Mitchell seems to have the ideal attitude and approach to the world cup. Clearly enjoying it and having a laugh but super switched on and hungry. Great to see.
George Ford must keep the 10 shirt. Farrell on the bench, if at all. There is no way Farrell gets in on current form compared to any of the other 10s and 12s (except Smith of course because Smith is dreadful).
Argentina completly failed their 15vs14 gameplan and England showed great resilience against adversity. If this team can keep this mentality and add zest of talent, they can believe in their chances.
Glad to see England on the way back. They can only improve from this. They have a nice run to the quarters and maybe to the semi final. I wish them the best of luck. Not sure how we will fear in our group if we do get out of the group we could face France of the All Blacks.
Brilliant team performance on Saturday lads! As Gengey says there belief is a powerful thing. These next couple of games give us a good opportunity to have a crack in attack a bit more. Ford is so resilient too, he won't let that performance go to his head! No complacency, one game at a time. Keep ballin, team! 🤙
They got the basics right and built on it taking the points when on offer! Also thinking and adapting their game when needed which was failing under Eddy jones.Great start.
Proved me wrong I'm happy to say... that was an outstanding performance especially considering we were down a man for basically the whole game...broke the shackles now let's build and go again
Everyone would love England playing high class running rugby, however with the form they've had, the tactics on Saturday were perfect. Would be happy for a repeat every game if it means they go deeper into the tournament.
Great game, guys !! Keep the good work, congrats to the team ( 🏴 ) and respect to Mrs Middleton and the King. From a 🇲🇫 fan. Special mention to Owen Farrell, the ultimate troll.
The difference between this performance and all the others before the tournament is mainly due to attitude, if England can continue to play with this intensity they are a very tough team to beat however it remains to be seen if this is the standard going forward or a backs against the wall effort. I'm hopeful that this is the start of something but I can't just dismiss some of the stuff they produced in the lead up to the world cup, fingers crossed though.
Limited attacking performance, by necessity (so the jury's still out there), but startling how clearly this shows the flaws in Borthwick's selections/strategy: - Ford only playing because Farrell is banned, and plays a blinder - what does Borthwick do now? Can't see him dropping Farrell, once available, but he should since Ford is a better 10 and plays better without Farrell at 12 - Mitchell - wasn't even in Borthwick's squad initially Fitness where it needed to be - so credit to Aled Walters for timing that right; Itoje finally firing on all cylinders again; Earl & Tuilagi also immense Should clearly make the 1/4 finals now, but do they have the gameplan to progress any further??
Well done england. But please, could you go back to using your traditional red away strip. It really piss me, as a french fan, to see our arch nemesis wear our colours ;p
Yes, they were. England played well but not World Cup winning well. Still no attacking flair. What impressed me most was our structure and Fords leadership.
@@brianseage5452 I don't think this was necessarily their gameplan - but, if it was, presumably you think it would be impossible to repeat because other teams would adapt in some way to prevent/mitigate it (eg dropping deeper, or charging against the drop goals - is that what you had in mind?)... if so, then it will be interesting to see how England deal with their opposition's adaptations.
@@shonunezekiel No. They will relentlessly target Ford and for the rest of the tournament he has a target on his shirt. You are probably too young to have known this but years ago the French had a similar ‘drop goal machine’, Albert La Deijo, if my memory serves me well. After one similar display by him he was just systematically targeted out of later international matches. So, we shall see.
Wish England well but…..I watched the highlights and…..Ford kicks, Ford kicks, Ford kicks, Ford kicks, Ford kicks. If this is the New England strategy in action it will work, as it did against Argentina, if basically, the opposition does not turn up. Having shown the oppositions the only ace in the England hand, what do you do now? Hope you have some answers beyond, Ford kicks.
If you only watched the highlights you simply cannot get any sense of how the game unfolded. On a steaming hot evening when the ball was clearly like a bar of soap (hence the high error count from Argentina who failed to adapt) tactical kicking and taking 3 points every time they were on offer was exactly the right strategy. Ford's three drop goals punched the confidence right out of Argentina who started to chase the game and coughed up kickable penalties in the second half which Ford took full advantage of Couple that with an excellent defensive performance, holding their own at the set piece despite losing Curry to the red card (which again you wouldn;t see in the highlights) and suddenly England have the foundations they appeared to be lacking just a week ago. Playing phase play in those conditions whilst down to 14 men would have potentially resulted in both handling errors *and* fatigue amongst the forwards either or both of which would have risked Argentina coming back into the game. Whilst I'm concerned about a lack of out and out pace on the wings, in Mitchell, Care, Ford and Smith England have some of the best attacking nines and tens in the game and when the time is right I'd expect to see different tactics albeit I don't expect to see England trying to run it out of their own half much if at all! My biggest concern is what happens when Farrell is free to play because right now I wouldn't be picking him in the 23. He's not a centre and having him on the park shackles Ford or Smith at 10 as their not running the show themselves. We'll see on that but given where England were before the Argentina match I'll take that win and see what else they can cook up as the tournament goes on. Frankly, if they can kick their way to a world cup trophy I'[ll take it!
@@brup. So I would have watched England being fairly good in defence and hopeless in attack. It was clear that Ford could not expect quick ball from the breakdown so had to stand back and drop kick and could not trust his centres or wings to put together a cogent attack so did not pass to them. Of course the team and the trainers hail this as excellent strategy on the night but it also highlights the total inability of England to penetrate any decent defence and (as we saw) score tries.
@@thecuttingsark5094 We don’t hate England we are just managing the over hyped expectations of unrealistic England fans. Possibly lucky to get out of the pool but will probably fall at the quarter finals. So, let’s see.
What a performance - amazing stuff. England Rugby, why are our players training in white in a week when they're playing in dark blue (and the opposition in a light strip)? That's got to make it harder on the pitch when it comes to offloads etc.
I guess the game plan was the same with 15 players on the pitch. In fact, the game plan is the game plan. Kick it because we can’t play! Borthwick ball.
Radrara did a wonderful knock on with the try line begging and his team's entire result riding on it. Tuilagi was actually a net positive for England for the first time in a long long time. All this sycophancy reminds me of that headline from September 2020: "Questions asked after both Radrara and Tuilagi **DENIED OPPORTUNITIES** by defences in their respective matches" Those gosh darn.. checks notes.. well-organised defences. :/
10:08 Manu you legend, greeting the royals with your top off
He's a proper lad, remember when he jumped off that ferry in New Zealand was it 😂😂😂😂😂 pure geezer
I’m sure he wanted to impress Kate tbh shame she didn’t greet with her top off too
Mitchell was brilliant, glad he got his start!
Yes - he did so well - hope he continues.
Absolute'Dog' that's what we've been wanting to see......and perfect timing to show it. Well done England 👍✌
At last, you did something to make yourselves proud. Keep going.
Does farrell say 'we're building' every team talk 😂
I was mad at the performances during the warm-up games, but hats off, that was a superb performance 🏴🏴🏴
Superb performance from George Ford yes
felt so proud to be English on Saturday night. well done lads, on to the next one now
You’ve put a smile back on my face boys 🙂 Let’s keep building momentum 🔥
How brilliant was Manu in the pack? Went almost un-noticed thats how good he was.
Mitchell seems to have the ideal attitude and approach to the world cup. Clearly enjoying it and having a laugh but super switched on and hungry. Great to see.
George Ford must keep the 10 shirt. Farrell on the bench, if at all. There is no way Farrell gets in on current form compared to any of the other 10s and 12s (except Smith of course because Smith is dreadful).
Well done boys. Showed great heart and belief
GEORGE FUCKING FORD COME ON! Just ridiculous the other night my days. 1000000/10
10:42 jamie def in love w her😂
Very proud of all of the boys, not just those playing. Can’t wait for what’s to come 🎉
so happy with the boys! shame some of the fans couldn't get behind them before the win...
How cool is Kate
the drop goal is an amazing skill and beautiful part of the game. I do not know why teams have not been using it.
2 x those is usually better than 1 x try in the corner.....I'll be surprised if we've seen the last of it being used to decide big close games this WC
Itjoe’ speech really sunk in, class performance lads❤️
Some shift. Beautiful
Well done lads, keep building 👍
this restored my enthusiasm. Well done.
Absolutely phenomenal performance off of the back of a terrible decision that would have crumbled lesser men! So, so, so proud of the boys.....
Argentina completly failed their 15vs14 gameplan and England showed great resilience against adversity. If this team can keep this mentality and add zest of talent, they can believe in their chances.
Better skills than the mens England team.
I’m more willing to watch a more conservative style of play when it’s executed as well as that.
Agree - not my ideal game - but that was enthralling as we moved further ahead of them kick by kick...epic...
Glad to see England on the way back. They can only improve from this. They have a nice run to the quarters and maybe to the semi final. I wish them the best of luck. Not sure how we will fear in our group if we do get out of the group we could face France of the All Blacks.
A ticking scoreboard creates pressure, pressure creates errors. Well done all the lads, George Ford, take a bow man.
Without Ford, we would have had absolutely nothing. So many people looking through "This Rose" coloured spectacles.
Well said...so many people saying that the argies were rubbish...but in reality it was that amazing turn screw of kicking pressure...
If Farrell starts over Ford when he comes back in then England deserve to lose
He will. Nailed on. Otherwise it would appear that the red card sanction was too short.
Fucking awesome performance from the lads, showed what this group is actually about. Lets kick on and keep fucking fighting!
Fookin’ smashem
Jonny May is looking more and more like Jon Bernthal
It’s impossible to dislike Manu !
Thank you to steve and all the boys for shutting the EXPERTS UP onto japan come on boys👍😁
Kate is taller than most of the players?!
She's tall almost 5'9 but she's wearing high heels so she looks taller
Brilliant team performance on Saturday lads! As Gengey says there belief is a powerful thing. These next couple of games give us a good opportunity to have a crack in attack a bit more. Ford is so resilient too, he won't let that performance go to his head! No complacency, one game at a time.
Keep ballin, team! 🤙
Love it boys! Worked hard for that W! Keep putting it in x
Stadium loved every kick, unreal
They got the basics right and built on it taking the points when on offer! Also thinking and adapting their game when needed which was failing under Eddy jones.Great start.
Good point about the adaptation!
Proved me wrong I'm happy to say... that was an outstanding performance especially considering we were down a man for basically the whole game...broke the shackles now let's build and go again
Great start , game on . Away the lads to the final can’t wait 🏴🏴🤠
Let’s gooooo! Onto the next. Well done to all involved.
Everyone would love England playing high class running rugby, however with the form they've had, the tactics on Saturday were perfect. Would be happy for a repeat every game if it means they go deeper into the tournament.
Nice one lads 👍🏴
Great game, guys !! Keep the good work, congrats to the team ( 🏴 ) and respect to Mrs Middleton and the King. From a 🇲🇫 fan. Special mention to Owen Farrell, the ultimate troll.
Well done everyone. Great fight and performance. Really pleased for Alex (even though I’m a Tiger 🐯)
Great game & result. Ford should start in every game like he used to, he’s crucial to the game
England ignored the haters and put on a great performance. Credit to Ford, what a player he is! Keep going lads!!!
So proud of you lads, well done 🌹
The difference between this performance and all the others before the tournament is mainly due to attitude, if England can continue to play with this intensity they are a very tough team to beat however it remains to be seen if this is the standard going forward or a backs against the wall effort. I'm hopeful that this is the start of something but I can't just dismiss some of the stuff they produced in the lead up to the world cup, fingers crossed though.
God save the boot lads ❤
When is Joe Marler's spin off coming called "Front Rose" or Itoje's "Second Rose"
Limited attacking performance, by necessity (so the jury's still out there), but startling how clearly this shows the flaws in Borthwick's selections/strategy:
- Ford only playing because Farrell is banned, and plays a blinder - what does Borthwick do now? Can't see him dropping Farrell, once available, but he should since Ford is a better 10 and plays better without Farrell at 12
- Mitchell - wasn't even in Borthwick's squad initially
Fitness where it needed to be - so credit to Aled Walters for timing that right; Itoje finally firing on all cylinders again; Earl & Tuilagi also immense
Should clearly make the 1/4 finals now, but do they have the gameplan to progress any further??
I never doubted you….
If she came in the changing room at my club, I'd 100% fluff it up and stand there, hands on hips.
yes boys that was superb
Love how Farrell puts the shoulder into teammates in training as well great commitment love from 🏴
I t depends where he puts his shoulder. He needs to stay in control of his own game.
shape of Jonny May is ridiculous...
jeez Borthwick has got a nose on him.
good study england
3:04 How prophetic.
Allez les bleus 🇫🇷 😊 bonne chance à vous les 🏴 for the crunch
@@JonathanBaynhamhope it's not a repeat at Twickenham this years 6 nations 😂😂😂
Common lads!
Well done england. But please, could you go back to using your traditional red away strip. It really piss me, as a french fan, to see our arch nemesis wear our colours ;p
What you can't see from that is Jamie George was naked from the waist down while talking to the Princess.
Not being funny but Argentina were absolutely shocking 😳
Yes, they were. England played well but not World Cup winning well. Still no attacking flair. What impressed me most was our structure and Fords leadership.
I agree with the Womble, no attacking flair. In fact, no attack at all.
...because England made them that way!!! Scoreboard pressure and relentless play from England. They didn't start the game badly...
Where’s prince Barry of wales when u need him Barry Welsh init
Tears...what an epic performance guys...
So according to Genge, the plan was for Curry to get a red in the first ten minutes and Play with 14 men for 70 minutes?
Exactly. There wasn’t a plan. Just a kicking game, that now that it’s out there, will prove impossible to repeat.
@@brianseage5452 I don't think this was necessarily their gameplan - but, if it was, presumably you think it would be impossible to repeat because other teams would adapt in some way to prevent/mitigate it (eg dropping deeper, or charging against the drop goals - is that what you had in mind?)... if so, then it will be interesting to see how England deal with their opposition's adaptations.
@@shonunezekiel No. They will relentlessly target Ford and for the rest of the tournament he has a target on his shirt. You are probably too young to have known this but years ago the French had a similar ‘drop goal machine’, Albert La Deijo, if my memory serves me well. After one similar display by him he was just systematically targeted out of later international matches. So, we shall see.
@@shonunezekiel Pierre Albaladajo. 12 drop goals for France at international level.
Salty
The beginning music belongs in blade
Where is Anthony Watson?
Out
Itoje has Lions Captin written all over him.
Won't be selected
You must be pulling my plonker. Itoje, really!
@@brianseage5452 Itoje, Earls and lawes gave us the breakdown dominance that generated the penalties.
8:31 can anyone name the track here? Because if it's what I think it is then...
Lol - it is what you think it is, I think! French rapper Vegedream and the french anthem after they won the 2018 WC.
To me it sounded like Doctorin' The Tardis by The Timelords at first, but its probably more likely its Black Skinhead by Kanye West?
@@j.6420 No, the track before it, when we see Dan Cole in the changing room. I'm sure it's Rock and Roll part 2 by Gary Glitter :(
@@alexman740 Can see why you said that, but I'm 90% sure it's Rock and Roll part 2 by Gary Glitter...Which is a PR disaster from the UK rugby team!
@@tomevans1388 Still a great song...
george ford rizzzzzz
First
Like many fans I predicted Los Pumas would win this easily but fair play the team stepped up when they had to.
Wish England well but…..I watched the highlights and…..Ford kicks, Ford kicks, Ford kicks, Ford kicks, Ford kicks. If this is the New England strategy in action it will work, as it did against Argentina, if basically, the opposition does not turn up. Having shown the oppositions the only ace in the England hand, what do you do now? Hope you have some answers beyond, Ford kicks.
If you only watched the highlights you simply cannot get any sense of how the game unfolded. On a steaming hot evening when the ball was clearly like a bar of soap (hence the high error count from Argentina who failed to adapt) tactical kicking and taking 3 points every time they were on offer was exactly the right strategy. Ford's three drop goals punched the confidence right out of Argentina who started to chase the game and coughed up kickable penalties in the second half which Ford took full advantage of
Couple that with an excellent defensive performance, holding their own at the set piece despite losing Curry to the red card (which again you wouldn;t see in the highlights) and suddenly England have the foundations they appeared to be lacking just a week ago.
Playing phase play in those conditions whilst down to 14 men would have potentially resulted in both handling errors *and* fatigue amongst the forwards either or both of which would have risked Argentina coming back into the game. Whilst I'm concerned about a lack of out and out pace on the wings, in Mitchell, Care, Ford and Smith England have some of the best attacking nines and tens in the game and when the time is right I'd expect to see different tactics albeit I don't expect to see England trying to run it out of their own half much if at all!
My biggest concern is what happens when Farrell is free to play because right now I wouldn't be picking him in the 23. He's not a centre and having him on the park shackles Ford or Smith at 10 as their not running the show themselves. We'll see on that but given where England were before the Argentina match I'll take that win and see what else they can cook up as the tournament goes on. Frankly, if they can kick their way to a world cup trophy I'[ll take it!
@@brup. So I would have watched England being fairly good in defence and hopeless in attack. It was clear that Ford could not expect quick ball from the breakdown so had to stand back and drop kick and could not trust his centres or wings to put together a cogent attack so did not pass to them. Of course the team and the trainers hail this as excellent strategy on the night but it also highlights the total inability of England to penetrate any decent defence and (as we saw) score tries.
Boo boo for you and the rest of the England haters
@@thecuttingsark5094 We don’t hate England we are just managing the over hyped expectations of unrealistic England fans. Possibly lucky to get out of the pool but will probably fall at the quarter finals. So, let’s see.
@@brianseage5452 Stop making assumptions about England fans, your just confirming your own bias.
What a performance - amazing stuff. England Rugby, why are our players training in white in a week when they're playing in dark blue (and the opposition in a light strip)? That's got to make it harder on the pitch when it comes to offloads etc.
Great win despite Borthwick.😮
I guess the game plan was the same with 15 players on the pitch. In fact, the game plan is the game plan. Kick it because we can’t play! Borthwick ball.
It worked didn't it?
Someone can’t stand to see England win
Manu & Radradra
Best centres in the world!!!!
Definitely my favourite!!!!
That partnership would be terrifying
Bundee Aki and Reiko for me
Radrara did a wonderful knock on with the try line begging and his team's entire result riding on it. Tuilagi was actually a net positive for England for the first time in a long long time. All this sycophancy reminds me of that headline from September 2020: "Questions asked after both Radrara and Tuilagi **DENIED OPPORTUNITIES** by defences in their respective matches" Those gosh darn.. checks notes.. well-organised defences. :/
Personally think however when both fit Danty and Am best in the world