So after a nights rest, and initial anger has passed...

We're through the group. The Group stage is one that garners some different pressures, where draws 'are good enough', and this can be restrictive.
It's now knockout football. Draws are no good. Penalties are risky.
We should expect Belgium and Netherlands to end up in our half too, So although the easier half, there's still dangerous teams. Add Austria to that list - they've been the surprise package of the tournament. Italy are always dangerous, and the swiss are no pushovers.
I hope now that the group stage mentality is over, we will see more from england.

I also hope we get to play the Dutch in last 16, as that could be a really entertaining game. no idea who will win it.

am I positive? no. I can see us bumbling through to the semis and losing to Austria.

Knowing the FA, they will have a travelling psycho analyst who may be able to explore where Gareths issues lie and over the next period approaching the world cup, how to help him overcome them. A bit like the American VAR analyst who gave her views on why the Georgia forward being touched was a penalty. Firstly her accent was like a foreign language and secondly her views were insane.
If football pursues this depth of psych analysis I reckon it will be game up.

Stick to Glasnor's mentality. We need and want to score goals to win matches and 'Oh yes' the fans love us scoring.
Start at that basic and you won't go far wrong if you can convince your players to play ball.

Edited by dreamwaverider (27 Jun 2024 4.33pm)

I've often thought that the FA itself needs psychoanalysis.

Joa has been completely f*cked by Michael Oliver twice in a matter of minutes