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After England first scored 2 minutes in, they played way too conservative.
It was all Italy after, was there game plan was to just play to defend?
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After England first scored 2 minutes in, they played way too conservative.
It was all Italy after, was there game plan was to just play to defend?
True. England turtling gave them the initial security back. Defensive footy rarely wins championships. It gets you far in a league, not first, but far, but in one game elimination games it often backfires. Why teams, especially teams with quality, still do that, I don't get. Hoping for counter footy with two 6s and your 9 having to play 10 as well? I donno. Still, their defense was good, just not good enough.They did, but it started in the first half with England sitting deep & allowing the Italians time & space on the ball to gather themselves.
If they had started a more progressive lineup, the English might have knocked Italy down for good with another goal or two and steady pressure, before the break & Mancini's words arrived to save them.
Kane and Mount were both atrocious.Kane was a complete non-factor. And Sterling dove every time he got the ball.
Pretty poor performance from both of them.
I don't think Kane has been utilized to his best potential in this England squad.Kane was a complete non-factor. And Sterling dove every time he got the ball.
Pretty poor performance from both of them.
True. England turtling gave them the initial security back. Defensive footy rarely wins championships. It gets you far in a league, not first, but far, but in one game elimination games it often backfires. Why teams, especially teams with quality, still do that, I don't get. Hoping for counter footy with two 6s and your 9 having to play 10 as well? I donno. Still, their defense was good, just not good enough.
Insigne in the middle gave them hustle, but boy, he is so not dangerous as a finisher.As I said, he put his wingers in midfield. That was extremely smart.
Agreed, but I predicted Italy on pens. SouthgateI wish someone had scored a second goal. Congrats to Italy, but it's a shame it had to be decided by penalty kicks.
Also where was Grealish on that penalty shootout?
that is absurd... and that is what Southgate seemed to want. He was always making subs too late in this tourney... scared to make a bold decision.
True. England turtling gave them the initial security back. Defensive footy rarely wins championships. It gets you far in a league, not first, but far, but in one game elimination games it often backfires. Why teams, especially teams with quality, still do that, I don't get. Hoping for counter footy with two 6s and your 9 having to play 10 as well? I donno. Still, their defense was good, just not good enough.
That’s a fair assessment, I always hate the 3-4-3 and helps poor club teams like Arteta play with the big boys.They got to the finals despite him, not because of him.
He set the team up to not lose in regulation, and they were successful at that. He never set them up to win.
You were quite outspoken how Donnarumma isn’t that big of an upgrade for your team, PSG. He proved in this tournament that he’s a massive upgrade for you lot. I can see them winning the CL with him in net.Not sure any of this makes sense.
Not sure it's worth my time either.
maybe so but they could have just as easily been on in open play if he was takin into account what was actually happening on the field. Trying to win in open play rather than pens whcih were never going to favor England.He made a bold decision bringing in two guys just for penalties and that bold decision is going to haunt him for the rest of his life. I'd say he might think that he should have kept his cautious streak to the very end.
He made a bold decision bringing in two guys just for penalties and that bold decision is going to haunt him for the rest of his life. I'd say he might think that he should have kept his cautious streak to the very end.
France had a defense for the ages and Zidane. Their strikers didn't need to play as playmakers. Greece won playing a system that people knew from the history books. None of the players knew what to do with a sweeper. Portugal is true, though, it was horrible. And betting on penalties is always a mistake if you have the choice.France won a World Cup on the back of it, so did Italy in 2006. Portugal won a Euro on it, so did Greece. I mean really given that England lost because their last 3 penalty takers missed, you can't really say much about approach here. Other than that if you play defensively, you reduce the margin of error and you better take what is given to you i.e. score your pens.