Deserved. We are ****. We are **** with the ball. We are wide open without it. Don’t know what this setup that we’ve been playing this tournament is supposed to be achieving.
So poor. We look all over the place. Stones screwed himself by going for a ball which wasn't his to win. Space in behind, goal.
If we survive we need to do an Ivory Coast on Gareth Southgate if we are going to get any further. Switzerland do this team 4 or 5-0.
Guehi (?) slow in getting back into position gives the Slovakian player a 2 yard lead. Woeful defending from the first minute.
It feels like we've gone to a back three (or at least at times we're set like that). In which case playing Trippier is an even worse decision. He's bad enough as a LB, let alone LWB. Gordon is no defender. But he'd be a way better option at LWB.
I think Bellingham has been utter **** for three games, but since we conceded he has actually been driving the game a bit. We desperately need a left wing.
I have been critical of Southgate in the past, but also felt he deserved some credit for recent tournament performances. This tournament has now fully converted me to the idea that he is a complete millstone around the teams neck and he alone has prevented us from winning something with this team. Sack him at half time, honestly.
Could be worse I suppose. I thought Guehi clipped the scorer’s heel before he shot. Had he gone down it would have been a penalty and a second yellow.
Thing is its so predictable, this is exactly the same performance we put in during the friendlies and against Serbia, Denmark and Slovenia. Southgate has made absolutely no attempt to change things, he clearly thinks this is the right way to play for some reason.
