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Absolutely this. There's no way we should just move on thinking oh well we'd never have beaten them unless on pens anyway. There's no way with this group of players that that should be the case! And it wouldn't be the case if we had a progressive minded manager. If we'd given them a proper game...

I'll give you that 😅

I thought some of the players clearly looked pissed off with the tactics again last night, just like during the group games. None of those players play on the back foot for their clubs, so its obvious why, too. Why on earth did we go back to 4 at the back!? At least we looked half decent with...

Southgate 100%! Has to be tactical; none of the players on the pitch last night play that way tactically for their clubs so it cant be a mental thing. I didn't notice last night but heard just before spain scored their second Gallagher was preparing to come on. That says all you need to know...

But surely they were too good for us because of Southgate and the coaching? As said before, on paper there is no way we should have been so poor against Spain. Southgate failed again when it mattered last night. Reverted to type, back to terribly defensive, aimless football. We clearly got lucky...

Exactly - on paper there is absolutely no way we should've been so embarrassingly bad tonight.

I've tried to stick up for Southgate through the tournament. Obviously he's done a lot right behind the scenes. But christ, on the pitch that was absolutely dire tonight, again. False hope when Netherlands gave us the freedom of the park first half the other day. So so poor considering the...

I'm no Gareth fan boy but with international tournament football there's much more to it than just style of play. It's getting the players to buy in to the process. It's getting the players, who largely play for rival clubs, to bond as a team. Its about man management - especially of those...