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Southgate doesn’t get the credit he deserves. People will always find something to discredit his achievements. If we got to a final and lost, some would say ‘our route was easy and we lost to first good team we played’. Germany were there for the taking, yet when they beat Portugal 4-2 they...

So if either Rice or Phillips get booked on a Saturday, they miss the semi-finals if we got there?

He will probably have to rest Phillips and Rice at some point as they’re both on yellow cards. You could play Mount slightly deeper and/or Henderson at some point too. I really like Rice and Phillips though, if one of them had Henderson’s range of passing, it would be very well balanced...

We were efficient and that’s the gold standard in international football. We had the better chances against Germany and deserved to win. We don’t get style points for winning in knockout games. Perhaps this is something previous England managers have missed a trick on.

Are the people saying it’s boring credible people? Absolutely not. First time we’ve beaten Germany in a knockout game since 1966. This is without penalties or extra time needed. No one has any just cause to complain about this result. Huge achievement and Southgate deserves all the accolades...

He consistently makes decisions that raise my eyebrows. But, then again, who am I? In the grand scheme of things, I’m a nobody who’s football opinion means very little. Southgate made a brave decision today that a lot of people had doubts about. Lose, he’s a pariah. Win, he’s a national hero.

I’ve always like him. This is not a ‘I told you so’ post at all. His experiences as a player, in international management and with the senior team so far, have served him well to date. We’ve gone for ‘world class’ managers who have done well in qualifiers and friendlies, but failed to deliver...

You wouldn’t think so though. For some reason, he has so many naysayers. For me, qualifying and friendlies mean nothing. We’ve had countless managers whose ticked those boxes and underachieved at the major tournament - when you earn your money. Capello and Hodgson qualified with almost...

Put some respect on Gareth Southgate’s name too. Takes so much stick, but has showed time and time again, he gets it right. I say that humbly because he makes decisions I wouldn’t make, personally, but they come through as being correct.

Belgium are my sweepstake team so hoping they progress well. But, I’m not convinced by them at all. With a few key injuries, they may struggle against Italy. Ultimately, I fancy them to beat Italy. If I was a betting man, which I’m not, I do fancy a England v Spain final at this rate.

Fair play to Southgate. He’s taken a lot of flack for his methods but to beat Germany 2-0 is a great achievement for us. We’ve got the job done. Every tactical choice Southgate has made this tournament, he’s got right. If you don’t concede goals, you can’t lose games.

Despite the criticism, we’ve been really positive so far! Keep it up!

I would have like Mount and Henderson in the team. For Henderson, he’s not ready to play 120 minutes if required. As for Mount, he’s been self-isolating. We’ve got talent on the bench, I’m hopeful we‘re using them to finish off the German team rather than chasing them.

I agreed with my manager that if my team and cut our lunch break in half and finished all our work... We can finish an hour early! Work chat has been dominated by the football today! No one is at the races with game upon us!

We’ve got 5 subs and there’s no doubt that we’ll bring on some of these players. Saka has been MOTM in most of his England performances to date. Not my first choice, but he is someone that clearly performs when he puts on the England shirt. Had Mount not had to isolate, I’d be surprised to see...

Saka was man of the match against Czech Republic...

Agreed on Mount, he’s proven he can play in that role at Chelsea. I like Saka, but feel like he’s make a good impact sub at LWB or on the wing. Southgate has left himself open for a lot of stick if we lose tonight with the formation change. But, you’d hope the wingbacks can really drive forward...

He was out of position for Switzerland’s and gave away the ball in his own third in the lead up to Switzerland’s third. His attacking play was first class yesterday. Defensively... not so much and that’s holding his game back. Like Roy Keane & Viera said, probably could’ve done with a maturer...

I can’t imagine you’d be thrilled if you supported the world champions and they got dumped out by a minnow who last won a knockout game in the 1950s in the next tournament. Deschamps out?

Wouldn’t be my team, but this makes sense. We need a better delivery in the box and Trippier offers that. There’s the flexibility to change things up if we do need to chase a goal. Psychologically, I don’t like it because it seems like we’re adapting our style to play them. If we win, he’s a...