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As if it wasn't baffling enough that Italy didn't start Jorginho, to not bring him on at half-time is incomprehensible.

Spot on. It's very un-Southgate like tbh. Might just be me but everything just feels a bit 'off' this time around... Southgate's admittance that he's "experimenting", the barbs from the players about criticism in the media, even the behind the scenes & training glimpses seem like they are...

No.

For me the problem is I can't actually see what we're trying to do. In previous tournaments, although not always pretty, I could see a plan, a style of play, an end goal where 'once it clicks' etc. we'd be a decent bet. Now, I have no idea what the plan is. Chuck your best XI players on the...

Almost zero pressure on us & still utterly dreadful. I'm struggling to see what the plan is.

Definitely him, he's tried to go back & delete them all subsequently but there's still evidence. I'm not saying it's not happening, seems an awful lot of noise from a few different sources now, but I wouldn't pin all your hopes on just one guy's patchy history.

That's the same guy that said as fact we were signing Styles, Vente & Yates last summer isn't it?

Yeah... See Andy Turner as on the ball as ever with this one 🤣 Did an article this morning saying it looks like he will be released... He'd been trialling with other clubs since March & signed for his new club last week.

Ha ha. I just meant that having a right footer at LB & the fact that he always turns back inside. At least if we've some natural width in front of him it's less of an issue.

Majestic finish

Absolutely. Gallagher brings exceptional energy which we've undoubtedly lacked but is not someone who will control possession. If we are to press high & intensely from the off then fine but that needs the whole team to do that & we've not looked to even attempt it thus far. I'm in total...

Classy.

Shots on Target: vs Germany: 0 vs Switzerland: 3 vs Hungary (must win game): 0 Combined xG: 0.9

I can only assume because the game was so bad that there's nothing else to talk about. Armstrong clearly steps across the defender to deliberately initiate the contact. The defender can't simply disappear. Not a penalty in a million years.

It was ruled out on the pitch.

VAR review every goal regardless so no conspiracy of "putting it to VAR", they have to give what they think is the correct decision on the field. Ref would have thought he was impacting the keeper which lino obviously can't tell, clarified it with him & that he was in an offside position &...

TAA can play as an inverted RB or on the right side of a midfield 3 with Liverpool & is surrounded by pace & runners to find with his passing range. England have none of that. It's mental to be "experimenting" with him in a deep lying midfield 2 during a major tournament. Similar with Kane...

Again, every thing he has said there is correct & there are many challenges he faces but it's his job to come up with solutions. As he admits himself, these are not new problems & the fact we've begun the tournament without a clear plan is not good enough. It was his decision not to take...

Don't disagree & the fact that he admits we're "experimenting" during a major tournament is a concern. Phillips' form & fitness issues have been known for a long, long time. Wharton could be the saviour but I don't think he's brave enough to trust him.

Yeah. I don't think they were instructed to sit back so much tbf. They looked shattered & so lethargic. Combination of lack of fitness & tactical familiarity leads to zero fluidity. As I've said (for years now!) it's a horribly imbalanced pool of players. The favourites tag is baffling.