Other Games - 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup Edition (+ warm-up matches): Villa-watch

[Legion]

This is a little bit shit.

[TonyD]

Need to bring Ollie on. 
At least he would run around a bit and pull the defenders around.
Kane never seems mobile. 

[AV82EC]

Kane has been awful. He’s just getting in the way of Rogers and Bellingham all the fucking time.

[brontebilly]

Where are Rogers and Bellingham supposed to be playing?

And O’Reilly.

He's I guess meant to come in off the flank to give another body in midfield but that's the last thing they need right now.  Neither full back overlapping so it's a bunched mess in the middle. Anderson is also doing the running for 3 or 4 players which you will only get away with against the likes of Panama. Communication between both centre backs seems non existent.

Can't figure out what he's even trying with Rogers and Bellingham. Rogers is blocking off Saka's space and Bellingham is lost. Rashford looks lively with no help. One of Rogers or Bellingham has to come off or even both of them. Get another midfielder on and Toney up top.

Anthony Barry talking complete shite about verticality.

[johnc]

They never gave Howard Wilkinson a proper chance.

Or Big Sam

[PaulWinch again]

The problem is the wide areas. O’Reilly going central all the time is leaving Rashford isolated too much. It makes it really easy to defend.

[VancouverLion]

Kane had one touch in the last 20 mins and he was offside. Against fucking Panama!!!

[brontebilly]

Although Shearer seemed to be correct with this.

I haven't seen the stats but I can see it with my eyes that Rashford and Saka have been involved in a lot of what England have done but they haven't done enough with it.

It's been really disappointing from the first 10 minutes when we moved the ball with purpose and I expected us to carry that on but that hasn't been the case.

So easy for Panama to double up on them with neither full back overlapping. What are they meant to do? Hoping for moments as Stevie G used say.

[Steve67]

Where are Rogers and Bellingham supposed to be playing?

And O’Reilly.

He's I guess meant to come in off the flank to give another body in midfield but that's the last thing they need right now.  Neither full back overlapping so it's a bunched mess in the middle. Anderson is also doing the running for 3 or 4 players which you will only get away with against the likes of Panama. Communication between both centre backs seems non existent.

Can't figure out what he's even trying with Rogers and Bellingham. Rogers is blocking off Saka's space and Bellingham is lost. Rashford looks lively with no help. One of Rogers or Bellingham has to come off or even both of them. Get another midfielder on and Toney up top.

Anthony Barry talking complete shite about verticality.

Rogers has been the only player to play little give and go balls, but Saka gets the ball and holds onto it for too long. 

[Mellin]

That dodgy England defence still the problem judging by the last three halves of football? This World Cup is gonna be such a failure. See it coming a mile off. First decent team and it's curtains.

What's the date for the Super Cup final again? 🤤

[Somniloquism]

Can't figure out what he's even trying with Rogers and Bellingham. Rogers is blocking off Saka's space and Bellingham is lost. Rashford looks lively with no help. One of Rogers or Bellingham has to come off or even both of them. Get another midfielder on and Toney up top.

Anthony Barry talking complete shite about verticality.

And there was me thinking Saka's few contributions to the game has come from Rogers playing him though. But no, the reason Saka has been shit is because of Rogers.

But I do feel Tuchel has fallen into the trap of trying to fit similar players into the side again so needs one removing, but if the answer is Toney I'm not sure what the question is you are asking.

[Chip Butty 111]

Top shithousing from Panama.....

[Sexual Ealing]

It's probably been said before but Bellingham is a beautiful man whichever way you slice it. But for a bluenose, fucking hell. No wonder they retired.

[KRS]

I’m officially bored again.

[PeterWithesShin]

This is like watching us away to Wolves.