Ivor
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Seen Cesc a few times as a pundit, very good, excellent insight from him.
Agree, first 30 minutes we seemed ok but then Serbia got more into it & were no mugs.
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DarloRich
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standard tournament opener from England. Nervy and less than composed. Points in the bag. move on.
Came here to say this. it was very, very embarrassing to watch. And Micah Richards going on about Joe Hart's tight shirt? What?
Bellingham is a very intelligent man for 20 years old and has all the potential to be a world beater.
He got quite frustrated with the lack of ball time and was dropping too deep - just one of those psychological things that affects hungry forwards but I'm surprised he wasn't shouted at to stay in the centre circle.
Bantamzen
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Yeah, its not a style of play he is yet fully comfortable with, his instinct will always be to drop deeper to start playmaking. Hopefully he can settle in a bit more for the next two games, because behind Bellingham looked supreme. There's goals in the England team, we just need to bed in with the system. We won't be facing a back 5 for every game so I'm still hopeful of decent progress.
dangie
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Just shows no team can take a win for granted. There's few poor teams at this level of competition. Although Scotland did attempt to try and prove this incorrect.
Leven Railuser
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Much improved from Friday! Tierney injury is a blow but we go again Sunday!
DarloRich
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couldn't be much worse! it still wasn't great and without a half decent striker you will struggle. Qualification is still going to be hard. Scotland had a great run in qualification but that is long gone and form is pretty poor.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Indeed so, when you reach the actual tournament, there will be better teams to face than those faced in the qualifying period.
DarloRich
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Scotland beat Spain in qualification.
Scotland will always brush up against their natural limitations; it doesn't matter if you have 3-4 excellent players, once you get people like Porteous and Ralston in the squad who play second tier football (and that is charitable in Ralston's case!) you end up committing too many errors. Shaqiri is a class act and punished Ralston's mistake superbly.
1D54
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Steve Cooper in at Leicester, not sure how the fans will react to this one
Two days ago Graham Potter was showing 1/9 with the bookies so i can only think he values his money being paid by Chelsea more than getting back in to the game!
Two days ago Graham Potter was showing 1/9 with the bookies so i can only think he values his money being paid by Chelsea more than getting back in to the game!
DarloRich
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holding out for the England job!
1D54
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Wouldn't surprise me at all and also wouldn't surprise me if the FA obliged him. He seems to have a very high opinion of himself for someone that has achieved nothing in the game.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Harry Potter would bring more magic into the England team that Graham Potter ever would...
dangie
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Is there still time to bring Geoff Hurst on? 
Mcr Warrior
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Already engaged just now promoting Budweiser beer.
Iskra
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Spain V Italy is a great game so far, nice to watch some entertaining free flowing football from both sides
THC
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Ralston is reserve right back at Celtic to Alistair Johnston, who is at Copa America with Canada. So you are quite right but perhaps not in the way you intended. And he'll be on the bench at the very least in the Champions League group stages next season. Again.
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Spain v Italy was a great game, Spain easily the better team. Only thing that spoilt it was the constant rolling around on the floor holding their heads (yes Spain i'm looking at you) like they'd been punched by Tyson Fury.
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Yes, but lots of sly fouling by the Italians as well.
Falcon1200
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I would agree; He seems incapable now of getting the best out of the many talented players at his disposal. In particular, how is Cole Palmer not getting a game, after the season he had? Bizarre team selection, tactics and substitutions.
150249
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What was this he said about Kalvin Phillips? He loves that man. Out of the whole squad, only Guehi and Pickford have looked half decent.
dangie
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Excellent tactics and performances by Gareth & his boys so far.
Play for a scrappy win in the first game to get points on the board. Then play for a draw in the second to virtually guarantee progression into the next round. Probably scrape another draw in the third game. All the while playing as if they are a poor team with no ideas. Lull the opposition into a false sense of security.
Come the knock out stages we hit ‘em….
Play for a scrappy win in the first game to get points on the board. Then play for a draw in the second to virtually guarantee progression into the next round. Probably scrape another draw in the third game. All the while playing as if they are a poor team with no ideas. Lull the opposition into a false sense of security.
Come the knock out stages we hit ‘em….
Bantamzen
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Yep, he clearly isn't learning from previous lessons. Serbia showed that we can't sit back too deep trying to defend a single goal lead, so what did Southgate do? Exactly the same. Once the dust has settled at the end wherever we end up, I think its time for him to call it a day.
I just burst out laughing when I heard him say that.
Unfortunately too many players are being asked to play in positions and / or in a way that they are not used to, thanks to Southgate's over-defensive tactics. We know this squad has goals in it, lots and lots of goals, but we ain't going to get them sitting so deep and inviting pressure.
dangie
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England go a goal up then Harry Kane spends as much time in his own Penalty Area as he does in the opposition’s half.
Edit: Just seen a perfect comment on the BBC website.
‘Southgate is so negative he’s the type of guy who puts his IPhone on save battery mode when it’s 99% charged’
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New York Giant
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Time and time again we accomodate the best eleven by asking them to play in positions they don't play for their clubs while players who are a better fit for the system are left on the bench or, worse still, left out of the squad completely.
Have honestly never got why people love Southgate so much. A manager whose main weakness is making big tactical calls at crucial moments; completely unsuited to winning tournaments.
People just like that he's a Nice Bloke.
People just like that he's a Nice Bloke.