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6 minutes ago, The Frenchman Returns said:

When Kosovo go forward England look a bit scared

 

Getting hit on break though. 

 

Nearly 2-2 though. 

 

 

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15 minutes ago, JackLadd said:

Ingerlun are the most overrated side in planet fitba. 

 

Number of qualifying games lost since 2009 - an entire decade? Zero.

 

FIFA Ranking: 4th

 

Semi-finals reached in the last two tournaments: two

 

Prospects of another semi-final next summer: good

 

Prospects of actually winning Euro 2020: poor. France, Belgium and Holland are much better placed.

 

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5 minutes ago, jambostuart said:

2-1. Game over. Will be 6-1

 

Maybe more like 4 or 5-2. Kosovo are great fun to watch!

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Just now, Morgan said:

They really, really aren’t.

 

Well, look at recent failures vs Iceland and Croatia. On paper they should win the Euro 2020 but they won't. 

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4 minutes ago, shaun.lawson said:

 

Number of qualifying games lost since 2009 - an entire decade? Zero.

 

FIFA Ranking: 4th

 

Semi-finals reached in the last two tournaments: two

 

Prospects of another semi-final next summer: good

 

Prospects of actually winning Euro 2020: poor. France, Belgium and Holland are much better placed.

 

 

That's his point. For all that they skoosh qualifying and occasionally get to a tournament semi final, they've won nothing since 1966 while all of their competitors and some much smaller nations have, at least once if not more. They haven't even been in a final. That does make them the biggest underachiever and most over-rated side (by themselves) in planet fitba, especially considering their size, wealth, status as the country that helped invent the game (along with us of course) and their domestic football league.

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2 minutes ago, shaun.lawson said:

 

Number of qualifying games lost since 2009 - an entire decade? Zero.

 

FIFA Ranking: 4th

 

Semi-finals reached in the last two tournaments: two

 

Prospects of another semi-final next summer: good

 

Prospects of actually winning Euro 2020: poor. France, Belgium and Holland are much better placed.

 

 

Easiest groups in history of groups in past ten years which is why they fail to win in the finals. 

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2 minutes ago, JackLadd said:

 

Well, look at recent failures vs Iceland and Croatia. On paper they should win the Euro 2020 but they won't. 

Doesn’t make them the most over-rated side on planet football though.

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Can’t believe how Kosovo have just come to England playing 4-4-2 and are knocking it about like a top 10 International side. Respect ✊🏻 

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Just now, Cruyff Turn said:

Can’t believe how Kosovo have just come to England playing 4-4-2 and are knocking it about like a top 10 International side. Respect ✊🏻 

Theyre a very tidy side on the ball physically england are much bigger though.

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I think England are slowly improving and seem more of a team than previous versions that had better individual players.

 

i don’t think the players are as dislikable as previously and Southgate will keep their feet on the ground and seems very popular in the eyes of the players. 

 

I dont understand the poster above who says that on paper they should be winning Euro 2020.  Frances and Belgium’s squad are massively superior and the Netherlands and Spain are very good.

 

England are about 4th/5th favourites so semi finals, which they are achieving, is about right.

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Just now, Cruyff Turn said:

Can’t believe how Kosovo have just come to England playing 4-4-2 and are knocking it about like a top 10 International side. Respect ✊🏻 

 

Good wee team that can all knock it about. 

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Just now, alicante jambo said:

Theyre a very tidy side on the ball physically england are much bigger though.

England are massive, like Belgium but not as good. 

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11 minutes ago, JackLadd said:

 

Well, look at recent failures vs Iceland and Croatia. On paper they should win the Euro 2020 but they won't. 

Do you honestly believe the English have a better squad than France or Belgium.  Really?! 

 

No English fan I know does...

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Kosovo were in the same pot as the likes of San Marino, Faroes, etc

 

Anyone want to tell me - without telling fibs - that they look worse than Scotland?

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12 minutes ago, Morgan said:

Doesn’t make them the most over-rated side on planet football though.

 

No, not winning anything or even getting to a final since 1966 does that. Considering the pool they swim in - Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil, etc - and then factoring in that the likes of Greece, Denmark, Portugal have won tournaments and got to finals and others like Croatia, Czech, Belgium, Russia, Yugoslavia have got to finals.

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2 minutes ago, Brighton Jambo said:

I think England are slowly improving and seem more of a team than previous versions that had better individual players.

 

i don’t think the players are as dislikable as previously and Southgate will keep their feet on the ground and seems very popular in the eyes of the players. 

 

I dont understand the poster above who says that on paper they should be winning Euro 2020.  Frances and Belgium’s squad are massively superior and the Netherlands and Spain are very good.

 

England are about 4th/5th favourites so semi finals, which they are achieving, is about right.

 

They've finally stopped picking players on reputation and name and celebrity status. And they're much more likeable as a team because of it.

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1 minute ago, ToqueJambo said:

 

They've finally stopped picking players on reputation and name and celebrity status. And they're much more likeable as a team because of it.

Picking players based on form rather than who they play for - it’ll never catch on...

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1 minute ago, skinnybob72 said:

Picking players based on form rather than who they play for - it’ll never catch on...

To be fair, Clarke hasn't been guilty of that yet 

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