Anyone going to the Eng - Hungary game tomorrow?

[filham]

Before the match I was telling myself that in Kane, Sterling and Grealish we had three world class attacking players and at Wembley they could be expected to score at least three goals. As it was they hardly had a sniff of goal.
So disappointing, hope we see better at the Cottage on Saturday.

[Lighthouse]

Although I couldn't sit through the entire game and kept coming back to it. It seemed a perfect advertisement for why fans either love International football or they don't. It was for me tedious, lack of any class or tactics and the poorer team just set up to defend and stop the better team playing and did it very very well. But it was never entertaining as a piece of sport or theatre. It was predictably predictable.

The annoying thing is football seems to become more entertaining the lower down the leagues you go. If the Internationals are the best players and coaches around then give me a Sunday League game any day.

[LittleErn]

Although I couldn't sit through the entire game and kept coming back to it. It seemed a perfect advertisement for why fans either love International football or they don't. It was for me tedious, lack of any class or tactics and the poorer team just set up to defend and stop the better team playing and did it very very well. But it was never entertaining as a piece of sport or theatre. It was predictably predictable.

The annoying thing is football seems to become more entertaining the lower down the leagues you go. If the Internationals are the best players and coaches around then give me a Sunday League game any day.

You are so right Lighthouse. It's been happening ever since the Sky money changed football. Nobody cares if the local supporters find it exciting or not, there is far more money to be made via the TV receipts, and they depend on being near the top of each league, so boring "organised" football becomes the norm for any team that can't afford the "top" players.  As somebody else said on here "win at home and don't lose away" results in away teams setting up to stifle any creativity.

[Carborundum]

The annoying thing is football seems to become more entertaining the lower down the leagues you go. If the Internationals are the best players and coaches around then give me a Sunday League game any day.

So true, but only annoying if shelling out an arm and a leg for the wrong stuff.  Can report that the East Berks U17 league is providing a festival of incidents and by that age group offers some rather decent football too.  Where else can you find the answer to such burning questions as "I wonder what would happen if the opposition club chairman moonlighted as the referee?" and "where can you get a bag of ice in a hurry in Hanworth?" 

[Slaphead in Qatar]

I wouldn't have started this thread if I realised there would be so much misery on it.

Well not the best Eng performance but a great night out anyway. In the Eng sections there were all sorts of people happily cheering on the team - blokes in groups, women in groups, families, minorities. We got to a semi and a final recently - let's all be happy with that and who knows what we can achieve in Qatar.

[Dodgin]

Watching Squid Game and forgot. Seems I was lucky.

[Woolly Mammoth]

I wouldn't have started this thread if I realised there would be so much misery on it.

Well not the best Eng performance but a great night out anyway. In the Eng sections there were all sorts of people happily cheering on the team - blokes in groups, women in groups, families, minorities. We got to a semi and a final recently - let's all be happy with that and who knows what we can achieve in Qatar.

I agree and I was there, too many misery's on here looking for any excuse to moan, they even moan about moaning.

[Somerset Fulham]

Thats standard for here, unfortunately Wooly.

As for the game, well this time it was quite dreary and I don't recall that happening for quite some time.  The was experimenation that didn't work out. Abraham simply isn't good enough, Kane and Sterling are miles off of the pace and the rest didn't perform particularly well.

But these things happen and I expect to see a response from the team in the next game. They are still a very, very good side.

[Lighthouse]

Not sure if misery is the right word. A question was asked and people answered it. Those that like International football and went ended up moaning about the performance anyway.

Moaning seems very healthy. Misery is not what is on this thread. Life is misery. Existence is misery. But this thread is simply people expressing opinions. Clearly some on here are always so full of joy that it is misery for the rest of us.

[Woolly Mammoth]

Moaner is the more accurate definition, as defined in the English, Oxford, Collins Dictionary as a " Tiresome Complainer".

[Terry Towling]

I wouldn't have started this thread if I realised there would be so much misery on it.

Well not the best Eng performance but a great night out anyway. In the Eng sections there were all sorts of people happily cheering on the team - blokes in groups, women in groups, families, minorities. We got to a semi and a final recently - let's all be happy with that and who knows what we can achieve in Qatar.

Good post.

I have only been to a couple of England games and both were memorable - the first was back in the 80's v Scotland at the old Wembley - I was with a group of Scots - it was crazy. The second time was during Euro 96 against the Dutch - great game too!

[Dr Quinzel]

I went. Standard Southgate game.

If I never see another paper aeroplane it will be too soon. I don't get the weirdos who go to Wembley to do anything but watch the football.

[Woolly Mammoth]

I went. Standard Southgate game.

If I never see another paper aeroplane it will be too soon. I don't get the weirdos who go to Wembley to do anything but watch the football.

I wonder who invented paper aeroplanes where and when.

[Rupert]

I went. Standard Southgate game.

If I never see another paper aeroplane it will be too soon. I don't get the weirdos who go to Wembley to do anything but watch the football.

I wonder who invented paper aeroplanes where and when.

Fascinating fact, the paper aeroplane flew long before the aeroplane did. It didn't need an engine, see?

You tell kids that nowadays and they don't believe you.

Actually, it was the ancient Chinese, 2,000 years ago.

[Woolly Mammoth]

I went. Standard Southgate game.

If I never see another paper aeroplane it will be too soon. I don't get the weirdos who go to Wembley to do anything but watch the football.

I wonder who invented paper aeroplanes where and when.

Fascinating fact, the paper aeroplane flew long before the aeroplane did. It didn't need an engine, see?

You tell kids that nowadays and they don't believe you.

Actually, it was the ancient Chinese, 2,000 years ago.

If that is the case, they must have built the Pilot Model.

[Rupert]

I went. Standard Southgate game.

If I never see another paper aeroplane it will be too soon. I don't get the weirdos who go to Wembley to do anything but watch the football.

I wonder who invented paper aeroplanes where and when.

Fascinating fact, the paper aeroplane flew long before the aeroplane did. It didn't need an engine, see?

You tell kids that nowadays and they don't believe you.

Actually, it was the ancient Chinese, 2,000 years ago.

If that is the case, they must have built the Pilot Model.

They hoped the idea would catch on, but it just didn't fly.

I'm here all week, folks!

[sunburywhite]

I went. Standard Southgate game.

If I never see another paper aeroplane it will be too soon. I don't get the weirdos who go to Wembley to do anything but watch the football.

I wonder who invented paper aeroplanes where and when.

Fascinating fact, the paper aeroplane flew long before the aeroplane did. It didn't need an engine, see?

You tell kids that nowadays and they don't believe you.

Actually, it was the ancient Chinese, 2,000 years ago.

I have always found aeroplanes to be a bit up and down