Yep, i'm never a fan of three CBs for any team but it's hard to argue that it never worked last night. Trippier and Luke are very comfortable as WBs and it gives us that extra width.
I walked down to the village Co-op this morning for provisions, including beer. I remarked to the rather staid elderly lady behind the till that my supplies had taken a hit yesterday, not expecting a reply. She immediately brightened up and responded “I know what you mean! I spent most of the match screaming for Harry Kane to go off, and look what happened!” People are great.
Most sets of fans have a few disagreeable behaviours. At least we don’t do monkey chants. Sure the booing is a bit daft, but what I will say, is that we have the most passionate fans by far. Sure the Scandinavians are friendly, and the East Europeans have camera-friendly blonde ladies, but no fans cheer a goal like the English. Just watch the bedlam in the stands last night after each goal. Glorious.
I did my bit for international relations during the 2006 WC (see earlier post) with my friendly respectful kind and courteous demeanour.
That is my favourite part of watching it all back. The sheer joy and bedlam from the stands. I have to say that even on the TV Wembley really was rocking last night. Probably the best I have seen at the new Wembley with only ½ the fans too.
I watched the game at work. At half time I asked a Spurs supporting colleague, "remember when Harry Kane used to be a threat?" He said, "funny you should say that, I've just had a text from my son saying 'Sell the worthless donkey now while we can still get something for him' '
My 15 month old grandson knows to throw his arms in the air for a goal and yell ‘g, g, g (well he is only a babe). He probably believes that England will always win. He is also a Saints fan (nonnegotiable)...so he is quite frankly doomed.
Still absolutely buzzing. Apparently blaring 3 lions from the car in Wales is an excellent hangover cure.
Next season if Saints play Pompey in the cup, let’s hope our fans don’t boo their fans when they sing the Pompey chimes. It would be awful to hurt their feelings.
Great post from Richard Coles - You may find football, its excitements and delights incomprehensible, as others might string quartets or Giselle, but there is something really interesting happening with England right now. The team being cheered on is not the team those fans booing the German national anthem yesterday want it to be. The success of Gareth Southgate’s England - knee taking, rainbow wearing, free school meal advocating - disrupts the populist narratives football so often generates and politicians cynically exploit.
