Spain v England - Sun 14th July, 20:00 | Euro 2024 Final

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Shaw didn’t have blooming time to do much wrong! He was flaming well injured for most of the time.
Still say Stones, Walker and Foden England players of the tournament with an occasional visit by Palmer.

It’d be harsh to blame him for being injured! That’s on Southgate and not picking another left footed left back.

Stones, Guehi and Mainoo were probably our most consistent performers throughout the tournament.

We simply didn’t create enough. We did just about enough to get to the final with a strong defence.

We need to learn how to pass through midfield. That’s the fundamental flaw in this team.

 

[glauberbertistossedshirt]

Southgate - He plays to not loose.

He's not very good at it tho

 

[Ajm1985]

Love Rodri getting player of the tournament, he's the absolute don.

 

[SCEtoAUX]

No shame in losing to a superb Spanish side, and two finals is more than I ever expected of us. Lucky to reach this one I think, the draw was very kind.

Would have been wonderful to win, but it wasn't to be.

 

[RayCTID]

I do rate Yamal. Kid can go far with the right guidance.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Rodri injured.
Spain pushed their wide players forward and dropped their defence deeper - creating more room in the centre of midfield.
England struggled as a result.

 

[chaddblue]

FFS Kyle

If that meant more than the treble, the centurions, 4 in a row.. etc etc… why did you play like a fucking wanker?

 

[madloaf]

One good half of football in 7 games.

A solid and accurate review

 

[FlemishDuck]

Landon Donovan on Fox has just called Southgate a boring **** in the nicest way ever.

Fox America, the true apex of football review

 

[Robinho's Subbuteo]

Well done Spain, thoroughly deserved. We just haven’t played to our strengths.

 

[lazerblue]

we probably had the best players in the tournament, unfortunately the worst manager in the world!

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Wasted opportunity. Fortunate to get to the final, showed no ambition to win it. Southgate out.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Well, I agree with the Bellingham jibe, as he played invisibly all night, and set up the goal which is maddening.

Just saw a couple of the chances and he had twisted blood to be fair.

 

[Stelea]

Roll on August watching City.
I spent most of the 2nd half worrying about Rodri getting injured than England losing as I knew the likely England outcome

 

[SamBlue]

Shaw didn’t have blooming time to do much wrong! He was flaming well injured for most of the time.
Still say Stones, Walker and Foden England players of the tournament with an occasional visit by Palmer.

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

Some of the England players removing their runners up medals. Pathetic.

Yeah, don’t like that it’s insulting. Like they weren’t hanging out their arse most of the second half…

 

[willipp]

Southgate is a proper ****. A useless ****, but a proper **** as well.

 

[coolcity]

A better manager wins against Italy and possibly Spain too. Gareth was the difference against Italy, Croatia and Spain. End of. Wonder if the FA will waste these players completely with their next appointment.

I just added a longer post but you summed it up perfectly. Right players, wrong manager.

You know it's poor when we only just scrape past 5 teams to get to the final, who between them have a combined population less than that of the whole of England.

 

[jaiguruKun]

What happens when you land in the weakest side of the draw? You play the best team in the final. Southgate's plan was to play more or less the same side that scraped their way there then hope for the best. He needed to do something different to have any chance of winning but wasn't brave enough.

Kane clearly wasn't fit and should have the good grace to make way for someone else.

 

[ancoats]

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