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After a good start, it was mostly turgid to watch, as expected with this idiot in charge.
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Serbia v England - Sun 16th June, 20:00 | Euro 2024 Group C
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Don't want to sound like a stuck record - what's done is done - but that second half was crying out for Jack. When you're defending way too deep and lumping the ball up the pitch whenever you can get hold of it, there's immeasurable value in a player who can stay high and wide, gather the ball from a panicked pass, and keep hold of it for long enough for the rest of the team to get out of its own box. Especially when Kane drops so deep too.
The set-up fucks Phil over but I can't help but feel that's a result of some misguided compromise. Southgate is telling Phil he's on the left "but it's okay, come inside whenever you want" because he knows Phil wants to play central. It'd serve the team better (and give Phil a better-defined role) to tell him he needs to occupy the wide left space when he doesn't have the ball, and in which sort of scenarios it makes sense for him to bring it central.
At the minute he's just lurking awkwardly in the half-space, and neither he nor his teammates seem to understand where he's expected to be.
The set-up fucks Phil over but I can't help but feel that's a result of some misguided compromise. Southgate is telling Phil he's on the left "but it's okay, come inside whenever you want" because he knows Phil wants to play central. It'd serve the team better (and give Phil a better-defined role) to tell him he needs to occupy the wide left space when he doesn't have the ball, and in which sort of scenarios it makes sense for him to bring it central.
At the minute he's just lurking awkwardly in the half-space, and neither he nor his teammates seem to understand where he's expected to be.
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Just mind boggling that the solution to TAA being the weakest defender in the squad is to pretend he's a midfielder instead of just benching himEveryone putting the boot in for Foden these cunts are loving it, why are England trying to play a system they’ve never played before first game of an international tournament. We’ve ended up with three right backs starting which is nuts, and sticking one as a holding midfielder in Alexander Arnold.
First time we play a team with a bit of quality England will be out. You can’t be searching for a system to play first up in a group game. This should have been done in the friendlies.
PragueBlue
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Bit insipid.
Have an easy group and will obviously progress to the knockout stage but not much fun to watch. I can't see them winning it but you never know.
Have an easy group and will obviously progress to the knockout stage but not much fun to watch. I can't see them winning it but you never know.
mrbelfry
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Uuuuurgh so much nonsense on bbc about Foden. Man was demanding the ball constantly
Would have played in Serbia's hands. There was a lack of control from England in that performance.dont think so, we would have had two chasing pickfords hoof
Totnes Blue
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He's just talked about himself in the third person.Sign of a massive ego.What a bellend.
Totnes Blue
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Bellingham that is.
Called it before the tournament began that Phil is the neutrals scapegoat (not that he was brilliant vs Serbia)Uuuuurgh so much nonsense on bbc about Foden. Man was demanding the ball constantly