Topic: Another International Weekend

[Gerry Attrick]

RB Leipzig captain Wili Orban makes his debut for Hungary tonight in their game vs Greece    Very nice addition to their squad for sure.

Didn’t see that one coming.

[Dim Glas]

Didn’t see that one coming.

His dad is Hungarian, so I guess he realises that he won't play for Germany (which is a shame!) and maybe Peter Gulacsi had a few words in his ear about playing for Hungary too!

[Hazell]

England and Croatia teams.

Croatia: Livakovic, Jedvaj, Lovren, Vida, Pivaric, Kovacic, Rakitic, Kramaric, Modric, Perisic, Rebic.

England: Pickford, Walker, Stones, Maguire, Chilwell, Barkley, Henderson, Dier, Kane, Sterling, Rashford.

Hopefully Winks comes on. Looking forward to seeing the Old Modric against the new Modric.

[Gerry Attrick]

His dad is Hungarian, so I guess he realises that he won't play for Germany (which is a shame!) and maybe Peter Gulacsi had a few words in his ear about playing for Hungary too!

Instantly becomes their best player. Think he’s very good.

[Caligula?]

Are Croatia playing behind closes doors? There's no one in the stadium

[smicer07]

Are Croatia playing behind closes doors? There's no one in the stadium

Atmosphere is still better than the Emirates.

[Caligula?]

Atmosphere is still better than the Emirates.

 

Just read that UEFA has forced them to play behind closed doors for that swastika incident. Should be a good game. England can get their revenge. It's coming home again!

[Dim Glas]

Are Croatia playing behind closes doors? There's no one in the stadium

yes, hence James Milner's tweet this evening 

https://twitter.com/JamesMilner/status/1050813554885046272

[sinnermichael]

Salah off injured. Just great.

[Hazell]

Henderson booked. Suspended for the next England game on Tuesday

[Hazell]

Salah off injured. Just great.

Annoying but not totally unexpected. Hopefully not too serious.

[Caligula?]

Salah off injured. Just great.

How bad did it look?

[jillcwhomever]

Salah off injured. Just great.

FFS. 

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Are Croatia playing behind closes doors? There's no one in the stadium

You have one little Nazi flag on the pitch and they go and ban them,should've just sent them all to Auschwitz for some reeducation.

[Caligula?]

At least there's another week until we play and we then have Huddersfield and Cardiff. I suspect we may have rotated him anyway. Hopefully it's something minor.

No more injuries though.

[Branno]

State of the away end at this ground (on the right)...utter cage....some shit must go on at this place when fans are allowed in

[Lfsea]

Salah off injured. Just great.

Good. Means he definitely misses the reverse fixture with Swaziland on Tuesday so he'll have a full rest from footy. Might be just what he needs.

[newterp]

yes, hence James Milner's tweet this evening 

https://twitter.com/JamesMilner/status/1050813554885046272

It’s weird playing behind closed doors

[lgvkarlos]

Good. Means he definitely misses the reverse fixture with Swaziland on Tuesday so he'll have a full rest from footy. Might be just what he needs.

Agree, wouldn't be the end of the world for him to miss the odd game for us. Think the lad needs a break.

[Dim Glas]

some (just Twitter) speculation it may be a hamstring problem for Salah.

Good time for a whinge about this stupid 'friendlies' they insist on having at this stage of the season for fuck all good reason, just a few short months after a world cup too. Utterly pointless.

[Caligula?]

Watching Croatia - England with no one in the ground makes you realize how utterly pointless these really are. Klopp was spot on.

[Lfsea]

some (just Twitter) speculation it may be a hamstring problem for Salah.

Good time for a whinge about this stupid 'friendlies' they insist on having at this stage of the season for fuck all good reason, just a few short months after a world cup too. Utterly pointless.

TBF Egypt’s games are AFCON qualifiers.

[Dim Glas]

Watching Croatia - England with no one in the ground makes you realize how utterly pointless these really are. Klopp was spot on.

it really is so odd watching a game like this, like some sort of training match! I have zero time for England, but it's still kinda shit on the fans of the opposing team in this situation too.

Edited to add- I can say though I am not missing that sodding band 

Commentator was saying this is their first home game since the world cup final too?

[WhereAngelsPlay]

some (just Twitter) speculation it may be a hamstring problem for Salah.

Good time for a whinge about this stupid 'friendlies' they insist on having at this stage of the season for fuck all good reason, just a few short months after a world cup too. Utterly pointless.

He was holding his hammy but when he walked off it looked like his groin.

[jillcwhomever]

Why was Salah still on the pitch when Egypt were leading 3-1, utter stupidity by the manager there.

[Lfsea]

Supremely low quality football being playing in Norn Iron v Austria

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Why was Salah still on the pitch when Egypt were leading 3-1, utter stupidity by the manager there.

4-1 after being 4-0 up.

[lgvkarlos]

Supremely low quality football being playing in Norn Iron v Austria

worse than the England game?

[Lfsea]

worse than the England game?

Not watching England, but I'd be ashamed with the quality of play in NI v AUT if it was a Sunday League game after the Christmas party.

[jillcwhomever]

4-1 after being 4-0 up.

Either way, completely stupid international managers need to be sensible with players after a World Cup year.

Has Barkley actually touched the ball in the England game? They were going on about him like he was the second coming before the game.

[lgvkarlos]

Not watching England, but I'd be ashamed with the quality of play in NI v AUT if it was a Sunday League game after the Christmas party.

😂

[Crosby Nick]

He was holding his hammy but when he walked off it looked like his groin.

If his hammy looks like his groin then he’s really fucked.

[Dim Glas]

Craig Burley doing the co-commentry on the England - Croatia game is so dreadful it's funny,he is an absolute miserable bastard  

Slagging off Southgate now for showing the England players games of teams playing behind closed doors after slagging him off for giving so many young inexperienced players squad places 

[Crosby Nick]

I can’t believe none of you are watching Moldova v San Marino or Belarus v Luxembourg on the red button by the way. Am I the only football hipster here?

[Henry Gale]

If his hammy looks like his groin then he’s really fucked.

We have a few weeks before we will need him so hopefully it's not to bad.

[lgvkarlos]

Either way, completely stupid international managers need to be sensible with players after a World Cup year.

Has Barkley actually touched the ball in the England game? They were going on about him like he was the second coming before the game.

Probably 5x the touches of Harry Kane.

[Robinred]

The thing that most strikes me about the Croatia England game (apart from the pointlessness of endless Internationals in the autumn of a World Cup year) is just how awful a footballer Harry Maguire is. What a shame that Ed Woodward refused Mourinho the funds to buy him. I feel much the same about Rashford, who is the absolute epitome of the expression ‘flatters to deceive’.

[DelTrotter]

"A very fine save from Pickford" a woeful shot straight at him that he can't catch. There has to be some sort of co-ordinated media hype plan behind him, it's bizarre.

[Caligula?]

I can’t believe none of you are watching Moldova v San Marino or Belarus v Luxembourg on the red button by the way. Am I the only football hipster here?

Moldova - San Marino is a cracker

If for nothing else other than the fact that I could actually be an international footballer had I moved to either of those places and obtained citizenship

[Agent99]

Martin Tyler getting in on the T-Rex fun. He just said Pickford "Had to reach for that one" even though it was at waist height