Women's World Cup 2023 - Australia/New Zealand

[tom27111]

Spain really should have wrapped this up already.

 

Probably should be 3 or 4 up.

 

Whilst there's only one in it, anything is possible. 

 

England utterly woeful so far. 

[egg_fried_rice]

Half time comes as a relief. Big second half needed!

[HybridFox]

Not them playing Backstreet Boys 😭

[SecretPro]

Not good enough. Need to press higher or at least press at all, giving Spain far too much time on the ball. Midfield aren't even in the game, far too defensive and standoffish. Need someone to take the game by the scruff of the neck. Get James on. 

[Bilo]

On that performance there's more chance of Billie Piper 'coming home' to Lawrence Fox. 

 

Dire.

[Sly]

9 minutes ago, KFS said:

So stupid from Bronze. Quick turnover with quality leads to a goal 

I’m not so sure you can blame Bronze. She’s tried to push them up the pitch but no one has offered her a pass.

 

Spain have then exploited the space.

 

We’ll see it happen to us this season when Ricardo drives into midfield. 

[Super_horns]

Well we certainly need to improve.

Been dominated and outfought particularly in midfield.

Big team talk required .

[Bilo]

Just now, SecretPro said:

Not good enough. Need to press higher or at least press at all, giving Spain far too much time on the ball. Midfield aren't even in the game, far too defensive and standoffish. Need someone to take the game by the scruff of the neck. Get James on. 

She'd stamp her authority on the game.

[Finnegan]

8 minutes ago, Samilktray said:

Spain’s women are more enjoyable to watch than their men’s team. Looking very good 

 

They've been exceptional. Both with and without the ball. 

[Guest Sideshow Faes]

10 minutes ago, Izzy said:

I didn't realise Spain were this good. Thought we were easy favorites.

They played us off the park in the euros and we were very lucky to get past them. They were the one team in world football I really hoped we could avoid in this world cup! Absolutely fantastic footballing team.

Edited 20 August 2023 by Sideshow Faes

[davieG]

Unless you watch plenty of games you’ll never find out how good the other teams are from the English media they are so biased and England sabre rattling 

[trabuch]

Manager's got to earn her money now.  We look panicky.

[StanSP]

On and off the ball Spain's positions and organisation is just too good.

England need to mix it up. If not at HT, then fairly soon after if they don't equalise. Lauren James will give something different but Hemp needs support either way. She's the only bright spark so far and the only one looking like something will happen.

[davieG]

England rely so much on their physicality but Spain have matched that and bettered it in many situations

[purpleronnie]

We are great at passing backwards in promising positions, we're losing...attack.

 

Whatever the gameplan is it isnt working, got to make changes in the 2nd half or this is only going to finish one way.

 

C'MON!!!

[Sly]

James needs to come on for Toone

[cruzFOX]

Ball hitting the bar england haven’t done enough in this game. Yes way too much standing off going on. You don’t show a technical team like Spain open space to play as thetas exactly what they thrive on.

gotta close them down quick. Easier said than done but we can’t afford laziness.

gotta go with your runner and have a plan once we win the ball back. Too much guessing going on.agree James needs to come on to give the Spaniards something fo think about

[Bert]

Surprised Alex Scott hasn’t nominated herself for goal of the tournament 

[Lionator]

Hmmm not sure I’d have taken Russo off. Need your goal scorers on. 

[Bert]

We are getting absolutely spun here 

[egg_fried_rice]

Is James playing left wing back? We’re playing very deep. Can’t quite work out our formation second half.

[trabuch]

I think I'm going to have to admit that Spain are much better than us.

[tom27111]

Decent save that.

 

Now, if they could just manage to string 2 passes together...

[StanSP]

FFS Hemp has to score there!

[tom27111]

Fvck me. They did put some passes together and actually created a chance.