oscillatewildly
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But isn't that what we'd all prefer against Southgate's rigid and negative game 'plan'?
But isn't that what we'd all prefer against Southgate's rigid and negative game 'plan'?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 pitch & hope they work things out for themselves?
There is something brewing thereNot sure I can get behind that. We look so poor on the ball.
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 pitch & hope they work things out for themselves?
No.But isn't that what we'd all prefer against Southgate's rigid and negative game 'plan'?
Feel like I’ll be preaching to the choir, but there’s so much more to putting players on the pitch than position. Foden can play left wing, we know this, we see it at club level. What he has around him, however, is a striker that doesn’t drift further backward than the penalty spot, an overlap from a full back or midfielder. Saka shows time and again he’s a great player but you always have Ben White drawing a player away. Kane has been absolutely lethal in front of goal for years, but a huge part of his game for the last 4-5 years has been dropping and exposing the space for flying wingers/inside forwards to utilise. Trent has shown he can dictate games from central areas, but he cannot be relied on in there defensively and has runners to hit with his raking diagonals. I could go on.
We are not putting the players on the pitch with a system in mind. We’re going “he’s played there before” and puking names onto a team sheet. I always look at how a team would score their ‘perfect goal’ and I’m convinced with England that is a penalty.
Part of me is hoping we get Netherlands next, they would at least commit people forward.We’re a semi final team at least.
once someone finally attacks us we’ll destroy them.
We’ll get pasted by the first decent side we face. Seems to me no matter who we put on the pitch or what tactics we try we’re just completely devoid of any real threat going forward.
William Caxton - he loved a press.Part of me is hoping we get Netherlands next, they would at least commit people forward.
Austria look a nightmare to play against. Ralf what's his name loves a press
Part of me is hoping we get Netherlands next, they would at least commit people forward.
Austria look a nightmare to play against. Ralf what's his name loves a press
Lucky I did GCSE history.William Caxton - he loved a press.
As no doubt will Trump if he gets back into power.
Yep looks like we have got into the more doable side of the draw but somehow are in the hardest half of that.I’ll (figuratively) stick my fucking house on Austria if we end up playing them at any stage.
Just looked and that would be a semi final if we both made it. Setting the pressure and the performances so far aside, you’d absolutely back us to beat Italy/Switzerland in a quarter final. You could reasonably be looking at our half of the draw being England / Switzerland / Italy / Austria / Romania / Turkey / Netherlands / Hungary.
Steve?Lucky I did GCSE history.
I reckon Ralf would have been more of a Gutenburg man personally
Southgate says we are playing in a strange environment
I've had people all over the world text me this evening full of questions as to why we are so shit. Not even sure what to say.
For his hair or trousers?William Caxton - he loved a press.
As no doubt will Trump if he gets back into power.
But why would a tactically astute manager of a better side not also operate the low press and then look to hit us on the break?We’re a semi final team at least.
once someone finally attacks us we’ll destroy them.
@SBT can give liquid his account back nowWe’re a semi final team at least.
once someone finally attacks us we’ll destroy them.
Tell them we’re missing Kalvin Phillips
But why would a tactically astute manager of a better side not also operate the low press and then look to hit us on the break?
Slovenia nearly got away a couple of times tonight and we literally offered fuck all going forward.
Almost like letting a boxer punch themselves out and then destroy us when we’re fucked knowing full well that Southgate’s response will be just to throw another right back on in the 93rd minute.
There literally seems to be no game plan and his refusal to switch tactics or make early changes is infuriating. He might have a go at the press and pundits but when everyone is saying the same thing maybe you should consider whether the problem is you.
Southgate is an absolute c**t and I want to punch him in the throat.
Preferably either and not the button.9
For his hair or trousers?
I honestly look at England like Coventry , we play absolutely dog shit against teams that park the bus unless we score an early goal and force them to play, teams that play openly we play so much better,at least now there's such low expectations it will probably be the year we win it
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Is that to the tune of Tom Hark??Fucking shit
Winning the group, another clean sheet
Boooooo Booooo
Southgate out!!!
Against the bus parking teams you need all the more to play at higher tempo rather than patiently waiting for them to get fully set in front of you.Not sure about winning it but agree that we’ll probably look better against better teams that open up. I’m a massive fan of Bellingham but why is Southgate leaving him on and running him into the ground ?! Bizarre. He’s not looked right for the last two games and needs a breather
Big positives with Palmer and Mainoos performances. For all the pedestrian play, finally looking more like a proper ‘team’ after the bizarre experiments
Still hoping it can click
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