People massively underrate the job Southgate and his team do to build a great culture within the England camp. He's also a very good tournament manager.
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[Football] Jude Bellingham
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Kalimantan Gull
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There's a reason why the likes of Maguire, Shaw, Sterling and others look better for England than for their clubs, or the likes of Alli and Lingard in tournaments past. I think Southgate gives them so much confidence they believe they are amazing and the best, and put in performances to match. They might struggle back at club level but for England Southgate gets the best out of them
Maybe see how well that works with Connolly first, perhaps?
Badger Boy
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It's amazing that it's not all that long ago the England side got schooled 4-0 at home to Hungary. To go from that to the showing at this World Cup is almost a little bit unbelievable. Admittedly, Wales and Iran are both absolute rubbish and USA are reasonable and developing. Senegal are the African champions, admittedly without their star player having been fortunate to sneak through the group, so they were dangerous opponents. France are a World Class team and it will be quite the challenge but this World Cup has already been dramatically better than I could have expected - I thought it was going to be a Group Stage catastrophe!
Randy McNob
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Well, if you take the Poland game for example, they allowed Mbappe time and space down the flank and to cut inside, and he ripped them to shreds. If you double up on him, protect your defence well in midfield, force him out wide. I'm sure Southgate has a plan to try and contain him
pb21
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That was a friendly, different kettle of fish.
The last competitive England fixtures have seen us reach a WC semi-final, a European Final and currently a WC quarter-final.
I still think we got lucky in 2018 with the draw, but I don't think this current run should be unexpected.
pure_white
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I don't get this JB stuff I actually thought Henderson was immense in the last match and overall Luke Shaw has been the only player capable of representing a World XI
Did you see his two goals yesterday? No pace involved, yet utterly unstoppable. I've literally never seen a player score 2 more brutal goals in the same match (usually once a season flukes)
pure_white
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Mbappe needs taking out , one for the team
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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He spoke incredibly well in his post match interview. Remarkable maturity form a teenager who's just been knocked out in the quarter finals of the world cup.
Cheeky Monkey
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Absolutely, and really measured, dignified, mature interviews from all three of them. Having never seen the latter two interviewed before it just shows you should never judge a book and all that. Three fantastic individuals.
Randy McNob
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Did you see his zero goals yesterday? He was anonymous for large parts of the game, Walker had him in his pocket
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but believe it or not, France have other players who can score goals, and a player like Griezmann who can provide assists.
Pogue Mahone
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He has scored yet another brilliant goal tonight, away in Napoli. He is just brilliant - incredible player whose development has been staggeringly quick.
Two goals in the Classico including a 92nd minute winner! Unbelievable, special. He’s on course to be England’s greatest.
Him and Kane are absolutely tearing it up in Spain and Germany.
Him and Kane are absolutely tearing it up in Spain and Germany.
The first goal in particular 
Unbelievable strike! Truly special player.
He’s making the biggest impact on world football since Messi. I took the piss out of Birmingham for retiring his shirt at the time but in hindsight, they should have renamed St Andrews after him. Unreal.
He’s making the biggest impact on world football since Messi. I took the piss out of Birmingham for retiring his shirt at the time but in hindsight, they should have renamed St Andrews after him. Unreal.
herecomesaregular
We're in the pipe, 5 by 5
Rapidly becoming scarily good. Preferred the second goal, first the keeper fluffed the save somewhat.
nwgull
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The first goal in particular
What was the keeper trying to do with the first?? Great strike, but he’d surely be disappointed with that.
Also, what stadium is this being played at. Barca at home, but that looks like an athletics stadium, but like us at Withdean.
Kane scored from inside his own half today and Jude has still overshadowed him