Wow. Quite staggering how willing people are to overlook their team's dodgy behaviour. Mobbing the referee, dives all over the place including a couple in the box, headbutts, yeah nah, it was Colombians only, we were perfectly angelic.
And then people wonder why England is one of the most hated teams in the world.
A few players responded badly to a strategy of persistent fouling and niggle.
It quite clearly was Colombias game plan.
Kane seemed to get fouled every time he got the ball.
Are you saying Southgate told the players to go out and foul the Colombian team?
I'm not saying England premeditated it (I will say that they reacted terribly) but the level of doublethink in that comment is impressive.
No. Read what I said before you break your 5th form English bank for insults.
I don't know where you get that I said it was unimaginable.
I said it was Colombias plan.
I don't think both teams were as bad as each other no. I didnt say England were angelic or fair play winners either, but hey, read what you want. Hating a team is a bias too .
"Are you saying Southgate told the players to go out and foul the Colombian team?" pretty heavily implies you don't think Southgate would do that. You think that Colombia did do that. That's pretty blatant bias showing through - you completely assume that your team is morally superior and refuse to consider another alternative. FWIW I don't think either team planned it and, if you had read what I wrote, you'd see that I think Colombia were worse offenders.
I don't hate England, I supported them over Colombia this morning and I'm glad they won. I also think you'll find that I studied 1984 in 6th form. 5th form was Animal Farm.
