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

[Lavinda Past]

England were never good enough to get past an average Spanish team.

 

[BooksReject]

Hopefully not. He isn’t daft either so I’d expect him to go after the boo’s etc earlier in the comp. I quite like him as a person and find him honest, but he is limited as a manager/coach albeit with a great deal of luck when it comes to draws etc.

We need to bring someone in who has attack at the forefront of their mind, not defence and who is stronger than the players. No favourites. Southgate is way too loyal.

That was tongue in cheek… I said to a mate we need an elder statesman type that’s won it all who the players respect and in reverence of. No idea who. Gareth is a lovely bloke but it’s like the bloke you work with, drink and banter with who gets a promotion above you… the relationship isn’t right. He’s your boss now but do you respect him? Just seems he has his favourites and that’s not a good look

 

[madloaf]

England were never good enough to get past an average Spanish team.

Played the idea of Spain 2010 and not the actual team playing in front of them

 

[bridgeno1]

Yep these
He's a fine f*cking one to bleat on about a team playing poor but fluke an unmerited result

I'm an Arsenal fan but even I wanted to vomit when for the whole of last season he was droning on about how we deserved the league and how it would be an injustice if City won. He absolutely hates City, he'd rather ISIS won the league than you guys and it was so transparent. He's the kiss of death for us - as soon as he says 'that's it, title is going to the Emirates' I just know we are going to drop points against a shit team and City will grind out 10 wins on the spin.

 

[RayCTID]

Didn't get a chance, Boely was buying players without his knowledge.

Still the players didn't perform for him consistently. Could say the same about the same incumbant.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

I struggle to see how we just can't press under Southgate. It's so poor.

 

[BringBackSwales]

If someone said a team had played to get to a final -

Serbia
Denmark
Slovenia
Slovakia
Switzerland
Netherlands

And that time had won 2 of those games by a goal, drawn 2 and won 1 after a penalty shoot out and the other in extra time after a 95th minute equaliser


Would you be that impressed?

 

[RayCTID]

England were never good enough to get past an average Spanish team.

I wouldn't call Spain average

 

[HelloCity]

Rate England’s performances overall in this tournament.

 

[RayCTID]

Rate England’s performances overall in this tournament.

4.5

 

[HelloCity]

Why was this being chanted?

 

[madloaf]

If someone said a team had played to get to a final -

Serbia
Denmark
Slovenia
Slovakia
Switzerland
Netherlands

And that time had won 2 of those games by a goal, drawn 2 and won 1 after a penalty shoot out and the other in extra time after a 95th minute equaliser


Would you be that impressed?

And that they were 5 seconds from losing to slovakia and deservedly losing at that.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Issue is the amount of egos in the England set up. Didn't work at Chelsea.

Given how Bellingham was coddled throughout the tournament, I reckon whoever takes over for Southgate will just be another assistant to the player-manager, anyway.

 

[coolcity]

All my mates saying Southgate stays and we win the next World Cup…. I need to come on here for some brotherly love!

He simply has to go now. We looked incapable of the tactical switch it needed to counter the Spanish tactical switch at half time.

How do you make Phil look impotent… Bellingham needed hooking, Rice, well Rice did Rice things. It has to be the coaching, when you see how they play for their clubs.

He can’t stay because he is a nice bloke, which he is! And his record can’t be argued against.

I have no idea who, but if we want to WIN something, changes need to be made.

Anyway, come on City and Rodri’s hammy looked ok to me as he lifted the trophy, thank fuck.

Seriously folks, this is how little sense it makes not just to keep him on but that he ever got the job in the first place:

Southgate was appointed Middlesboro manger despite not having gained the required professional coaching qualifications, or even taken the exam. Boro successfully argued that his international commitments (as a player) meant that he had not had the time to do the course.

In his first season his team lost away to all 3 promoted teams, and didn't win an away game until January, against struggling Charlton who were relegated that season. His first 4 signings were defenders. The club spent some time in the relegation zone but finished 12th, and the following season finished 13th. The season after that they were relegated. Southgate kept his job - just - but was sacked the next season after failing to get the club promoted back to the PL.

He then spent 4 years out of the game completely, before being appointed manager of the England U-21 team, from where he eventually got the full England manager's job after Big Sam was set up by the press and lost his job as a result.

On what basis does the FA figure that this guy was ever the best man to take the England manager's job? One short and unsuccessful stint as a club manager then 4 years out of the game? You couldn't make it up.

 

[BringBackSwales]

4.5

Out of 100

 

[nw42]

Why was this being chanted?

Most likely becaus the Spanish have him

 

[ancoats]

Rate England’s performances overall in this tournament.

just above Scotland

 

[madloaf]

Rate England’s performances overall in this tournament.

Serbia 4
Denmark 3
Slovenia 2
Slovakia 2
Switzerland 3
Netherlands 6
Spain 3.

Overall: Southgate.

 

[RayCTID]

Given how Bellingham was coddled throughout the tournament, I reckon whoever takes over for Southgate will just be another assistant to the player-manager, anyway.

Unless the new manager doesn't call him up.

 

[northendenton]

England were never good enough to get past an average Spanish team.

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