The Road To The Desert: World Cup 2022 Qualification

[Deutsch Wolf]

How many groups? jeez its gunna go on forever.
England should win that group even allowing for our short comings

We're an extremely ruthless qualifying team tbh.

If you take the risible McClaren era out of it, we've lost three qualifiers since 2001 and they were all essentially dead rubbers. No-one else in Europe can rival that.

 

[jd1981]

We're an extremely ruthless qualifying team tbh.

If you take the risible McClaren era out of it, we've lost three qualifiers since 2001 and they were all essentially dead rubbers. No-one else in Europe can rival that.

Yep England are generally good at disposing of slightly weaker opposition in the main an occasional slip up.

 

[jd1981]

Haven’t lost a home World Cup qualifier since 2000 v Germany last defeat in World Cup qualifying was 2009 in Ukraine after we’d already gone through.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Russia are banned!

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

No South American qualifiers in a couple of weeks.

We'll have to wait and see what we do with our Portuguese players.

 

[Tony Towner]

No South American qualifiers in a couple of weeks.

We'll have to wait and see what we do with our Portuguese players.

Their home game has been switched to Turin

 

[Trips]

Their home game has been switched to Turin

Handy for Ronaldo

 

[Tony Towner]

Handy for Ronaldo

I doubt there was any discussion around where it might be

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Pickford out of the upcoming qualifiers.

 

[The Bear]

Paging Cyber...

 

[Kenny]

Think he retired from international duty a few years ago

 

[Sniffer]

So will Coady be picked today?

I think so. Southgate is normally loyal to players who have performed for him even when their club form has dipped.

 

[Tony Towner]

Stones will be in. I don't think he'll pick Coady over Mings, Keane, Dier, Walker or Maguire so his only chance is in a bloated squad imo

 

[Tredman]

If he's planning on a 3 atb then I think Coady is in.

 

[Tony Towner]

In ahead of Keane

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

 

[Tony Towner]

Watkins is a surprise all the noise was around Bamford. Lingard plays 3 good games and gets back in. Johnstone deserves the call up.
Squad of 26 Grealish, Sancho, Henderson and Pickford nailed on to go, so that's at least 7 that won't go to the Euros
Ings, Maddison and Barnes potentially could break in

 

[Sniffer]

Watkins, Ward Prowse, Bellingham/Lingard, a right back, a centre half and Saka or a left back?

 

[Tredman]

I think Coady will stay in as much for what he brings to the squad as well as probably being the only out and out sweeper if we play 3 atb.

 

[Tony Towner]

Missed that TAA isn't there so that's 8 minimum who won't go