England wasting one of the most talented squads ever assembled on Southgate

[pride in battle]

Bobby Zamora wasn't it?

Well he's the one that I remember.

QPR striker Bobby Zamora admits he doesn’t really like football

QPR striker Bobby Zamora has said he's not 'a massive football fan' - an admission that might anger some Hoops supporters.

metro.co.uk

It was the fullback, can't remember his name now

 

[Stockton Heath Blue]

It was the fullback, can't remember his name now

Assou-Ekotto?

 

[pride in battle]

Assou-Ekotto?

Yes mate

 

[Plays By Sense Of Smell]

Who was the Spurs player that got quite a bit of abuse for essentially saying the same by admitting he didn’t actually like playing football, he was just good at it?

I believe Marcus Trescothick felt the same about cricket...

 

[Blue Til Death]

What he did was look at tournament football with his analysts and conclude that the most successful teams used this strategy. He came out and said as much in an interview. It reminds me of when Charlie Hughes come up with the idea that the long ball was the way forward. This was based on the idea that there was no use passing it around as most goals came in the penalty area so get it in there as quickly as possible. It proved a total disaster and set England back years.

The bin dippers are doing ok playing that way though ..!

 

[paulchapo]

The bin dippers are doing ok playing that way though ..!

That's because they have quality players upfront and a strong defence. They're still beaten into second place the majority of the time by a team actually playing football.

 

[Bluemoon115]

 

[GOULDYBOBS]

Well done to Foden for showing these other young Englishmen how to play with dignity and valour.

Saka, Bellingham and Elliot this week alone.
Diving about and acting like spoilt brats to con the referees. Embarrassing.