OFFICIAL FOOTY THREAD ⚽️: Rodri wins 2024 Ballon d’Or

[rolaholic]

Jude trying to do too much rn

 

[worldbeefreeg]

They can’t take Kane off quick enough.

 

[rolaholic]

Kane hold up play been bad

Been the case all tourney unfortunately, they're a more dangerous side with Watkins up there tbh

 

[nomadicsole21]

england is forcing them that way

I see Nico moving up top too to see if they can work it, but yeah they need way more composure on ball. England will just sit and defend with bodies more than applying pressure.

 

[Armada]

Saka gotta play Walker in on those been a couple great runs he’s looked off.

 

[MetalMario]

Biggest matchups right now are walker/Nico and Foden/Rodri. Southgate tasked with marking him

 

[rolaholic]

 

[8pm at msg]

Ollie Watkins should be on after the half but who knows

 

[Armada]

Going how a lot of finals go. Some threats but ultimately really cagey game

 

[haicheo]

Ollie Watkins should be on after the half but who knows

Lmao we all know Southgate isnt doin this before
The 87th min

 

[rolaholic]

Very cagey first half, not been open at all so the chances have been at a minimum. Not too many risks being taken yet either.

England have done well not to get overloaded in midfield or in their own end like I feared they'd be but neither side have been able to get much going once they get to the final third.

The slow match tempo right now suits England more than Spain but I expect that to change it the 2nd half

 

[Verde Shuttles]

England backline has been damn near flawless this first half

Southgate should take off Kane & Jude early, neither of them are there physically, I saw Jude with his hands on hips on at minute 10, Kane can't win a ball to save his life.

 

[rolaholic]

Luke Shaw hasn't started a match in 20+ weeks but he's managed to do as good a job against Yamal as anyone all tourney

 

[LA Diggler]

Luke Shaw hasn't started a match in 20+ weeks but he's managed to do as good a job against Yamal as anyone all tourney

Had him in his pocket on an iPad the whole first half

 

[rolaholic]

Rodri hooked at HT for Zubi

Can't ever knock de la Fuente for not having balls man

 

[Sinner]

Whoa... Rodri offf!

 

[Armada]

Rodri off?!

 

[LA Diggler]

Rodri injured.

Southgate can’t get luckier

 

[rolaholic]

WOW

 

[Sinner]

Rodri-who???

 

[rolaholic]

Yamal to Nico of course about to lead Spain to glory

 

[fluid hips]

There it is

 

[LA Diggler]

**** off

 

[Verde Shuttles]

Then they get cooked one minute in

 

[rolaholic]

England concede first every time man

They've pulled it off 3 times in a row but Spain is Spain...