Euro 2020

[Zip]

I miss Reading home defeats.

[Snowflake Royal]

He was cautious but it worked right the way through the tournament. Just felt in the first half last night they should have gone for it as the Italians were rattled. Lessons to be learnt.

I'm sure it wasn't Gareth's game plan to sit around our 18 yard box and waste every scrap of possession we had. He let the players down a bit by not adapting and changing it to counter Italy's growing confidence. The team let him down by retreating into their shell and panicking every time they got the ball.

The lack of experience on the pitch told. The players could have sorted out the problem themselves and tried to play more to the original strategy. But they didn't. And Southgate could have done more to force that fix on the pitch with subs, but he didn't.

Trying to blame Southgate as the cause of the problem, is just trying to find a scapegoat. We know what Rother's position has been from the start. Sterling, Southgate and the style hasn't been good enough for him at any point. So I think we can just dismiss his criticisms of someone disgruntled finally able to find fault to push their transparent agenda

Weird. You’ve just agreed with me.

I know you hate it when somebody makes a correct observation which you didn’t have the foresight or balls to make yourself but that post is just illogical.

Thanks though.

You didn't need to post for us to know you wouldn't get the distinction between my acknowledging there were things the whole England team and set up could have improved upon and your scapegoating and vilifying Southgate.

[Hendo]

I miss Reading home defeats.

Wont be long

[NathStPaul]

I miss Reading home defeats.

Wont be long

Hey, thats not fair. We have to go on a great run of wins over 8 games to build false hope before we start losing at home. Its that hope that kills us.

[URZZZZ]

I miss Reading home defeats.

Wont be long

Hey, thats not fair. We have to go on a great run of wins over 8 games to build false hope before we start losing at home. Its that hope that kills us.

No Esteves, Semedo, Aluko or Baldock anymore, who can we bring on to chase games now?

[Silver Fox]

Gary Lineker insisted that England should have been braver in trying to win in normal time.

“I think going forward England have to find a way of being more attack minded,” he wrote.

“Braver in possession and throwing more people forward.

“We have the forward talent to scare teams, at present we seem scared ourselves to release that talent.”

Spot on, but the word “we” should be replaced by “he”.

He have the forward talent to scare teams, at present he seem scared ourselves to release that talent?

Nah, that just sounds ridiculous

[Sanguine]

The lack of experience on the pitch told. The players could have sorted out the problem themselves and tried to play more to the original strategy. But they didn't. And Southgate could have done more to force that fix on the pitch with subs, but he didn't.

Trying to blame Southgate as the cause of the problem, is just trying to find a scapegoat. We know what Rother's position has been from the start. Sterling, Southgate and the style hasn't been good enough for him at any point. So I think we can just dismiss his criticisms of someone disgruntled finally able to find fault to push their transparent agenda

100%, spot on.

The likes of Rother have made their mind up, and aren't for changing. A view made to look a little ridiculous when it becomes clear that nothing short of winning the tournament (or, it seems, losing 4-2 to Germany in R16 playing expansive football) would suffice.

A team has to be near perfect to win a major tournament - unfortunately Southgate's big tactical miss, and as Ian says, the players themselves going into their shell, happened at a critical point of the final.

[NathStPaul]

Wont be long

Hey, thats not fair. We have to go on a great run of wins over 8 games to build false hope before we start losing at home. Its that hope that kills us.

No Esteves, Semedo, Aluko or Baldock anymore, who can we bring on to chase games now?

Think we may actually have a better chance without 3 of the names you mention.

[URZZZZ]

Hey, thats not fair. We have to go on a great run of wins over 8 games to build false hope before we start losing at home. Its that hope that kills us.

No Esteves, Semedo, Aluko or Baldock anymore, who can we bring on to chase games now?

Think we may actually have a better chance without 3 of the names you mention.

I hope Semedo isn’t the 1!

[Zip]

No Esteves, Semedo, Aluko or Baldock anymore, who can we bring on to chase games now?

Think we may actually have a better chance without 3 of the names you mention.

I hope Semedo isn’t the 1!

Are you suggesting we re-sign Sone?

[NathStPaul]

Think we may actually have a better chance without 3 of the names you mention.

I hope Semedo isn’t the 1!

Are you suggesting we re-sign Sone?

He is a known Sone fan boy.

[LUX]

He is a known Sone fan boy.

like a Rhinestone cowboy

[Winston Biscuit]

He is a known Sone fan boy.

like a Rhinestone cowboy

[Donny Ironside]

He is a known Sone fan boy.

like a Rhinestone cowboy

[URZZZZ]

I hope Semedo isn’t the 1!

Are you suggesting we re-sign Sone?

He is a known Sone fan boy.

He has certain qualities against certain teams that play in a certain way and don’t make it easy for us

[Ascotexgunner]

Hey, thats not fair. We have to go on a great run of wins over 8 games to build false hope before we start losing at home. Its that hope that kills us.

No Esteves, Semedo, Aluko or Baldock anymore, who can we bring on to chase games now?

Think we may actually have a better chance without 3 of the names you mention.

The last 2 are Derbys problem now.....just to add to all their other problems.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Other than the (obvious) £ implications...Aluko wasn’t much of a “problem” to us last season..had some decent cameos.

[URZZZZ]

No Esteves, Semedo, Aluko or Baldock anymore, who can we bring on to chase games now?

Think we may actually have a better chance without 3 of the names you mention.

The last 2 are Derbys problem now.....just to add to all their other problems.

You’re obsessed

[Green]

Top jibbing
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-57841689

[St Pauli]

A bit more detail to add to Green’s link from the bbc: https://youtu.be/BO_QQlGmmJY

Absolute lol for anyone thinking England will be hosting an international tournament anytime soon. Certainly not in 2030. The bid may as well spunk the funding on curry or something because there’s no way we’re getting it, England as a nation just has a far too immature and toxic attitude to alcohol and football. Even if it’s a minority, it’s a big enough minority to ruin a single event for most of those involved. I’m not sure how you could have policed the final better without creating the same problems you had outside Wembley somewhere else, with that number if pissheads involved.