sage Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 They pressed really well but inevitably have started to tire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Buckley’s Dog Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I like the Hungarian number 7, the right wing back. Looks like the ideal replacement for Jacob Laursen to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Our entire back four looking over-casual and shaky….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Feel a bit sorry for Grealish there, far more effective than others yet pulled. Ted McMinn Football Genius and TimRam 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Think I preferred the balance of the side against Andorra. Hungary have worked really hard though so credit to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 7 minutes ago, angieram said: Feel a bit sorry for Grealish there, far more effective than others yet pulled. Sounds to me like he should pull kane off..... ? Oooerrr missusssss ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted McMinn Football Genius Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Didn’t even realise Kane was playing before he shanked that effort well wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted McMinn Football Genius Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Gonna say it, whether it’s a popular opinion or not…. I ducking hate watching England, they are all such talented individuals, yet as a “team” they are so ducking boring, dull, turgid etc etc to watch. Even during the Euros I felt the same. Defo lost the love for the England team big yawn ? ? I am done watching them, I personally find it an unenjoyable and uninspiring experience. The passion I once had for the national team has been squeezed out of me ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Git Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 7 minutes ago, Ted McMinn Football Genius said: Gonna say it, whether it’s a popular opinion or not…. I ducking hate watching England, they are all such talented individuals, yet as a “team” they are so ducking boring, dull, turgid etc etc to watch. Even during the Euros I felt the same. Defo lost the love for the England team big yawn ? ? I am done watching them, I personally find it an unenjoyable and uninspiring experience. The passion I once had for the national team has been squeezed out of me ?? It's called the "Southgate Syndrome". Boring twit playing 5 at the back at home. Ted McMinn Football Genius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1of4 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Where was the urgency and the passion to want to win? We seemed to happy at times passing the ball aimlessly around the back four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, Grumpy Git said: It's called the "Southgate Syndrome". Boring twit playing 5 at the back at home. except he didn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 19 minutes ago, Grumpy Git said: It's called the "Southgate Syndrome". Boring twit playing 5 at the back at home. 4-3-3 weren't it? Premier ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Hungary played well, worked hard and were not too shabby on the ball. I thought Southgate's only mistake was to take Grealish off when he did. Grealish against tired defenders is what you want late on so we probably missed a trick there. The only other complaint was the lack of quality at vital moments, probably down to match fitness. Kane doesn't look sharp and Sterling has not played much recently. Qualification still should be nailed on, we'll be hard to beat in the World Cup but will we have enough nous to sneak through the big games against the very best. Hopefully, as a squad we'll be mentally stronger after the Euros adventure. angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRam Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, Ted McMinn Football Genius said: Gonna say it, whether it’s a popular opinion or not…. I ducking hate watching England, they are all such talented individuals, yet as a “team” they are so ducking boring, dull, turgid etc etc to watch. Even during the Euros I felt the same. Defo lost the love for the England team big yawn ? ? I am done watching them, I personally find it an unenjoyable and uninspiring experience. The passion I once had for the national team has been squeezed out of me ?? Grealish makes the play more interesting and is usually sucessful with what he does. Not sure why he was subbed though. The play totally changed for the worse afterwards. Edited October 13, 2021 by TimRam Ted McMinn Football Genius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Never understand Southgate subs, and last nights were equally baffling. However his records great so maybe he subs are fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 (edited) England fans are developing a pattern. We're not particularly exciting during qualification and friendlies, so Southgate is crap and boring. We get further in international tournaments than many of us have witnessed in our lifetimes (WC 2018 and Euro 2020), so Southgate is a hero. Back to qualification and Southgate is crap. Edited October 13, 2021 by DarkFruitsRam7 TigerTedd, Comrade 86 and sage 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 2 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: England fans are developing a pattern. We're not particularly exciting during qualification and friendlies, so Southgate is crap and boring. We get further in international tournaments than many of us have witnessed in our lifetimes (WC 2018 and Euro 2020), so Southgate is a hero. Back to qualification and Southgate is crap. Don't think that line up was too far off what many fans have been clamouring for either. Damned if he does... DarkFruitsRam7 and Premier ram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 3 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: England fans are developing a pattern. We're not particularly exciting during qualification and friendlies, so Southgate is crap and boring. We get further in international tournaments than many of us have witnessed in our lifetimes (WC 2018 and Euro 2020), so Southgate is a hero. Back to qualification and Southgate is crap. Hmm. It's interesting. I think back over my lifetime of watching England and the differences in tournament and qualifications is huge. 1977....we had to finish top of a qualification group which included Italy to get to wc 1978. We lost away but won at home, honours even but we lost out on goal difference. No play offs. Italy went on to finish 4th I think in Wc1978 so were a strong side. Fast forward to 2020 and we can go through qualification and deep into tournaments before we come across a team the calibre of Italy. And then give them a decent game and achieve a close result. So to my mind, relatively, we haven't moved much - it's more the way competitions are organised around us has changed. To your question, I think Gareth Southgate is at last using the more straightforward qualifiers to experiment. Amen. We've been guilty in the past of using the same players to qualify and then come unstuck when the hero of the moment gets injured prior to the tournament. DarkFruitsRam7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 9 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: England fans are developing a pattern. We're not particularly exciting during qualification and friendlies, so Southgate is crap and boring. We get further in international tournaments than many of us have witnessed in our lifetimes (WC 2018 and Euro 2020), so Southgate is a hero. Back to qualification and Southgate is crap. Nah, he’s crap full stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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