| Throughly enjoyed that 23:10 - Jul 11 with 1546 views | GlasgowBlue |
Thought we could have been more positive in the second half and their goal was coming for 15 minutes.
But in Gareth we trust. He got us to the final with his tactics. And we go again in the World Cup next year.
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| Throughly enjoyed that on 23:12 - Jul 11 with 1514 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
Well said. |  |
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| Throughly enjoyed that on 23:14 - Jul 11 with 1496 views | Scuzzer |
Agreed.
At least we know we have a squad of players good enough to get to a major final. |  |
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| Throughly enjoyed that on 23:17 - Jul 11 with 1465 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 23:14 - Jul 11 by Scuzzer |
Agreed.
At least we know we have a squad of players good enough to get to a major final. |
Indeed. We have to remember that we may have lost a penalty shoot out but we didn’t loose a game of football. These boys will be a season more mature next year.
Good times ahead. | |
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| Throughly enjoyed that on 23:18 - Jul 11 with 1464 views | Swansea_Blue |
Not seen you around lately buh. Hope you’re doing well, and hope your daughter is in a much better place than a few weeks ago.
Frustrating tonight as we’d got so close, but hey ho and all that. |  |
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| Throughly enjoyed that on 23:21 - Jul 11 with 1431 views | Pinewoodblue |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 23:17 - Jul 11 by GlasgowBlue |
Indeed. We have to remember that we may have lost a penalty shoot out but we didn’t loose a game of football. These boys will be a season more mature next year.
Good times ahead. |
They won’t all get the chance. |  |
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| Throughly enjoyed that on 23:23 - Jul 11 with 1413 views | pointofblue |
The team that deserved to win win. They asked on ITV if it was a game too far and the second half felt like that.
So many big teams were not firing on all cylinders this year - they'll be back in 18 months. We can compete but we need to control the game better when leading; that's a serious weakness at the moment. [Post edited 11 Jul 2021 23:23]
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| Throughly enjoyed that on 23:23 - Jul 11 with 1405 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 23:18 - Jul 11 by Swansea_Blue |
Not seen you around lately buh. Hope you’re doing well, and hope your daughter is in a much better place than a few weeks ago.
Frustrating tonight as we’d got so close, but hey ho and all that. |
Always a glass half full bloke with all things thanks. Thought I’d pop on tonight. | |
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| Throughly enjoyed that on 23:27 - Jul 11 with 1357 views | CaptainAhab |
Gutted but honestly in a weird way not gutted. We've done ourselves proud, those boys were brilliant. I'm also just happy to have made a final, not something I ever thought I'd see in my lifetime and we took it all the way. Well done England. | | | |
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| Throughly enjoyed that on 23:51 - Jul 11 with 1299 views | Bluedandy |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 23:17 - Jul 11 by GlasgowBlue |
Indeed. We have to remember that we may have lost a penalty shoot out but we didn’t loose a game of football. These boys will be a season more mature next year.
Good times ahead. |
Gareth Southgate lost the final.. far too defensive for far too long.. An abundance of talent that simply was not utilised at the right moments.. Swap the managers and England win. | | | |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 23:53 - Jul 11 with 1286 views | IpswichKnight |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 23:51 - Jul 11 by Bluedandy |
Gareth Southgate lost the final.. far too defensive for far too long.. An abundance of talent that simply was not utilised at the right moments.. Swap the managers and England win. |
Who for? We’ve just made the final of a major competition for the first time in 50 odd years and you want to sack the manager… utterly bonkers! | | | |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 23:55 - Jul 11 with 1274 views | NthQldITFC |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 23:14 - Jul 11 by Scuzzer |
Agreed.
At least we know we have a squad of players good enough to get to a major final. |
Yes. It's a step change in the way the team plays, confident enough to keep the ball all over the pitch. We've finally caught up with the top teams in terms of the way we play. And what's more he's done it with a really young side. Great achievement the last few years, and almost certainly more improvement to come. Well done everybody in the England set up. |  |
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| Throughly enjoyed that on 23:57 - Jul 11 with 1264 views | XYZ |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 23:51 - Jul 11 by Bluedandy |
Gareth Southgate lost the final.. far too defensive for far too long.. An abundance of talent that simply was not utilised at the right moments.. Swap the managers and England win. |
Righto. Semi and a final in the last two tournos. England's most successful manager since Sir Alf.
Genius. Bring back big Sam, eh? | | | |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 00:25 - Jul 12 with 1218 views | Bluedandy |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 23:53 - Jul 11 by IpswichKnight |
Who for? We’ve just made the final of a major competition for the first time in 50 odd years and you want to sack the manager… utterly bonkers! |
Didn't say he should be sacked but Southgate was tactically out manoeuvred by Mancini just like he was in the 2nd half against Croatia in 2018.
England will never win a tournament with excessively cautious Southgate because his decision making is not good enough in those critical game management moments... | | | |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 00:41 - Jul 12 with 1187 views | Tangledupin_Blue |
It was won by the best team in the tournament. Well done to the Italians.
England, probably not the second best team, gave us a good run for our money. They can take pride in their conduct throughout and we supporters have plenty of reason to be proud of our team both on and off the pitch. |  |
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| Throughly enjoyed that on 00:43 - Jul 12 with 1181 views | VillageGreen |
You enjoyed mediocrity? Arf |  | | |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 00:56 - Jul 12 with 1160 views | pointofblue |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 00:43 - Jul 12 by VillageGreen |
You enjoyed mediocrity? Arf |
We’re Ipswich Town fans - of course we did. [Post edited 12 Jul 2021 0:56]
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| Throughly enjoyed that on 01:06 - Jul 12 with 1141 views | kiwiblue |
Yes agreed held it just to 90 mins then suddenly on top again. Strange choice with Southgates history for three youngsters taking the penalties under all that pressure but in reality the better team came out winners over the whole game.
Now for town to build a strong first team squad with some dynamic youngsters to get a chance when needed. |  | | |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 01:52 - Jul 12 with 1108 views | Enigma_Blue |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 00:25 - Jul 12 by Bluedandy |
Didn't say he should be sacked but Southgate was tactically out manoeuvred by Mancini just like he was in the 2nd half against Croatia in 2018.
England will never win a tournament with excessively cautious Southgate because his decision making is not good enough in those critical game management moments... |
So who should England get as manager instead? Over the years we have had the likes of Revie, Greenwood Robson, Venebles, we even went down the foreign route with the likes of Eriksson and Capello, with their supposedly superior tactical nous compared to English managers and none of them came as close as Southgate has to winning a major tournament. | | | |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 02:14 - Jul 12 with 1100 views | quirkie |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 01:52 - Jul 12 by Enigma_Blue |
So who should England get as manager instead? Over the years we have had the likes of Revie, Greenwood Robson, Venebles, we even went down the foreign route with the likes of Eriksson and Capello, with their supposedly superior tactical nous compared to English managers and none of them came as close as Southgate has to winning a major tournament. |
Gerrard. |  |
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| Throughly enjoyed that on 02:17 - Jul 12 with 1090 views | Enigma_Blue |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 02:14 - Jul 12 by quirkie |
Gerrard. |
Who only has two seasons as manager under his belt, and was gifted the S PL as Celtic were poor and it's only a two horse race over there anyway. He needs to prove himself in the Premiership first. | | | |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 03:24 - Jul 12 with 1062 views | quirkie |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 02:17 - Jul 12 by Enigma_Blue |
Who only has two seasons as manager under his belt, and was gifted the S PL as Celtic were poor and it's only a two horse race over there anyway. He needs to prove himself in the Premiership first. |
I agree, he needs to prove himself like Southgate at Middlesbro.
Southgate record
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Middlesbrough 7 June 2006 21 October 2009 151 45 43 63 29.8
Yes that is a 29.8% record he got there.
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| Throughly enjoyed that on 06:20 - Jul 12 with 980 views | OsborneOneNil |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 00:25 - Jul 12 by Bluedandy |
Didn't say he should be sacked but Southgate was tactically out manoeuvred by Mancini just like he was in the 2nd half against Croatia in 2018.
England will never win a tournament with excessively cautious Southgate because his decision making is not good enough in those critical game management moments... |
Hats off to England, and Southgate, but I do agree to a point. He was overly cautious and brought a more positive game to Italy far too late.
Jack should have been on at 65 mins, for example. |  | | |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 06:25 - Jul 12 with 975 views | BlueySwede |
As an "outsider" I am quite amazed regarding the criticism aimed at Southgate. He takes England to the first major final since 1966, and still he hasn´t done anything right according to some.
I have never seen England this good, well maybe with the exception of the Robson years. Before the game I had a feeling Italy would come out on top in a tight game, still it went all the way to penalties and England could well have won it. | | | |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 08:55 - Jul 12 with 859 views | OsborneOneNil |
| Throughly enjoyed that on 06:25 - Jul 12 by BlueySwede |
As an "outsider" I am quite amazed regarding the criticism aimed at Southgate. He takes England to the first major final since 1966, and still he hasn´t done anything right according to some.
I have never seen England this good, well maybe with the exception of the Robson years. Before the game I had a feeling Italy would come out on top in a tight game, still it went all the way to penalties and England could well have won it. |
I think everyone respects what Southgate has done, but most feel he was over cautious last night, and then failed to change things early enough.
That’s all. | | | |
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