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I actually think Croatia are going to give France a bloody good game on Sunday and I'd quite like to see them win it.
Well... if they do, all they're going to prove is that they know fuck all about football.Kane missing that chance to make it 2-0 is absolutely gut wrenching and I can see opposition fans using that as a stick to beat him with for the rest of his career.
If we actually had a midfield, rather than stuffing in three forwards (Lingard, Alli, Sterling), we might have played some actual football.
This would also meant not playing the world's best no.9 as a bloody midfielder.
It's great we got to the semi, but I just do not understand Southgate's formation and selection, and not just this game.
Play Kane up top with Alli or another behind him, and then 3 in midfield
Harry not forward enough.Nope.
Would you kindly elaborate?
And why was Young starting instead of Rose in the whole tournament?
But we didn't use that pace this game, when we should have...much earlier on.Think we really missed Lallana. We had no options in the whole squad who could offer possession and creativity. It was pretty much all pace-based.
Literally a sacrifice I'm prepared to make.A lot of people have made some very good points about what England lacks, where Southgate struggled tactically, etc. but we seem to be avoiding the main problem. ITV is our Jonah. The football gods won't be appeased until Sam Matterface and Clive Tyldesley are sacrificed.
I generally agree with this except I have Trippier contributing to both their goals.England were in control of the game until Croatia scored and looked solid in defense. And until that goal it looked as if Croatia were not going to score. After Croatia scored they took control of the game.
Young had little to offer down the left. Rose did well when he came on but should have been put on earlier.
England had no-one to control the MF. Lingard can run but got no end product and Henderson was, well, just himself. Dele could have played more central with Kane further up.
Kane is being wasted as a CM. Why Southgate doesn't play him as a CF is beyond me. Kane got kind of caught out in trying to be both CMF and CF.
Walker should have been more aggressive when he went for the ball on Perisic' goal and Stones lost his concentration when Mandzukic scored.
Trippier were really good though.
Would love to see Kane's heat map for the last couple of games.
Southgate imo got it really wrong in allowing or asking Kane to play deep like he did.
We won the U17 World Cup
We won the U20 World Cup
U17 Euro runners up
Won the U19 Euros
Won the Toulon Tournament two years running
Our senior team got to the semi of the World Cup with just about the youngest squad there
There's lots to look forward to.
A lot of people have made some very good points about what England lacks, where Southgate struggled tactically, etc. but we seem to be avoiding the main problem. ITV is our Jonah. The football gods won't be appeased until Sam Matterface and Clive Tyldesley are sacrificed.
Sterling looked on a mission to score just to stick it up the media and he’s come out of it looking even worse.
I’ve never seen a greedier player with absolutely nothing to back it up with. Terrible first touch, absolutely no eye for a pass and when he did make any they were over hit and any chances he did have ended in absolutely fuck all.