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Jul42018 by JBNo Comments

Jordan Pickford hits back at Courtois after England’s win over Colombia

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England hero Jordan Pickford hit back at Chelsea star Thibaut Courtois after sending England through to the World Cup quarter-finals. Pickford saved Carlos Bacca’s effort in suddent death to put an to end England’s curse from 12 yards and to set up a tie with Sweden in the next round. Courtois criticised Pickford for failing to keep out Adnan Januzaj’s winner against England last week, saying he could have ‘caught’ the shot because he’s taller than the Everton goalie. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pickford produced a remarkable save in normal time to deny Mateus Uribe and the England international took a dig at Courtois after the game. ‘I did all my research. I’ve got power and agility. I don’t care if I’m not the biggest keeper because it’s about ...

Jun212018 by JBNo Comments

Sterling set to be axed as England line-up for Panama accidentally leaked

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Raheem Sterling is set to lose his place in England’s starting eleven for Sunday’s World Cup match against Panama as revealed by Gareth Southgate’s training-ground notes. The Manchester City attacker was chosen to lead the line alongside Harry Kane in the Three Lions’ opening match against Tunisia but struggled and was substituted for Marcus Rashford after just 68 minutes. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); And now he is expected to start Sunday’s game on the bench, with Rashford the preferred option to partner Harry Kane as Southgate make changes. During training at England’s Repino base in Russia on Thursday, Southgate’s notes were slightly visible and photographers were able to zoom in on his team sheet. The team was unchanged except for two key posi...

Jun192018 by JBNo Comments

Rio Ferdinand slams Kyle Walker for ‘criminal’ mistake against Tunisia

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Rio Ferdinand labelled Kyle Walker’s defending as ‘criminal’ after the Manchester City defender conceded a penalty in England’s World Cup match against Tunisia. Gareth Southgate’s England enjoyed a good start to their opening group match and captain Harry Kane scored the first goal of the game on 11 minutes. England then wasted several chances through Jesse Lingard, John Stones and Raheem Sterling before Tunisia were offered a glorious opportunity to level the game. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); An harmless cross from Dylan Bronn floated across England’s box but Kyle Walker was penalised for blocking Syam Ben Youssef with his elbow. Ferjani Sassi stepped up and placed his penalty past goalkeeper Jordan Pickford as Tunisia went into half-time level....

Jun32018 by JBNo Comments

Ian Wright ‘worried’ for England after Nigeria exposes weakness

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Ian Wright conceded England’s performance against Nigeria was ‘worrying’ despite the fact the Three Lions won the match. England beat Nigeria 2-1 at Wembley in preparation for the World Cup in Russia and were two goals up at half-time. However, A change in formation caused problems among the England team as Nigeria chose to match their opponents man for man in the second half. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Nigeria scored early through Alex Iwobi in the second half in part thanks to England dropping back, and Wright said it was a ‘worrying’ sign heading into the World Cup. ‘What was really worrying was when they changed their shape and we went into our shell a little bit. That needs to change,’ Wright said on ITV. ‘We don’t want to do that. In th...