I can't remember who it was (Gerrard or Lampard maybe?) but one player of the "golden generation" said in England camps the players would stay with their club teammates and wouldn't mingle. I remember Carragher saying that after England would be knocked out of tournaments he would get over it...
I don't think England threw the game, but Southgate certainly didn't chase victory like he should have. Only Pickford and Loftus-Cheek remained in the starting line up from the last game so he obviously was playing it safe. That being said, Belgium didn't exactly look like they were going hell...
Maybe I missed it but where are the personal attacks? It's not really a personal attack if he's being insulted for the way he played, and lets face it, he played like a busted arsehole.
But it's oh so very nice that he tried his best. Lets give him a shield to hold anyway shall we? Because...
I feel the same, it's peculiar isn't it? Up until now I would be stressing big time about origin when watching it. Heart in my mouth, edge of the seat etc. Last night it didn't feel as special. I still enjoyed the spectacle though.
Yeah I definitely wouldn't drop Chambers. He made some mistakes last night and he missed far too many tackles but he is still one of the best centres in the game.
What changes to the line ups would you guys make for game 2?
For Queensland I would be looking at tweaking the pack a little bit. Maybe Papalii to start on the left edge in place of Cooper and possibly bring back Scott for Wallace if Wallace doesn't absolutely tear up at club level before game...
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