Raja Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Oh look, maybe playing Saka at RW makes more sense than playing him at wing back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Actually looking to play aggressively on the front foot is the biggest difference. Too often Southgate has one of the most talented squads in international football playing as though they are Middlesbrough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 If he persists with Maguire after tonight he deserves to get the sack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 I wasn't ready for this second half. ( Also, White is miles ahead of whatever this maguire performance is. And please don't even bring up coady) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Ramsdale instead of Pope. White instead of Maguire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Maguire is hardly the biggest problem but he should be dropped for Tomori. Southgate should get the sack anyway because of his shit tactics and coaching. For the most part, England can't press, can't defend, can't play out from the back, midfield is invisible and attack looks clueless. Southgate has one of the most talented squads in international football playing as though they are inferior relegation fodder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Obviously there are problems in defence but yeah the biggest issue is that England have arguably the best crop of creative dribblers but even when they're attacking decently well they hardly ever make use of that. Saka's assist here was a perfect example of what England should be doing all the time with multiple players- drew in defenders with a tricky run then played the ball into space. There's multiple players available who are expert at that but Southgate just doesn't see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, polishgenius said: t but Southgate just doesn't see it. Yes, but if you don't concede goals, you don't lose matches. It's the big brain play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 And this German side is hardly in the tier of the top German sides of the past. They are having problems too and England should be looking to not just go toe-to-toe with them but actually dominate the ball. Instead Southgate set the team up to play as though they are minnows. This has been the story under Southgate - whenever England has come up against decent opposition they've mostly just retreated into a defensive shell and don't even attempt to play on the front foot. This does not suit the squad as most of these players are used to playing in pressing possession-oriented systems. Southgate has been bailed out by the individual talent at his disposal but his luck seems to be running out and his substandard tactics and coaching is being exposed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 You are all missing the bigger picture. You really do. Nobody wants to see England win a tournament - not even that cursed Sport Washing WC in the desert. 1. Spare a thought for the Scots, last thing they need is an annoying English football fan neighbour/coworker in their lives. Situation is bad enough already with out that additional nuisance. 2. Who would welcome a victorious squad back home? PM Liz fucking Truss. Even when she manages to trigger a new Leadership challenge within the next few weeks, that would take time. Nobody needs that blinkered idiot sunbathing in the teams success. Spare a thought for Southgate and the players here. The propsect having listening to one of her incoherent speeches on the new Pork markets in Qatar, the players have opened there and their team as the symbol of a free Britain... It'S one thing to watch her on your PC as an internet challenge or for a drinking game, but just quitting and turning her mute, or drinking yourself into a drunken stupor is not an option there. And they won't even get knighted or receive the CBE or whateffs by Grandma Flodder, it's Chuck now. You don't want to put them thought this, do you? Overall the only logical conclusion for the team is to tank at the World Cup to avoid those calamities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 I mean, of course no one wants to see them win but I'd be down for seeing good football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Nah eventually they have to lose a game. Then the fail and sun will have a go at a scapegoat, particularly if they play well, and fail during the k.o. stage. So just tank it, and divide the blame evenly among the player and let Southgate take majority of the heat. Remember there's no season break after this edition, so they have play in front of those fail agitated for another half a season before they can bugger off on holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Add Portugal to the list along with England and France of most disappointing national teams. So much attacking flair being wasted on managers who choose to implement the most turgid of tactics. Fernando Santos appears to be more interested in trying to get Ronaldo to score a goal than he is in getting the team to play well. Also, Ronaldo looks to be finished. He was never a monster at pressing but his movement up front was always exceptional and he had good pace. Now, his legs have gone. He's static up front and has lost that turn of pace as well and can't beat anyone 1v1. Lucho needs to bin Koke, Sarabia and Ferran Torres – they've been rubbish. Busquets, Pedri and Gavi should be the starting midfield and Nico Williams ahead of Ferran Torres on the wing. Ansu Fati (if he manages to get fit in time) and Williams should be the starting wingers at the WC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 In my fifty-three years on this earth, Scotland have never won a group of anything. So to win our Nations League group tonight and gain promotion as England get relegated is super sweet. Not only that, we now have a guaranteed berth in the Euro 2024 playoffs, and a Pot 2 slot in a group where the top two teams automatically qualify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Oof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 I hope Ecuador, Senegal, and The Netherlands completely trounce Qatar in the group, to show that their shitty team has no business playing in the WC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IheartIheartTesla Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 The USMNT continues to demonstrate why it's the thrid best team in CONCACAF, and and this point I've given up hope of them progressing past the group stages. An honorable draw with Iran, and modest losses to England and Wales (1-0 or 2-0 margins) is how I see this playing out. A pity, because none of those other teams are lighting the world on fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Spockydog said: Oof! Good for Hummel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Not like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 A season-ticket holding mate has got the Covid. Booooooooooo! I am now attending my first NLD in about six years. Hooray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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