Football

goodbye ronaldo you won't be missed, everything i hate about football summed up in one person.

sorry for the negativeness but i just dislike him with a passion

He booted one into the wall after Bruno Fernandes was taken off.

from a ridiculous angle too

Portuguese media tiptoeing around the Ronaldo issue, as usual. If someone dares criticize him they're "ungrateful"
Pepe said he would make an announcement today, probably retiring. Nothing from Ronaldo so I assume he will be at the world cup

Am planning to watch the England game after the kids have gone to bed later, at around half seven. Does anyone know if iPlayer will have it available to view then (from the start, obviously), or do I have to dust off the ol’ PVR?

Of you pause iPlayer on a computer it will pick up from where it stopped. Not sure how it works on a telly.

That’s a good point. A two and a half hour pause makes me nervous though.

Switching to a back three now? Can all you armchair managers tell me if this is a good thing or not?

Well... I'm going with no. Because Trippier is still the left side wing back which renders that side completely ineffective in attack.

But it could work if he and saka swap sides.

Probably not though.

And Kyle Walker is still on the pitch. Lord knows how he's above Trent-Arnold is beyond me.

I can’t figure this out. He’s ordinarily not as good, but he’s looking particularly leggy in this tournament.

Ha - no handball? Jokes ref.

Like the one not given against Cucurella yesterday. The consistency has suddenly disappeared.

Tbf he's given a yellow for a nudge at worst, and a throw in that didn't even go out, and a throw In that was Switzerlands, but Trippier took it and the ref changed his arm to signal it was England's throw.

Pretty sure that's worth a handball.

Trippier off at half time. He's been wank.
Watkins on for Kane at 60 (if not before).

Tbf, we don’t want refs balancing bad decisions all match.

Kane not in the box when Saka crosses in.
Watkins on please.. loads of passes, loads of possession, little movement off the ball, how many shots on target?? defending with five players when Swiss press.. typical England

Glad Mainoo and Konsa are in there

Throughout this championship I've been wondering why, whenever there's a fast forward surge seemingly viable, England (via Trippier mostly?) just slam the brakes on so that the opposing team can all jog back into their own half? It's maddening!

Answer is in the parentheses.

I'm not a football expert but I'm sure people used to actually run at the opposition when they got possession

Have they improved? Perhaps slightly but they have been awful in every game bar the famous 30 mins v Serbia. The Beeb seem positive about that half, what low standards!

Theo Walcott talking bollocks there.

I’d say that was an improvement BUT if they played all tournament like that we’d be saying how shite it was.

That’s how bad it has been. Kane is Ronaldo for England though.

Positively they've not really been troubled by the Swiss who have looked one of the better sides previously. Also..get Kane off. What's up with him? Can't run, jump, or control anything.

True, it's a case of who bores the other to death first!