The problem was he didn't have an alternative other than going even more defensive.....flip that to Mancini,who,at HT,recognised where his team were losing the game and he came up with a plan B.I think Southgate as a coach deserves some credit for coming up with a system that no other coach would have dared to employ. Surely most defensive ever England set-up. We can't play football but we can be difficult to beat and the irony being that for the first time in decades England did actually have some good offensive players.
The penalty line-up was ridiculous. Imagine though if Rashford and Sancho had not been able to get on. That was a moment of farce with England's penalty strategy resting on two last-minute subs.
They must have selected the penalty-takers on the basis of who was best in practise but you don't choose kids to take penalties.
Ffs give it a rest.
The more you post about it, the more convinced I am you are revelling in Southgates current misery.The problem was he didn't have an alternative other than going even more defensive.....flip that to Mancini,who,at HT,recognised where his team were losing the game and he came up with a plan B.
Fuck all will be coming home while Southgate is (or isn't....) making decisions.
I didn't say our players are all rank average. We have a lot of talent. I didn't think we'd beat Italy because when I watched the Italy games, I thought they were better than us. And I don't think they have better players (overall) than us. They just play better than we do.WTF? Waistcoat may be a rank choice, but the team has reached the semi-finals in the last two tournaments. Tonight the manager well and truly showed his limitations. The squad however can go further.
Yeah, Got us to a wc semi and euros final, achieved more than any other manager we've had.... Not the right manager.Southgate, your not the one.
I don't rate him,it's different to not liking him.You and others seem to struggle with that fact.The more you post about it, the more convinced I am you are revelling in Southgates current misery.
We get it. You don’t like him.
People slagging off Southgate, so presumably you want him sacked before the world cup and replaced with......?
tea ladyPeople slagging off Southgate, so presumably you want him sacked before the world cup and replaced with......?
I think similarly to Croatia in the World Cup, England have good players at either end of the pitch, but teams with a good midfield can dominate the ball against us. I thought Henderson coming on would give us a bit more control, and it did, but he was pretty average compared to the previous games he came on.I didn't say our players are all rank average. We have a lot of talent I didn't think we'd beat Italy because when I watched the Italy games, I thought they were better than us. And I don't think they have better players (overall) than us. They just play better than we do.
Someone who’ll get the best out of great talent like Foden and Grealish. The football we play under him is a joke despite some great talent for the first time in ages... We won’t be as lucky with the draw for a 3rd tournament. You can guarantee he’ll have no bottle and be defensive as hell though.People slagging off Southgate, so presumably you want him sacked before the world cup and replaced with......?
He’s just done what no England manager has done in 5 decades. He deserves the chance to go one better.I don't rate him,it's different to not liking him.You and others seem to struggle with that fact.
People slagging off Southgate, so presumably you want him sacked before the world cup and replaced with......?
Twice it was set up perfectly for us.Yeah, Got us to a wc semi and euros final, achieved more than any other manager we've had.... Not the right manager.
Spursy or what
I'm disappointed,the CL final i was gutted.Gutted. :(
I think he's played a system that's most likely to win us a tournament, and came a penalty kick away from doing it. People are all crying out for amazing, possession-based football against the best team in Europe. I think you need world class midfielders for that, and I think England have world class players at either end of the pitch but mid-table players and youngsters in the middle. Let's be honest, it's not as if Italy were tearing up trees against the top teams either, because that's what tournament football is like. I feel like some would prefer to go out in the early stages playing like Spain rather than get to the final playing defensively when we need to.A manager who will look at the most talented players at his disposal and play to their strengths.
Do you truly think he's done that?