England Thread - 2023/24

[levets]

Fair enough, I personally couldn’t give a shit who the media want to highlight.

Don’t get me wrong, Bellingham had a blinder, but so did Foden, Dunk, Walker ably assisted by Phillips who had a very good game.

 

[Phil1]

El Tel! I liked him alot, top guy, top manager. Hard to evaluate too much as he only had 1 tournament, but let's pretend Social Media/Forums was around back then.


Upon his appointment -

'Typical FA yes man'
'He won't win us anything'
'The guy is a serious crook and a fraud'

Euro 96 -
(No boring qualifying matches as we were host nation so avoids loads of pre tournament scrutiny)

'players all on the piss up - why is Venables allowing this? hope these cunts lose '
'shows he has no control over players'


England 1-1 Switzeland

'fuckin drab load of bollocks'
'boring as fuck'
'Gazza still probably pissed'
'Clearly doesn't know how to use this lot '
'took off Gazza for David Platt, when we're trying to win! guys a joke'

Scotland 0-2 England

'Southgate starting in midfield! he's clueless'
'Worst Scotland team ever, we should be comfortably beating these'
'yeh we won, but it was only Scotland, calm down'

England 4-1 Holland

'about time they put in performance'
'fair play, we played alright, still want that **** out'
'4-4-2 worked today but that isn't going to win us a trophy'

England 0-0 Spain

'load of shit'
'how boring was that?!'
'scrappy shite, we need a manager that goes for it'
'lucky to win on pens, we'll be found out next game'


England 1-1 Germany (lose on pens)

'guys a fraud'
'why did he not bring on any subs?! ffs'
'we were shit'
'why not put Fowler on for Sheringham who's done fuck all ?!'

Definitely had a fall and banged your head in the last 10 years, you mate.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

El Tel! I liked him alot, top guy, top manager. Hard to evaluate too much as he only had 1 tournament, but let's pretend Social Media/Forums was around back then.


Upon his appointment -

'Typical FA yes man'
'He won't win us anything'
'The guy is a serious crook and a fraud'

Euro 96 -
(No boring qualifying matches as we were host nation so avoids loads of pre tournament scrutiny)

'players all on the piss up - why is Venables allowing this? hope these cunts lose '
'shows he has no control over players'


England 1-1 Switzeland

'fuckin drab load of bollocks'
'boring as fuck'
'Gazza still probably pissed'
'Clearly doesn't know how to use this lot '
'took off Gazza for David Platt, when we're trying to win! guys a joke'

Scotland 0-2 England

'Southgate starting in midfield! he's clueless'
'Worst Scotland team ever, we should be comfortably beating these'
'yeh we won, but it was only Scotland, calm down'

England 4-1 Holland

'about time they put in performance'
'fair play, we played alright, still want that **** out'
'4-4-2 worked today but that isn't going to win us a trophy'

England 0-0 Spain

'load of shit'
'how boring was that?!'
'scrappy shite, we need a manager that goes for it'
'lucky to win on pens, we'll be found out next game'


England 1-1 Germany (lose on pens)

'guys a fraud'
'why did he not bring on any subs?! ffs'
'we were shit'
'why not put Fowler on for Sheringham who's done fuck all ?!'

Can I add “Bet it was Aldridge that planted that bomb, the ****” to the Scotland game list please?

 

[TinFoilHat]

El Tel! I liked him alot, top guy, top manager. Hard to evaluate too much as he only had 1 tournament, but let's pretend Social Media/Forums was around back then.


Upon his appointment -

'Typical FA yes man'
'He won't win us anything'
'The guy is a serious crook and a fraud'

Euro 96 -
(No boring qualifying matches as we were host nation so avoids loads of pre tournament scrutiny)

'players all on the piss up - why is Venables allowing this? hope these cunts lose '
'shows he has no control over players'


England 1-1 Switzeland

'fuckin drab load of bollocks'
'boring as fuck'
'Gazza still probably pissed'
'Clearly doesn't know how to use this lot '
'took off Gazza for David Platt, when we're trying to win! guys a joke'

Scotland 0-2 England

'Southgate starting in midfield! he's clueless'
'Worst Scotland team ever, we should be comfortably beating these'
'yeh we won, but it was only Scotland, calm down'

England 4-1 Holland

'about time they put in performance'
'fair play, we played alright, still want that **** out'
'4-4-2 worked today but that isn't going to win us a trophy'

England 0-0 Spain

'load of shit'
'how boring was that?!'
'scrappy shite, we need a manager that goes for it'
'lucky to win on pens, we'll be found out next game'


England 1-1 Germany (lose on pens)

'guys a fraud'
'why did he not bring on any subs?! ffs'
'we were shit'
'why not put Fowler on for Sheringham who's done fuck all ?!'

"He's a dodgy **** but he knows how to use this squad of players to their potential. The FA are cunts for letting him go."

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Has any manager ever achieved your needs? It’s the ultimate goal for every manager. Not even Pep gets everything right!

Perfection is unattainable, even for Pep. Pep, however, is always looking to improve. With waistcoat, if Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble had been footballers, he would have chosen them. There appears to be no visible attempt to improve the style of play as new players emerge. Foden is the classic example. He is probably the most naturally gifted English player of the last 50 years (including Bellingham, Rooney and Gascoigne) and yet he cannot find a place in his starting eleven. Clueless.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Perfection is unattainable, even for Pep. Pep, however, is always looking to improve. With waistcoat, if Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble had been footballers, he would have chosen them. There appears to be no visible attempt to improve the style of play as new players emerge. Foden is the classic example. He is probably the most naturally gifted English player of the last 50 years (including Bellingham, Rooney and Gascoigne) and yet he cannot find a place in his starting eleven. Clueless.

He has a bit. We’re not playing 5 at the back anymore. Baby steps.

Foden is a Spanish type player. Southgate won’t have managed one before.

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

We have never played five at the back, it's usually seven plus the keeper. I don't think he can manage to fasten his shoelaces

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

The new rule about the ball being played backwards at the kick off was probably brought in for managers like him to see if they can achieve the feat of not leaving their own half for the full ninety minutes.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

We have never played five at the back, it's usually seven plus the keeper. I don't think he can manage to fasten his shoelaces

He did in the 2018 World Cup? Walker was the right sided centre back with Trippier and Young/a n other at left wing back.

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

I think I’ve said enough about waistcoat. He obviously has his advocates, needless to say they don’t include me.