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The Footie Thread

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Everyone wanted him to go more attacking

Maybe this is his way of showing everyone look guys .. we aren't as good as we think
 
On the BBC site, comment after 87 minutes.

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No identity in a World Cup year. I I have been saying the same and couldn’t put it better.
 
I only just found out England were playing. I honestly was not expecting them to have a 4th consecutive game, well after the proper season ended.

However, horrific score. Going to be very hard to bring any confidence going into the World Cup after this string of results.

Worst home defeat since the 1920's. Southgate is still a genius though....
 
He should observe the best club teams......pressing from the word go is how they do it and even the Italians are trying to play that way now.

Bang on.
Southgate somehow doesn't see how poor we are against the high press, we are clueless and give it away far too cheaply. We need to hard press from the front ourselves and put the opponents on the back foot.
 
He's never been good enough, but it's ok he's a "nice bloke".
He should observe the best club teams......pressing from the word go is how they do it and even the Italians are trying to play that way now.

And he's an FA "Yes man". Plenty of people will defend him by saying we got to a World Cup semi and the Euros final but apart from Germany in the Euros when was the last time we beat a half decent team?
 
Right I thought once he produced red it s looked at.
That’s pretty poor VAR being misused. Why have it then.
I guess if they used it for the second yellow, they'd then have to also use it for the first? After all, if they used it in tonight's game, the second yellow would have been overturned. However, in another game, a red would be given if the second yellow was fair. However, what if the first yellow was clearly wrong?

I'm guessing that is partly the reason. Also, yellows might be even more subjective than straight reds generally. So, given the controversy over some red card decisions and VAR in past, I can imagine the debates when it is over a yellow. But, tonight was a clear mistake.
 
Baffling… Had Southgate already written off this Micky Mouse competition? First choice players on the bench, first choice players not even in the squad…if it was an experiment, it backfired badly. If it wasn’t an experiment, it backfired badly. We’re players out injured or worn out?

Baffling, utterly baffling.
 
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