 10:21:46
    - tbf it's not inexplicable to be ignoring him given the season he's had (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 3, 10:24:53
      - ahem. Might still be the wrong choice not to take him, but (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 3, 10:25:24
        
        True (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 3, 10:31:51
- 6. [INSERT FORMATION HERE] never works. (n/m) (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 3, 09:46:08
  - lol. tbf it is true that all formations have failed to work for us, including (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 3, 10:18:58
- 5. Actually just not as good as we like to think. Again. (n/m) (Other Football) - Under soil heating, Jun 3, 09:45:17
  - this one is true rather than an excoose though (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 3, 10:19:27
    - No, you're wrong (Other Football) - Under soil heating, Jun 3, 13:27:04
    - I already don't think we're as good as France, Spain, Portugal or Argentina tbf (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 3, 10:21:37
      - Yeah I think we are in the 2nd tier of teams. Could win it but we need a bit of luck (n/m) (Other Football) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 3, 10:49:19
        
        As ever, the inability of our midfield to control games will (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 3, 11:00:39
        
        Yes. Is why ADAM WHARTON SHOULD BE IN THE TEAM (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 3, 11:39:02
        
        rather have Adam Orton (n/m) (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Jun 3, 12:34:15
        
        lol (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 3, 12:57:48
- 4. Trump and his ICE goons. (n/m) (Other Football) - MORDENCANARY, Jun 3, 09:14:24

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