Serbia vs England tonight

SerbianLad · September 09, 2025, 10:17:23 AM

I see a lot of fans online are worried about this game. I guess you haven't watched us play in a long time. We've been terrible for quite some time. I fully expect England to beat us today.

Our coach is tactically clueless. The good results we got recently (e.g. the 0-0 draw against Spain where we had the best chance of the game) were due to individual quality of our defence+goalkeeper. In attack we also rely on individual brilliance, Vlahovic is in excellent form and generally we have attackers who can score if given half a chance.

When the lineups come out, I'll give a more detailed preview, because I have no clue what system we will play in or who will play.

If by some chance anyone here is in Serbia to watch the game live, I hope you have a good time.

H4usuallysitting · September 09, 2025, 10:26:08 AM

Hello Serbia, hope all is well

Is that bloke Metro in the team....and don't worry - we've got Henderson in our squad... we're going for youth over experience

Lighthouse · September 09, 2025, 10:31:36 AM

Frankly The Great British Bake off is also on so that will probably be more exciting.

iansthailand · September 09, 2025, 10:39:17 AM

Boring, boring England. Must be mad have the alarm set for 0130 Hrs. Could be asleep again by 0150. Please no Jordan Henderson or Loftus Cheek.

SerbianLad · September 09, 2025, 10:47:55 AM

Quote from: H4usuallysitting on September 09, 2025, 10:26:08 AMHello Serbia, hope all is well

Is that bloke Metro in the team....and don't worry - we've got Henderson in our squad... we're going for youth over experience

Mitro is in the team, but I doubt he will start. His 10ish minutes against Latvia in our last game were his first minutes since the qualifier against Androrra (which was three months ago). He looked incredibly unfit for the first time in the national team. It will probably be either Vlahovic and Jovic or just Vlahovic.

bog · September 09, 2025, 11:13:57 AM

Quote from: Lighthouse on September 09, 2025, 10:31:36 AMFrankly The Great British Bake off is also on so that will probably be more exciting.

And a repeat of an edition of Bargain Hunt. Cannot wait!

alfie · September 09, 2025, 11:18:54 AM

I will watch it because it's England.
How long I watch for is another matter.

Shredhead · September 09, 2025, 11:34:34 AM

I will be watching the Great British Sewing Bee.

Thailand Mick · September 09, 2025, 12:38:22 PM

Can see this being 0-0

AnotherOldgit · September 09, 2025, 03:30:23 PM

Quote from: SerbianLad on September 09, 2025, 10:47:55 AM
Quote from: H4usuallysitting on September 09, 2025, 10:26:08 AMHello Serbia, hope all is well

Is that bloke Metro in the team....and don't worry - we've got Henderson in our squad... we're going for youth over experience
Mitro is in the team, but I doubt he will start. His 10ish minutes against Latvia in our last game were his first minutes since the qualifier against Androrra (which was three months ago). He looked incredibly unfit for the first time in the national team. It will probably be either Vlahovic and Jovic or just Vlahovic.

He's bound to get even fitter now he's moved to Qatar!

H4usuallysitting · September 09, 2025, 04:33:20 PM

Quote from: Lighthouse on September 09, 2025, 10:31:36 AMFrankly The Great British Bake off is also on so that will probably be more exciting.

Will there be cake

H4usuallysitting · September 09, 2025, 04:34:42 PM

Quote from: SerbianLad on September 09, 2025, 10:47:55 AM
Quote from: H4usuallysitting on September 09, 2025, 10:26:08 AMHello Serbia, hope all is well

Is that bloke Metro in the team....and don't worry - we've got Henderson in our squad... we're going for youth over experience
Mitro is in the team, but I doubt he will start. His 10ish minutes against Latvia in our last game were his first minutes since the qualifier against Androrra (which was three months ago). He looked incredibly unfit for the first time in the national team. It will probably be either Vlahovic and Jovic or just Vlahovic.

Cheers Serbia
They must of opened that Greggs in Saudi

leafe hill white · September 09, 2025, 05:22:33 PM

Going up to the Lyons Way tonight to watch my local team Worthing Utd play Loxwood in the Sussex Cup. I don`t think my blood pressure could stand up to another England game.

Jules · September 09, 2025, 05:59:00 PM

I'll be glad when the international break ends and we can get back to the proper football. Fulham v Leeds! COYW

SerbianLad · September 09, 2025, 06:22:03 PM

Our head coach went with the most defensive lineup in a while. 3 centre backs and pretty much 3 defensive midfielders. One striker(Vlahovic). I expect us to park the bus and try and hit long balls to Vlahovic and then hope he can hold on to it and bring others into play.

iansthailand · September 09, 2025, 07:05:48 PM

Your fans need to behave tonight SL or the sanctions will be severe. A disgrace that racism is still prevalent in society. Got a horrible feeling about tonight. Hope football wins.

Steeeeeeeeeed · September 09, 2025, 07:12:46 PM

England will win 0-2.

It will be a Very Very boring game though.

Lighthouse · September 09, 2025, 07:22:03 PM

Quote from: H4usuallysitting on September 09, 2025, 04:33:20 PM
Quote from: Lighthouse on September 09, 2025, 10:31:36 AMFrankly The Great British Bake off is also on so that will probably be more exciting.

Will there be cake

Lukic is starting for Serbia with a meringue base with a raspberry soufflé type topping. The problems always will be to try and keep the base firm and not soggy.

SerbianLad · September 09, 2025, 07:31:43 PM

Quote from: iansthailand on September 09, 2025, 07:05:48 PMYour fans need to behave tonight SL or the sanctions will be severe. A disgrace that racism is still prevalent in society. Got a horrible feeling about tonight. Hope football wins.

Racism has no place in football or anywhere for that matter. Racism is less prevalent in Serbia than England and there are multiple studies that confirm this. I don't understand the media campaign against Serbia prior to this game. We are not a racist country at all.

Edit: An example - https://theconversation.com/this-map-shows-what-white-europeans-associate-with-race-and-it-makes-for-uncomfortable-reading-76661

As you can see, we actually are the least racist country by this study. Yugoslavia was one of the founders, and the birthplace of the Non-Aligned Movement which consisted mostly of countries from Africa and Asia and many people from those countries came here to study at our universities.

Other Slavic countries (like Czech Republic for example) or other Balkan countries (like Bulgaria for example) have problems with racism, we do not.

btffc · September 09, 2025, 07:38:00 PM

Quote from: SerbianLad on September 09, 2025, 07:31:43 PM
Quote from: iansthailand on September 09, 2025, 07:05:48 PMYour fans need to behave tonight SL or the sanctions will be severe. A disgrace that racism is still prevalent in society. Got a horrible feeling about tonight. Hope football wins.
Racism has no place in football or anywhere for that matter. Racism is less prevalent in Serbia than England and there are multiple studies that confirm this. I don't understand the media campaign against Serbia prior to this game. We are not a racist country at all.

It's because you are always getting in trouble for chanting about Kosovo which is called racist when ethnic discrimination is probably more accurate so people assume it is racism for being anti black.

There were also a couple incidents like 13 and 18 years ago where and England player was racially abused.

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Serbia vs England tonight