New International Football thread

[andy]

England lose in a shocking performance 1-0 to Japan...

Meanwhile there's an interesting game developing between Brazil and Croatia ...plenty of tackles flying in been a good watch so far

[Durhamfootman]

I was out last night, so I recorded the England game. I don't think I'll bother to watch it after reading the reports

maybe I could save it until I'm really hungry and fancy gnawing on my own liver

somebody wrap Harry Kane in cotton wool between now and June

[andy]

It was garbage but it's a random time for friendlies and I'm not sure anyone really wanted these games

[Durhamfootman]

Tuchel said he wanted England to face opposition from different continents to the normal opposition. At least he has some food for thought.

He's now played friendlies against teams from Africa, S America and Asia... won 0, lost 2, drawn 1, so he presumably has a better idea of what he's up against. Better to find this stuff out now, rather than in the summer

[andy]

Hasn't beaten a top 20 ranked nation since taking over though...did anyone else know that? That's craziness didn't even realise

[Durhamfootman]

I did see that stat the other day, but I also forgot about it too

could be worse.... could be like Italy

[Arthur Crabtree]

Italy might make the WC anyway, now Trump is in charge at FIFA.

Maybe Mr. Tangerine Man is inpressed with the kickbacks on offer in football admin.

[Durhamfootman]

Hmmmm..... who could possibly have imagined that the US special envoy whispering this into the ear of Jesus-lite might just happen to have a name like Paolo Zampolli?

A coincidence, I'm sure

[Arthur Crabtree]

Maybe Trump owes the NY mafia a favour.

[Durhamfootman]

Nah.... they're too busy running molasses across the border to have time

it does go to show that with Jesus2 in charge, there are people who perhaps feel that they can chance their arm and bypass the entire US legislature with nothing more than a whisper in the ear and a padded brown envelope under the Oval office desk

Of course, they'd have to wake him up first. Perhaps Netanyahu was sensible enough to wait for blue pill day?