Sunday, June 24, 2018

World Cup Day 11?

A comfortable win for England.  I don't remember ever having said that about an England World Cup game before.  Panama fan's celebration after scoring their goal - having conceded 6 - was hilarious, like they'd won the game.  But did England do too much?  Looking ahead, finishing 2nd in Group G actually may theoretically give an easier path through the tournament.  Of course, so much can happen between now and the end of group play - but that seems to be the general consensus.  So how then should we play against Belgium?  I would definitely play different squad members - give everyone at least some World Cup playing time.  I think any team from Group H is beatable in the round of 16, so let's see how the potential quarter final opponents line up before deciding how hard to go for it against Belgium.  I'd rather England face the likes of Mexico or Switzerland than the likes of Germany or Brazil.  Mind you, Brazil and Germany have hardly been convincing so far.  But nice to think these thoughts rather than fret about even getting through the group stages. 

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