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The Footie Thread

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Perfectly put. I don’t feel elated. I feel sorry for Slovakia. England are awful, no escaping it.

We're done in this tournament.

It'll be the same old sound bites from him how we stuck to the plan, deserved it, controlled possession, you need a bit of luck, we saw it out well blah blah blah.
 
In that what 35 mins he was on the field Toney got an assist. Held the ball up. Was actually in the box when needed. A strikers performance

We fall in the trap of playing the best players not the best team

Kane has been pretty awful this tournament and foden has aswell. His final ball (foden) tonight was awful
Any substitute that comes on in a performance like that will stand out, he knew he only had to run about for 35 mins, not 90 or possibly 120.

He’s good, as is Watkins, but neither are Harry Kane, crap performance, just like 10 others, but he’s still our best striker.

What I would like to see, was Watkins or Toney up front with Kane, playing 5-3-2
 
Any substitute that comes on in a performance like that will stand out, he knew he only had to run about for 35 mins, not 90 or possibly 120.

He’s good, as is Watkins, but neither are Harry Kane, crap performance, just like 10 others, but he’s still our best striker.

What I would like to see, was Watkins or Toney up front with Kane, playing 5-3-2

The last bit yes 100%

However we will play 1 Striker , kane can play like Toney did that's what's frustrating, just don't drop back all the time.

Foden however, has been terrible, his delivery is so off, that disallowed goal a player of his ability should stay onside. Palmer needs to start over him.
 
Let’s hope trippier is out .. I don’t believe he leaves a hole.. Saka not sure I would keep the left back thing. Gomez okay pop in Konsa is in ..
 
This is brilliant from Georgia. How can they play so well and we labour

To be fair they are playing against a team that come out and play

We will see this against the swiss

Slovakia were just breaking up play and many players behind the ball
 
Lucky escape there gang, not sure what GS plan was but lucky enough goal (good finish in fairness) covering over the cracks..
Very hard to watch england play . Such attacking individual talent but poor team cohesion
Luke shaw decision a head scratcher shoudla brought Brainthwaite imo ..
 
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No apologies for not reading the last X number of pages re the England game but quite frankly that was shocking. I honestly don’t know where to start. At one point the commentator said putting him there balances the team. And there in after four games still lies the problem. We are an elephant stood on one leg waiting to fall over. The goal came not from Southgates brilliance as a manager but a last gasp piece of individual brilliance that would not of happened if Slovakia had not spent time well time wasting.
A soon as we went 2-1 up. What did Southgate do, put on two subs and sat back. It defies belief.
As much as I want England to win, I fear we could be on the end of a good hiding.
Pure purgatory.
 
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