England 1 Switzerland 1 (Eng win 5-3 pens)

[My Blood Is Blue]

Please use this thread for all posts relating to England's Quarter Final match against Switzerland at the Düsseldorf Arena before, during and after the game.

The match is scheduled to kick off at 17:00 hours on Saturday, 6th July 2024 (Local UK time/date) (Live on BBC1)

[My Blood Is Blue]

So, Southgate doesn’t watch the same matches as anyone else.

[My Blood Is Blue]

Now reported as 343, hopefully that is the case, amazing that Saka still starts though!

[Mark Kelly]

43 minutes ago, My Blood Is Blue said:

Now reported as 343, hopefully that is the case, amazing that Saka still starts though!

Apparently anyone who's criticising him doesn't understand football. 

That's everyone in the UK then. 

[chara]

3 minutes ago, Mark Kelly said:

Apparently anyone who's criticising him doesn't understand football. 

That's everyone in the UK then. 

There are a few of us over here, and elsewhere, as well!

[ROTG]

Kane must be hooked at HT

[Sciatika]

Have LInekar and Ferdinand been watching the same game as me? They seem to think it's positive.

[My Blood Is Blue]

7 minutes ago, Sciatika said:

Have LInekar and Ferdinand been watching the same game as me? They seem to think it's positive.

Bizarre isn’t it, trying to convince us this is going well.

[Mark Kelly]

15 minutes ago, My Blood Is Blue said:

Bizarre isn’t it, trying to convince us this is going well.

I think it's been marginally better, they're trying more they're just not very good. 

[ROTG]

Wtf is Kane being a defender 

Ronaldo mkll time. 

[east lower]

46 minutes ago, ROTG said:

Kane must be hooked at HT

He’s done, said it before - looks like he’s playing injured. Need someone up front that can run in the channels or at least compete.

[Sciatika]

Waited until 75' for the subs. Jesus! (apologies to Christians)

Edited July 6, 2024 by Sciatika

[ROTG]

Either Toney or Watkins will turn the Swiss back line. 

[ROTG]

Just now, ROTG said:

Either Toney or Watkins will turn the Swiss back line. 

Something Kane cannot do anymore

[chara]

Interesting that Cole took the first penalty....never in doubt of course but such an important one...just wondered if he was meant to be a Gareth "sacrifice" ?...Master stroke if it worked or finger at media if it didn't ?....probably just a cynical OG pov.

[Bones]

Happy that England won, mixed emotions however. Such boring football…

[Bones]

[chara]

Maybe just OG grumpiness but am I the only one getting to dislike Bellingham? Not so much his football..although a bit disappointed so far, but his "attitude" and almost Ronaldo style developing ego?

Someone needs to whisper in his ear.

[Mark Kelly]

8 minutes ago, chara said:

Maybe just OG grumpiness but am I the only one getting to dislike Bellingham? Not so much his football..although a bit disappointed so far, but his "attitude" and almost Ronaldo style developing ego?

Someone needs to whisper in his ear.

Not just you, me too. 

[Mark Kelly]

Sorry to see Turkey exit of all the teams in the latter stages they were the most deserving to go through. A brave side who defended valiantly and attacked with aplomb. 

[jasonb]

I think England prefer to face the Netherlands rather than Turkey, they know a lot of the Dutch players.

 

[ROTG]

10 hours ago, chara said:

Maybe just OG grumpiness but am I the only one getting to dislike Bellingham? Not so much his football..although a bit disappointed so far, but his "attitude" and almost Ronaldo style developing ego?

Someone needs to whisper in his ear.

More the case of him getting caught up in the usual OTT uk media coverage of him. However like day and night the uk press they are building him up to shoot him down

If Gareth has the gonads to drop the donkey Kane and a couple of others in favour of the team that finished the game last night, we might well see a more positive England to bow the Dutch out of the water

[Sciatika]

For the Dutch, I would stick with three at the back and bench Kane in favour of Toney.

------------------- Pickford

----------Konsa----Stones----Guehi

Saka------------Rice-----Mainoo-------Shaw

--------Bellingham --------------Foden

----------------------Toney

I would look to bring in energy (Palmer, Eze, Gallagher) at 60' not 75' and have Kane and Watkins on the bench if Toney is struggling. Southgate will probably revert to 4-2-3-1 with TTA in midfield, and Trippier on the left.