Italy v England | Thurs 23rd March 2023, 19:45

[Bournemouth Blue]

A stupid minute from Shaw, but why did Phil get substituted Just after coming on?

 

[Blue Tooth]

According to the beeb Italy lost twice tonight.

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Stonesy was fuckin Stonesy Johnny Johnny stones Johnny Johnny stones

 

[burning blue soul]

Qualify

Get a piss easy group.
Scrape through
Draw surprise shite team in knockouts
Get spanked by France/Portugal/Germany

Waistcoat given contract extension and knighthood.

Four more years!!
Four more years!!

 

[SebastianBlue]

Italy had to go for the jigglier and we were down to 10 , totally normal for us to be camped in our half and to see out the game

It wasn’t baffling for me, he sacrificed an attacker for a defender - needs must. Unfortunate for Phil but I would guess Southgate trusted Saka more defensively and holding the ball up

Holding the ball up? After Saka gave away the ball many times all match?

And are you saying Phil is less adept at pressing than Saka?

Are you having laugh?

Genuine question.

 

[paulchapo]

To have any chance of a trophy Southgate has to go

Watch out Slyvester ( Blue Hammer).is coming for you Tweety.

 

[baggy]

I've seen some bad games under Southgate but that's a new low. Slabhead caused all that chaos in the second half and it's down to Southgate. If I were a city player I wouldn't go near the England squad...

 

[r.soleofsalford]

Whenever watching England under Southgate I’m always of the belief that everything that’s positive that happens is down to the individuality players rather than the tactics.
Southgate is just negative in everything he does, including taking off a fresh Phil Foden.
Yeah I’m not a fan

I thought that was humiliating for the lad.

 

[super_city_si]

All them subs paid off though

Gallagher sprinted everywhere and won challenges

Trippier made some vital blocks and challenges , especially the one at the end

All them subs helped see out a huge win for England

Mate he does it every time. We got lucky versus a poor Italian team who are in transition. He tried the exact same v croatia and italy and we lost. better teams will continually beat us if this is what we do.

and your mindset is the problem. Gallagher went sprinting in to challenges. Thats 1980s think. We need technicians to keep the ball not run around like dickheads. it wont work in the long run

 

[levets]

Anyone remember Lineker having a pen against Brazil in a friendly he needed to equalise Charlton’s England goal scoring record and missing it? Never to score for England again. Kane made no mistake with today’s opportunity.

He tried a Panenka if I remember rightly.