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

[Phil1]

Stats don’t win games

They do apparently back up a flimsy argument that has to repeated about 10 times a day it seems.

 

[City Hobgoblin]

Stats don’t win games

Good old-fashioned centre-forward's header won this game.
Not really 'in vogue' but there you go.

 

[cheekybids]

The stats back it up

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We gave it everything

We were the better side

No one expected us to play like that

But … we lost. That’s football

Describe the shots?

Stat padding can be really shit shots from outside the area that go nowhere near.

Only 1 chance sticks in my memory & it was a good save by Lloris.

I can remember France missing better chances & Pickford making a good save.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Stats don’t win games

Yeh , we lost. That’s football

 

[BlueHammer85]

Good old-fashioned centre-forward's header won this game.
Not really 'in vogue' but there you go.

Kane is as good as striker you can get - but Giroud is a beast in the air and has been highly underrated in his career

 

[BlueHammer85]

Describe the shots?

Stat padding can be really shit shots from outside the area that go nowhere near.

Only 1 chance sticks in my memory & it was a good save by Lloris.

I can remember France missing better chances & Pickford making a good save.

Kane turn in the area, one on one with Lloris, tight angle, great save.

Kane long range shot, good save from Lloris

Bellingham powerful hit outside area, top save from Lloris pushing it over bar

Foden corner, whipped in well, Lloris scrambles and misses, Maguire headed back that very nearly falls for rice to put into empty net. But Lloris fortunate it landed back to him on the floor.

Free kick whipped in, Maguire unmarked, good header that clips the post

Kane shot that ballooned over the crossbar from the penalty spot

Rashford free kick right at the end, hitting the roof of the net. Very close.

There was some more half chances, same for France aswell but slightly more than the 1 chance you mention wouldn’t you agree?

Very fine margins in football, had any of them gone our way we’d of likely booked are place in another semi final. It wasn’t to be so instead we overanalyse, debate and constantly looks at reasons of ‘what went wrong’

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Has he gone yet?

 

[cheekybids]

Kane turn in the area, one on one with Lloris, tight angle, great save. Excellent save

Kane long range shot, good save from Lloris Meh

Bellingham powerful hit outside area, top save from Lloris pushing it over bar Missing

Foden corner, whipped in well, Lloris scrambles and misses, Maguire headed back that very nearly falls for rice to put into empty net. But Lloris fortunate it landed back to him on the floor. Meh

Free kick whipped in, Maguire unmarked, good header that clips the post Good chance

Kane shot that ballooned over the crossbar from the penalty spot FFS ;)

Rashford free kick right at the end, hitting the roof of the net. Very close. Meh Meh

There was some more half chances, same for France aswell but slightly more than the 1 chance you mention wouldn’t you agree?

Very fine margins in football, had any of them gone our way we’d of likely booked are place in another semi final. It wasn’t to be so instead we overanalyse, debate and constantly looks at reasons of ‘what went wrong’

See above

You’ve included the half chances & not that many great saves from Lloris that you’ve talked about for a week.

We could have snatched it, always possible but as I’ve said numerous times the team was made of players with different styles. Maybe as a coach he felt the pressure to compromise what he wanted. I think he’s a different coach to the Southgate who first took over. He was fearless when he first came on the scene.

 

[remember arthur mann]

Has he gone yet?

Has he fook, he's hanging on to £5,000,000 a year Jolly.

 

[BlueHammer85]

See above

You’ve included the half chances & not that many great saves from Lloris that you’ve talked about for a week.

We could have snatched it, always possible but as I’ve said numerous times the team was made of players with different styles. Maybe as a coach he felt the pressure to compromise what he wanted. I think he’s a different coach to the Southgate who first took over. He was fearless when he first came on the scene.

Could of snatched it is completely downplaying our performance imo

Lloris was praised and got MOM by France papers and pundits

We set up the same as our previous 3-0 win, we was the better team but ultimately lost.

Saying Southgate used to be fearless but isn’t now is just odd - we was one of the highest scorers in the whole competition! Had more possession, more shots than France. We gave it a proper go.