The Road To The Desert: World Cup 2022 Qualification

[Tony Towner]

Only Neves and Moutinho in the Portugal squad. Dalot selected ahead of Semedo

 

[PuntsWolf]

Ouch

 

[MARKakaJIM]

There's a reason he was allowed to leave Barca, he's got less caps than Cedric too I think.

 

[Sniffer]

Semedo playing tonight.

Sweden have fecked up their chances of qualifying automatically by losing 2-0 to Georgia.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Spain winning guarantees Wales a play off place thanks to Nations League stuff.

 

[Jolemai]

Five in defense against Albania, Coady not starting.

 

[sycophantia]

I just don't get it, thought Southgate was gunna pick players on form rather than reputation.
We're playing Albania ffs, with a back 3, Maguire is well out of form, plus we're going to have loads of possession but we've left out the only player that regularly plays in a 3 and who is the best of our CBs on the ball. I know I'm biased but really?
Don't get me started on the front line

 

[AndyWolves]

The midfield is pretty conservative too

 

[Tony Towner]

We need a point, he's picked the side accordingly as you'd expect with a safety first manager

 

[PuntsWolf]

Coady isn’t playing because the other 3 players are better than him. Rest of the team is fine, back 3 doesn’t have to be defensive. Chillwell and James is certainly more attacking than Walker and Shaw, which is what it would normally be in a 4. You’ve basically got a WB in for Grealish, it’s neither here nor there is it.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Maguire is shite.

 

[PuntsWolf]

Well he isn’t. Better than Coady in every metric bar long passing though still. And Coady tends to be a lot safer with his distribution for England rendering his asset irrelevant

 

[AndyWolves]

Red card for Andorra after 1 minute

 

[Throbber3]

Well he isn’t. Better than Coady in every metric bar long passing though still. And Coady tends to be a lot safer with his distribution for England rendering his asset irrelevant

And scoring lol

 

[Throbber3]

Kyle Walker . Now there’s a player who has an error a game in him ffs . Lucky boy there

 

[Throbber3]

England play so much higher with this formation than we do . Great skill from Henderson and finish by Kane 2 0

 

[sycophantia]

Thats a good second goal

 

[sycophantia]

England playing some good stuff so far, Albania look a bit shellshocked

 

[PuntsWolf]

England basically playing with a back 2 and one holding midfielder for that 3rd goal. Hope Bruno is taking notes.

 

[Throbber3]

England basically playing with a back 2 and one holding midfielder for that 3rd goal. Hope Bruno is taking notes.

Exactly! Henderson playing like Eusebio!
Perhaps that’s a push but it’s great to see this system used aggressively