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Post by flouncingarburyboy on Jul 14, 2024 21:12:09 GMT
I think Southgate will be gone anyway...interesting who they'll appoint. Been a glorious series of defeats but I'll never forget how Southgate transformed the England team. For that I love him.
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Post by laker on Jul 14, 2024 21:17:43 GMT
We just weren’t anywhere near Spain’s level and it’s really disappointing. Best team won and we can have no arguments. But with the attacking players we have, to play so negatively is so incredibly frustrating and feels like a total missed opportunity. Southgate got this team playing nowhere near its potential in my opinion.
Still, great achievement to reach the final again and I believe if you keep reaching the latter stages of tournaments then in the end you’ll win one.
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Post by joe77 on Jul 14, 2024 21:18:45 GMT
Southgate has taken us forward massively since he took over.
For me, though, we now need another manager who can tweak things tactically and take it to the next level.
Thanks for everything Gareth, but for me, you've taken it as far as you can.
The potential for this group to win tournaments is there and there are lots of positive signs, but a slightly different tactical perspective is the final piece in the jigsaw, IMO.
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Post by danielcufc on Jul 14, 2024 21:33:12 GMT
Agree Spain have been the best team and they won it. Not Kyle Walker’s finest hour though to be fair. Saka let us down for the final goal, never tracked Cucurella's run. Walker was playing in a 3 at the back at the time. Walker caught infield both times but agree about Saka not tracking back. In fairness it was a great move from them
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Post by danielcufc on Jul 14, 2024 21:44:21 GMT
Just remember the less fortunate
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Post by hookycrooky on Jul 14, 2024 21:48:49 GMT
Best side won ,Southgate is a very lucky manager who's football is boring but some how got results but was truly given a football lesson tonight. I hate to say it we won't win anything in my lifetime we don't have the mentality to win that's comes from the way the teach them at school.
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Post by eenyc on Jul 14, 2024 21:51:13 GMT
Definitely think Southgate's taken us as far as he can. But we do have the players - we scored some cracking goals in this tournament - so maybe using the material in a more adventurous way will get us over the line next time round.
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Post by foolhandy on Jul 14, 2024 21:57:56 GMT
Echoing the sentiment that Southgate has been good for England but has taken us as far as he can. Shame really that for all his positives, he just couldn't let the team play to win rather than trying not to lose.
I feel this golden age of getting past the quarters may be over...
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Post by andycufc on Jul 14, 2024 22:06:30 GMT
Best side won ,Southgate is a very lucky manager who's football is boring but some how got results but was truly given a football lesson tonight. I hate to say it we won't win anything in my lifetime we don't have the mentality to win that's comes from the way the teach them at school. Too right. Bloody PE teachers.
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Post by hookycrooky on Jul 14, 2024 22:10:23 GMT
Best side won ,Southgate is a very lucky manager who's football is boring but some how got results but was truly given a football lesson tonight. I hate to say it we won't win anything in my lifetime we don't have the mentality to win that's comes from the way the teach them at school. Too right. Bloody PE teachers. Playing non competitive sports just in case it upsets the maths nerd
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Post by danboyb on Jul 14, 2024 22:29:50 GMT
We need to find that killer instinct. Once we equalised we had the chance to really go at them, Spain were rattled and looked a bit unorganised, but we didn’t ram home the advantage. The momentum was with us.
Kind of epitomised Southgate’s tenure. Done a cracking job overall but we haven’t grasped the opportunities when they’ve been there. We are contenders though and should he go he leaves us in much better shape than when he took over.
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Post by danboyb on Jul 14, 2024 22:39:23 GMT
For anyone that has Instagram there is unfortunately some disgusting messages on Saka’s page. These sick bar stewards need punishing.
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Post by flouncingarburyboy on Jul 14, 2024 22:49:12 GMT
For anyone that has Instagram there is unfortunately some disgusting messages on Saka’s page. These sick bar stewards need punishing. I don't have Instagram so happily won't read them but the thick, right wing extremists will always find a target because, like the Neanderthals in Reform, they just want a simple solution to complex problems. And then they pick upon the guy who is black...is the useless Harry Kane getting any abuse tonight?
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Post by joe77 on Jul 14, 2024 23:03:37 GMT
For anyone that has Instagram there is unfortunately some disgusting messages on Saka’s page. These sick bar stewards need punishing. Oh, FFS! Not again! 😞😞
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Post by simon on Jul 14, 2024 23:04:58 GMT
Agree. Best team in the tournament won with a 100% win record. Can’t argue against that really. Agree Spain have been the best team and they won it. Not Kyle Walker’s finest hour though to be fair. Very true yet strangely he gets virtually no criticism from the media. I can only imagine the reaction if it was Trent.
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