TheBrownBottle

Likewise. This is the England side built from the youth teams who won the U-17 and U-20 WCs and U-19 Euros in quick succession, having the handbrake applied by the man who broke the Smoggies

Trippier was as bad as everyone out there - or am I deluded for thinking he’s better than that performance? That’s what so many on here seem to be implying. That it’s ‘arrogance’ to think these players can play better than the way they were set up. Shaw was timewasting with less than 10 mins to go.

The US should have won comfortably. Poor finishing cost them

I’m not hurt at all. Honestly couldn’t give a shite if England go through or not. But I don’t like being bored watching a game. That was a poor team playing a hobbled team. Unless I was watching a different game, that was a fucking boring 0-0

Robson and Venables got ‘90s Germany for their semis. Southgate got Croatia and Denmark for his. Who you draw against really does count for something.

No, it’s completely accurate. The US were shite. England were fucking shite.

He’s a £20m player worth £100m because of his passport On that basis, would anyone like to buy my English passport for £80m? I’m a dual national. It’s going spare.

I agree. There’s no way any other manager could’ve overcame the collective might of Colombia and Sweden in the last WC knockouts. Only Southgate’s brilliance could do that b

Yep, agreed. The dozy fucker in charge has spent the last couple of years sapping the energy out of everyone with his bizarre selections and tactics

I just hope Trippier is able to shake off Southgate’s nonsense on the flight back. Don’t need this lethargic pish

Nah, the US were fucking dross. England were fucking dross too. There was nothing good about anything I just witnessed.

Happily, I live in the technological third world (Australia) and the feed cut out in the 89th min. This also happened frequently in the last WC. That was embarrassingly shite from Southgate - and wilfully deliberate, too. Shaw taking a full minute to amble up to the ball for an 85th FK told its own story. I hope the Southgate defenders enjoyed that.

It’s important to have one in the side. We haven’t had an open racist playing for England since Terry and I think it has been a noticeable weakness in the team.

Bellingham has been utterly anonymous mind - but to not bring on Foden is fucking lunacy

Something along the lines of when the defender forces the attacker to lose possession. NFL term I think - a stat popped up on the screen before. Makes me really want to win now

I for one admire a man who waits to concede before acting

Had to look up ‘forced turnover’ there. I hate modern football

Tyler Adams’ name includes the names of three US Presidents. Can anyone beat that?

But at least the poster knows HOW TO WRITE DATES PROPERLY. 4th of July not July 4th

You should try SBS in Australia. Martin Tyler on his own, sounding like he’s on sedatives in a panic room, before the gripping insights of Portsmouth and Palace ‘legend’ Craig Foster

Wot no quarter of an hour of injury time?

Yep. Long tournament, don’t burn out etc. But if that’s the worry then play the second string - there should be enough in reserve to beat these

Love to know what that MOR tosspot Southgate said before this. It’s energy sapping watching it

Haha tbf ‘YOO ESS EH’ is still less irritating than cockneys chanting ‘cahm on Inglund’, in a tone which sounds like they’re sighing And that England band - the Sheff We’d orchestra - can get to fuck. Quarter of a century of their organised fun shite. I understand the Qataris paid them to go out. I hope they kept the receipt. In fact, I hope they keep them full fucking stop