Euro 2024

[Vegas Claret]

What is Rice doing? He’s playing like he’s got food poisoning!!

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[elwaclaret]

World beaters

[Lord_Bob]

It's got to the point (and I feel badly about this) that I almost want us to lose because it will hasten Southgate's exit. Generational talent being wasted.

[TheFamilyCat]

Has any international manager ever been sacked and replaced mid tournament?

If he was Colombian he'd have been shot

[CoolClaret]

Kyle Walker, "you know it's tough coming to these stadiums, hostile atmospheres", aye alright pal, there's me thinking it's a neutral ground!

[AGENT_CLARET]

Why take Cole Palmer then not play him ????

[taio]

Anyone still thinking that Kane can’t be dropped?

Why single him out after that insipid team and manager performance? Unless you are desperate to be proven right.

[Burnley Ace]

What tournaments did Shearer win?

[jedi_master]

Anyone still thinking that Kane can’t be dropped?

Team has a heap of issues but the guy who has like 70 goals for us isn’t one of them IMO. I’ll agree he’s not playing well, but that’s on the cretin in charge who hasn’t a clue how to get the best out of him like Spurs and then Bayern have done. Southgate is not getting anyone around him (Foden/Bellingham etc) to support so he looks so isolated and then gets frustrated and starts dropping deep and going wide just to try and get the ball.

Whole teams a total mess frankly - midfield the biggest misfire for me. Alexander-Arnold is about as much of a centre mid as David Edgar was and Declan Rice had probably the worst game I’ve ever seen him have. They were shocking.

[edison]

Southgate needs binning now, not at the end of the tournament. It's embarrassing, wasting time 1-1 against Denmark instead of going for the win with one of the best squads at the tournament available.

Has that ever happened out of curiosity, a country sacking its manager in the group stage when top of the group?

[RVclaret]

Kyle Walker, "you know it's tough coming to these stadiums, hostile atmospheres", aye alright pal, there's me thinking it's a neutral ground!

I switched off but surely he didn’t say actually say that?

[Goalposts]

Kyle Walker, "you know it's tough coming to these stadiums, hostile atmospheres", aye alright pal, there's me thinking it's a neutral ground!

3/4 of the ground were england

[taio]

Why take Cole Palmer then not play him ????

Unfathomable.

[JohnDearyMe]

The Danish equaliser today reminded me of Stanislas's quality goal against Rovers

[jedi_master]

3/4 of the ground were england

Maybe it was a barbed comment about the reception they were getting as the game wore on and then at the final whistle.

Justifiably…I might add.

[Darthlaw]

Form players in the squad
Bellingham
Gordon
Palmer
Mainoo
Wharton

He’s nullifying one and refusing to play the other four.

Southgate is a once in a generation clown of a manager.

[edison]

Alexander-Arnold is about as much of a centre mid as David Edgar was

Too soon

[Juan Tanamera]

Don't forget that Southgate took us to a final and a semi.
And lost both.
I can't even get a semi watching this shite.

[CoolClaret]

I switched off but surely he didn’t say actually say that?

He certainly did. Search his name on twitter, a few others have picked up on it, bizarre.

[Sozturf7]

Englands performance dire. Thought we were in with a chance this time, not with this manager.

[bumba]

Good God man, stop proving to everybody how little you know about the game.

Usually hate to say I told you so but good god man I say it with pleasure......I told you so.
Your football knowledge is up laughable.

[CrosspoolClarets]

The ex England commentary and punditry are the best England performances so far. Nail on head, Southgate the main problem, as they imply, and Kane is a big problem. Jude anonymous as a 10. Needs to be an 8 with Foden 10 and Gordon wide at 11.

This looks so obviously a “so nearly” tournament, even more so than the last 2 finals. I’m furious with him.

[Vegas Claret]

have they sacked him yet ?

[gandhisflipflop]

Why single him out after that insipid team and manager performance? Unless you are desperate to be proven right.

Not desperate to be proven right. I know I’m right. Just wondering if anyone else saw it yet.

[taio]

Not desperate to be proven right. I know I’m right. Just wondering if anyone else saw it yet.

I saw a dreadful team performance that was orchestrated by the manager. Not sure why anyone would single out Kane...without an agenda of course

[BabylonClaret]

You're right, bar Scotland in that opening game, that's the worst team performance of the tournament so far.

Arguably worse than Scotland because Germany are a far better side than Denmark and hit Scotland quickly earkybon. We went in front and handed the game back ona plate.

[Casper2]

Wow Kanes interview

[dougcollins]

Team has a heap of issues but the guy who has like 70 goals for us isn’t one of them IMO. I’ll agree he’s not playing well, but that’s on the cretin in charge who hasn’t a clue how to get the best out of him like Spurs and then Bayern have done.

Kane's blind pass, from a part of the pitch he should never be in, was the single biggest factor in the equaliser.

[CrosspoolClarets]

After watching AA in midfield I feel like ringing the alternate AA myself because it is driving me to drink.

Really does make no sense. A bit like playing Vitinho left back one week and right wing the next.

[mikeS]

What a miserable, clueless, lack-lustre performance.

[THEWELLERNUT70]

Anyone defending that performance and I'll take note not to take an ounce of notice of anything they post on here ever again

Absolutely dogsh!t doesn't even begin to cover it

[Dark Cloud]

Kane, Bellingham, Foden, Rice, Arnold, Saka, Tripper have all had brilliant seasons for their clubs. Then they turn up for England and something has sucked all the energy, pace, positivity, creativity and enthusiasm out of them. It can only be the manager and the tactics.
PS. Credit to Denmark who are actually a more than decent side and absolutely no push over.

[Tufty]

Southgate is too weak and risk averse. There's a wealth of young talent that could both handle the situation and play with energy and excitement. But he's too dyed in the wool to be bold enough to allow it.

I'm not disappointed with the display as my expectations were not high to begin with.

[NottsClaret]

Southgate is what he is.. a mid table Championship manager promoted way above his level.

[Goalposts]

I saw a dreadful team performance that was orchestrated by the manager. Not sure why anyone would single out Kane...without an agenda of course

Well actually it was pretty obvious why - and fair play to lineker he called it out as to why Kane is not offering anything to the team in this present setup - shearer also called it out - he does not have the legs to turn a fence now

[RVclaret]

Wow Kanes interview

What’s he said?

[boatshed bill]

What’s he said?

"Aaaaaaaaaa" or similar

[Casper2]

What’s he said?

Said they don’t know how to press

[Goalposts]

Wow Southgate’s interview - truly shows the ineptitude.

We are experimenting with TAA in the middle
We dont have a kelvin philips in midfield at the moment

[Poulton-le-Claret]

Southgate saying we don't have a natural replacement for Kalvin Phillips honestly using that as an excuse

[frankinwales]

For a team that seems to want to pass out from the back, we very often resort to the goalkeeper lumping it upfield when a defender who hasn't the skill to pick a pass ends up passing back to the keeper.
You then have a 50/50 situation when the defender is favourite because he's facing the ball.

I don't think our guys work hard enough. When we have the ball or not.

I agree it's not really a team, to me just a collection of individuals..
We've been playing like this throughout the Southgate era.

[RVclaret]

Southgate saying we don't have a natural replacement for Kalvin Phillips honestly using that as an excuse

Embarrassing at this point.

[CrosspoolClarets]

Southgate interview clear he wants a 2nd defending midfielder like Phillips, he cannot trust Bellingham in that role.

Feels like neglect of a major talent because no way Bellingham is a 10. He needs to burst into that position from deep rather than being up there all the time. Otherwise we get both Kane and Bellingham dropping deeper than the role demands.

Poor old Lineker and co are virtually begging for Foden to be moved inside.

[taio]

Well actually it was pretty obvious why - and fair play to lineker he called it out as to why Kane is not offering anything to the team in this present setup - shearer also called it out - he does not have the legs to turn a fence now

No, what's obvious are two dysfunctional performances with multiple players underperforming underpinned by poor management. Hopefully we'll get better - it's quite common for a successful team to start slow in the finals.

[Casper2]

Southgate
Trent.. it's an experiment, and we don't have a natural replacement for Kalvin Phillips. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry

[boatshed bill]

Southgate saying we don't have a natural replacement for Kalvin Phillips honestly using that as an excuse

Yes, and saying one of the midfield (was it Gallagher?) was an experiment.
Why can't we go into a tournament with a settled format?

Sorry, it was TAA not Gallagher

[taio]

Southgate saying we don't have a natural replacement for Kalvin Phillips honestly using that as an excuse

Unbelievable

[RVclaret]

Southgate interview clear he wants a 2nd defending midfielder like Phillips, he cannot trust Bellingham in that role.

Feels like neglect of a major talent because no way Bellingham is a 10. He needs to burst into that position from deep rather than being up there all the time. Otherwise we get both Kane and Bellingham dropping deeper than the role demands.

Poor old Lineker and co are virtually begging for Foden to be moved inside.

Can’t agree here, Bellingham has played there all season in an unbelievable season for Madrid. Next to Rice wouldn’t make us any better, you need a controller in there, someone who can receive the ball in tight areas, turn and play through the lines… we’ve got a couple of them on the bench.

[boatshed bill]

Eze didn't have a clue.

[Poulton-le-Claret]

Yes, and saying one of the midfield (was it Gallagher?) was an experiment.
Why can't we go into a tournament with a settled format?

Sorry, it was TAA not Gallagher

Yep, feels like that experiment will be coming to an end sooner rather than later. Wonder if the next bright idea will be to stick a winger or striker at CM? He can't possibly play a CM at CM, too obvious.