One word - who's gonna win the Euros?

Spain

In five words:
Sorry, I am not watching.

germany

Not watched a minute of it

France

Hope they don't.  Enjoying the Euros - better than no football this summer.  I would love Denmark to win now - after thrashing Wales - hope they have regained confidence after the tragedy in their first game.

Italy

England!  Sorry I’ve been drinking

Wensdi wrote:France

Hope they don't.  Enjoying the Euros - better than no football this summer.  I would love Denmark to win now - after thrashing Wales - hope they have regained confidence after the tragedy in their first game.

Always next time

After bashing Sterling all these weeks - he's scored 3 of the 4 England goals.  I am pleased for him and even though he makes the same gaffes regularly - he's scored winning goals - so congratulations me lad.

Wensdi wrote:After bashing Sterling all these weeks - he's scored 3 of the 4 England goals.  I am pleased for him and even though he makes the same gaffes regularly - he's scored winning goals - so congratulations me lad.

Tbh, no one can knock him.....he's got 15 in 20 for England now.

He's still bloody frustrating though.

I know he's frustrating but at least he tries hard and always puts in a shift even though he takes one too many steps and doesn't get rid of the ball quickly enough.

a least his value would have gone up after his god awful end to last season. Get rid whilst his stock is high

Nijinsky and MCM - well done, may the best team win.

I hope you both backed up your hunch with a bet?

It's win win for me except I didn't put a bet on

If only Southgate had some balls.

I actually watched the game last night, and to me I thought his substitutions were poor, and the choice to put that young lad last on the penalties was ridiculous.
That was a trophy there for the taking last night

titbumwilly wrote:I actually watched the game last night, and to me I thought his substitutions were poor, and the choice to put that young lad last on the penalties was ridiculous.
That was a trophy there for the taking last night

As was the WC 3yrs ago but Sothgates tactical ineptness cost us that too.

He's learnt absolutely nothing from then and continues to play with a defensive set up, we'll continue to be also rans with him in charge.

I watched every England match - and Southgate did not set up the lads defensively in anyother game except against Italy.  Thought he was nuts to do that as we were solid against Germany and Ukraine with an attacking line up.  He did exactly what Pep did in the final of the Champions League.  Utterly unbelievable.

I agree he should not have put the penalties on the youngsters - where was Grealish etc..

Wensdi wrote:I watched every England match - and Southgate did not set up the lads defensively in anyother game except against Italy.  Thought he was nuts to do that as we were solid against Germany and Ukraine with an attacking line up.  He did exactly what Pep did in the final of the Champions League.  Utterly unbelievable.

I agree he should not have put the penalties on the youngsters - where was Grealish etc..

Sorry Wensdi, I beg to differ.
It was exactly the same formation against Germany 3-4-2-1. Imo, we got lucky, had Muller scored when clean through, I bet pound to a penny we'd have been hanging on thereafter.

Against Ukraine it was 4-2-3-1....one extra attacker and we won 4-0 - proving my point.
4-2-3-1 for the semi too but took 2 attackers off and replaced them with 1, hanging on for grim death in the last 20.

My point is, it should never have got to penalties, if he'd have been more attacking we could have won this (just like the WC), but he's too defensive when it matters.

Anyway.....

Anyway.........Southgate switched to a more conservative formation with the return of Kieran Trippier in a re-jigged formation of 4-3-3.  Ukraine 4-3-3.  Of course it should never have gone to penalties - that was my whole point too.