It was great, tell yer mar her cheque is in the post
Group C: Slovenia, Denmark, Serbia, England
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By the way, was that a huge bite ???
I’m going to have bring in the independent adjudicator here to make a decision
Mr @chicoazul
BullensRoad
Player Valuation: £25m
He’s seen managers drop or sell top players in the last (Ferguson & Mourinho) and done it to act like he’s made difficult but good decisions.
There something not right about him.
BullensRoad
Player Valuation: £25m
Erm a player literally didn’t want to be in the squad a few weeks ago.
If that’s his “strengths” be an assistant coach or whatever.
From me? I didn't even read your post bruh.By the way, was that a huge bite ???
I’m going to have bring in the independent adjudicator here to make a decision
Mr @chicoazul
Terrarian
Player Valuation: £50m
We seem to be the only major footballing nation who cannot harness the fortune of having a very talented group of players. Germany, Spain, France, Italy etc when they have a "golden" generation, they'll go onto win a couple of trophies during that cycle. We can't seem to do it.
How can you make an attacking unit of Foden, Bellingham, Saka and Kane be so ineffective. The blame lies with Southgate this time but many who have gone before had the same issue
How can you make an attacking unit of Foden, Bellingham, Saka and Kane be so ineffective. The blame lies with Southgate this time but many who have gone before had the same issue
Foden, Bellingham, Saka, Rice and even Mainoo, Palmer and dare I say it Gordon are players the team should be built around.
However, we keep trying to rely on the likes of Kane and Arnold in the team who just slow the game down massively and add next to nothing for England.
The reason we cannot is we do not see this and still try to fit certain players into a team dynamic which will never fit / work. Southgate is definitely not the person to do this, and then whoever comes in also has to make big decisions again.
BullensRoad
Player Valuation: £25m
Spot on Mikey.
We shall await the decision of our own Louie Walsh , @chicoazul
I for 1 can't wait to hear what an English man who pretends to be Scottish and acts like an Italian on Twitter has to say about this.
Kevsleftpeg
Player Valuation: £6m
Why laughing friend? Did nothing v City over two legs and nothing in the UCL final. Scored 4 goals in the group games, none in the knockouts. After 17 league games he had 13 goals, he scored 6 in the next 21. The drop off in form is completely undisputed by anyone who watches the game rather than jumping on the hype train. Kane isn't the best striker in the world either.He's absolutely gassed, just like he was against City for those pen wins.
The only favour Southgate did him was not playing him in those 2 stupid friendlies before the tournament - the last game he played for Madrid was the CL final a few days before those or something. Just wish they'd stop overplaying him, was Pedri not a good enough example of what that does to a player?
The bad thing is that Southgate has no clue how to use an attacking midfielder like that in his team, and that goes for Foden too. An imbalanced side that brings the best out of no one, and Harry Kane, the best striker in world football, running the channels so he can put crosses into the box. Hilarious in a way, sad in many others.
The first 9 words of your post is part of the problem, why are you a major footballing nation ? You’ve not won anything since 66, not having a pop at you personally but this whole attitude is endemic throughout English football, the fans, the players, the pundits and the press all have you as winners before a balls been kicked. The mentality needs to change.
Raino85
Player Valuation: £35m
I disagree mate. The system Southgate implements suits Sterling/Rashford/Grealish more than the likes of the newer boys.
Also all you would hear in the past few tournaments is about the moral and unity in the group, you cant underestimate characters and unity in these tournaments. Now I'm guessing here but you don't know what effect that has on other players Kane/Pickford/Stones/Trippier/Walker that these people they have been on this journey with have all of a sudden been binned off for some lad with a hybrid scouse/geordie accent and a guy who celebrates like he's freezing cold.
Maguire/Shaw/Trippier/Dunk/Stones/Guehi/Toney have all had poor seasons and been selected.
Raino85
Player Valuation: £35m
How goods Luke Shaw & Kieran trippier been this season?I get why he picked "inexperienced" players (though that's such a pointless thing to compare - they're experienced in that they've won things or have played 100s of games in "the best league in the world" after all?), but he's not even playing them
Palmer's there, not playing when you need creativity in midfield. Wharton - likewise, as you need two defensive mids (one of which isn't even a midfielder AT ALL).
You're playing more direct so you need a second striker to help Kane out as you can stretch their defence? That's right, don't do it, like for like replacement for Kane in the 70th minute it is.
Need a winger? Smash Foden out to the wing mate, it will work out.
Rashford's been abysmal to be honest, both in attitude and play, and he's basically his go-to player. To not take him shows a bit of a spine at least.
Rashford was excellent in the cup final. He turns up when he has too
Jamo Martinez
Player Valuation: £70m
He's vanilla ice cream in a white bowl.