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stupot07

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They were bang average and were put under zero pressure for effectively the entire game. Belgium would've scored 6
100%. They were average, we were really poor.

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A lot of overreacting, we were average and Scotland played the game of their life. Think Southgate has a lot to think about to be honest. If we top the group, jobs still a goodun. Improvement needed against Czech, for sure.
Scotland never played the game of their life , are our egos that big ?

They didn't even have to put that hard a shift in
 

Brighton Sky Blue

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100%. They were average, we were really poor.

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This is a real problem Southgate has, we play so passively when we are clearly superior to the opposition. He has to let the shackles off against crap like Scotland
 
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It's funny. It's like Scotland have won 5-0 on Itv

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this is the point.

we won’t play another game like that, that was a one-off. We will look massively different next game. It’s not right that we weren’t as fired up against a smaller nation as we are v better teams, but that’s our mentality for you.
 

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this is the point.

we won’t play another game like that, that was a one-off. We will look massively different next game. It’s not right that we weren’t as fired up against a smaller nation as we are v better teams, but that’s our mentality for you.

We aren't better against better teams because if we were we would have atleast reached a final since 66
 

Brighton Sky Blue

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this is the point.

we won’t play another game like that, that was a one-off. We will look massively different next game. It’s not right that we weren’t as fired up against a smaller nation as we are v better teams, but that’s our mentality for you.

We weren't fired up against Croatia either
 
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stay_up_skyblues

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Dogpiss that was. Kane looks miles off it, at least we can switch it up with the plethora of striking options he’s taken.
 

Evo1883

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If that match doesn't seriously worry you about where this manager is taking the team then I don't know what to say .

That team is way off where it should be
 

oakey

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No intensity or real attempt to win the game. Too cautious and timid. Southgate was happy to take a point and instilled a negative mindset in his players. He wants to progress by low risk approaches to games.
 

Brighton Sky Blue

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Home advantage for all 3 games against Croatia, Scotland and Czech there is no excuse for not winning the group
 
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COV

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Dogpiss that was. Kane looks miles off it, at least we can switch it up with the plethora of striking options he’s taken.

part of the problem is I don’t believe he knows his best starting 11

kane cannot start next match- he’s utterly off form.

Foden coming off was just weird
 

Brighton Sky Blue

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part of the problem is I don’t believe he knows his best starting 11

kane cannot start next match- he’s utterly off form.

Foden coming off was just weird

It was hard to identify any discernible plan other than hope for Scotland to score an own goal, they weren't made to break sweat tonight. It was worse than our 0-0 at home to Wycombe
 

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I think Southgate calculated that a high intensity game was too unpredictable.
He feared a bad injury, sending off or soft penalty against. You could say he bottled it. You could say he took the low road to getting out of the group unscathed.
 

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