This. Made it practically unwatchable. Felt like they just wanted to get quick soundbites rather than an actual genuine, nuanced debate.
Dreadful structure.
No - I don't see a side with
Bart Verbruggen
Lewis Dunk
Jan Paul Van Hecke
Valentin Barco
Billy Gilmour
Solly March
Kaoru Mitoma
Julio Enciso
and Joao Pedro
being anywhere near a relegation battle. With the right players around that core, that's a Top 10 side.
This.
It annoys me so much that people talk as if we were trounced 3-0 by Italy and France. It's utter bollocks. Both games came down to very small margins against sides with huge pedigree in major tournaments.
I was particularly enthused by the performance against France, where we grew into...
Those who don't like the idea because they think of 16 years old as not having an interest in politics - you don't need to worry, as those without an interest in politics won't bother voting. It's for 16-18 year olds who ARE politically engaged.
That sequence of games has slightly nervy 1-0 win against Serbia followed by drab 0-0 draw vs Denmark in the rain (a la USA and Scotland games in recent tourneys) that mildly panics England fans before order restored in a 2-0 vs Slovenia written all over it.