Pickford is back in goal but England lose at Wembley

Japan get back quickly and move the ball nicely and quickly. What the fuck is Guehi doing as skipper? What about the lad between the sticks?

Hard work is a given, they play close, they break quick, but I just wish they would leave a man on the halfway line and go and catch England on the counter!

I always wonder why we do not have a man on our side of the half-way line when opponents have corners, two for Arsenal.

What do Everton and England have in common?

Striker crisis if Kane really is an issue.

Christy, those three were golden boys two years ago but, along with Bellingham, they have become major issues. I don't think that Tuchel knows what his best midfield is or if there is any sign of a settled midfield. Rice would be my only certainty at the moment - might leave a door ajar for Garner.

I don’t know how true it is Paul, but I was told that one of the reasons that they are so respectful stems from the atrocities that were inflicted on their country, towards the end Second World War?

No human being should inflict such horror on another. I might have been told wrong.

Italy misses their third straight World Cup. Expect their government to fall by the weekend.

Shite last penalty to win it too.

Luigi Riva will be turning in his grave. Giovanni Rivera must be horrified with head in hands.

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He did by the way.

Have a look at the Brits in late 19th Century Genoa.

Tyler Dibling started, and played ¾ of the game. He did pretty well, but not great, in that he didn't dominate the game or look a key player, in the way that Jobe Bellingham and Archie Gray definitely did.

He lost possession a few times.

He did have a couple of eye-catching mazy dribbles, the second of which was fantastic, and set up a second-half goal.

He has got himself in such a terrible mess that last night he played Palmer and Foden as number 10s. But I will argue we have got a credible back up to Harry Kane in Ivan Toney who has not been given a chance by Tutchel. Before Toney moved to Saudi he was a much sought after striker by many clubs, but seems because he has gone to Saudi Tutchel completely ignores him, yet that wasn't the case for Henderson who also went to Saudi.

So he forced himself into using DCL and Solankie neither are in the same class as Toney. Despite playing very little football for his club it seems that Tutchel is determined to risk taking Stones to the World Cup. I worry that if Kane is injured for any of the group games then we wont go much further. He seems to not to be to enamoured with Bellingham, and has practically ruled out TAA, while maybe not the best one on one defender he can unlock defences. For me at this stage Tutchel has left too many unanswered questions, he doesn't know his best team or what formation h ewants to play.

Solanke is weak and Calvert-Lewin not much better. Tuchel has many talented players to choose from but, without Kane, they have little or no chance at the World Cup.

Palmer and Foden are way off the pace (injury and lack of game time).
Rogers flits in and out of games, you sometimes wonder where he's gone.
Rashford has not improved since his early Man Utd forays.
Dewsbury-Hall must be wondering how he didn't get a look in with this lot.

On the face of it, we can't play without a Number 9; if Kane gets injured, I can't see a Plan B.