RE: EURO 2020 chat
stjohn66 > 22/08/2021, 00:22
okay, so now the dust has settled on the competition we can assess it and make recommendations without the emotion.
SACK SOUTHGATE
honestly it is the only thing to do. Southgate will not win competitions. he will get us qualified for them. but to win. no he is too negative. do you remember when England got that early goal ? was he excited ? jumping up and down with passion like martin o'neil would ? no ! he had a look of horror on his face and you could just see him thinking "we will never be able to defend for 88 mins" but boy did he try. that second half was all Italy even Chiellini ( should have been sent off ) and Bonucci ( defenders) were attacking. why because they had nothing to do in their own half.. there was a brief break from Declan Rice and it threatened Italy. attacking was the obvious way to go. but we had the most skilled players on the bench. ( now that Grealish has signed for man city for 100 mill i bet Southgate plays him all the time ) and the penalties ??? i remember watching tv as a kid and a player ( i think it was don masson ) missed a penalty and the people in the tv studio said he should not have taken it because he was having a bad game. the best player should take the penalty. now contrast that with 3 players coming on and not having even had a kick taking the penalties in the biggest game of their lives. and such young players too to be set up to fail. it was disgraceful.
SACK SOUTHGATE.
stjohn