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On another note I was surprised to see people's reaction in here to Foden going off? Think he was poor last night and wasn't great in the first match either.

Said before the first match that this might be a tournament too soon for some of the young'uns.
 
brb said:
add to that 180 mins in and no goals conceded, set up not to lose, pure genius...

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Against Scotland of all teams ffs. <laugh>
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Yeah true. He told Stones to make sure he doesn't get a free header from 10 yards on target.
 
Libby said:
On another note I was surprised to see people's reaction in here to Foden going off? Think he was poor last night and wasn't great in the first match either.

Said before the first match that this might be a tournament too soon for some of the young'uns.
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of course he was poor, he wasn't getting any delivery, let alone we seemed to be scared of going down that side of the pitch, they kept playing it to Sterling. The only time Foden got the ball, was when he drifted over the other side. Fook knows what Southgate taught them in training.
 
brb said:
add to that 180 mins in and no goals conceded, set up not to lose, pure genius...

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Against Scotland of all teams ffs. <laugh>
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I don't think he set up not to lose, I just put it down as one of them nights where we couldn't get going for whatever reason. It happens.

Another good point though. Clean sheets are never a bad thing and we seem very good at keeping them.
 
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Libby said:
Yeah true. He told Stones to make sure he doesn't get a free header from 10 yards on target.
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Yeah because Sterling was constantly drifting back defending, while our two CB's Stones and Mings went walk about as if they were in the outback.
 
I'm not blaming Kane entirely but he doesn't suit the team and tactics. We need a quick mobile forward, not somebody with no pace who keeps running into trouble any time he is in possession. The guy looks lethargic.
 
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Saff said:
I don't think he set up not to lose, I just put it down as one of them nights where we couldn't get going for whatever reason. It happens.

Another good point though. Clean sheets are never a bad thing and we seem very good at keeping them.
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I reckon Southgate has come from the 'Leave one up Peter' Taylor school of training.
 
brb said:
Yeah because Sterling was constantly drifting back defending, while our two CB's Stones and Mings went walk about as if they were in the outback.
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Thought it was a lacklustre performance all round really and nobody (manager or players) came out with any credit bar maybe Pickford.

Did the hype and occasion get to them a bit? Dunno but a couple definitely seemed nervous to me.
 
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Saff said:
I'm not blaming Kane entirely but he doesn't suit the team and tactics. We need a quick mobile forward, not somebody with no pace who keeps running into trouble any time he is in possession. The guy looks lethargic.
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I've been trying to tell Spurs fans how shhite Kane is for years, even though they've not won any trophies with him in the team. They are now seeing it for their own eyes. Did Kane actually start yesterday, or did he just stroll on after a good ole cup of English tea.
 
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Libby said:
Yeah true. He told Stones to make sure he doesn't get a free header from 10 yards on target.
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We barely created a thing last night, and he played the full game with 2 holding midfield players.

Kane got stick for not performing but he had no service, as we didn’t stretch the Scots enough, as we just knocked the ball around in front of them in a one paced borefest.

That’s down to him.
 
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Libby said:
Thought it was a lacklustre performance all round really and nobody (manager or players) came out with any credit bar maybe Pickford.

Did the hype and occasion get to them a bit? Dunno but a couple definitely seemed nervous to me.
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They were knackered for some reason, I saw it in Sterling straight away. Only the players know what they've been up to, especially as they had a longer rest than Scotland. Dare I suggest maybe they had too long a break.

It was hot against Croatia, but it was cool last night, so it makes no sense. Even Foden was lethargic compared to his first 20 mins in the previous game.

All very odd.
 
Tobes said:
We barely created a thing last night, and he played the full game with 2 holding midfield players.

Kane got stick for not performing but he had no service, as we didn’t stretch the Scots enough, as we just knocked the ball around in front of them in a one paced borefest.

That’s down to him.
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I've not said he's blameless at all mate but the fact is that if those two early sitters go in as they should then we most likely go on to win.

I've said before that I don't think he's a brilliant manager and clearly has his limitations, but I think we should wait to see where we end up before sticking the knife in. Honestly think it's embarrassing people calling for the bloke to be sacked mid tournament.

If we end up going out in the quarters to a better side then that's about right for this team and this result in isolation is irrelevant.
 
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brb said:
They were knackered for some reason, I saw it in Sterling straight away. Only the players know what they've been up to, especially as they had a longer rest than Scotland. Dare I suggest maybe they had too long a break.

It was hot against Croatia, but it was cool last night, so it makes no sense. Even Foden was lethargic compared to his first 20 mins in the previous game.

All very odd.
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I think heads dropped quite early on they lost belief, which is extremely poor really. When we had a dire ten minutes after the Mount chance I knew it wasn't going to be the night and it looked like the players felt the same.
 
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Oh well, at least the royalties are coming in for this...

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Quesadaad said:
If England win Group D, they face the prospect of going up against some mighty teams with Portugal, Germany, France and Hungary all lined up as potential opposition. Of these, Hungary are definitely the favourable option, but if England go up against one of the others and win, it could be a very good sign of how the rest of the tournament will play out.

Finishing in second place in Group D is likely to provide an easier route, but they still face the possibility of a clash with Spain if they do. Other teams that could be drawn against England if they finish second are Sweden, Poland and Slovakia.

There is still a chance that if England finishes third they could still qualify. If that happens, they could be up for a tense match against the Netherlands but there are many other teams in the running if this is the case with Ukraine, Austria, North Macedonia, Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Poland and Slovakia all possibilities.

Found this. In Gareth we trust <cool>
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Listen Q

we’re not winning this thing unless we beat some Razzmatazz and judging from last nights game and the flat clueless football, I expect us to come a cropper soon

was ok whilst it lasted though
 
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