[Football] Euros 2024 - Round of 16 (England vs Slovakia & Spain vs Georgia)

[Weststander]

Literally everyone except Southgate accepts this is more or less the answer. It's baffling.

The Telegraph pre match had all their football writers select the team and formation. All but one dropped Foden.

 

[wellquickwoody]

Not sure I have seen a less inspired performance from England. Most of the platers just trying to avoid being the scapegoat. It really needs the senior pros to step up. I actually hope Dunky does not take any part as his give all attitude might lead to him becoming the next memorable error.

Southgate is just a poor man’s Potter.

And is Kane now just a Jonah?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Looking forward already to Four More Years Of Hurt under the dunce Potter

 

[Jeremiah]

It could be an exciting second half as I expect Southgate to throw caution to the wind and really go for the equaliser with about 15-10 minutes to go !

 

[hart's shirt]

Post-match press conference:

"I feel we can take a lot away from it. I was happy with much of our play. We've learnt a lot from this. The 2026 World Cup starts here."

FA offers Southgate a new contract.

 

[KZNSeagull]

"It is illegal that TAA isn't playing" - Neville.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Gary Neville: "It's got Iceland written all over it"

 

[Weststander]

Post-match press conference:

"I feel we can take a lot away from it. I was happy with much of our play. We've learnt a lot from this. The 2026 World Cup starts here"

FA offers Southgate a new contract.

No way he stays if we lose today.

 

[pocketseagull]

 

[Cheshire Cat]

There's a lot of very panicky pundits on ITV

 

[lawros left foot]

Danny Baker:

“To be fair, Southgate has turned it around, last game we were dull and boring, this game we’ve been boring and dull”

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Southgate out

 

[trueblue]

Don't think Southgate can be accused of being too defensive this time. He can be accused though of having a team with no pattern of play at all, no discernible plan and lacking in any cohesion. Five blokes wandering aimlessly around up front and the midfielders miles away, with a huge gap between Slovakia's defence and pressing midfielders but nobody with the brain to exploit it.

 

[Weststander]

There's a lot of very panicky pundits on ITV

Honest, winners.

 

[jcdenton08]

Gary Neville: "It's got Iceland written all over it"

I said this in another thread when some posters were taking a Slovakia win as a given. Iceland all over it.

 

[Badger]

The Telegraph pre match had all their football writers select the team and formation. All but one dropped Foden.

I don't think Foden touched the ball in the first 10 minutes. I heard his name mentioned on the commentary to remind me he was actually on the pitch.

 

[WhingForPresident]

Foden and Saka have been shit all tournament. Bellingham: one half decent game and f*** all else. Kane: totally absent. Defence: League One standard.

Mainoo is the only player that can come out of that half with any credit.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

It could be an exciting second half as I expect Southgate to throw caution to the wind and really go for the equaliser with about 15-10 minutes to go !

Which one of his players will be his one sub to change the game in a sh1t or bust moment?

 

[A1X]

Your team won’t always win in sport, that’s accepted by everyone. But when you don’t win you want to see your team put in the effort and stand up and be counted.

That’s the problem, England just aren’t doing that (as Brighton didn’t too often last season). If you put in a shift and lose there’s no shame in that. If you don’t turn up and still lose then that’s unforgivable.

 

[AlexBH]

At least the Spain game is on afterwards so we can see a decent team that can play attacking football.