Another England match to send you to sleep tonight.

Depending on the team selection they should beat Lithuania tonight.....


its a pity they are playing Latvia, they might give us a game

That shows you how little I care about international football.

I'd never bet on an international match unless it was the latter stages of the Euros.

The thread protesting an Italian being in charge of Latvia might be lively

Folden has been an underperformer for England; Rashford does not deserve to be in the team. Tuchel can try out other players but not these two players, please.

England will win by at least two clear goals tonight.

Dear me! The betting 1.03 (W); 34 (D); 100 (L) for England here is normally a reflection of a team leading by 2 goals with just 10 mins to play.

Crazy odds. England have never beaten Latvia.

Have they met? Is Latvia better than Albania? And, I do not mean holiday-wise.

Qualifying for the World Cup used to mean something.

How did it get to this?

Commercialisation over excellence and ability. Next even Saudi Arabia or the UAE could play in the World Cup.

1.03? Latvia can't be that bad can they?

If I was a gambling man, which I'm not, i would back Bowen to score.

Jarrod likes to shot.

I would like to have a look at Gibb’s White and Eze. Glad to see Roger’s getting a game.

Not sure how Foden fits into this or Palmer. Good to have on the bench. I like how the back 4 is shaping up.

The midfield balance is the issue for me. Saka will be back and there is plenty of attacking talent. He needs to find the right blend.

Latvia are very poor.
Currently below Suriname,Burundi and England in the World Rankings.
Apparently basketball is the national sport so leaving out Dan Burn may be a mistake.

Ice hockey.
Basketball is Lithuania.

God I hate itv

Sport on the BBC may not be as good as it was but these interminable adverts are worse than the pundits!

Tuchel seems to have been given a fairly mild time of it after Friday's lackluster showing. If you watched that not knowing who was the coach, you could be forgiven for thinking that Southgate was still in charge. Tuchel will need time to stamp his mark on the team, but the performance against Albania was nowhere near what the fans will be hoping for in tougher fixtures to come.

Des I disagree. I thought England played with more urgency on Friday. Under Southgate they were tedious.

Lithuania,Latvia. What's a Baltic between friends as Putin said to Trump.

We had the small boats Classico with the Albanians. It’s time for the Stag do Derby with the Latvians. Pity Grealish isn’t selected he could work as Peaky Blinders Man. Pickford as the plonker dressed up as a dinosaur, T Rex. Natch. Kane goes home early. Walker gets off with the stripper. Rashford piss3d after 3 pints & Bellingham pulls a rubber Johnny over his bonce cos he is a colossal bell 3nd.

I agree with you Nobby,

They showed a little more purpose without the right breaks. Tuchell was right about his chosen wingers but the6 need to ge5 the ball much quicker.

High hopes for tonight about more endeavour and less tippy tappy sideways crab shuffle

Easily pleased lads, or maybe I'm be3ing too cynical!

It's easy to become cynical about England

Their National Anthem was drearier than ours, that takes some doing

No Des

We are boring but football in general has become dull.

We just live in hope

Bellingham lazy bustard, could have kept a couple of passes in play, just gives up

1.03 in danger!!!

Dire already

Latvia are terrible, no ambition at all. France or Spain would've scored 3 by now, even scotland would be ahead against this lot.

Latvia is 1 corner ahead. Is that correct after 17 mins?

paper aeroplanes are in evidence

That would have been funny!

Latvia should've scored there.

Rashford tried to cheat there. I'm surprised not even a yellow for Rashford.

where is the increased urgency and purpose we've been hearing about?

good save, but straight at him.

a back 4 and holding midfielder v latvia, is it southgate in disguise?

Rashford kept first one out

pen will be given, imo

no

This game is a classic example of why no one should bet on internationals. Ever.

AOH Win backers getting shafted again.

I would hook Rashfotd before half time

really frustrating watching rashford, the final ball/shot is just crap nearly everytime

Me too,he's a liability.

Away teams with lesser players just fill the box and hope to nullify
Teams with no initiative like us just keep pounding away
Probably get 2 or more before the end, but not a good watch

Rashford is not a winger. He just likes to hide there

Rashford might do better if left back overlapped rather than play centre mid.

pirlo

James!!!

Rashford as bad as Foden last game
As you say, not a winger

Choo Choo here comes the goal train

actually not as good as pirlo's

Didn't celebrate incase he injured himself

good free kick, little guy on the end jumped too late

Cracker of a goal.

https://talksport.com/football/3046106/andrea-pirlo-free-kick-tottenham-legends-ac-milan/

if anyone missed it

Get rashford off 2nd half
Rice as well, just tip tapping sideways

I'd take Bowen off too.

Or move him more central

Eze and Gibb’s White. This is dirge

Rashford been one of our best players.

Pity fullback gone awol to produce overloads

Wonderful goal! One of the very best I've seen. But, England are still pants against an inferior team like Latvia.

No fan of Rashford, but most of the attacks have been coming through him. he's done more than most.

This is agent tuchel so far so good I’m glad to report I’m making Gareth look competent and those ignorant English fools don’t seam to mind me playing Marcus rustford haha the plan is vorking ! I’m even planning on bring in to the squad emil heskey as my forward coach that will teach them hahah

Rashford's fancy footwork made little progress and only allowed defenders he'd beaten to come back at him (again).

Because his fullback is winning free kicks on right side, just outside box.

Jesus! Kazakhstan is playing in the qualifier as well. Can they beat Birmingham City?

Too boring for me. Whit Lotus time

Good shout.

Rashford has a one on one and he hits it at the defender. Hook him

Kazakhstan is ranked 110th in football in the world.

Hello is that Lee there ? So sorry I’m mean mr carsley would you be kind enough to come back and manage the England team ?

Hello is that Lee there ? So sorry I’m mean mr carsley would you be kind enough to come back and manage the England team ?

Let’s see if Eze is struck with the England curse. Good start there from him

even worse than Friday this.

It never fails to astonish me that people part with their hard earned dosh to watch this krud.

Foden gets a chance at 10. Good

Simple when it works

Rice, kane... Boom

don't understand why he's giving Foden another go, after his poor performance the other day.

That’s what I’m talking ‘bout

Unlucky Rashford, goodbye

Rick o'shea with the third

cracks papered over, but not the most encouraging start for Tuchel.

Eze can do what Rashford could not. Take Rashford out unless Tuchel is experimenting with Rashford. Why?

Rick o'shea with the third


I don’t think Thunderbirds are go!

I've not heard any criticism of Tuchel yet. Could it be the football pundits are a wee-bit afraid of him because of who he is ie an elite football coach.

He wasn’t on the pitch!

Why would you criticise Tuchell?

You don’t need to be an elite coach to see what was happening on the pitch

25 man squad people could drop 10 an d pick their own 10+ ,which gives you around a squad of 40, Pickford,bell,rice, Kane,sakas will be starting every game so you might as well throw the other 35 in the air and see which 5 balls land 12st,to many players of similar ability and because of that 2 many changes game to game

It’s all about the blend and people with the courage as well as skill.

Eze was a plus yesterday. Foden did ok at 10.

Ball speed was poor. Poncing around in the middle of the pitch is pointless.

Inverted full back is pointless when teams park the bus. Get them supporting the wide men

I said all along, blend the midfield. We have enough good players certainly forwards. Bowen doesn’t make my cut either. Rashford is not doing it for me now either.

Palmer, Foden, Rogers, Mainoo, Gomes, Wharton all good but cannot all play alongside Rice and Bellingham

I see sportinlife have added skelly to my 5 certain starters so that leaves 5 places for around 40 possibles depending on who,s your cup of tea, as those 5 will include at least 2 centre backs and a right back,leaves around 20 attacking players squabbling over 2 places.maybe 1 if they go for extra defensive midfielder/dog of war in bigger games

It’s a though call.  Have to let Tuchell sort it out.

Is skelly better than Hall.

Shirley a left back should be judged on ability
to be a left back and not the work done attacking
through right side of midfield getting in Morgan Rogers way
and leaving rashford 1 on 2 down left

With saka on right, possibly supported by trent
then we need a left back staying home but capable
of breaking quickly too.

True, not seen enough of either. I do know Skelly is a kwality footballer. The thing is to win tournaments you need kwality defenders against the best so TAA does not make my starting line up even though a great footballer.

I am sure Tuchell will sort it out. Trippier on the left was awful for the team.

Trippier played on left as a filler but needs a left footer in front of him
or somebody super quick like Gordon.

And Trippier was already past his best by then

Slot used Trent v Newcastle as an impact sub, and it
worked well.

if you went with 6 starters and skelly is a supposed tutch fav, leaves only 2 maybe one attacking forward out of fodden,Palmer,Gordon,TAA, ezzie,Roger,s,rashford, maddison, grealish,bowen etc,etc, might hold a raffle every game for the shirt ,  maybe a fit James gets right back berth,another tutch fav, only a yr ago England fans/pundits demanding we build the team around PALMER and Southgate should be sacked for not starting him in the final

Palmer is indeed a talent but so are many others like Foden who has not impressed in an England shirt. Palmer has but how do you fit him in. Certainly an impact player as proven but starting? I am sure he could but for who? Unlikely imho but not to say he is not good enough. Nwaneri may also come into the equation. the balance is all important.

agreed but come world cups MSM bedwetting about 25 man squad etc but if tutch has decided on his CB,s and RB before world cup we can all name 9 starters so might as well take my NAN and Gran along for the ride,10 of them wont even get on pitch,the qualifying a week old and 90% of team set in stone

Well it is all about tournament football. The younger players are used to it now from junior England. These qualifiers are not really a testing ground but Tuchell needs to work out his best 11 not his best 11 players.

I cant see us being as lucky again with the draw but I just want to see him build a team that wants to win and is not afraid and can play good football.

We keep getting lucky draws because there are not many good teams around.

Spain France, Argentina....

Can't be sure to avoid them but...

I cant believe what I am reading...

What part of Kane & Bellingham in the Euros give you any optimism that you can win a world cup?
Does no one else think that Cole Palmer has to be a shoo-in ahead of the petulant Madrid brat?
And Lewis Skelly...
.. Really?
He has played about 5 mins for the Ersenal and already mugged himself off on social media with his Haaland tribute. Not forgetting his thoroughly deserved red card.
Can you imagine him going up against the South Americans, the Portugeezers, Spanish or the French? If he survives the first half I will be amazed.