08 Jul 2024 12:29:15
This is where it all gets a bit confusing for Republicans I think because they are obliged to support an Orange team against England! ??????
The other stat I'd like to bore you with is that England didn't reach a single semi final for 22 years between Euro 1996 and the World Cup 2018.
Southgate has just reached his 3rd in 4 tournaments which includes a Final appearance lost on pens against Italy. ??.
08 Jul 2024 13:31:06
I get the Southgate stats, but we could of been winners of those tournaments if he'd showed some ambition.
08 Jul 2024 14:51:58
Who knows MV? We might have been thoroughly dismantled………. I understand your frustration though.
08 Jul 2024 16:13:17
All goes well until we come up against a team like Italy, France or the Dutch?. You may as well not watch the first 55 minutes, it's just slow possession football, against the Swiss we had a corner, three touches and it's back with Pickford. Just got to hope they score after 15 minutes, Southgate might have the team playing some forwards play at speed.
If Southgate wins the tournament, like one commentator said, in twenty years, it won't matter how we won, just that we did win it.
08 Jul 2024 20:35:22
Don't quite agree Vespa.
Of course I will be delighted if we won the Euros but if we carry on like this, we will go down as the most unimpressive winners ever.
I know some on here say "so what" it's winning that counts but we've had about 5 minutes of good attacking football in 5 matches.
08 Jul 2024 23:21:10
Gazzibaldi agree about England, very negative but I don't think any teams played great, even the tournament in America, Mexico, Canada is the same. Maybe it's a long season for the players and fatigue has court up with them. Kane is a reliable goal scorer, but he looks a shadow of the player we know.
09 Jul 2024 08:56:41
Agree Vesper, Kane looks far from good enough at the moment but it would take a very brave manager to drop him.
We look more mobile when Toney was introduced.
09 Jul 2024 23:15:11
End of the day you don't get nothing for not winning, even if you had 50 shots to none and lost
Hamburg vs forest a great example.
10 Jul 2024 08:00:11
I was there Ff. I remember it well.