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CFuller · January 21, 2018

You threw Rashford on too late. :seagull:

I hope you've had time to scribble a letter of resignation. I never thought I'd say this... but WILSON OUT :mad:

mark wilson27 · January 23, 2018

CFuller - I'm sure IRL I would be without a job, but for some reason in the game they only seem to fire after tournaments

October 16th:
Chile (Wembley, London) Friendly
After the pathetic performance in the last game I told the players I wanted a lot more from them and in truth they did start better and on the 9th minute C.Wilson came close with a low effort which saw the Chilean keeper at full stretch to save. Ten minutes later the same player had another chance as he beat the offside trap but the Chilean keeper again saved the day. On the half hour Chile had their first chance of the game with a low daisy cutter which saw F.Forster at full stretch to save.
The second half was only three minutes old when we took the lead as D.Alli ran through the defence with ease and slotted in under the keeper. We were controlling the game and on the 64th minute we had another chance to score with H.Kane rising above the defence and heading a A.Lallana cross past the keeper but the upright saved the day. It was one way traffic and on the 86th minute we had the final chance of the game with a rasping effort from C.Wilson which clipped the outside of the upright.

England 1-0 Chile D.Alli 48

F.Forster, K.Walker, J.Tarkowski (H.Maguire), R.Holding (K.Trippier), R.Bertrand, A.Lallana (E.Dier), T.Carroll (J.Henderson), A.Surman (D.Alli), M.Rashford (S.Sinclair), H.Kane, C.Wilson

Booked: K.Walker

October 17th:
The World Rankings have been released and we remain in 6th place with Brazil still top. The most improved nation is Kenya as they moved from 114th to 88th

mark wilson27 · January 25, 2018

November 9th:
Its now time for the to choose the squad for the double header against Italy (7) and Iceland (70) in the European International League. The squad is as follows:

| Position         | Name            | Club           | Age         | Caps        | Goals       | 
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| GK               | Tom Heaton      | Burnley        | 32          | 4           | -           | 
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| GK               | Jack Butland    | Stoke          | 25          | 11          | -           | 
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| GK               | Jordan Pickford | Everton        | 24          | 8           | -           | 
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| D (R)            | Adam Smith      | Stoke          | 27          | 0           | -           | 
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| D (C)            | Harry Maguire   | Leicester      | 25          | 7           | -           | 
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| D (C)            | James Tarkowski | Burnley        | 25          | 4           | -           | 
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| D (RC)           | Calum Chambers  | Arsenal        | 23          | 4           | -           | 
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| D (C)            | Rob Holding     | Crystal Palace | 23          | 3           | -           | 
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| D (RC)           | Craig Dawson    | Everton        | 28          | 2           | -           | 
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| D (L)            | Charlie Daniels | Bournemouth    | 32          | 0           | -           | 
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| D (LC)           | Ryan Bertrand   | Southampton    | 29          | 21          | -           | 
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| D (L)            | Aaron Cresswell | West Ham       | 28          | 12          | -           | 
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| D/WB (R)         | Kyle Walker     | Man City       | 28          | 40          | -           | 
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| D/WB (R)         | Kieran Trippier | Tottenham      | 28          | 6           | -           | 
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| D (C), DM, M (C) | Eric Dier       | Tottenham      | 24          | 25          | 2           | 
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| DM, M (C)        | Andrew Surman   | Bournemouth    | 32          | 9           | -           | 
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| M (C)            | Tom Carroll     | Swansea        | 26          | 2           | -           | 
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| M (R), AM (RC)   | Patrick Roberts | Celtic         | 21          | 7           | 1           | 
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| M/AM (C)         | Dele Alli       | Tottenham      | 22          | 34          | 6           | 
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| M/AM (L)         | Scott Sinclair  | Celtic         | 29          | 13          | 1           | 
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| AM (RL)          | Tom Ince        | Huddersfield   | 26          | 4           | 1           | 
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| AM (L), ST (C)   | Danny Welbeck   | Arsenal        | 27          | 40          | 15          | 
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| ST (C)           | Harry Kane      | Tottenham      | 25          | 39          | 18          | 
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mark wilson27 · January 27, 2018

November 12th:
The squad have now met knowing that for us to stand a chance of qualifying for the next stage of the European International League we need to win both matches

November 15th:
The World Rankings have been released and we remain in 6th place with Brazil still top. The most improved nation is Rwanda who rose from 154th to 118th

Italy (Wembley, London) European International League Division A Grp 2 (3/4)
It was Italy who had the better of the game but it took them till the 23rd minute for the first chance as they beat the offside trap with real ease and fired under T.Heaton but the ball luckily for us went just wide of the post. Soon after they had another chance with a long range effort which had T.Heaton at full stretch to save. We weren't getting near the ball and on the stroke of half time they had another chance to score with another long range effort which was diverted wide of the post by C.Chambers.
The second half wasn't much better as Italy controlled the play and on the 59th minute T.Heaton saved the day again with a brave save at the feet of the Italian attacker. Twelve minutes later we finally had our first chance as D.Welbeck barged into the area but his final effort was pretty dire and it went well wide of the post. With ten minutes remaining in the game Italy came close to winning the game with a well worked team move which split my defence apart but T.Heaton again saved the day. On the 85th minute the winner was scored as S.Sinclair whipped a curling cross into the area and H.Kane headed in to give us a very very undeserved victory. After the game I told my players how lucky they were and I was expecting more from the next game

England 1-0 Italy H.Kane 85

T.Heaton, K.Trippier, H.Maguire, C.Chambers, A.Cresswell, P.Roberts, D.Alli (A.Surman), E.Dier (T.Carroll), T.Ince (S.Sinclair), D.Welbeck, H.Kane

BenArsenal · January 28, 2018

You're like the Liverpool of international football. Winning against the big teams but slipping up against the minnows.

mark wilson27 · January 30, 2018

Now now Ben that was uncalled for Comparing my managerial skills to that of a Liverpools

November 19th:
Iceland (Laugardalsvollur, Reykjavik) European International League Division A Grp 2 (4/4)
Iceland started the better and it wasn't long till T.Heaton was tested with a brilliant effort which saw him diving across the goal to save. On the 27th minute they had another chance as my defence seemed to fall asleep however T.Heaton again saved well. With three minutes remaining in the half we had our first chance as T.Ince provided a low cross into the area but D.Welbeck fluffed the effort over from four yards.
The second half saw my players coming out a lot better and on the hour we took the lead as A.Surman fired in with power from twenty yards. On the 63rd minute we made it two nil with H.Maguire heading in a P.Roberts corner after D.Welbeck's initial effort was tipped round the post. We were controlling the game with ease now and on the 72nd minute S.Sinclair killed the game off from the penalty spot after T.Carroll was brought down in the area. Iceland had no reply for us and just before the final whistle S.Sinclair failed to hit the target from close range after running onto a T.Carroll through-ball

Iceland 0-3 England A.Surman 60, H.Maguire 63, S.Sinclair 72 pen

T.Heaton, K.Trippier (A.Smith), H.Maguire, C.Chambers, A.Cresswell, P.Roberts, D.Alli, E.Dier (A.Surman), T.Ince (T.Carroll). D.Welbeck, S.Sinclair

Despite the result we have failed to qualify for the semi finals after finishing 2nd in the group. Italy went through as winners and Iceland were relegated

December 12th:
The World Rankings have been released and we have remained in 6th place with Brazil still top. The most improved nation is Syria who moved from 109th to 82nd

December 23rd:
The European Championship Qualifying group stage is being drawn and we have been seeded 1st for the draw

First Seeds: Belgium, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland
Second Seeds: Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Iceland, N.Ireland, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine, Wales
Third Seeds: Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden
Fourth Seeds: Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, FYR Macedonia, Hungary, Israel, Lithuania, Montenegro, Norway, Scotland
Fifth Seeds: Andorra, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta Moldova
Sixth Seeds: Azerbaijan, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Kosovo, San Marino

mark wilson27 · February 1, 2018

The groups are as follows:
Group A: Holland, Russia, Serbia, Finland, Belarus, Luxembourg
Group B: England, Ukraine, Slovenia, FYR Macedonia, Latvia, San Marino
Group C: Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Denmark, Lithuania, Armenia, Faroe Islands
Group D: France, Iceland, Albania, Norway, Moldova, Andorra
Group E: Portugal, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Azerbaijan, Gibraltar
Group F: Switzerland, Turkey, Czech Republic, Estonia, Malta
Group G: Italy, Slovakia, Romania, Cyprus, Kazakhstan
Group H: Germany, Austria, Sweden, Montenegro, Liechtenstein
Group I: Spain, Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Georgia
Group J: Belgium, N.Ireland, Greece, Israel, Kosovo

February 13th 2019:
The new year World Rankings have been released and we have moved up a place to 5th with Brazil top. The most improved nation is Iraq who rose from 104th to 78th.

March 13th:
We have moved up another spot in the World Rankings despite not playing to 4th. Brazil are still top and Malta are the most improved nation after moving up from 160th to 141st.

March 19th:
With the squad for the European Football Championship Qualifying rounds coming up I have been notified by my physio that I have a full squad to choose from.

March 22nd:
Its now time to choose the squad for the forthcoming matches against Slovenia (41) and FYR Macedonia (97) in the European Championship Qualifiers. The squad is as follows:-

| Position         | Name               | Club        | Age         | Caps        | Goals       | 
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| GK               | Tom Heaton         | Burnley     | 32          | 6           | -           | 
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| GK               | Jack Butland       | Stoke       | 26          | 11          | -           | 
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| GK               | Jordan Pickford    | Everton     | 25          | 8           | -           | 
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| D (R)            | Adam Smith         | Stoke       | 27          | 1           | -           | 
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| D (C)            | Harry Maguire      | Leicester   | 26          | 9           | 1           | 
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| D (C)            | John Stones        | Man City    | 24          | 20          | -           | 
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| D (C)            | Axel Tuanzebe      | Burnley     | 21          | 3           | -           | 
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| D (C)            | James Tarkowski    | Burnley     | 26          | 4           | -           | 
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| D (RC)           | Calum Chambers     | Arsenal     | 24          | 6           | -           | 
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| D (L)            | Charlie Daniels    | Bournemouth | 32          | 0           | -           | 
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| D (L)            | Aaron Cresswell    | West Ham    | 29          | 14          | -           | 
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| D/WB (R)         | Kieran Trippier    | Tottenham   | 28          | 8           | -           | 
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| D (C), DM, M (C) | Eric Dier          | Tottenham   | 25          | 27          | 2           | 
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| D/M (R)          | Sam Byram          | Brighton    | 25          | 0           | -           | 
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| DM, M (C)        | Andrew Surman      | Bournemouth | 32          | 11          | 1           | 
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| DM, M (C)        | Nathaniel Chalobah | Watford     | 24          | 0           | -           | 
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| M (C)            | Danny Drinkwater   | Chelsea     | 29          | 3           | -           | 
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| M (R), AM (RC)   | Patrick Roberts    | Celtic      | 22          | 9           | 1           | 
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| M/AM (C)         | Dele Alli          | Tottenham   | 22          | 36          | 6           | 
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| AM (R)           | Theo Walcott       | Arsenal     | 30          | 47          | 8           | 
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| AM (L), ST (C)   | Danny Welbeck      | Arsenal     | 28          | 42          | 15          | 
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| ST (C)           | Harry Kane         | Tottenham   | 25          | 40          | 19          | 
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| ST (C)           | Charlie Austin     | Bournemouth | 29          | 0           | -           | 
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mark wilson27 · February 6, 2018

March 26th:
Injury news sees J.Stones out for around a month after suffering a hernia, I have called up Leighton Baines who currently plays for Everton.

March 27th:
The players have now met up and will remain with me for the next week. I expect two wins from the games

March 30th:
Slovenia (Wembley, London) European Championship Qualifying Grp B (1/10)
A cracking start saw us scoring within seven minutes as T.Walcott fired in from close range after running onto a D.Alli through-ball. It didn't take too long till we scored again with T.Walcott grabbing his second goal on the 20th minute after a poor clearance by the Slovenian defence. We were in control of the game now and eight minutes later we made it three nil with T.Walcott completing his hat-trick with a powerful strike from out side the area.
The second half was all us again and ten minutes into the half H.Maguire made it 4-0 with a superb header from a D.Alli cross. On the 67th minute T.Walcott came close to adding a fourth goal with a low shot which beat the keeper but not the upright. Slovenia weren't getting close to us and deep into injury time we made it five nil as D.Welbeck barged into the area and slotted in under the keeper. A great start to the campaign

England 5-0 Slovenia T.Walcott 7, 20, 28, H.Maguire 55, D.Welbeck 90+2

T.Heaton, A.Smith (C.Chambers), H.Maguire, J.Tarkowski (A.Surman), A.Cresswell, P.Roberts (D.Drinkwater), D.Alli, E.Dier, D.Welbeck, T.Walcott, H.Kane

Other Grp B Results:
San Marino 0-2 Latvia, Ukraine 2-1 FYR Macedonia

mark wilson27 · February 7, 2018

April 2nd:
FYR Macedonia (Philip II Arena, Skopje) European Championship Qualifying Grp B (2/10)
Three minutes into the game we took the lead with T.Walcott slotting in from close range after beating the offside trap. On the 14th minute we added a second goal as T.Walcott showed some great skill to beat the defence and round the keeper to slide the ball into the empty net. Macedonia were all over the place and on the 35th minute we made it three nil with T.Walcott grabbing his second hat-trick in two games with a well struck shot from twelve yards.
The second half was alittle tighter as Macedonia pulled everyone back. Just after the hour mark we had our next chance with T.Walcott threading the ball to the feet of H.Kane who lashed the ball wide of the post. With twelve minutes remaining in the game H.Kane had another chance with a audacious effort from 35 yards which beat the keeper but just skimmed the top of the crossbar. On the 85th minute we grabbed goal number four as a T.Walcott free-kick was headed in by J.Tarkowski after H.Kane's shot was handled twenty yards out

FYR Macedonia 0-4 England T.Walcott 3, 17, 35, J.Tarkowski 85

T.Heaton, A.Smith, H.Maguire, J.Tarkowski, A.Cresswell, P.Roberts (D.Drinkwater), D.Alli (N.Chalobah), E.Dier, D.Welbeck (A.Surman), T.Walcott, H.Kane

Booked: A.Smith

Other Grp B Results:
Latvia 1-3 Ukraine, Slovenia 3-0 San Marino

The two wins sees us top of the group with a 9 goal difference. Ukraine is 2nd.

May 15th:
The World Rankings sees us remaining in 4th place with Brazil top. The most improved nation is St. Vincent after they moved up from 132nd to 120th

June 3rd:
Four days before I have to choose the squad for the games against Latvia and Ukraine I have been told by my physio that Jordan Henderson might not be fit whilst Danny Welbeck will definitely miss the games

mark wilson27 · February 8, 2018

June 7th:
Its now time for me to choose the squad for the matches against Latvia (103) and Ukraine (15) in the European Championship qualifiers. The squad is as follows:-

| Position         | Name             | Club        | Age         | Caps        | Goals       | 
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| GK               | Tom Heaton       | Burnley     | 33          | 8           | -           | 
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| GK               | Joe Hart         | Man City    | 32          | 71          | -           | 
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| GK               | Jordan Pickford  | Everton     | 25          | 8           | -           | 
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| D (R)            | Adam Smith       | Stoke       | 28          | 3           | -           | 
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| D (C)            | Harry Maguire    | Leicester   | 26          | 11          | 2           | 
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| D (C)            | John Stones      | Man City    | 25          | 20          | -           | 
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| D (C)            | Axel Tuanzebe    | Burnley     | 21          | 3           | -           | 
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| D (C)            | James Tarkowski  | Burnley     | 26          | 6           | 1           | 
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| D (L)            | Charlie Daniels  | Bournemouth | 32          | 0           | -           | 
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| D (L)            | Aaron Cresswell  | West Ham    | 29          | 16          | -           | 
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| D/WB (R)         | Kieran Trippier  | Tottenham   | 28          | 8           | -           | 
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| D/WB (R)         | Nathaniel Clyne  | Liverpool   | 28          | 19          | -           | 
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| D (C), DM, M (C) | Eric Dier        | Tottenham   | 25          | 29          | 2           | 
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| DM, M (C)        | Andrew Surman    | Bournemouth | 32          | 13          | 1           | 
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| M (C)            | Danny Drinkwater | Chelsea     | 29          | 5           | -           | 
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| M/AM (C)         | Dele Alli        | Tottenham   | 23          | 38          | 6           | 
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| AM (R)           | Theo Walcott     | Arsenal     | 30          | 49          | 14          | 
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| AM (RC)          | Adam Lallana     | Liverpool   | 31          | 41          | 3           | 
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| AM (RC)          | Raheem Sterling  | Man City    | 24          | 41          | 2           | 
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| AM (L), ST (C)   | Marcus Rashford  | Man Utd     | 21          | 18          | 4           | 
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| ST (C)           | Callum Wilson    | Bournemouth | 27          | 2           | 2           | 
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| ST (C)           | Harry Kane       | Tottenham   | 25          | 42          | 19          | 
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| ST (C)           | Troy Deeney      | Watford     | 30          | 0           | -           | 
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mark wilson27 · February 9, 2018

June 11th:
The squad have met up and will return to their clubs in around a week. Hopefully we can beat both teams and that will put us in a good position to qualify

June 14th:
Latvia (Wembley, London) European Championship Qualifying Grp B (3/10)
Another good start saw us dominating from kick off and on the 19th minute we took the lead as M.Rashford ran through the defence and fired under the Latvian keeper. Eleven minutes later we added another goal with H.Maguire rising above the defence and heading a T.Walcott cross past the keeper. On the 38th minute we had yet another chance from the penalty spot after M.Rashford was brought down in the area, H.Kane stepped up for the penalty and fired towards goal but the keeper guessed right and saved the penalty. With four minutes remaining in the half I was forced into a change as M.Rashford was replaced by T.Deeney.
The second half was two minutes old when we added goal number three as T.Walcott jinked through the defence with ease and fired under the keeper. On the hour mark we came close to grabbing the next goal as D.Alli looped a ball into the area but T.Deeney failed to connect with the ball. Latvia weren't getting close to the ball and on the 78th minute R.Sterling had the chance to score as he beat the defence to a loose ball but his final effort was as poor as the defending and it went well wide of the post. Deep into injury time we added goal number four with T.Deeney doing the honours from close range after running onto a R.Sterling low cross.

England 4-0 Latvia M.Rashford 19, H.Maguire 30, T.Walcott 47, T.Deeney 90+2

J.Hart, A.Smith, J.Tarkowski (J.Stones), H.Maguire, A.Cresswell, T.Walcott (A.Lallana), D.Alli, E.Dier, R.Sterling, H.Kane, M.Rashford (inj 41-T.Deeney)

Other Group B Results:
San Marino 0-3 Ukraine, Slovenia 0-0 FYR Macedonia

Luckily for us the injury news on M.Rashford sees him only picking up a knock and will be available for the next match

mark wilson27 · February 12, 2018

June 17th:
Ukraine (NSC Olympiyskyi, Kyiv) European Championship Qualifying Grp B (4/10)
Ukraine should off us more of a problem than the first three games yet it was my side who had the first chance of the game with a low shot from H.Kane which beat the keeper but not the upright. On the 19th minute though Ukraine had their first chance with a curling effort which saw J.Hart at full stretch to save. Eleven minutes later they had another chance as they broke through my defence with ease and fired towards goal but J.Hart was on hand to block the shot. With five minutes remaining in the half we finally broke the deadlock as M.Rashford beat the offside trap and fired with power under the keeper.
The second half began with Ukraine rattling the upright after some woeful defending saw their attacker easily beating them. On the 61st minute we added goal number two as D.Alli hit a speculative effort from 25 yards which bounced in front of the keeper into the back of the net. Twelve minutes later Ukraine came close as they again beat my defence with ease but J.Hart was on hand to save the day. On the stroke of full time we had the final chance as T.Deeney rose above the defence but his header went just over the crossbar.

Ukraine 0-2 England M.Rashford 40, D.Alli 61

J.Hart, A.Smith, J.Tarkowski (J.Stones), H.Maguire, A.Cresswell, T.Walcott, D.Alli, E.Dier (A.Lallana), R.Sterling, H.Kane, M.Rashford (T.Deeney)

Other Group B Results:
Latvia 0-2 Slovenia, Ukraine 0-2 England

With four wins out of four we sit top of the table three points clear of second placed Ukraine The goal difference isnt too bad either with fifteen goals scored and none against. Plus we have broken an England record as we have now gone seven games without conceding

mark wilson27 · February 15, 2018

Season Three 2019/20:
July 6th:
Some news regarding the Under 21 squad as they beat Holland 2-0 in the European U21 Championship Final with Reiss Nelson scoring both our goals

August 14th:
The World Rankings have been released and we remain in 4th place with Brazil still top. The most improved nation is Costa Rica as they rose from 57th to 41st

August 25th:
I have been informed that James Tarkowski and Danny Drinkwater will definitely miss the double header against Slovenia and San Marino but good news is that Harry Kane is available

August 28th:
Its now time for me to choose the squad for the forthcoming European Qualifiers against Slovenia (52) and San Marino (189). The squad is as follows:-

| Position         | Name              | Club        | Age         | Caps        | Goals       | 
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| GK               | Tom Heaton        | Burnley     | 33          | 8           | -           | 
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| GK               | Alex Smithies     | West Ham    | 29          | 1           | -           | 
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| GK               | Angus Gunn        | West Brom   | 23          | 0           | -           | 
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| D (R)            | Adam Smith        | Stoke       | 28          | 5           | -           | 
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| D (R)            | Jon Flanagan      | Hull        | 26          | 1           | -           | 
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| D (C)            | Michael Keane     | Man Utd     | 26          | 3           | -           | 
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| D (C)            | Harry Maguire     | Leicester   | 26          | 13          | 3           | 
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| D (C)            | John Stones       | Man City    | 25          | 22          | -           | 
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| D (L)            | Aaron Cresswell   | West Ham    | 29          | 18          | -           | 
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| D/WB (R)         | Matt Lowton       | Burnley     | 30          | 0           | -           | 
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| D (C), DM, M (C) | Eric Dier         | Tottenham   | 25          | 31          | 2           | 
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| D/WB (L)         | Josh Tymon        | Stoke       | 20          | 0           | -           | 
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| D/M (R)          | Sam Byram         | Stoke       | 25          | 0           | -           | 
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| M (C)            | Jonjo Shelvey     | Newcastle   | 27          | 6           | -           | 
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| M/AM (C)         | James Ward-Prowse | Southampton | 24          | 5           | -           | 
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| M/AM (L)         | Scott Sinclair    | Celtic      | 30          | 15          | 2           | 
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| M/AM (RL)        | Demarai Gray      | Leicester   | 23          | 0           | -           | 
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| AM (RC)          | Raheem Sterling   | Man City    | 24          | 43          | 2           | 
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| AM (L)           | Josh Sims         | Newcastle   | 22          | 0           | -           | 
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| AM (L), ST (C)   | Marcus Rashford   | Man Utd     | 21          | 20          | 6           | 
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| ST (C)           | Harry Kane        | Tottenham   | 26          | 44          | 19          | 
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| ST (C)           | Troy Deeney       | Watford     | 31          | 2           | 1           | 
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| ST (C)           | Andre Gray        | Watford     | 28          | 4           | 5           | 
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September 3rd:
Injury news sees John Stones picking up a damaged knee, I have replaced him with Stoke player Ryan Shawcross.

mark wilson27 · February 17, 2018

September 5th:
Slovenia (Sportni park Stozice, Ljubljana) European Championship Qualifying Grp B (5/10)
We started well and on the 7th minute we had the chance to open the scoring as H.Kane ran through the defence and fired towards goal but the keeper saved well to deny him. Soon after he had another chance but failed to beat the keeper from close range. We were all over Slovenia and on the 26th minute T.Deeney had our next chance with a brave header which had the keeper at full stretch to save. However six minutes later we were caught out as Slovenia countered us and V.Birsa fired the home side into the lead. With three minutes remaining in the half we had another chance with E.Dier rattling the upright from 25 yards after running onto a loose ball.
The second half was again all us and on the 57th minute we had another chance to score with a great team move but M.Rashford failed to score from ten yards. Ten minutes later it was R.Sterlings turn to get close to scoring with a curling effort which beat the keeper but not the upright. With four minutes remaining in the game we had our final chance as J.Ward-Prowse heading over the crossbar when it was easier to score.

Slovenia 1-0 England V.Birsa 32

A.Smithies, A.Smith, H.Maguire, R.Shawcross, J.Tymon, S.Byram (A.Gray), J.Ward-Prowse, E.Dier, S.Sinclair (R.Sterling), T.Deeney (M.Rashford), H.Kane

Other Grp B Results:
FYR Macedonia 2-4 Ukraine, Latvia 4-0 San Marino

Injury news sees A.Smith out after cutting his face badly, I have decided not to get a replacement

mark wilson27 · February 20, 2018

September 8th:
San Marino (Wembley, London) European Championship Qualifying Grp B (6/10)
A minute into the game we took the lead as H.Kane rose above the defence and headed in a S.Sinclair cross. On the 10th minute we had another chance with S.Byram jinked through the defence and fired under the keeper but the ball went just wide of the post. We carried on the pressure and on the 29th minute we added another goal with H.Kane heading another goal in from S.Byram's cross. Thee minutes later he completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot after T.Deeney was fouled in the area.
The second half was a minute old when we added another goal as T.Deeney charged into the area and fired under the keeper with a thunderous effort. San Marino weren't getting close to the ball and on the 68th minute T.Deeney grabbed his second of the game with a low shot which beat the keeper to his near post. Seven minutes later H.Kane grabbed his fourth of the game with a curling effort from just inside the area. With ten minutes remaining in the game T.Deeney grabbed his hat-trick with a penalty after he was brought down in the area. Deep into injury time T.Deeney added his fourth goal with a powerful shot which saw the keeper failing to get close to it. The scoring wasn't done their as four minutes into the injury time S.Sinclair added our ninth goal to complete the rout

England 9-0 San Marino H.Kane 1, 29, 32 pen, 75, T.Deeney 46, 68, 80 pen, 90+2, S.Sinclair 90+4

A.Smithies, J.Flanagan, H.Maguire, R.Shawcross, J.Tymon, S.Byram, J.Ward-Prowse, E.Dier, S.Sinclair, T.Deeney, H.Kane

Other Grp B Results:
FYR Macedonia 3-1 Latvia, Slovenia 0-2 Ukraine

The results sees us still top of the table with 15pts tied with Ukraine. We have a goal difference of +23 with Ukraine on +8. Slovenia are a further 5pts behind us and the Ukraine in third

September 15th:
The World Rankings sees us drop down to 5th with Brazil still top. The most improved nation is Cuba who rose from 154th to 107th

September 30th:
With the squad announcement for the Macedonia and Latvia game coming up I have been told by the physio that I have all players available

mark wilson27 · February 24, 2018

October 4th:
Its now time for me to pick the squad for the forthcoming European Qualifiers against FYR Macedonia (93) and Latvia (108). The squad is as follows:-

| Position         | Name            | Club        | Age         | Caps        | Goals       | 
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| GK               | Tom Heaton      | Burnley     | 33          | 8           | -           | 
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| GK               | Joe Hart        | Watford     | 32          | 73          | -           | 
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| GK               | Fraser Forster  | Southampton | 31          | 11          | -           | 
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| D (C)            | Ryan Shawcross  | Stoke       | 32          | 5           | -           | 
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| D (C)            | Harry Maguire   | Leicester   | 26          | 15          | 3           | 
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| D (C)            | John Stones     | Man City    | 25          | 22          | -           | 
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| D (C)            | James Tarkowski | Burnley     | 26          | 8           | 1           | 
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| D (LC)           | Ryan Bertrand   | Southampton | 30          | 21          | -           | 
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| D (L)            | Aaron Cresswell | West Ham    | 29          | 18          | -           | 
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| D/WB (R)         | Kyle Walker     | Man City    | 29          | 40          | -           | 
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| D/WB (R)         | Kieran Trippier | Tottenham   | 29          | 8           | -           | 
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| D/WB (R)         | Nathaniel Clyne | Liverpool   | 28          | 19          | -           | 
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| D (C), DM, M (C) | Eric Dier       | Tottenham   | 25          | 33          | 2           | 
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| D/WB (L)         | Josh Tymon      | Stoke       | 20          | 2           | -           | 
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| DM, M (C)        | Joe Williams    | Everton     | 22          | 0           | -           | 
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| M/AM (L)         | Scott Sinclair  | Celtic      | 30          | 17          | 3           | 
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| AM (RC)          | Raheem Sterling | Man City    | 24          | 44          | 2           | 
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| AM (L), ST (C)   | Marcus Rashford | Man Utd     | 21          | 21          | 6           | 
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| ST (C)           | Saido Berahino  | Stoke       | 26          | 0           | -           | 
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| ST (C)           | Harry Kane      | Tottenham   | 26          | 46          | 23          | 
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| ST (C)           | Troy Deeney     | Watford     | 31          | 4           | 5           | 
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mark wilson27 · February 28, 2018

October 6th:
Injury news sees Harry Kane out injured, I have brought in Arsenal's Danny Welbeck as his replacement.

October 11th:
FYR Macedonia (Wembley, London) European Championship Qualifying Grp B (7/10)
It didn't take us long to get our first effort towards goal as on the 12th minute M.Rashford beat the offside trap and fired under the keeper but the ball went just wide of the post. Ten minutes later we had another chance with a curling effort from S.Sinclair which saw the Macedonian keeper at full stretch to save. With five minutes remaining in the half we finally broke the deadlock with a thunderous effort from S.Sinclair which gave the keeper no chance of saving.
The second half was much the same with some excellent play and on the hour mark we added goal number two with S.Berahino rounding the keeper and firing into the empty net. Macedonia just weren't getting close to the ball and on the 76th minute we grabbed our third goal with S.Berahino rising above the defence and heading a W.Hughes cross over the keeper and into the back of the net. With two minutes remaining in the game we had one last chance as E.Dier crossed into the area but M.Rashford failed to connect with the ball

England 3-0 FYR Macedonia S.Sinclair 40, S.Berahino 60, 76

J.Hart, K.Trippier, A.Cresswell, H.Maguire, J.Stones, R.Sterling, D.Welbeck (E.Dier), J.Williams (W.Hughes), S.Sinclair (J.Tymon), S.Berahino, M.Rashford

Booked: J.Stones

Other Grp B Results:
San Marino 0-3 Slovenia, Ukraine 2-1 Latvia

Injury news sees R.Sterling out for the next game, I have decided not to bother calling in a replacement

BenArsenal · March 1, 2018

A bit of a defence heavy squad there...

CFuller · March 1, 2018

You can't have too many right-backs... or too few midfielders. :lol:

And I see Berahino is still vastly overrated in FM.

mark wilson27 · March 3, 2018

Ben-I think I got alittle over excited yes with the defence

CFuller-I was having one of those moments when selecting the squad mate. And yes Berahino is very over rated

October 14th:
Latvia (Skonto stadions, Riga) European Championship Qualifying Grp B (8/10)
After the dominant performance against Macedonia this one was the complete opposite as we never got going at all. Luckily for us Latvia weren't much cop either. It took till the 43rd minute for the first effort of the game as S.Berahino failed to score from six yards after the Latvian defence failed to deal with a simple cross.
The second half was in a pathetic as we failed to string more than a couple of passes together and in the end we didn't register a single effort on goal in the final forty five minutes. If we had been playing a top nation we would have been battered

Latvia 0-0 England

J.Hart, K.Trippier, A.Cresswell, H.Maguire, J.Stones, N.Clyne, D.Welbeck, J.Williams (E.Dier), S.Sinclair (W.Hughes), S.Berahino (T.Deeney), M.Rashford

Other Grp B Results:
FYR Macedonia 1-1 Slovenia, Ukraine 5-0 San Marino

The two results sees us drop into second place behind Ukraine who have now qualified for Euro 2020. We however are two points behind them and five points ahead of Slovenia in 3rd place meaning a win will see us through

October 16th:
The World Rankings have been released and we remain 5th with Brazil top. The most improved nation is Madagascar who rose from 183rd to 143rd

November 4th:
With four days before the final two games of the qualification round I have been informed that I have a full squad to pick from, H.Kane has recovered from his recent injury

mark wilson27 · March 6, 2018

November 8th:
Its now time to pick the squad for the forthcoming games against Ukraine (16) and San Marino (193). The squad is as follows:-

| Position         | Name             | Club        | Age         | Caps        | Goals       | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| GK               | Joe Hart         | Watford     | 32          | 75          | -           | 
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| GK               | Fraser Forster   | Southampton | 31          | 11          | -           | 
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| GK               | Jack Butland     | Stoke       | 26          | 11          | -           | 
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| D (C)            | Ben Gibson       | Watford     | 26          | 0           | -           | 
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| D (C)            | Harry Maguire    | Leicester   | 26          | 17          | 3           | 
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| D (C)            | James Tarkowski  | Burnley     | 26          | 8           | 1           | 
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| D (C)            | Joe Gomez        | Liverpool   | 22          | 6           | -           | 
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| D (L)            | Aaron Cresswell  | West Ham    | 29          | 20          | -           | 
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| D/WB (R)         | Kyle Walker      | Man City    | 29          | 40          | -           | 
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| D/WB (R)         | Kieran Trippier  | Tottenham   | 29          | 10          | -           | 
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| D/WB (R)         | Nathaniel Clyne  | Liverpool   | 28          | 20          | -           | 
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| D (C), DM, M (C) | Eric Dier        | Tottenham   | 25          | 35          | 2           | 
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| D/WB (L)         | Josh Tymon       | Stoke       | 20          | 3           | -           | 
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| DM, M (C)        | Jordan Henderson | Liverpool   | 29          | 43          | 2           | 
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| M (C)            | Jonjo Shelvey    | Newcastle   | 27          | 6           | -           | 
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| M (C)            | Harry Winks      | Celtic      | 23          | 0           | -           | 
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| M/AM (C)         | Dele Alli        | Tottenham   | 23          | 40          | 7           | 
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| AM (R)           | Theo Walcott     | Celtic      | 30          | 51          | 15          | 
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| AM (RC)          | Raheem Sterling  | Man City    | 24          | 45          | 2           | 
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| AM (L), ST (C)   | Danny Welbeck    | Arsenal     | 28          | 46          | 16          | 
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| AM (L), ST (C)   | Marcus Rashford  | Man Utd     | 22          | 23          | 6           | 
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| ST (C)           | Saido Berahino   | Stoke       | 26          | 2           | 2           | 
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| ST (C)           | Harry Kane       | Tottenham   | 26          | 46          | 23          | 
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November 12th:
The squad has met up for the two games, I have told them I want two wins out of two and better performances than last time

November 13th:
The World Rankings sees us drop to 6th with Brazil still top. The most improved nation was Botswana who rose from 122nd to 105th

mark wilson27 · March 10, 2018

November 15th:
Ukraine (Wembley, London) European Championship Qualifying Grp B (9/10)
Well we knew what we had to do and my players did exactly that as on the 8th minute we took the lead with S.Berahino jinking through the defence and firing under the keeper. Straight from kick off we intercepted the ball and E.Dier slid the ball in past the keeper. On the 15th minute we grabbed another goal with H.Kane rose above the defence and headed in a R.Sterling cross. We were all over Ukraine and on the 24th minute we had another chance to score with M.Rashford beating the defence to a loose ball but the Ukrainian keeper was on hand to block the effort. On the 33rd minute the next goal was scored with S.Berahino grabbing his second of the game with a curling effort.
The second half was two minutes old when the next goal was scored as E.Dier hit a thunderous effort into the top corner after beating the defence to a loose ball. Soon after we had another chance as H.Kane tried his luck from outside the area but the keeper was on hand to block the effort. We carried on the pressure but it took till the 84th minute to get the sixth and final goal as H.Kane found the target from close range after some poor defending

England 6-0 Ukraine S.Berahino 8, 33, E.Dier 9, 47, H.Kane 15, 84

F.Forster, K.Trippier, H.Maguire, J.Tarkowski (B.Gibson), A.Cresswell, R.Sterling, E.Dier, D.Alli (J.Henderson), M.Rashford (D.Welbeck), S.Berahino, H.Kane

Other Grp B Results:
San Marino 0-5 FYR Macedonia, Slovenia 2-2 Latvia

With the win over Ukraine we have qualified for Euro 2020, this will the 10th time we have participated

mark wilson27 · March 11, 2018

November 18th:
San Marino (San Marino Stadium, Serravalle) European Championship Qualifying Grp B (10/10)
Seven minutes into the game we took the lead as H.Kane rose above the defence and headed a R.Sterling cross past the keeper. On the 15th minute we added a second goal from the spot as S.Berahino was brought down and took the penalty to give us a two goal lead. Straight from kick off we made it three nil as H.Kane intercepted a poor pass and fired with power from 25 yards to give the keeper no chance of saving. We were all over the home side and with six minutes left in the half we added goal number four as D.Alli jinked into the area with the ball and fired under the helpless keeper.
The second half was much the same as we continued to press forward and just before the hour we had goal number five as P.Casarini put through his own net after diverting a R.Sterling cross. San Marino never looked like getting the ball but it took us till the 85th minute to get the final goal as H.Kane completed his hat-trick from the spot after M.Rashford was brought down in the area

San Marino 0-6 England H.Kane 7, 16, 85 pen, S.Berahino 15 pen, D.Alli 39, P.Casarini 59 og

F.Forster, K.Trippier, H.Maguire, J.Tarkowski, A.Cresswell, R.Sterling, E.Dier, D.Alli, M.Rashford, S.Berahino, H.Kane

Booked: E.Dier

Other Grp B Results:
Latvia 1-1 FYR Macedonia, Ukraine 0-0 Slovenia

Final Grp B Table:
1st: England 25pts (Qualified), 2nd: Ukraine 22pts (Qualified), 3rd: Slovenia 16pts, 4th: FYR Macedonia 12pts, 5th: Latvia 9pts, 6th: San Marino 0pts

December 16th:
The draw for the World Cup 2024 qualification group has taken place. We have been seeded in the 1st pot

1st Seeds: Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Portugal, Spain
2nd Seeds: Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Greece, Russia, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Wales
3rd Seeds: Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, N.Ireland, Norway, Poland, Romania, Scotlandm Slovakia, Slovenia
4th: Seeds: Armenia, FYR Macedonia, Georgia, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, Montenegro, Sweden
5th Seeds: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cyprus, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova
6th Seeds: Andorra, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, San Marino

mark wilson27 · March 12, 2018

The draw is as follows:
Group 1: France, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Ireland, Azerbaijan, Faroe Islands
Group 2: England, Ukraine, N.Ireland, Armenia, Belarus, Gibraltar
Group 3: Croatia, Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein
Group 4: Holland, Wales, Norway, Lithuania, Moldova, Andorra
Group 5:Portugal, Czech Republic, Romania, Israel, Cyprus, San Marino
Group 6: Spain, Serbia, Poland, Georgia, Luxembourg
Group 7: Germany, Turkey, Finland, FYR Macedonia, Latvia
Group 8: Italy, Switzerland, Slovenia, Hungary, Malta
Group 9: Denmark, Austria, Slovakia, Iceland, Kosovo
Group 10: Belgium, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Estonia

December 18th:
The World Rankings sees us move back to 5th spot with Brazil still top. The most improved nation is Malta who moved from 186th to 142nd

January 15th 2020:
The World Rankings sees us remain in 5th with Brazil still top. The most improved nation is Afghanistan who moved from 161st to 150th

February 12th:
We remain in 5th place in the World Rankings with Brazil still top. The most improved nation is Guyana who rose from 182nd to 170th

March 16th:
I have only one player I cant pick for the forthcoming friendlies and that is Ben Gibson who is struggling for fitness.

March 18th:
We have dropped two places in the World Rankings to 7th place and Brazil have kept top spot. The most improved nation is Niger who rose from 199th to 150th

mark wilson27 · March 13, 2018

March 20th:
Its now time to pick my squad for the forthcoming friendlies against Croatia (5) and France (3). The squad is as follows:-

| Position         | Name             | Club        | Age         | Caps        | Goals       | 
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| GK               | Joe Hart         | Watford     | 32          | 75          | -           | 
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| GK               | Fraser Forster   | Southampton | 32          | 13          | -           | 
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| GK               | Jack Butland     | Stoke       | 27          | 11          | -           | 
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| D (C)            | Steve Cook       | Bournemouth | 28          | 7           | -           | 
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| D (C)            | Phil Jones       | Man Utd     | 28          | 26          | -           | 
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| D (C)            | Harry Maguire    | Leicester   | 27          | 19          | 3           | 
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| D (C)            | John Stones      | Man City    | 25          | 24          | -           | 
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| D (C)            | James Tarkowski  | Burnley     | 27          | 10          | 1           | 
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| D (L)            | Aaron Cresswell  | West Ham    | 30          | 22          | -           | 
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| D/WB (R)         | Kyle Walker      | Man City    | 29          | 40          | -           | 
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| D/WB (R)         | Kieran Trippier  | Tottenham   | 29          | 12          | -           | 
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| D/WB (R)         | Nathaniel Clyne  | Liverpool   | 28          | 20          | -           | 
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| D (C), DM, M (C) | Eric Dier        | Tottenham   | 26          | 37          | 4           | 
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| D/WB (L)         | Josh Tymon       | Stoke       | 20          | 3           | -           | 
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| DM, M (C)        | Jordan Henderson | Liverpool   | 29          | 44          | 2           | 
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| DM, M (C)        | Jake Livermore   | West Brom   | 30          | 3           | -           | 
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| M (C)            | Harry Winks      | Celtic      | 24          | 0           | -           | 
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| M/AM (C)         | Dele Alli        | Tottenham   | 23          | 42          | 8           | 
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| AM (RC)          | Raheem Sterling  | Man City    | 25          | 47          | 2           | 
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| AM (L), ST (C)   | Marcus Rashford  | Man Utd     | 22          | 25          | 6           | 
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| ST (C)           | Harry Kane       | Tottenham   | 26          | 48          | 28          | 
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| ST (C)           | Troy Deeney      | Watford     | 31          | 5           | 5           | 
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| ST (C)           | Arian Kalantari  | Liverpool   | 17          | 0           | -           | 
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mark wilson27 · March 14, 2018

March 27th:
Croatia (Maksimir, Zagreb) Friendly
Croatia had the first chance of the game with a powerful strike which stung the fingers of J.Butland. On the 24th minute we had our first effort as A.Kalantari showed the defence a clean pair of heels but his final effort went just wide of the post. Eight minutes later we took the lead as R.Sterling unleashed a thunderous effort into the top corner. With five minutes remaining in the half Croatia had their next chance which was tipped round the post by J.Butland.
The second half was six minutes old when we added goal number two as P.Jones headed in a D.Alli corner after H.Kane's initial effort was well saved. On the hour it was Croatia who came close as their attack ran through the defence with ease but J.Butland ran out and smothered the ball with ease. With twelve minutes remaining in the game we added the final goal as H.Kane got the goal his performance deserved with a fine strike.

Croatia 0-3 England R.Sterling 32, P.Jones 51, H.Kane 78

J.Butland, K.Walker, J.Stones, P.Jones, A.Cresswell, R.Sterling, H.Winks (E.Dier), J.Henderson (D.Alli), M.Rashford, H.Kane, A.Kalantari (J.Tymon)

Booked: K.Walker

mark wilson27 · March 15, 2018

March 31st:
France (Stade de France, Saint-Denis) Friendly
A real poor first half by both sides saw neither my side or the French side get past the middle third of the pitch. The only real chance of the half came to the French as they tried their luck from outside the area but F.Forster easily caught the ball.
The second half wasn't much better in truth with little in the way of action, On the 74th minute we had our first chance with a curling effort from M.Rashford which saw the keeper at full stretch to save. On the stroke of full time the winning goal was scored as D.Alli hit a powerful strike which gave the keeper no chance. Another poor game but a win is a win in my eyes

France 0-1 England D.Alli 90

F.Forster (J.Butland), K.Walker, H.Maguire (P.Jones), S.Cook, A.Cresswell, R.Sterling (K.Trippier), H.Winks (E.Dier), J.Livermore (D.Alli), J.Tymon, M.Rashford, A.Kalantari (T.Deeney)

April 10th:
The draw for the Euro 2020 Group Stage has taken place and is as follows:-

Group A: England, Russia, Spain, Sweden
Group B: France, Georgia, Holland, Wales
Group C: Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, Ukraine
Group D: Austria, Croatia, Greece, Italy
Group E: Belgium, Poland, Romania, Turkey
Group F: Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Scotland

I have set up two pre-tournament friendlies with Brazil coming to Wembley and we will travel to Denmark. The final friendly will see us facing an away trip to Gibraltar

May 13th:
The World Rankings have been released and we remain in 6th place with Brazil still top. The most improved nation was Cambodia who rose from 189th to 183rd

CFuller · March 15, 2018

That looks a tough group, but you should get through it.

And Kalantari in the senior squad at 17! :eek: What is it with Liverpool developing all these gifted young strikers? I've come across loads of them in my England save.

mark wilson27 · March 16, 2018

May 14th:
Its now time for me to choose the Preliminary squad for Euro 2020.
The following seven players have been cut from the squad:

The squad is as follows:-



| Position         | Name             | Club        | Age         | Caps        | Goals       | 
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| GK               | Tom Heaton       | Burnley     | 34          | 8           | -           | 
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| GK               | Fraser Forster   | Southampton | 32          | 14          | -           | 
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| GK               | Jack Butland     | Stoke       | 27          | 13          | -           | 
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| GK               | Jordan Pickford  | Everton     | 26          | 8           | -           | 
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| D (C)            | Ryan Shawcross   | Stoke       | 32          | 5           | -           | 
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| D (C)            | Steve Cook       | Bournemouth | 29          | 8           | -           | 
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| D (C)            | Harry Maguire    | Leicester   | 27          | 20          | 3           | 
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| D (C)            | John Stones      | Man City    | 25          | 25          | -           | 
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| D (C)            | James Tarkowski  | Burnley     | 27          | 10          | 1           | 
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| D (RC)           | Craig Dawson     | West Ham    | 30          | 2           | -           | 
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| D (L)            | Aaron Cresswell  | West Ham    | 30          | 24          | -           | 
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| D/WB (R)         | Matt Lowton      | Burnley     | 30          | 0           | -           | 
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| D/WB (R)         | Kyle Walker      | Man City    | 29          | 42          | -           | 
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| D/WB (R)         | Kieran Trippier  | Tottenham   | 29          | 13          | -           | 
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| D/WB (R)         | Nathaniel Clyne  | Liverpool   | 29          | 20          | -           | 
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| D (C), DM, M (C) | Eric Dier        | Tottenham   | 26          | 39          | 4           | 
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| D/WB (L)         | Josh Tymon       | Stoke       | 20          | 5           | -           | 
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| DM, M (C)        | Jordan Henderson | Liverpool   | 29          | 45          | 2           | 
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| DM, M (C)        | Jake Livermore   | West Brom   | 30          | 4           | -           | 
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| M (C)            | Jonjo Shelvey    | Newcastle   | 28          | 6           | -           | 
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| M (C)            | Harry Winks      | Celtic      | 24          | 2           | -           | 
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| M/AM (C)         | Dele Alli        | Tottenham   | 24          | 44          | 9           | 
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| M/AM (L)         | Scott Sinclair   | Celtic      | 31          | 19          | 4           | 
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| AM (RC)          | Raheem Sterling  | Man City    | 25          | 49          | 3           | 
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| AM (RLC)         | Jesse Lingard    | Newcastle   | 27          | 7           | -           | 
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| AM (L), ST (C)   | Marcus Rashford  | Man Utd     | 22          | 27          | 6           | 
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| ST (C)           | Callum Wilson    | Bournemouth | 28          | 2           | 2           | 
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| ST (C)           | Saido Berahino   | Stoke       | 26          | 4           | 5           | 
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| ST (C)           | Harry Kane       | Tottenham   | 26          | 49          | 29          | 
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| ST (C)           | Troy Deeney      | Watford     | 31          | 6           | 5           | 
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mark wilson27 · March 19, 2018

May 19th:
The squad have all met up and will be with me till hopefully July 13th. However for seven of them their time with the squad will be over in a week

May 26th:
So its now that time when I have to tell seven unlucky players that they wont be in the final 23. The seven players missing out are: Jack Butland, Craig Dawson, Matt Lowton, Jordan Henderson, Jake Livermore, Jonjo Shelvey and Callum Wilson

The final squad is as follows:

| Position         | Name             | Club        | Age         | Caps        | Goals       | 
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| GK               | Tom Heaton       | Burnley     | 34          | 8           | -           | 
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| GK               | Fraser Forster   | Southampton | 32          | 14          | -           | 
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| GK               | Jordan Pickford  | Everton     | 26          | 8           | -           | 
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| D (C)            | Ryan Shawcross   | Stoke       | 32          | 5           | -           | 
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| D (C)            | Steve Cook       | Bournemouth | 29          | 8           | -           | 
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| D (C)            | Harry Maguire    | Leicester   | 27          | 20          | 3           | 
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| D (C)            | John Stones      | Man City    | 25          | 25          | -           | 
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| D (C)            | James Tarkowski  | Burnley     | 27          | 10          | 1           | 
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| D (L)            | Aaron Cresswell  | West Ham    | 30          | 24          | -           | 
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| D/WB (R)         | Kyle Walker      | Man City    | 29          | 42          | -           | 
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| D/WB (R)         | Kieran Trippier  | Tottenham   | 29          | 13          | -           | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| D/WB (R)         | Nathaniel Clyne  | Liverpool   | 29          | 20          | -           | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| D (C), DM, M (C) | Eric Dier        | Tottenham   | 26          | 39          | 4           | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| D/WB (L)         | Josh Tymon       | Stoke       | 21          | 5           | -           | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| M (C)            | Harry Winks      | Celtic      | 24          | 2           | -           | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| M/AM (C)         | Dele Alli        | Tottenham   | 24          | 44          | 9           | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| M/AM (L)         | Scott Sinclair   | Celtic      | 31          | 19          | 4           | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| AM (RC)          | Raheem Sterling  | Man City    | 25          | 49          | 3           | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| AM (RLC)         | Jesse Lingard    | Newcastle   | 27          | 7           | -           | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| AM (L), ST (C)   | Marcus Rashford  | Man Utd     | 22          | 27          | 6           | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| ST (C)           | Saido Berahino   | Stoke       | 26          | 4           | 5           | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| ST (C)           | Harry Kane       | Tottenham   | 26          | 49          | 29          | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| ST (C)           | Troy Deeney      | Watford     | 31          | 6           | 5           | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

mark wilson27 · March 19, 2018

May 29th:
The draw for the European International League Division A has been made today and we have been drawn against Italy again and Russia

June 2nd:
Brazil (Wembley, London) Friendly
Seven minutes into the game we took the lead as M.Rashford fed the ball to the feet of H.Kane who lashed the ball in off the upright. On the 19th minute we had another chance with a long range effort from R.Sterling which was tipped over the crossbar by the keeper. Just after the half hour Brazil had their first chance as they broke through my defence with ease but F.Forster managed to block the effort with ease. With two minutes remaining in the half Brazil had another chance to score after some sloppy defending by H.Maguire saw F.Forster into a world class save.
The second half was eleven minutes old when a silly error by H.Maguire was intercepted and Malcom fired in under J.Pickford. On the 67th minute we had our next chance with a long range effort from E.Dier which saw the Brazilian keeper at full stretch to save. However twelve minutes later we had the assistant referee to thank after he ruled a legitimate goal out for offside. Their was one more chance on the game as deep into injury time Brazil nearly silenced the Wembley crowd with a thunderous effort which rattled the crossbar from outside the area

England 1-1 Brazil H.Kane 7 / Malcom 56

F.Forster (J.Pickford), K.Trippier (K.Walker), H.Maguire (J.Stones), R.Shawcross (J.Tarkowski), A.Cresswell (J.Tymon), R.Sterling, E.Dier, D.Alli, M.Rashford, H.Kane, T.Deeney (S.Berhino)

After the game the FA chairman stated that board expected the side to at least reach the ¼ final stage of the forthcoming tournament

mark wilson27 · March 20, 2018

June 6th:
Denmark (Brondby Stadion, Brondby) Friendly
We had the first chance of the game as H.Winks ran through the defence and fired past the keeper but the upright saved the day. On the 32nd minute we had another chance with S.Berahino stinging the fingers of the keeper. Just before the break we had another chance to score as S.Berahino again beat the defence but the keeper again managed to save.
The second half was all us and on the 57th minute H.Kane had the chance to score with a long range effort which the Danish keeper tipped over the crossbar. Ten minutes later M.Rashford was up next to test the keeper with a thunderous effort which saw the the keeper again saving the day. We were all over the Danish and with seven minutes remaining in the game we finally got the win we deserved as H.Maguire headed in a J.Lingard cross. We had one final chance on the strike of full time as S.Berahino again failed to hit the target from six yards after running onto a loose ball

Denmark 0-1 England H.Maguire 83

T.Heaton (J.Pickford), K.Walker, J.Stones, S.Cook (H.Maguire), J.Tymon (N.Clyne), J.Lingard, S.Sinclair (R.Sterling), H.Winks (E.Dier), M.Rashford, H.Kane (D.Alli), S.Berahino

mark wilson27 · March 23, 2018

June 9th:
Gibraltar (Estadio do Algarve, Loule) Friendly
Seven minutes into the game we took the lead as D.Alli beat the offside trap to fire in under the onrushing keeper. On the 15th minute it was two nil with M.Rashford firing in from close range. It was far too easy and on the 26th minute we grabbed another goal as M.Rashford headed in second of the game. We were all over the home side and with three minutes remaining in the half H.Kane slotted in to send us into the half time interval four goals to the good.
The second half was eight minutes old when H.Kane grabbed his second of the game with a powerful strike from just outside the area. On the 65th minute we had another chance to score as J.Lingard curled a ball towards goal but the keeper managed to tip it over the crossbar. Six minutes later H.Kane failed to complete his hat-trick after fluffing a chance to score from six yards. With eight minutes remaining in the game J.Lingard added to our tally with a thunderous effort which gave the keeper no chance of saving. On the 85th minute the seventh goal of the game was scored as R.Sterling jinked through the defence with ease and slotted in under the keeper. On the stroke of full time the final goal was scored as M.Rashford completed his hat-trick with a great shot which rattled in off the upright.

Gibraltar 0-8 England D.Alli 7, M.Rashford 15, 26, 90, H.Kane 42, 53, J.Lingard 82, R.Sterling 85

J.Pickford, K.Walker, H.Maguire, J.Stones, A.Cresswell, R.Sterling, D.Alli, E.Dier, J.Lingard, H.Kane, M.Rashford

Booked: E.Dier

mark wilson27 · April 8, 2018

June 13th: Euro 2020
Group B:
Holland 3-0 Wales (V.Janssen 6, 8, 50)
Group E:
Turkey 1-0 Romania (O.Ozyekup 35)

June 14th:
Group B:
France 1-1 Georgia (K.Mbappe 70 / G.Kvilitaia 68)
Group D:
Austria 2-2 Croatia (G.Burgstaller 71, A.Schopf 90+2 / M.Pjaca 67, D.Lovren 86)
Group E:
Poland 0-2 Belgium (R.Lukaku 59, D.Mertens 90+2)

June 15th:
Russia (Saint Petersburg, St.Petersburg) Euro 2020 Grp A (1/3)
The first half saw both my side and the Russians struggling to get our passing games going and it took till the 28th minute for the first effort of the game with the Russians coming close from six yards but J.Pickford was on hand to block the shot. With four minutes remaining in the half we had our first effort as M.Rashford beat the offside trap but his final effort went wide of the post.
The second half was three minutes old when the first goal was scored when F.Chalov ran through my defence with ease and fired under J.Pickford. On the 59th minute we had our next chance as J.Lingard jinked past the Russian defence but the shot was pretty dire and went wide of the post. Four minutes later we were punished for some poor passing as F.Chalov intercepted a loose ball and fired with pace past the outstretched arm of J.Pickford. O the 75th minute Russia had the chance to kill the game as they again beat the defence with ease and tried their luck but J.Pickford was on hand to block the effort. With three minutes remaining in the game we pulled a goal back as M.Rashford headed in a J.Lingard cross, however it was too little late and Russia grabbed all three points

England 1-2 Russia M.Rashford 87 / F.Chalov 48, 63

J.Pickford, K.Walker, J.Tarkowski, J.Stones, J.Tymon, R.Sterling, D.Alli (H.Maguire), E.Dier (H.Winks), J.Lingard, H.Kane (S.Berahino), M.Rashford

Booked: E.Dier

Other Results:
Group A:
Sweden 2-0 Spain (J.Guidetti 4, 72)
Group F:
Bulgaria 0-2 Denmark (S.Kjaer 5 pen, 29 pen)

Grp A Positions:
1st: Sweden, 2nd Russia, 3rd: England, 4th: Spain

June 16th:
Group C:
Ukraine 2-2 Switzerland (A.Yarmolenko 28, E.Konoplyanka 80 / V.Stocker 20, R.Freuller 82
Portugal 0-0 Norway
Group F:
Germany 2-2 Scotland ( O.Hadewicz 24, P.Alt 90+1 / L.Griffiths 13, S.Armstrong 30)

June 17th:
Group B:
Wales 0-2 France (P.Pogba 34, K.Mbappe 43
Group E:
Belgium 5-1 Turkey (R.Lukaku 1, 48, E.Hazard 4 pen, 38 pen, Y.Carrasco 50 / C.Tosun 90
Romania 0-1 Poland (Guilherme 75)

June 18th:
Group B:
Georgia 0-2 Holland (J.Kluivert 28, 36)

June 19th:
Group D:
Italy 3-2 Austria (G.Bonaventura 48, L.Insigne 53, A.Petagne 78 / M.Harnik 75, D.Alaba 80 pen)
Croatia 2-1 Greece (M.Mandzukic 39, M.Pjaca 42 / K.Fortounis 45+2)
Group F:
Scotland 1-0 Bulgaria (L.Griffiths 26)

mark wilson27 · April 10, 2018

June 20th:
Sweden (Saint Petersburg, St.Petersburg) Euro 2020 Grp A (2/3)
Not the start to the game I wanted as on the 16th minute I was forced into a change with T.Deeney coming on for the injured H.Kane. Eight minutes later we had our first chance of the game as T.Deeney ran onto a D.Alli through-ball but his final effort went wide of the post. However on the 36th minute Sweden had their first chance and scored from it as J.Guidetti rose above the defence and headed a cross past the keeper.
The second half was twelve minutes old when we came close to an equaliser with R.Sterling curling a free-kick just wide of the post after S.Berahino was brought down on the way to goal. On the 74th minute we nearly screwed it completely up as a poor pass by J.Stones was intercepted but luckily for him F.Forster was on hand to block the effort. With a minute remaining in the game we got the equaliser as H.Maguire headed a whipped in corner from J.Lingard to give us an undeserved share of the points

England 1-1 Sweden H.Maguire 89 / J.Guidetti 36

F.Forster, K.Walker, H.Maguire, J.Stones, J.Tymon, R.Sterling (J.Lingard), D.Alli, E.Dier, S.Sinclair, H.Kane (inj 16-T.Deeney ), M.Rashford (S.Berahino)

Other Results:
Group A:
Spain 1-1 Russia (D.Carvajal 44 / A.Miranchuk 90+2)
Group F:
Denmark 0-0 Germany

Group A Table:
1st: Sweden (4), 2nd: Russia (4), 3rd: England (1), 4th: Spain (1)

After the game I was informed that R.Sterling will miss around twelve days after pulling his groin also H.Kane will miss around ten days after pulling his groin as-well.

June 21st:
Group C:
Norway 1-4 Ukraine (K.Ajer 64 / A.Basadin 7, 65, 90+1, A.Yarmolenko 26)
Switzerland 0-1 Portugal (A.Silva 72)

June 22nd:
Group B:
Holland 0-3 France (A.Griezmann 3, 44, K.Mbappe 73)
Wales 2-4 Georgia (S.Vokes 16, T.Lawrence 55 / Jano 4, 79, G.Chakvetadze 70 pen, G.Kvilitaia 90+4
Group E:
Belgium 1-1 Romania (E.Hazard 27 / F.Andone 14
Poland 2-1 Turkey (T.Kedziora 20, L.Teodorczyk 90+4 / C.Under 80

mark wilson27 · April 11, 2018

June 23rd:
Spain (Saint Petersburg, St.Petersburg) Euro 2020 Grp A (3/3)
A must win game for us and it didn't get off to the greatest of starts as P.Alcacer fired in from outside the area to give Spain the lead. On the 19th minute we had our first chance with a powerful effort from M.Rashford which stung the Spanish keepers arms. Twelve minutes later we had another chance with S.Sinclair rattling the upright from ten yards. We were starting to dominate the game and deep into first half injury time we levelled the scores with M.Rashford showing some silky skill to beat the defence and fired under the keeper.
The second half was all us as we dominated with ease and on the 64th minute we came close with T.Deeney having his long range effort turned around the post. It was getting too easy and on the 79th minute J.Lingard gave us the lead with a fine strike which no keeper in the world would have saved. However we nearly got caught out as a poor challenge by J.Stones saw the Spanish awarded a penalty, P.Alcacer stepped up for the penalty and fired it towards goal but F.Forster guessed right and saved the penalty with ease.

England 2-1 Spain M.Rashford 45+2, J.Lingard 79 / P.Alcacer 4

F.Forster, K.Walker (N.Clyne), H.Maguire, J.Stones, J.Tymon, J.Lingard, D.Alli (T.Deeney), E.Dier (H.Winks), S.Sinclair, S.Berahino, M.Rashford

Other Results:
Group A:
Russia 1-1 Sweden (A.Dzagoev 20 / B.Hrgota 18
Group F:
Germany 3-2 Bulgaria (P.Alt 34, D.Schraps 45+3, M.Farber 64 / G.Milenov 12, S.Popov 41
Scotland 1-0 Denmark (S.Armstrong 21)

Group A Table:
1st: Sweden (5) (Q), 2nd: Russia (5) (Q), 3rd: England (4), 4th: Spain (1)

So its a waiting game now to see if we are one of the lucky 3rd placed sides that get to qualify.

June 24th:
Group C:
Norway 0-2 Switzerland (B.Embolo 29, D.Zakaria 48)
Portugal 2-2 Ukraine (C.Ronaldo 52, D.Jota 66 / I.Ordets 50, V.Tsygankov 73
Group D:
Greece 0-0 Austria
Italy 1-2 Croatia (A.Belotti 5 / M.Pjaca 77, 79

Final Group Tables:
Group A: 1st: Sweden (5) (Q), 2nd Russia (5) (Q), 3rd: England (4) (Q), 4th: Spain (1)
Group B: 1st: France (7) (Q) 2nd : Holland (6) (Q), 3rd: Georgia (4) (Q), 4th: Wales (0)
Group C: 1st: Ukraine (5) (Q), 2nd: Portugal (5) (Q), 3rd: Switzerland (4) (Q), 4th: Norway (1)
Group D: 1st: Croatia (7) (Q), 2nd: Greece (4) (Q), 3rd: Italy (3), 4th: Austria (2)
Group E: 1st: Belgium (7) (Q), 2nd: Poland (6) (Q), 3rd: Turkey (3), 4th: Romania (1)
Group F: 1st: Scotland (7) (Q), 2nd: German (5) (Q), 3rd: Denmark (4) (Q), 4th: Bulgaria (0)

The draw has taken place for the 2nd Round and is as follows:-
Portugal v Russia
England v France
Croatia v Georgia
Sweden v Switzerland
Denmark v Ukraine
Scotland v Poland
Belgium v Greece
Germany v Holland

BenArsenal · April 13, 2018

Scotland winning their group? I call fix!

mark wilson27 · April 13, 2018

June 27th:
2nd Round:
Germany 0-1 Holland (Q.Promes 109 pen)
Portugal 2-0 Russia (A.Silva 2, D.Jota 12)

June 28th:
France (Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels) Euro 2020 2nd Round
A terrible start saw us a goal down within five minutes as K.Mbappe rounded F.Forster with ease and fired into the empty net after my defence seemed to fall asleep. Ten minutes later they had another chance with a long range effort which beat F.Forster but also the crossbar. It was all France and on the 29th minute they double the lead with A.Griezmann beating the offside trap and firing over the onrushing keeper. It didn't get any better as with a minute remaining on the clock we were a further goal down with A.Martial volleying a brilliant cross into the top corner to send France into the half time interval three goals up.
The second half was alittle better as my players actually remembered what a football looked like and started to use it. However it was France who grabbed the next goal as A.Martial fired in his second of the game to give France a four goal cushion. I urged my players forward knowing that we were out of the competition anyway and with eleven minutes remaining in the game M.Rashford headed in a K.Trippier cross to give the England fans something to cheer about. On the 85th minute we added a second goal with D.Alli unleashing a thunderbolt into the back of the net from 25 yards after beating the French defence to a loose ball. However it was far too little far too late for my players and we were out of the competition.

England 2-4 France M.Rashford 79, D.Alli 85 / K.Mbappe 5, A.Griezmann 29, A.Martial 44, 64

F.Forster, K.Walker, H.Maguire, J.Stones, J.Tymon, J.Lingard (K.Trippier), D.Alli, E.Dier (H.Winks), S.Sinclair, S.Berahino (T.Deeney), M.Rashford

Other 2nd Rd Results:
Croatia 4-1 Georgia (N.Kalinic 35 pen, 47, M.Mandzukic 54, A.Rebic 74 / G.Kvilitaia 66

June 29th:
2nd Round:
Sweden 0-2 Switzerland (B.Emolo 9, R.Freuler 28)
Denmark 2-1 Ukraine (Y.Poulsen 53, C.Eriksen 55)

June 30th:
2nd Round:
Scotland 2-1 Poland (M.Ritchie 3, L.Griffiths 13 / A.Milik 69
Belgium 2-2 Greece (R.Nainggolan 67, D.Mertens 110 / D.Diamantakos 74, 108 ) Greece win 4-3 penalties

mark wilson27 · April 13, 2018

Euro 2020 ¼ Final draw:
Portugal v Croatia
France v Scotland
Denmark v Greece
Switzerland v Holland

July 3rd:
1/4 Final
Portugal 0-2 Croatia (M.Kovacic 21, M.Pjaca 83
Switzerland 0-2 Holland (Q.Promes 40, 88)

July 4th:
1/4 Final
Denmark 2-0 Greece (T.Delaney 120, Y.Poulsen 120 +2)
France 3-0 Scotland (G.Hanley 2 og, R.Varane 22, A.Martial 68)

Euro 202 Semi Final Draw:
Croatia v France
Denmark v Holland

July 7th:
Semi Final
Denmark 0-1 Holland (Q.Promes 24)

July 8th:
Semi Final
Croatia 1-3 France (A.Rebic 54 / K.Mbappe 21, 58 pen, A.Griezmann 34)

July 12th:
Euro 2020 Final
France 0-1 Holland (S.Bergwijn 45)

After the final I had the end of tournament review with the FA and they stated that they were far from happy with my performance during the tournament and as a result I have been relieved of my duties with immediate effect

England Career:
Played 41
Won 26
Drawn 5
Lost 10
For 105
Against 30
Win % 63

World Cup:
2018 :¼ Final
European Championships:
2020: 2nd Round

Rien102 · April 13, 2018

il y a 54 minutes, BenArsenal a dit :

Scotland winning their group? I call fix!

I hope they didn't use the offical team song from 1998 World Cup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG-RmaD2Mic

:kriss:

mark wilson27 · April 13, 2018

And with that gentlemen the story ends. Hope you have all enjoyed this brief career with the English National side.

BenArsenal · April 14, 2018

How does it feel to be sacked, Sir?

CFuller · April 14, 2018

Worse than Scotland! You deserved the sack just for that!

This has been another entertaining read, Mark, but I wouldn't expect anything less from you. :thup:

mark wilson27 · April 14, 2018

1 hour ago, CFuller said:

Worse than Scotland! You deserved the sack just for that!

This has been another entertaining read, Mark, but I wouldn't expect anything less from you.

I have to agree with you, feel ashamed to have let Scotland go further than us. And thanks for the compliment Chris

2 hours ago, BenArsenal said:

How does it feel to be sacked, Sir?

It doesn't feel good Ben, Thought they would've given me another tournament

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