It's a very effective tactic and you see teams do it to England (as well as others) all the time, basically France start to break anywhere on the pitch you take the player out.
I think of all the numbers, someone said 0 and someone said 0.5.. Other than that the lowest was a six, and there were a couple of 9s, 10s and even a 12.
These English fans are having a laugh and you lot on here are criticising. I swear they can't win. Badly behave you criticise. Well behaved and having a laugh, you still criticise.
There was a similar post with Netherlands fans saying similar chat about how they aren't afraid of Messi the other day and the comments were full of people praising their dry sense of humour.
One of the small reasons I want to win a major trophy in my lifetime is to be the biggest insufferable and arrogant prick ever. Like full on hard Brexit clichéd England fan because if we can exist as fans being mostly self depreciative, pessimistic, unwaveringly supportive and in numbers whilst we sing about Vindaloo and reword Atomic Kitten songs and still be accused of being arrogant I might as well piss off the entirety of Reddit on this sub and just become what we're accused of.
I feel for the English, can't have a conversation about anything without people bringing up that you colonized the world as if they personally looted The Gambia and brought back slaves to do the laundry last week, like yes, but what's that got to do with their chance against mbappe this weekend cunt.
Who gives a toss mate. Can't expect any pro England comments on Reddit, we're probably the most hated nation on here. As a Leeds fan I fucking love it, makes it all the more sweeter when we do win.
Look the guy telling he is in Bellingham's pocket is obviously having fun and maybe my sense of humour is completely broken but some of the others looked dead serious when they said Kyle Walker got this
Three Lions (the "It's coming home" song to online comedians) is a self-depricating song with optimism, yet to most people on the internet its some arrogant pompus thing.
Too much talk about facing Mbappe. He's a top quality player, but England are not facing Mbappe and then just a bunch of no-marks, they are facing France.
I hold my hands up and admit i dont know as much about the french team as i do about England, but am i completely delusional in thinking that, Mbappe aside, we genuinely have a better squad (and probably starting 11) than them?
Lmao, i have scrolled so far down this comment section and still haven't found a single salty comment, while all comments are about people being joyless.
We are lightened up. Mbappe's currently learning english so he can do the crying celebration in front of them while telling them he's the second coming of CR7 afters he's put 10 past them on saturday.
It's such a shame that Maguire is getting dissed by everyone even though he's performing very well in this world cup. I thought stones would be the best defender for them but Maguire's performance has made him the best defender for this team.
Iv read this entire thread looking for the ppl that the majority of the comments talk about, the joyless and ppl that take banter too serious and I found a single comment with that rethoric.
It's often the early comments which then get downvoted to the bottom as the thread develops. If people just downvoted and ignored them they'd get far less attention.
The French defense is shaky. I think it will be a high scoring match relatively unless Southgate parks the bus. I would go with either France 3 - England 2 or England 3 - France 2.
Obviously you haven’t seen Maguire in an England shirt. Also he’s against Giroud. Maguire struggles against pacy, back line breaking attackers. Giroud is about as far from that as possible.
England is quietly playing well althought more attentions are on France at the moment. The players are all fit to play and their squad depth is actually better than 4 years ago.
Bantering right there, French right here liking it. I’m amused and looking forward for this game! Also, you’d be surprised to see how many French persons like England, spoiler: I’m one of them. Oh, and you guys are missing one player who (whom?) will score : Griezman. You’re all way too much obsessed with Bappe/Giroud Bisou !
Yeah, English people are absolutely incapable of taking anything seriously and people not understanding this is a cause of a lot of misconceptions hahah
England fans on here complain about being called arrogant yet here they are brazenly claiming that a world class footballer can be constrained by an old man's cargo pants, the nerve of these fuckers😤
English Football fans at the World Cup, optimistic about their team is peak soccer, an overwhelmingly American subreddit with a staunch and sustained root-against-England mantra, hear hear lads.
Any TRUE England fan (not a drunk idiot) knows mbappe is the best player in the tournament if not the world. He is quality and we’re going to have a hard time containing him.
Reading through this thread, I have seen fifteen highly up voted comments about how people are taking banter too seriously and zero people actually taking banter too seriously.
All those people so confident in Kyle Walker dealing with Mbappe should go watch Newcastle v City from earlier this season where St Maximin tore him a new one.
Believe walker was carrying an injury then. They're also very different players. Kyle is solid defensively but the reason people are confident is that he's probably the only RB in the competition capable of dealing with Mbappe's pace. ASM is a probably even more tricky on the ball than Killian but doesn't have the same raw speed imo.
Yeah, I mean I think it's clearly meant as a joke but there are actual morons out there wondering why Mbappe's ankle isn't broken by the 10 minute mark.
Mirrors / Alternative Angles
Walker v mbappe to see who's faster Maguire v Giroud to see who's the slowest I'm ready
Hmm, no one seems to want to admit it but Walker isn't as quick as he used to be.
A contest to see who will walk to the ball first
What’s wrong with Giroud, sure he’s slow, but he scores goals at least, that’s all we want him to do anyway.
I think the main difference is Giroud is actually good at his job (for the most part)
Aussie lad snuck in there like we wouldn't notice
Get that shackle-dragger outta there.
Glad I didn’t just imagine that.
Come to think of it, who are most Aussie, American etc rooting for now? Wishful thinking might be Anglo support like this dude, but unlikely
which ones the aussie guy? the tall guy with the england flag draped over him?
Big fan of the guy saying you just have to kick him lmao
virgin tiki-taka fan vs chad 60s/70s football enjoyer
Game's not gone
Can't deny it works lol
It's a very effective tactic and you see teams do it to England (as well as others) all the time, basically France start to break anywhere on the pitch you take the player out.
Old school kickboxing... I mean football
Argentina deployed that tactic vs Neymar and won the Copa America. It can work.
Get leathered in, and do not shirk a fucking tackle.
He’s not wrong though , you gotta get into his head and make him take a second to think if he’s going to be leveled and take a longer route
I mean, he’s not wrong
My dad said the same lol, just old school football.
mbappe wouldn't stand a chance against Tony Pulis brexitball
propah brexit geezah
He’s absolutely right too lmao
‘Get in amongst him’… amongst him
That guys honest
Realistically I doubt players won't be told to tactical foul him if needed
Most respectful England fan
"you've just got to kick him"
Pep has nothing on this guy.
He’s not wrong. Just send out the worst bench player on the team to give him a career ender immediately as the game starts and he’s no threat.
Also called the Ramos on Salah's move
Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi Kyle Walker. You're my only hope.
Luke's Kyle Walker
Everyone focusing on Mbappe, but Giroud v Maguire/Stones should be good, toom
Giroud is a pretty favourable match up for Maguire. No pace and good in the air just like him.
Tbh I don’t think so. I’m more concerned about tricky strikers who can play off the shoulder. Benzema would’ve been a very scary matchup.
Don't forget Theo vs the whole team lol. Guy is a beast.
There is no way whatsoever that maguire and stones are worried about an old Olivier giroud
Doubt it. Maguire seemed to handle him pretty well when he played in the prem, not sure about stones though
Very bad. It's nothing
Most said they were scared but still people find issue lol
I think of all the numbers, someone said 0 and someone said 0.5.. Other than that the lowest was a six, and there were a couple of 9s, 10s and even a 12.
Tbh the only sane answer is 10 but some fans aren't sane.
These English fans are having a laugh and you lot on here are criticising. I swear they can't win. Badly behave you criticise. Well behaved and having a laugh, you still criticise.
There was a similar post with Netherlands fans saying similar chat about how they aren't afraid of Messi the other day and the comments were full of people praising their dry sense of humour.
For real. You all need to live, laugh, love.
Fans having a bit of a laugh who have traveled to Qatar to see their country being criticised by basement dwellers
One of the small reasons I want to win a major trophy in my lifetime is to be the biggest insufferable and arrogant prick ever. Like full on hard Brexit clichéd England fan because if we can exist as fans being mostly self depreciative, pessimistic, unwaveringly supportive and in numbers whilst we sing about Vindaloo and reword Atomic Kitten songs and still be accused of being arrogant I might as well piss off the entirety of Reddit on this sub and just become what we're accused of.
I feel for the English, can't have a conversation about anything without people bringing up that you colonized the world as if they personally looted The Gambia and brought back slaves to do the laundry last week, like yes, but what's that got to do with their chance against mbappe this weekend cunt.
Lot of people on here just hate England for no real reason.
Netherlands fans were similar to the Brits in their response to Messi. None of the hate.
Who gives a toss mate. Can't expect any pro England comments on Reddit, we're probably the most hated nation on here. As a Leeds fan I fucking love it, makes it all the more sweeter when we do win.
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Your comment has 900 upvotes in 4h. 99% of the people here agree with you, no need to play the victim card.
Look the guy telling he is in Bellingham's pocket is obviously having fun and maybe my sense of humour is completely broken but some of the others looked dead serious when they said Kyle Walker got this
Lmao I've seen more people complaining about criticizing than people criticizing
That's funny banter, that's football. Love it.
You lot take banter way too seriously.
reddit takes everything way too seriously
maybe they should have said "/s" after doing the banter
I knew as soon as I saw this video that the reddit comments would be dumb people who can't have fun lol
Three Lions (the "It's coming home" song to online comedians) is a self-depricating song with optimism, yet to most people on the internet its some arrogant pompus thing.
Realised a long time ago many societies have not yet evolved to banter stage
It's reddit, it's full of Americans what do you expect
One of those was definitely an aussie
Aussie is England with a few extra steps, then flipped on its head.
Bet his dad is English so he went with him and met a few family and old friends and probably supported both England and Australia
Interviewer: "But you HAVE to be scared of Messi"
Supporters support their teams, more at 10
People in this thread are just absolutely joyless
There is basically one guy saying it's shit banter and 20 people piling on with "classic
Harry Maguire ? Very bad !
Just kick lumps out of him 😤😂
Too much talk about facing Mbappe. He's a top quality player, but England are not facing Mbappe and then just a bunch of no-marks, they are facing France.
I swear that’s the thing that surprises me the most, you’d think it’s a one man team when hearing how people talks about it lol
Giroud and griezmann wouldn't get in the England team.
I hold my hands up and admit i dont know as much about the french team as i do about England, but am i completely delusional in thinking that, Mbappe aside, we genuinely have a better squad (and probably starting 11) than them?
Top bantwr actually. Same with Dutchies and Messi.
the french guy couldnt get more frencher with that accent.
Love it, that’s the energy a game like that deserve haha
You people need to lighten up
Especially after their win, the fans are obviously gonna be gassed. Same thing if they lost, they would have been mad.
Lmao, i have scrolled so far down this comment section and still haven't found a single salty comment, while all comments are about people being joyless.
We are lightened up. Mbappe's currently learning english so he can do the crying celebration in front of them while telling them he's the second coming of CR7 afters he's put 10 past them on saturday.
Personally, I’m shitting myself. But that’s just me
I would be more confident if we didn't have most of our players injured. I think England is more favorable to win tbh.
Missed opportunity on that second pocket, should have farted
Love the little French shit at the end
It's such a shame that Maguire is getting dissed by everyone even though he's performing very well in this world cup. I thought stones would be the best defender for them but Maguire's performance has made him the best defender for this team.
Those damn pesky English fans. Look how cocky they are!
Pardon monsieur I think you mean guillotine
Sarcasm done right!
Iv read this entire thread looking for the ppl that the majority of the comments talk about, the joyless and ppl that take banter too serious and I found a single comment with that rethoric.
Sort by controversial
It's often the early comments which then get downvoted to the bottom as the thread develops. If people just downvoted and ignored them they'd get far less attention.
They were downvoted before we got here
Yes lol
Didn't search hard then did ya
I forget our banter goes over everyone else’s heads
lol at the French guy at the end
Very Bad
In case people couldn't tell and call English arrogant, there were a lot of tongue-in-cheek answers.
This place will implode if England win on Saturday
Please, please, please. 😂
It’s probably a 60/40 match in favor of France
A England team quietly playing well, and a French team without locker room drama. This is a hard game to call.
The French defense is shaky. I think it will be a high scoring match relatively unless Southgate parks the bus. I would go with either France 3 - England 2 or England 3 - France 2.
I see, all you have to do to stop a great player is to kick him
French guy should run for Ghanaian parliament
Mista Speaka there is going to be anotha economic Maguire afta this game!
They should ask Mbappe about facing Kylie Walker tbh
Mbappe actually said a few years ago he’s the fastest defender he’s ever faced
“Harry Maguire?”
Obviously you haven’t seen Maguire in an England shirt. Also he’s against Giroud. Maguire struggles against pacy, back line breaking attackers. Giroud is about as far from that as possible.
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When England cruises 4-0 against France, this entire sub is gonna look stupid
I'd give the edge to France, but given England were supposedly going to fail to score against Iran, maybe I'm being too pessimistic.
!RemindMe 5 days
😂😂😂
And when France cruises to 4-0?
saved
They found the most french guy I swear. Only thing missing was a random baguette.
You lot in the comment section take banter way to seriously here.
Harry Maguire?
Yeah Maguire's clamping his ass up
It isn’t just Mbappe though is it. Dembele can be a killer & you can’t write off Giroud coming up witj something.
Giroud is the kind of striker that Maguire is actually decent against.
Its against Shaw, already a lost case
Am in love with th French accent 😅❤️ the last dude
“Harry Maguire? Very bad.”
Bloke who said kick him. Got my vote
Come on don’t spoil the banter for us. It’s all fun
Now why would they do that? They have a lot of other things to worry about like the average citizen.
99% certain the person who said zero is from Boro
Bro said Harry Maguire
All fun and games until you see Mbappe running down that line….
Lmao the hope in their eyes
More zan Ronaldo!
Mbappe is talented, sure, but could he do it on a cold rainy night in Stoke warm dry evening in Qatar?
Send someone to rob his house.
Poland almost scored like 4 on that terrible defense , England is gonna carve them up.
England have a much better team, but mbap could still be the difference
Least arrogant Frenchman in the end LOL
Mbappe is inevitably going to hurt England but hopefully we take our chances and can get something from the game
England is quietly playing well althought more attentions are on France at the moment. The players are all fit to play and their squad depth is actually better than 4 years ago.
Majority of Englishman and myself included are nervous about Saturday but keep believing.
Bantering right there, French right here liking it. I’m amused and looking forward for this game! Also, you’d be surprised to see how many French persons like England, spoiler: I’m one of them. Oh, and you guys are missing one player who (whom?) will score : Griezman. You’re all way too much obsessed with Bappe/Giroud Bisou !
…and England lost
All jokes aside itll actually be Mbappe vs Maguire
Maguire plays on the left of the CBs
General Stones will sort him
Funny how mbappe gets 5 goals against "easy" teams everyone's like omg he's awsome
Just can’t wait !!! It’s coming home ! And by home I mean la maison bien sur
When you stop taking them seriously, english fans are really funny tbh.
Yeah, English people are absolutely incapable of taking anything seriously and people not understanding this is a cause of a lot of misconceptions hahah
Kyle Walker could barely handle Sarr lol
Sarr: 10 PL Goals
To be fair, with City, Kyle Walker has always done a decent job against Mbappé.
Walkers pocketed Neymar and Mbappe before. He could probably still do it
Luckily it won't be England fans who are facing Mbappe
England Fans must face…Harry Maguire
So a hattrick it is.
savevideo
Insightful and reasoned as ever
I have a feeling this will age like milk
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I'm mot scared of him or anything but I wouldn't be sad if he pulled a hammy in the pre match warm up.
Just don't play the RB who is laughably bad at defending.
Here come the cocky english again
England fans on here complain about being called arrogant yet here they are brazenly claiming that a world class footballer can be constrained by an old man's cargo pants, the nerve of these fuckers😤
Yeah they should be more like the humble Dutch. They know how to lay down and respect a great footballer when they see one
soccer
English Football fans at the World Cup, optimistic about their team is peak soccer, an overwhelmingly American subreddit with a staunch and sustained root-against-England mantra, hear hear lads.
"Bellingham's pocket" lmao wtf?
Are people not allowed a touch of fun
The birds encouraging him as well.
France are going to smash Spurs, I mean, England.
Hilarious, really. Desert heat has cooked those pasty brains.
Any TRUE England fan (not a drunk idiot) knows mbappe is the best player in the tournament if not the world. He is quality and we’re going to have a hard time containing him.
God forbid anyone engages in a bit of shit chat. These people obviously know how good mbappe is.
Any true England fan would know they’re having a laugh
Haha fucking hell mate, who on earth are you to decide what a "TRUE" England fan is.
Pfffft. He's an overhyped Aaron Lennon regen.
Thank god you’re
Reading through this thread, I have seen fifteen highly up voted comments about how people are taking banter too seriously and zero people actually taking banter too seriously.
Sort by controversial, I can see plenty
Chat shit get banged. I think the game is pretty even, but what I wouldn't do for a good England meltdown with 2-0 for France in the first 20min hmm
All those people so confident in Kyle Walker dealing with Mbappe should go watch Newcastle v City from earlier this season where St Maximin tore him a new one.
Believe walker was carrying an injury then. They're also very different players. Kyle is solid defensively but the reason people are confident is that he's probably the only RB in the competition capable of dealing with Mbappe's pace. ASM is a probably even more tricky on the ball than Killian but doesn't have the same raw speed imo.
Nothing against good banter, but fuck wishing harm on players.
Yeah, I mean I think it's clearly meant as a joke but there are actual morons out there wondering why Mbappe's ankle isn't broken by the 10 minute mark.
ooooargh you wouldnt have lasted 10 mins in the 70s son.
I don't think he means injure him, he means foul him hard but not hard enough to get a red