I agree, but it’s no way as bad as the champions league final defeat. A bit of my love for football died that night and I haven’t been the same since. I’m still not over that defeat and don’t think I ever will be. It was a once in a lifetime chance. This England team is good enough to get to another final, we weren’t.
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I agree, but it’s no way as bad as the champions league final defeat. A bit of my love for football died that night and I haven’t been the same since. I’m still not over that defeat and don’t think I ever will be. It was a once in a lifetime chance. This England team is good enough to get to another final, we weren’t.
It's the concourse view of the English fans breeching the outside security to gain access into the stadium. So, for some inside the stadium, they are trying to stop them from gaining access.
He's clueless.
Feels rubbish this morning. So disappointed in the result. Just two observations on the Match.
Fast start and then hanging on. Why does this happen a lot with England. When 1-0 up early you play like it’s 0-0 surely ?
Lots of hiding behind “youth” and how when this crop mature we will do something, ignoring the fact that Italy had a 34 & 36 year old at the back and they utterly bossed it game after game. It’s not always about being “young” especially at International level.
Fast start and then hanging on. Why does this happen a lot with England. When 1-0 up early you play like it’s 0-0 surely ?
Lots of hiding behind “youth” and how when this crop mature we will do something, ignoring the fact that Italy had a 34 & 36 year old at the back and they utterly bossed it game after game. It’s not always about being “young” especially at International level.
You have to end it somehow, but that is a brutal way to lose. One takeaway though, Declan Rice is better than I thought. He was probably England's best player yesterday.
My observation is the same one I've been making since I started watching the national side. Centerforward, check. Wideforwards check, Centerhalfs, check. Fullbacks, check. Crazy short keeper check. No controlling center midfielder player in fifty-five years. No Pirlo, Jorgihino, KDB. Just can not produce one and it kills us. Still some of the racist drunken knuckle daggers make it very hard for me to care. As someone said that night in Madrid now that really hurt.
He won't be at the spammers for much longer, imo.
I hope that this generation of supporters. ( the ones that watched the fights, breached the gates, boooed wvery anthem and left a everythink in their path a mess) never see england win a trophy in their lifetime. Im a spurs fan and been living here for a decade and I just dont understand how this lot can behave like this around their own children and wifes. Ive been to NLD where there was tension but there was also sportsmanship. But for national football england fans are the lowest of the low.
Which top 4 team has a place for him? Maybe the dippers?
Possibly. I could see him fitting in well at United though. He's far too good for wet spam.
My observations.
- Henderson is done: never had enough skill but was always dynamic, lost that now.
- Rice and Philips are good but we need different midfielders to complement.
- on that note England badly need Bellingham to mature and become the deep lying playmaker his talent clearly shows he can be.
- Southgate got the defensive side of the game sorted, we look hard to break down.
- Southgates use of Grealish, Foden and Sancho however was woeful. Against someone smart like Italy you need mercurial players and Grealish put us back in control of the game when he came on, should have been on around 60-70 mins when we got pegged back badly.
- Henderson is done: never had enough skill but was always dynamic, lost that now.
- Rice and Philips are good but we need different midfielders to complement.
- on that note England badly need Bellingham to mature and become the deep lying playmaker his talent clearly shows he can be.
- Southgate got the defensive side of the game sorted, we look hard to break down.
- Southgates use of Grealish, Foden and Sancho however was woeful. Against someone smart like Italy you need mercurial players and Grealish put us back in control of the game when he came on, should have been on around 60-70 mins when we got pegged back badly.
Kane was amazing first half
I’m happy to give Gareth until after the World Cup
Skipp is the one
English football doesn't produce players like Jorginho or Verratti because of the way it is taught from small kids all the way up. The last one I can think of was Carrick. Those kinds of players are not valued or encouraged in the English game which is based on different principles.
Foden could definitely do it, he would have to play there for City though, most likely instead of Gundogan week in week out.
We could have KDB and still fail. Grealish and Foden are good enough for City and Pep, they should be good enough for us. Southgate has done well this tournament defensively but I worry we don’t know how to use attacking players as well as we should.
Are they not allowed celebrate their country winning the euros?? Lock themselves into their house i suppose and say nothing