FA confirm Southgate will stay on until after Euro 2024 (p 101)

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Easy to have a go at henderson but Rice was the worst midfileder yesterday and offered fuck all.

I would have prefered if he had given henderson, who is a better holding midfielder and has been for years that role and dropped Rice who has been average all tournament as he has been at west ham, or even played phillips moved fodeb insode and played grealish or rashford

Four players rated as 8's this morning in the DT, and Rice is one of 'em. I wouldn't give him a standing eight before any game. But when I looked at the team before ko I wondered who would provide the midfield creativity. Didn't think Rice would, but he's 'safe' and that's what Southgate prefers.

We probably had as good a squad as anyone and better than most, but where was the panache. Southgate has safety first tattooed on both buttocks, and a world cup has never been won by a team playing safe.

 

[adrianr]

Can someone tell me if it was a tactical decision to only try and supply Foden with long balls or did the players take that on themselves? It was an awful joke to have a player that talented with the ball at his feet receive such poor service. Pretty sure Saka was only getting a better go of it because his opposing French number was absolute shit.

 

[eastmanc]

Why take of the two players causing the French problems ?

Southgate is clueless

The moment he brought Sterling on it was gone. The substitution of Saka was bizarre to say the least as he was probably England's most effective player on the night. He had caused their left back and the left sided centre half loads of problems and the French resorted to just kicking him, although the referee, who was truly shocking, gave him nothing.

 

[Stephen230]

Bizarre.

I’m not asking you to agree but I don’t see it as an outrageous suggestion to insist on an English manager for the English team.

Why not go the next step and let the players pick whichever country they like? We’re half way there with the grandparents nonsense anyway.

 

[give it to gordon]

I’m not asking you to agree but I don’t see it as an outrageous suggestion to insist on an English manager for the English team.

Why not go the next step and let the players pick whichever country they like? We’re half way there with the grandparents nonsense anyway.

Not sure its legal to advertise a job and state only English people can apply ;)

 

[eastmanc]

Four players rated as 8's this morning in the DT, and Rice is one of 'em. I wouldn't give him a standing eight before any game. But when I looked at the team before ko I wondered who would provide the midfield creativity. Didn't think Rice would, but he's 'safe' and that's what Southgate prefers.

We probably had as good a squad as anyone and better than most, but where was the panache. Southgate has safety first tattooed on both buttocks, and a world cup has never been won by a team playing safe.

England looked better when Foden came inside more and got on the ball. He needs to play more of a number ten as at times for the national team he seems starved of the ball on the left hand side.

 

[Phil1]

No decent manager on the way up is going to take the job. And the FA are only ever going to give it to someone with a big name.

I'd keep Southgate.

I imagine every other nationality would rather England keep him as well.
Genuinely baffled how anybody can say keep him, even more baffled that people are saying who can replace him as a reason to keep him.
Laughable.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

The moment he brought Sterling on it was gone. The substitution of Saka was bizarre to say the least as he was probably England's most effective player on the night. He had caused their left back and the left sided centre half loads of problems and the French resorted to just kicking him, although the referee, who was truly shocking, gave him nothing.

Funny thing - I looked up this guy as I had never heard of him, and one article suggested he was one of South American's best. My ERO texted me part way through and said that he would sooner have had Lahoz! Absolutely dreadful!

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

England looked better when Foden came inside more and got on the ball. He needs to play more of a number ten as at times for the national team he seems starved of the ball on the left hand side.

Southgate wants defensive qualities from his midfield and Phil should be an out and out attacking midfielder. He has the skills, talent and quality to cause enormous problems but Southgate sees problems where others see opportunities. That's the way he's always been.

 

[chesterbells]

... never won owt, never will - even with the most talented squad in a generation. Style is both dull and unsuccessful. Marching orders now - give the new man eight years to reformat. Southgate's 'flattering' stats mean fuck all

Add a poll mate.