Group B: England, Iran, United States, Wales (England and USA qualify)

[huss9]

i'll still go back the unbelievable decision to bring on  an out of form sterling (who'd just returned from a traumatic trip home) before an in form rashford and maddison.

 

rashford and saka have been our players of the tournament yet he hauls one off whilst he's still plenty to give, an the other one barely gets 5 minutes.

 

and of maddison he said before the tournement  “He is playing as well as any of the attacking players in the country,” Southgate said. “He can offer something different.”

 

so when we were desperate for something different chasing a game, he brings on mount and sterling.

 

yeah, yeah, but mount good pushed over for a penalty!

 

and none of this is with the benefit of hindsight. 

[WilliamPS]

14 hours ago, huss9 said:

we really need to change our mindset.

france spain germany etc etc would be pissed off at getting knocked out at the QF stage.

yet we celebrate it like a glorious failure and laud the manager. thats 3 tournaments in a row where we could have done better.

 

unfortunately no decent candidates as an alternatives to Southgate out there, unless we go foreign.

i'd even take brendon rodgers.

Spot on. England have the players, this time Southgate got the tactics and selection spot on. But the team doesn’t have the ruthlessness of winners.

 

Compre with the England cricket team, who now consistently over perform in the high stress high stakes scenarios as they have the winning mentality.

[Rafalove]

 

 

 

 

Edited December 18, 2022 by Rafalove