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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 12 Jul 21 12.27am | |
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Originally posted by sickboy
Not good enough willo. We should have won it. I agree we just weren't good enough tonight. Could not string passes together for long periods and we were pushed deep on to the back foot by a team whose movement caused us problems.
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kevlee born Wandsworth emigrated to Lanc... 12 Jul 21 12.37am | |
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The epitaph for Euro 2020 will be
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Fatherken 12 Jul 21 12.39am | |
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You can't blame Southgate for missing penalties , these players are paid lot's of money to score from the spot .
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sickboy Deal or Croydon 12 Jul 21 12.41am | |
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Originally posted by Willo
I agree we just weren't good enough tonight. Could not string passes together for long periods and we were pushed deep on to the back foot by a team whose movement caused us problems. The only convincing win was against Ukraine .
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sickboy Deal or Croydon 12 Jul 21 12.44am | |
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Originally posted by Fatherken
You can't blame Southgate for missing penalties , these players are paid lot's of money to score from the spot . Not good enough.
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kevlee born Wandsworth emigrated to Lanc... 12 Jul 21 12.45am | |
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We were out manoeuvred and out played. You can’t win anything with kids. Wise words.
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Ouzo Dan Behind you 12 Jul 21 12.48am | |
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Originally posted by Fatherken
You can't blame Southgate for missing penalties , these players are paid lot's of money to score from the spot . But you can blame him for subbing on two of our penalty takers in the 120th minute who then both went on to not have a touch of the ball before being expected to win a European championship. Southgate as a coach/manager is a colossal melt but he will be heralded as a hero
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sickboy Deal or Croydon 12 Jul 21 12.51am | |
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Originally posted by Ouzo Dan
But you can blame him for subbing on two of our penalty takers in the 120th minute who then both went on to not have a touch of the ball before being expected to win a European championship. Southgate as a coach/manager is a colossal melt but he will be heralded as a hero This.
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jeeagles 12 Jul 21 12.58am | |
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Very disappointed but didn't think we were going to win. Italy undefeated in 3 years and we run them close. There's a discussion Italy should have had two reds, potential penalty and their goal shouldn't have stood as the ref was a bottle job who didn't want to make a big call in a major final. Ultimately you have to play the whistle and they probably would have scored at some point. Their strikers have around 60 goals between them and pressed really well. Their centre backs were colossal. You could describe them as whiley seasoned pro's (often referred to as c***s by opposition fans). They reminded me of Delaney and Rambo in When Eagles Dare. Kane doesn't work hard enough in defense, I don't really see what Mount adds. Rashford f***ed up that penalty. In the last two tournaments their are things that Southgate could have done better. But a Semi and a Final have restored national pride. In the majority of tournaments since '66 England have been a s*** show. There are faults, but there will always be some faults - in the last two completions we've exceeded expectations. Roll on the world cup
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BlueJay UK 12 Jul 21 12.59am | |
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Originally posted by Fatherken
You can't blame Southgate for missing penalties , these players are paid lot's of money to score from the spot . When it gets to penalties anything can happen really. I feel for those who missed, it's a heavy burden to take home after the game. You could repeat pens ten times and I doubt they'd be much commonality between them. A real crap shoot. We needed to kill the game off in normal time. I do think we need to factor in what we've achieved and push forward though, as you say. Only one team can win the competition, it's not like we're s*** unless it's us. There's plenty to take from this, it's just hard in the aftermath.
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sickboy Deal or Croydon 12 Jul 21 1.01am | |
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Originally posted by Fatherken
You can't blame Southgate for missing penalties , these players are paid lot's of money to score from the spot . Poor post in defence of a poor manager.
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BlueJay UK 12 Jul 21 1.05am | |
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Originally posted by jeeagles
Very disappointed but didn't think we were going to win. Italy undefeated in 3 years and we run them close. Yes that's a point worth stating. They're quality opposition there can be no denying that. We held our own at times, but always seem to lack the killer instant when it counts. We can't afford to leave anything to chance, as we see where it gets us. If we'd got a second I expect we'd have pushed on, but inevitably with England the tentative play takes centre stage once they're ahead, and inevitably the price is eventually paid for that.
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