[Football] Euros 2024 - Matchday 7

[Kinky Gerbil]

In a game and a half we've scored 2 lucky goals and created about 3 chances

 

[studio150]

I assume Dunk will be holding a masterclass after this game, on how to block shots from outside the box

 

[Gabbafella]

What a load of bollocks.
Typical go 1 up and then sit back and assume the jobs done.
Rice coming too deep, Bellingham and foden not even in the game, kane sitting so deep that we may as well not have a striker on the pitch as there's nobody to pass to up front. Really poor and Denmark will feel like England are there for the taking.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

They are bombing forward, defensively to me is playing within themselves and holding back

I know. Im highlighting what happens when they don’t have the ball.

 

[anygivensunday]

I think his passing is great. Otherwise, just don't see what he brings to the midfield. Certainly not energy. Doesn't seem to make any angles or move much to help others out. I think I'd rather see Bellingham back there.. he and Rice have both got the engine to get forward too, and get Foden in the middle where he does damage.

Stick Bellingham back there with Rice, he can easily play as an 8. Foden in the middle and then Gordon/Eze on the left. At least then there'll be players actually playing in their positions.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Declan Rice! Get the f*** out of the penalty area and let the defence marshall it.

YOU should be a pivot in midfield you clown. We don’t need to to carry the ball from box to box.

Exactly this. Constantly get’s in Dunk’s way when they play together by dropping back so absurdly far. Doing the same today.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

It's this weird decision to try and shoehorn TAA into our midfield.

How well we do in this tournament depends on when Southgate drops this stupid idea.

He's always got a pet, was henderson and Maguire for a bit. It's TAA now

 

[VAL1850]

Southgate's game plan, stick eleven half decent players on the pitch and see how it goes.. Sit back and take the money....

 

[Eeyore]

Ferdinand 'No disrespect to Denmark'

And then insults them.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

I know. Im highlighting what happens when they don’t have the ball.

So it's not defensive, having sat through Jose I've seen defensive

 

[Oh_aye]

I think his passing is great. Otherwise, just don't see what he brings to the midfield. Certainly not energy. Doesn't seem to make any angles or move much to help others out. I think I'd rather see Bellingham back there.. he and Rice have both got the engine to get forward too, and get Foden in the middle where he does damage.

He can pass if he has a ton of room. But he's hiding in short passing spaces. Which is what you need in central midfield.
You can't really give up a space in midfield entirely for someone to play long balls into space when he feels he has the requisite time on the ball. CM is about short, snappy, angled passing under pressure. He can't do any of that so the ball goes backwards slowly.

 

[AlexBH]

There’s no clear pattern of play or game plan to England at these Euro’s.

 

[hart's shirt]

That graphic just shown of England's position before the goal and after the goal says it all.

And Rio's saying what plenty of us have been saying for years on here.

Same thing happening every major tournament. Nothing learned.

Under Southgate, why should this one be any different?

 

[A mex eyecan]

Vintage Southgate

i’m sure he will give clear instructions. Sit back and defend deep so we don’t concede a 2nd. We may be lucky with a rogue ball and catch them on the break.

 

[Pavilionaire]

I am so under-whelmed by this England team. I can see the big tits, I want a tit wank but I know it's just a flat girl in a well-padded bra.

 

[Flounce]

Christ I hate watching Southgate’s England.

f***ing Deja Vu every f***ing tournament game against a half decent side. Take the lead and sit back and let them back into the game.

Such a dreadful waste of the talent available

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

“they just flattened the pitch out so let’s hope it holds up better in this second half”

…. It’s a pitch.

 

[pasty]

I really can’t fathom why every pundit, fan, fan’s non football mates, partners, dogs and cats can see what’s wrong, but Southgate can’t.

 

[Weststander]

Was that shot a … no keeper in the history of the game saves that?

Robert Sanchez aside.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

No changes. Fml

Gallagher/Wharton/Mainoo May as well go home