Spain v England - Sun 14th July, 20:00 | Euro 2024 Final

[lazerblue]

Ok. I will admit it. I am a bit sad this evening. I once cared very much about England. I still to this day remember being devastated that afternoon that England chucked away a two-goal lead in Mexico. Even in 1990, it took me months to get over that defeat.
Thing is, time is now going by, and I realise that seeing England win something is very probably not on the cards for me.

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[pride in battle]

Pickford wouldn't last 2 minutes with Pep, that's the difference...

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

The thing is you can excuse all the players on the grounds that the manager was tactically inept.

A lot is down to the weird insistence to shoehorn Bellingham in the number 10 role and let his ego run amok. He's obviously a talented player but he became a detriment to the side rather than an asset because of weak management. Grealish was dropped then we seemed to start the tournament in a system that was crying out for his qualities. I don't think we got the best out of a single player in that squad.

 

[BooksReject]

Got to come from Southgate that though. It might work occasionally but only if you have the runners to support the man challenging for the second ball. We didn’t so it was never going to work.

Agreed. I remember when Kane used to win those headers. Seemed he couldn’t jump tonight. And as you say, no runners off him either. Coaching. But let’s keep Southgate on for the World Cup eh…

 

[bridgeno1]

……..and more to come

Ha! Let's see. Anyway far too soon for that banter! Let's see off the Dippers and Rags first so they're out of the picture, then we will see.

I suspect City and Arsenal will have a load of knackered players for the start of the season after the Euros so I'd not be surprised if we both make a slow start and the match at the Etihad early in the season might be played at a snails pace by walking wounded. Maybe we can borrow some of that 'asthma' medicine the Dippers use.

 

[eyalluvitt]

Anyway I'm not too gutted, as an Arsenal fan I've had plenty of practice at finishing 2nd lol.

Your wife is a lucky lady

 

[youngbob]

Time for Pickford, Walker, Rice, and Kane to be moved on. Time for the likes of Ramsdale, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Wharton, Palmer, Foden, and Watkins to be considered senior players. Bellingham should be played as a false nine or a deep-lying midfielder and nothing else.

But, crucially, it's time for Southgate to be moved on. He's taken this team as far as he can. He's improved the mood around the England set-up tenfold after the disastrous McClaren/Capello/Hodgson era, and he's laid a good foundation for whoever comes in next, but someone else does need to come in.

 

[eyalluvitt]

Every single time he lost the ball, he hit the deck like Trump on a rally.

The Madrid effect

 

[crooky]

Why put that rag c-nt on here for people to click on and make him more money

Him and that speed bloke I detest more than anyone else on the internet

 

[ancoats]

We have no number 9 to hold the ball up and no attackers willing to run beyond... So what was the fucking point?!

I don't understand what the game plan was ? Kane never once won the ball or even tried to hold it up, did we have any runners off the ball, 1 in the first half with Saka and Walker overlapping,

You Know What ??? It was School Boys vs Old Men playing 1970s football, Modern football the green stuff (the grass) is for playing football on the, Southgate needs a muddy waterlog pitch and we may have a chance