The Footie Thread

[Swango1980]

6 fouls in the match, 4 yellows

 

[RichA]

Someone is getting sent off in this game. That’s never a booking for Mainoo. Never in a month of Sundays.

May I have Bellingham in the sweepstake?

 

[Billysboots]

6 fouls in the match, 4 yellows

Good job Gallagher didn’t start. We’d already be a man down.

 

[Swango1980]

Think Kane needs to start dropping deeper, get involved in the game

 

[Billysboots]

Oh my word, we were absolutely wide open there.

 

[upsidedown]

That was always coming

 

[PaulMdj]

Let’s hope that’s the kick we need!

 

[Swango1980]

26 minutes in, England still looking dodgy as anything

 

[Slime]

I think the players are scared to tackle because of the bloody ref!

 

[RichA]

Commentator just described England as having been solid in defence until that point. Does ITV feed them Prozac?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Inept, lacking passion, lacking movement, lacking ideas, lacking leadership

 

[Billysboots]

Give it 30 mins,if it’s still looking get Palmer on.

Well, nobody would have criticised Southgate for doing just that. Absolutely awful so far. Again.

 

[Pin-seeker]

Well, nobody would have criticised Southgate for doing just that. Absolutely awful so far. Again.

Hard watch this.
Just nothing there

 

[2blue]

From the very start the psses across the back have had no pace & are simply 'dying' as they get there. That lack of positivity is showing every where.

 

[Orikoru]

Is there any precedent for sacking a manager at half time?

 

[Swango1980]

I think the moderators should show some leniency in the next 2 or 3 hours, if any posters use swear words

 

[venger]

Is there any precedent for sacking a manager at half time?

Didn’t Martin Jol get “sacked” at halftime or during a game

 

[Billysboots]

Is there any precedent for sacking a manager at half time?

I recall being roundly criticised during the last WC when I was critical of Southgate. And at regular intervals since. But he is a truly awful manager. Awful.

We were dire for the first three games of this tournament and yet ten of this starting XI have started every game. That is an absolutely appalling indictment of the manager, who has made very minor tweaks but in reality changed practically nothing. He has a 26 man squad. He might as well have taken 13 or 14 players.

Southgate has 45 minutes to salvage something from his England tenure. If he doesn’t make a number of changes for the second half then he can wave goodbye and we can say good riddance.

Palmer on for Saka. Gordon for Foden. And anyone on for Kane. Anyone at all. He has been absolutely anonymous as a player and leader.

 

[2blue]

I think the moderators should show some leniency in the next 2 or 3 hours, if any posters use swear words

Correct thread this time!!

 

[Orikoru]

I don't understand how Southgate has been watching this team and thought the only problem that needed solving was who plays right centre mid.