skybluecam
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C4 have lost the commentary as well
He wasn't bad when he first started but he's irritating nowDion is a painful listen
You have to ask yourselves though, just how many times have England underperformed lately? It's been more often than not
Just not when it matters
So, Phil Foden was playing at 5% intensity? Gallagher? (no matter how bad he was, he was flying in and throwing himself about, just as he usually does)If you’re seriously arsed about the ‘performance’ in a game vs Malta where our players were playing at 5% intensity and mainly interested in not getting injured then you need to get a grip.
I thought he started well for the first 10 mins or so and then looked completely lost.Just looking at some of the papers player ratings from last night, and they are all saying how great TAA was in midfield and they have given him the same rating as Foden. One good ball aside, I must have watched a different game.
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How Gallagher gets picked amazes me. Hope we don't get into Mason Mount territory with him.Just looking at some of the papers player ratings from last night, and they are all saying how great TAA was in midfield and they have given him the same rating as Foden. One good ball aside, I must have watched a different game.
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We were barely trying. If the game had mattered a single iota we’d have beaten them 5 or 6-0. It’s really not worth getting wound up about and will have zero bearing on our performance next summer.So, Phil Foden was playing at 5% intensity? Gallagher? (no matter how bad he was, he was flying in and throwing himself about, just as he usually does)
And when has any team ever played at only 5% intensity?
Malta are ranked 171st in the world. If you think it's okay to not have a single shot on target in the entire first 60 mins against a side ranked 171st in the world, then I think it's you that needs to get a grip.
We have underperformed constantly.We were barely trying. If the game had mattered a single iota we’d have beaten them 5 or 6-0. It’s really not worth getting wound up about and will have zero bearing on our performance next summer.
We’ve absolutely cruised qualification even though we had one of the trickier groups with both Italy and Ukraine in there and still people moan about it, the entitlement is unreal.
Was that at 5% intensity too?It was crappy to watch but marginally better than children in need
When have we underperformed? When we beat Italy home and away? When we stuck 7 past a North Macedonia side who got a draw with Italy the game after? When we comfortably beat Ukraine at home without breaking into a sweat? When we went to Malta and won 4-0? We’ve got 19 points from 21 points available and we had probably the toughest group of all the top seeds.We have underperformed constantly.
I am not buying this barely trying notion at all.
They were clearly trying. They were just disjointed, players playing who were out of form and shouldn't have been selected and we played both Gallagher and Henderson together in midfield, which nullified much of any attacking threat.
We tried.
We have underperformed constantly.
I am not buying this barely trying notion at all.
They were clearly trying. We were just disjointed, there were players playing who were out of form and shouldn't have been selected and we played both Gallagher and Henderson together in midfield, which nullified much of any attacking threat.
We tried.
Not taking about results. Talking about performances.only Portugal have a better record in group qualifying - I don’t see how that is constantly underperforming
Exactly this…. It’s just awful to watch.Not taking about results. Talking about performances.
When he decided to fuck about in the final against Italy. It all counts for nothing until it actually mattersWhen have we underperformed? When we beat Italy home and away? When we stuck 7 past a North Macedonia side who got a draw with Italy the game after? When we comfortably beat Ukraine at home without breaking into a sweat? When we went to Malta and won 4-0? We’ve got 19 points from 21 points available and we had probably the toughest group of all the top seeds.
Yup.Exactly this…. It’s just awful to watch.
The final that we only lost because Rashford decided to hit the post with all the goal to aim at?When he decided to fuck about in the final against Italy. It all counts for nothing until it actually matters
In the period where we could reasonably be described as favourites (2021 onwards, come at me brah) then we haven’t lost a game without a missed penalty, or several missed penalties, going against us. The margins are fine in tournament football - blame Southgate for us not managing to blow out Italy in 2021, or France in 2022 to the point where those margins don’t matter, but not many teams did.Yup.
We pretty much always qualify easily don't we.
Then when we get to play major teams in competitions, we usually fail.
With the players we have, we should be getting more quality performance from them
I know last night we were always going to win (we certainly wouldn't if we had played at 5% intensity mind you), but the performance was utterly dreadful.
We played well against France but the in the final he had us sitting back against an Italy team that was fighting each other and were ready to collapse. He decided we should sit back once 1 up and thus he does need to shoulder a large part of the blame.In the period where we could reasonably be described as favourites (2021 onwards, come at me brah) then we haven’t lost a game without a missed penalty, or several missed penalties, going against us. The margins are fine in tournament football - blame Southgate for us not managing to blow out Italy in 2021, or France in 2022 to the point where those margins don’t matter, but not many teams did.
While also the credit for getting us to that position in the first place, of course.We played well against France but the in the final he had us sitting back against an Italy team that was fighting each other and were ready to collapse. He decided we should sit back once 1 up and thus he does need to shoulder a large part of the blame.
Failing to beat Italy in a final at Wembley with what, less than 5% away fans was ridiculous.When he decided to fuck about in the final against Italy. It all counts for nothing until it actually matters
to be fair a quite easy draw including an awful Germany and a a baffling refereeing decision helped.While also the credit for getting us to that position in the first place, of course.
But that's going on past reputation. The draw is, by definition, the draw and those teams proved themselves better at the time than more established nations.to be fair a quite easy draw including an awful Germany and a a baffling refereeing decision helped.
Italy were in the middle of the longest unbeaten run in international football history. As I said, blame Southgate for not putting them to the sword in the final, but not many teams were managing that in 2021. Spain, Belgium, and every other team they played at the tournament certainly couldn’t.We played well against France but the in the final he had us sitting back against an Italy team that was fighting each other and were ready to collapse. He decided we should sit back once 1 up and thus he does need to shoulder a large part of the blame.
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