World Cup: R16: Colombia vs. England, 7/3/2018

[Firsov99]

Only me who thinks the camera seems low?

I think that it is. When Spartak plays it’s definitely positioned higher. So it must have been repositioned for the World Cup.

 

[hatterson]

Sterling makes a better pass there and it's likely 1 nil. Lingard was running into an acre of space at the edge of the box.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Walkers pace is actually needed at CB this game.

 

[Firsov99]

Close for England.

 

[Live in the Now]

Bad miss.

 

[hatterson]

That was a nice play there. Great run by trippier, good weighted pass to him from Lingard and then a really good cross. Kane just couldn't quite get over it

 

[Tuggy]

So close...

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Trippier looking class again.

 

[East Coast Bias]

I know I'm in the minority here, but this England team is fun and I like them.

 

[Firsov99]

Bad miss.

It would be if Crouch were finishing. The ball was just too high for Kane.

 

[Jussi]

Sterling

 

[Ceremony]

This boy Quintero is going to do something beautiful at some point this evening.

 

[Firsov99]

Very even game. Even possession stats are even.

 

[YNWA14]

After the initial push by England it looks like Colombia are starting to take control of the game.

 

[Firsov99]

Colombia defends at set pieces very well. England might have to find a different way to score.

 

[Venkman]

What a flop by Falcao

 

[Tuggy]

Belly flop

 

[YNWA14]

Sterling's acceleration and agility will cause most defenders issues if they mark him too tightly, but if they just jockey him he'll probably just mess up his own chances.

 

[hatterson]

Sterling's acceleration and agility will cause most defenders issues if they mark him too tightly, but if they just jockey him he'll probably just mess up his own chances.

That's basically the story of his career. If you give him space, he can make some really nice looking plays, but if you put pressure on him he'll almost be guaranteed to bottle a pass or lose control of a dribble.

 

[The Hound]

Can’t deny these Colombian jerseys are wicked.

Cmon England!

 

[Firsov99]

James is so badly missed for Colombia.

 

[Savi]

Colombia with or without James are such a huge difference

 

[hatterson]

Alli looks out of sync with his teammates. Not individually terrible, but seems to be making a different read on a lot of plays than his teammates are.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Alli looks out of sync with his teammates. Not individually terrible, but seems to be making a different read on a lot of plays than his teammates are.

He's made good passes IMO.

 

[hatterson]

He's made good passes IMO.

There's been some yea, but it's mostly ones involving space or quick 1-2s. Is either running to a different spot or expecting teammates to run to a different spot.

That's mostly just a practice/playtime thing, not that anyone is doing something wrong.