04-07-2018, 19:06
I wouldn’t change the formation, but I would change a couple of the players. I would play Rashford instead of Sterling, we keep saying it will come good for him but I thought he was awfyul yesterday. I would also switch Dele out for Loftus-Cheek, like you I didn’t think Dele looked fit so give him this one off and put the harder working LC in there. Aside from that I wouldn’t change anything.
As for the performance, Colombia went out in the first half to stop us playing, they were the anti-football team for 45 mins. They then realized that they can play a bit and came out in the 2nd half and actaully played football and caused us problems. Still think we were the better team over the 90 mins. In ET, we seemed shell shocked in the first half but I thought we were much better in the 2nd half and controlled the game.
Penalties are great drama, but god its tough watching them when its your team!! Got to give huge praise to Rashford and Trippier, neither of whom have ever taken a penalty before, both penalties were brilliant and both players showed enourmous courage!!! Kane scored because thats what he does, Henderson missed because someone had to but it wasn’t a bad pen and the keeper made a good save. Dier was a surprise 5th taker for me but even though the keeper got his fingers to it he hit it WHITHER good pace and it went in. Pickford’s save though was the moment, that was a superb save, thats what won us the penalty decider!!
As for the performance, Colombia went out in the first half to stop us playing, they were the anti-football team for 45 mins. They then realized that they can play a bit and came out in the 2nd half and actaully played football and caused us problems. Still think we were the better team over the 90 mins. In ET, we seemed shell shocked in the first half but I thought we were much better in the 2nd half and controlled the game.
Penalties are great drama, but god its tough watching them when its your team!! Got to give huge praise to Rashford and Trippier, neither of whom have ever taken a penalty before, both penalties were brilliant and both players showed enourmous courage!!! Kane scored because thats what he does, Henderson missed because someone had to but it wasn’t a bad pen and the keeper made a good save. Dier was a surprise 5th taker for me but even though the keeper got his fingers to it he hit it WHITHER good pace and it went in. Pickford’s save though was the moment, that was a superb save, thats what won us the penalty decider!!