Euro 2024

[therockbox]

Just now, Bobfoc said:

Imagine having a squad that includes Kane, Bellingham, Palmer and Saka and only scoring one goal in nearly 270 minutes.

But we've only conceded 1. Southgate will see that as a massive victory.

[Chris2K]

5 minutes ago, Bobfoc said:

Imagine having a squad that includes Kane, Bellingham, Palmer and Saka and only scoring one goal in nearly 270 minutes.

Come on now, that's unfair. They've scored twice. Granted, that's less than 12 other teams, and the same as 10 others. Only Serbia have scored less.

(Unless you're counting since Bellingham's goal against Serbia).

[therockbox]

90 seconds for Gordon. He's genuinely on the windup now.

[Bobfoc]

This reminds me so much of the 2010 World Cup. England are ambling through against opposition they should beat, and will presumably get punished by the first clinical team they face.

[Kyle]

If we play the likes of Palmer, Gordon etc from the start we might genuinely play good football. The starting lineup needs to change majorly for the knockouts.

[Adam]

I've seen enough now to be convinced that England cannot win this tournament, and it's on Southgate. So so poor across these three games.

[Bobfoc]

England have won two of their last eight matches. The only two of those opponents who could be considered world class are Brazil and Belgium, with the other failures to win coming against North Macedonia, Iceland, Denmark and Slovenia.

[METALMAN]

If Scotland were in that dire group we'd have finished top

[Bobfoc]

It's actually a shame that England scored that goal against Serbia. If they hadn't, all the group matches would have been draws and everyone would have finished on three points.

[therockbox]

6 minutes ago, Bobfoc said:

England have won two of their last eight matches. The only two of those opponents who could be considered world class are Brazil and Belgium, with the other failures to win coming against North Macedonia, Iceland, Denmark and Slovenia.

The longer he spends as manager the worse we look.

[gunnar hendershow]

Switzerland feel very much like the surprise semifinalist based on the way the bracket looks.

[Bobfoc]

Assuming this is Southgate's last major tournament, who would be a good replacement? If the FA insists on an English manager again, how would Graham Potter get on? Depressing as it is to say, I wouldn't be surprised if they went for Lampard or Gerrard on the flimsy justification that they "know how to play at the highest level".

[METALMAN]

Roy Hodgson

[Malenko]

18 minutes ago, Bobfoc said:

It's actually a shame that England scored that goal against Serbia. If they hadn't, all the group matches would have been draws and everyone would have finished on three points.

World cup 1990. Replace Serbia with Egypt . You can keep everything else in that sentence. 

They improved with the knockout rounds back then, so there's hope. You just need Southgate to channel his inner Bobby Robson. 

[Bobfoc]

Even then, England needed extra time to beat Belgium and Cameroon. I'd say they benefited from a nice draw just as much as Southgate's teams have done in the past.

[Szumi]

3 hours ago, Bobfoc said:

Assuming this is Southgate's last major tournament, who would be a good replacement? If the FA insists on an English manager again, how would Graham Potter get on? Depressing as it is to say, I wouldn't be surprised if they went for Lampard or Gerrard on the flimsy justification that they "know how to play at the highest level".

I hear Alan Curbishley is available.

[gunnar hendershow]

Group E is going to be great fun tomorrow. Every team can win the group, every team can finish last, 3rd place should advance but that's not totally guaranteed.

[Lineker]

 

[Twist]

18 hours ago, Bobfoc said:

Assuming this is Southgate's last major tournament, who would be a good replacement? If the FA insists on an English manager again, how would Graham Potter get on? Depressing as it is to say, I wouldn't be surprised if they went for Lampard or Gerrard on the flimsy justification that they "know how to play at the highest level".

I don't think it happens (and there's a bias here) but I think Eddie Howe would be the best option. Don't see him leaving Newcastle so early in his run but I think he'd have this team playing at a world class level.

[Baddar]

Give it Ralf Rangnick.