12 Jul 2021 11:10:24
I really can't understand the love in for Southgate, he understands tournament football but his game management, tactics and team selections are horrendous.
Mason Mount didn't effect a single game, our best performance was against Germany, one he wasn't involved in, yet he gets picked every game there after, has absolutely no effect on the game and is left on far far too long.
Kalvin Phillips, run around as much as you want, but at some point you have to get your head up and play the ball forward. It was like he thought only Stones, Maguire and Pickford were playing at times. Last night Rice was twice the player he was, yet it's Rice who gets hooked?
Then to find out today Southgate picked the penalty takers, whether they put their hand up or not. Sterling and Grealish both wanted to take one and had been told no. Never heard anything like it, the bloke is a fraud, we will never get another opportunity like this. One nil up and his first thought is to defend the lead for 80+ minutes and offer nothing going forward.
The slimming world Steve Bruce has to go!
12 Jul 2021 12:52:29
Ain’t going to happen Chris, the FA have offered him a contract extension.
12 Jul 2021 13:16:40
Have to disagree here Chris I thought Phillips was our best player in the tournament Leeds have got one serious player on their hands I think Southgate is just a yes man no balls at all bottled it big time.
12 Jul 2021 13:18:15
Chris the points you mention, are the very points my family and I have been talking about last night and again this morning.
Absolutely bonkers, I can`t get my head round it, we can see it, so he must have s##t in his eye.
Penalties were taken by two players who were stone cold, and the the pressure of the last pen, taken by a 19 year old,
Also can someone tell me why players insist on doing the "fandango" before hitting the ball.
12 Jul 2021 14:01:55
Every pub I’ve been in watching the games Dave, everyone is saying these things! It’s ridiculous how the vast majority can see things but the manager can’t.
As for Phillips Daz, I think he’s lively but at the top level you need more than that, all the top number sixes like verrati do what he does, whilst still making their team tick, picking passes going forward that open doors. Phillips lacks that, Rice and Henderson as a two are much stronger than Phillips and Rice.