I've not seen that - which bookie?That bookie that’s offering 100/1 on England lifting the trophy what a clean up.
An outlier event at a 16 team tournament with 6 games to navigate. Greece lost their final group game 2-1 and still qualified.Didn’t Greece win the euros by playing some really boring football only once scoring more than 1 goal a game…..But did they care in Greece did they #%&£
What's more likely:Southgate deserves some of the blame but I’m surprised that hardly anyone is calling out the players.
Nearly all had shocking games full of mistakes. Multiple basic passing errors, getting caught in possession and lack of fight/energy can’t all be down to the manager.
They’re supposed to be some of the best players on the planet.
Not directed at you personally, and this is a football manager job only, after all, but....I would, because I don't imagine it'd be any worse unless they replaced him with Lampard. But this being the FA that's probably exactly what they'd do.
Nice to se we are aligned. And, as usual, you are succincterNo. There's still time to improve and he hasn't actually lost a game yet. Change would be hugely disruptive.
Gone after the tournament for sure, though.
What's more likely:
Hmmmmmmmmmm...
- All of the players have an off-day of their own making at the same time, despite being well coached and managed
- The manager (whose job is to stitch a bunch of talented players who don't play together week in, week out, into an effective unit with an understood purpose and coherent, effective tactics) is shit
So when Rice inexplicably boots the ball out of play for a corner (just as one example) that’s the manager’s fault?What's more likely:
Hmmmmmmmmmm...
- All of the players have an off-day of their own making at the same time, despite being well coached and managed
- The manager (whose job is to stitch a bunch of talented players who don't play together week in, week out, into an effective unit with an understood purpose and coherent, effective tactics) is shit
Southgate deserves some of the blame but I’m surprised that hardly anyone is calling out the players.
Nearly all had shocking games full of mistakes. Multiple basic passing errors, getting caught in possession and lack of fight/energy can’t all be down to the manager.
Greece stunk the place out and got the job done. Portugal drew all their group games and scraped through all the other matches in 2016. The only team they beat inside 90 minutes was Wales in the semi-final.Didn’t Greece win the euros by playing some really boring football only once scoring more than 1 goal a game…..But did they care in Greece did they #%&£
The absolute headloss after a 1-1 draw... Still almost certain to top the group.
The rumours are Southgate is very popular with the players so I don’t think it would benefit the team midway through a tournament. This will be his last tournament anyway he has said as much.
So you're saying it's impossible for us to win this tournament then. I guess you're seeing what the rest of us see after-all.And whether we like it or not will leave as the second most successful ( but country mile) England manager of all time.
I'm not saying that every single individual mistake made by a player in a match is a manager's fault. Even well-coached players under talented coaches make mistakes - it's part of the game and they shouldn't get stick for it.So when Rice inexplicably boots the ball out of play for a corner (just as one example) that’s the manager’s fault?
If you read my original post properly you’ll see I think both manager and players are to blame. It’s not one or the other.
£1 max bet although if 2m mugs bet a £1I've not seen that - which bookie?
I would imagine there's a very low maximum bet allowed and it's just a huge publicity stunt.
Despite form so far, 100/1 is ridiculous for a team almost certain to qualify, whose form could turn around (the players are good enough, so if they stop listening to Southgate, they could do it on their own).
I would lump on at 100/1 and then cover the losses (and more) by laying on the betting exchanges. Easy money!
Just a marketing stunt then. Lots of free publicity and probably a few hundred people open an account as a result.£1 max bet although if 2m mugs bet a £1