villa4europe Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 4 hours ago, Mic09 said: I read a lot about Southgate bringing 'togetherness' to the England camp and bringing the nation together. BBC is full of it. I am a big Southgate critic, but I do appreciate, on paper, he has taken England deep into each of his tournaments. Not an easy feat (even if he is very lucky with his draws). But what is this 'togetherness' BS? People are reluctant to watch football, players talk crap during pressers, even the media have largely turned on Southgate, how does this 'togetherness' manifest itself exactly? He got ed Sheeran to come sing to them! I'm sure they all loved that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Tactical masterclass by Gareth subbing on an attacker in Watkins instead of midfielder in Kane. Honor this man with a title asap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Good game today fair play 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post penguin Posted July 10 Popular Post Share Posted July 10 Probably his ‘best’ result for us in tournament football? Which is kind of crazy considering we’ve made 2 European finals and a WC semi - But credit when it is due. Was surprised he finally hauled Kane off, and even more for Watkins to come on. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Better, but Koeman made tactical changes at half time and again Southgate had no plan B. Lucky for him and the 80th minute subs (no idea why he waits so long) an our man Watkins saved the day. Such luck. If he tripped over on the pavement, it would be on a rolex watch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Was England best performance so far but wasn't great at all compared ro Spain but was an improvement 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 18 minutes ago, penguin said: Was surprised he finally hauled Kane off, and even more for Watkins to come on. To be fair to him for as bad as overplaying kane has been his decision making on Ollie or Toney has been spot on so far 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Did well today and made the right substitutions. Well played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 20 minutes ago, Zatman said: Was England best performance so far but wasn't great at all compared ro Spain but was an improvement Fair. The suspicion remains we'll be easily beaten by a much better organised and cohesive side in the final, but you've got to have a ticket to be in with a shot of winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adman Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Golden age as an England fan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 I'd have liked the Watkins sub to come a bit earlier but overall today was a much better performance than before, and it was a good result. Spain will clearly be the favourites on Sunday but if we start Watkins instead of Kane then I think we'll give them a real game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Maybe one of those Dutch players would get in Englands team. I always knew England would win. Spain will be much more evenly matched. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisvilla4 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 So confused, I like him today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 8 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: Fair. The suspicion remains we'll be easily beaten by a much better organised and cohesive side in the final, but you've got to have a ticket to be in with a shot of winning. A final is a 50/50 game depending as much on mentality than skill. England have a chance though if comes to tournament form then Spain be favoured The worst thing England could do is go 1 up early on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 17 hours ago, Mic09 said: But what is this 'togetherness' BS? People are reluctant to watch football, players talk crap during pressers, even the media have largely turned on Southgate, how does this 'togetherness' manifest itself exactly? I'm guessing this sort of stuff: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 First half was what we all wanted to see. Second half reverted back to what we’re used to seeing. The smash and grab seems to be the approach Gareth is taking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colhint Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 17 hours ago, Mic09 said: I read a lot about Southgate bringing 'togetherness' to the England camp and bringing the nation together. BBC is full of it. I am a big Southgate critic, but I do appreciate, on paper, he has taken England deep into each of his tournaments. Not an easy feat (even if he is very lucky with his draws). But what is this 'togetherness' BS? People are reluctant to watch football, players talk crap during pressers, even the media have largely turned on Southgate, how does this 'togetherness' manifest itself exactly? Hes the man behind St George's park. When he was playing players were staying in different hotels. Even the night before a game. For those certain starters would already be booked in at the Ritz, but late call ups would be scratting around in the nearest Travelodge. St George's changed all that. Now Ezri and Bowen get exactly the same treatment as Kane and Bellingham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 3 minutes ago, colhint said: Hes the man behind St George's park. When he was playing players were staying in different hotels. Even the night before a game. For those certain starters would already be booked in at the Ritz, but late call ups would be scratting around in the nearest Travelodge. St George's changed all that. Now Ezri and Bowen get exactly the same treatment as Kane and Bellingham. He was failing as Middleborough manager when St Georges Park was designed Also international teams had always hotels booked in advance and they all stayed together. Listen to some older players on podcasts and it was same under Capello and Sven. Nobody stayed at a Travelodge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colhint Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 When he first got to St George's park there were just 2 pitches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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