Yeah. I don't think they were instructed to sit back so much tbf. They looked shattered & so lethargic. Combination of lack of fitness & tactical familiarity leads to zero fluidity.The thing is we did actually play like this against France at the World Cup. We’ve regressed so much since then.
As I've said (for years now!) it's a horribly imbalanced pool of players. The favourites tag is baffling.
Where's that apprentice!!...tbf, it's kalvin phillip's job to take the pizzas off the conveyor.
A lot of these players simply aren’t as good as people think they are. On technical ability levels it’s crazy how far behind the likes of Germany, Spain, Italy, France we are. It’s the basic shit like not being able to play a 5 yard pass quickly, not being able to turn on the first touch, not being able to play comfortably play pass from difficult balls. Just an unbelievably bad performance.
Southgate has to go as soon as this tournament is over. Tactically he’s got it completely wrong. The Trent experiment is embarrassing.
I was there and I seen everything I needed to know that day. Swap the managers around we win it. He’s a gutless bookworm who should never be near an England team. Puppet manager who fists kane when he allows itWhen you have people making excuses for Southgate after losing a final in what was essentially a home game in front of 90% + of your own fans, what do you expect? Any other ‘top’ football nation would have had him out the door within days.
Played him in the euros like he was the messiah. Failed in the end like Southgate.I don’t recall Kalvin Phillips being a regular starter under Southgate (am I wrong?) so what is he going on about?
Fair enough, don’t remember that so he obviously wasn’t too impressive.Played him in the euros like he was the messiah. Failed in the end like Southgate.
Have said this a million times. Even non qualifiers have better skill levels. We get past them because the sum of the parts is better but technically we are shite.
2 ACLS I think!Chiesa has aged badly in 3 years, wtf has he done.
If he is unable to adapt to not having Phillips available to him then he isn't up to the job, it's up to him to find a solution...Agreed. There's nothing wrong with what's he's said there, he's right. That's his preferred system & it's served us well in the past. The flip side, & the fans argument, is they don't want us to play that way.
The below interview was some months ago now & I think is pretty fair. Since then Wharton has really emerged though & I'd be giving him a go in that position.
Italy do it for them,oh dear.Spain beating themselves ATM!
Nah, that's not the case anymore.
You can't tell me Bellingham, Foden, Palmer, Rice, Mainoo, Eze, etc aren't incredibly technical players.
And I mentioned earlier about the England youth teams winning loads.
There's been a huge improvement on that front to bring us up to the level of other nations.
Don't disagree & the fact that he admits we're "experimenting" during a major tournament is a concern. Phillips' form & fitness issues have been known for a long, long time. Wharton could be the saviour but I don't think he's brave enough to trust him.If he is unable to adapt to not having Phillips available to him then he isn't up to the job, it's up to him to find a solution...
A very long time, it's not crept up on himDon't disagree & the fact that he admits we're "experimenting" during a major tournament is a concern. Phillips' form & fitness issues have been known for a long, long time. Wharton could be the saviour but I don't think he's brave enough to trust him.
SnapMy wife and I both misheard Ally McCoist's version of Cambiasso as 'Can't be arsed'
Rank amateurs. They clearly know nothing.This is weird, why have Spain not retreated to their own 18 yard box?
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This is weird, why have Spain not retreated to their own 18 yard box?
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Southgate is only happy wearing a gimp mask and getting smashed in the ring piece by Les Ferdinand.Has Southgate really gone batshit and said that we haven't replaced Kalvin Phillips!??.....
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