JJ dislikes Gerrard and JJ loves Jude but Jude loves Gerrard and that's the love triangle I have in my head

@homeworld523

5 ай бұрын

Does that mean Gerrard loves JJ?

@tf-ok

5 ай бұрын

@@homeworld523 yes without a doubt

@jamnewt7338

5 ай бұрын

And Southgate hates football

@asruluveira

5 ай бұрын

but for real. gerrard did nothing for england.. all the hate was on rooney back then.. people tend to overlook how poor geroid is in england. i am glad that he ends his career on a low at lfc. that slip vs chelsea is glorious. and the lfc fan that call talksport for wanting him out was awesome. esp the one that wanted to drive him to the airport..

@Anarchyontheweb

5 ай бұрын

both rooney and gerrard were some of the most overrated players oat @@asruluveira

As an Ireland fan, it pains me to admit that England have an unbelievable squad and are probably underperforming by not winning anything atm, versus in the past when the English media said they were "underperforming" but they actually just weren't good.

@lukewarmape603

5 ай бұрын

Id say England and France have the strongest squads on paper, both should be strolling international competitions

@sEaNoYeAh

5 ай бұрын

My only disagreement is England have absolutely underperformed at times, the squad that failed to qualify for Euro 2008 had John Terry, Rio, Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Hargreaves, Defoe, Crouch, and later an inspirational David Beckham. A couple early knockout exits were definitely just mediocrity incarnate, but even then the manner of those defeats was so often pathetic for high level professional players, even if we completely remove the world class tag some of them had.

@Billiamwoods

5 ай бұрын

Anytime someone says "as a (nation) fan" it always makes me question whether they're from that nation, have some connection or they're just saying "I think they're neat". Like, I'd never say I'm a Finland fan, I'd say "as a Finnish person" when talking about our national team. Excuse my waffling, just a thought.

@joqqeman

5 ай бұрын

@@sEaNoYeAh Defoe and Crouch was not that great front line to be honest.

@CMJames

5 ай бұрын

The opportunity to win is literally once every 4 yrs in two major tournaments. Only eight countries have ever won, it’s weird that England are focused on so heavily.

Personally I think that Southgate was a great manager for England to transition from the old guard to the new team in between 2016-2020. He did great job "retiring" a lot of these guys and introducing young, talented ones, who would not get a chance under different managers as early and would have to wait for their chance long time. On other side, he slided into this "comfort zone" with calling up players, who should not be called or should not be playing - clear example is Phillips, who has 800 minutes in past year and half. Another one Maguire, who for long time was not even played by United in starting lineup. Henderson in Saudis. Rashford in terrible form.... There will be probably more. I would say these players should be promised a chance next time, but not having 100% guaranteed call unless they perform for their club. For example Maguire is there now for a reason. But for previous year? I dont think so. Other thing is, that you need strong tactician on the bench to win tournaments. I think that is something, that England is lacking. Finally strong lineup all around, but missing that strong, tactical manager, who will simply move it to another level. I think England should consider bringing somebody, who failed in long campaigns, but is tactically sound. I dont see English one, so foreign...?

@Mopark25

5 ай бұрын

Spot on. Southgate is a huge bottleneck on this team but he did well to transition them to the current crop.

@andyhx

5 ай бұрын

Southgate has the best England record since Sir Alf Ramsey. He is a limited coach but he has the got the most important thing right - he has built a real team spirit. He knows the players he can trust and has rewarded them with loyalty. There is no obvious replacement for him at present, maybe Potter but could he handle the pressure? Would he even want the job?

@andyhx

5 ай бұрын

@@Mopark25 we had in Capello, a recognised elite coach. He failed miserably with England. International football is a totally different game to club football, it's not as easy as it looks.

@keenoh

5 ай бұрын

Bang on.

@Mopark25

5 ай бұрын

@@andyhx 100% agree, but a coach like Capello is what makes the difference. Italy didn't have a better team than England in the final but Mancini had the tactical knowledge to put them over the edge.

I still think of that France game in the WC when we were down 2-1 towards the end and we were getting set-piece opportunities. The Rashford free-kick at 90+8. Just for that scenario alone, it justifies having James Ward-Prowse in the squad to bring on for those last 15 minutes. He is a unique player that adds something no one else can match. Southgate needs to arm himself with players that can offer something different when plan A isn't working. How many times have we seen him score from that position - he is the best in the world at it, how can he not make the squad?

@andyhx

5 ай бұрын

Mos Def. That is exactly why you need a maverick like Ward-Prowse. Robotic coaches like Southgate would never do that though.

@CMJames

5 ай бұрын

I mean if England never get a free kick close to the goal, he is costing the team for the rest of the time he’s on the pitch as JWP doesn’t offer much at an international level. There is a balance to be struck

@CMJames

5 ай бұрын

@@andyhxon what planet is JWP a ‘maverick’?

@andyhx

5 ай бұрын

​@@CMJamesdepends how you define maverick. Id say its someone who can produce the unexpected. Hes been doing that for much of his career. Obviously not on a par with le Tissier or Gazza, no-one saying he is but if you're chasing a goal, last 10, who would you put on, him or any of 10 identikit grunts who xan run for 90 minutes, or flavour of the month no-marks like Hudson-Odoi? I know who I'd bring on.

@DT-ip4db

5 ай бұрын

JWP always looks out of his depth at national level, England have enough great set piece takers in the squad like Trippier, TAA, Maddison, Rashford, Mount if he ever gets back in.

One other point about international football I want to stress is that the tournaments are all cup competitions. This influences playstyle to a deep extent and hence we see defensively solid teams who have good counterattack go far in the world cup/euro. Keeping possession is a good way to control the game, but so is scoring goals. If there was a league competition I think England would have a higher chance of winning, but with Foden/Saka and other fast wingers I think they're still top 3 contenders at euros.

Ironically the only England midfielder who is really good at receiving the ball at half turn is Stones. Still remember that performance against Inter.

@zzzzoijzzzzz

5 ай бұрын

Kind of surprised no-one talks about playing Stones as a pivot alongside Rice

@michaelrimmer338

5 ай бұрын

@@zzzzoijzzzzzour only international level CB, so sadly can’t move him to DM.

How can England be progressive enough, retain possession high up the field or counter press with Maguire in the backline who can’t play a high line. He’s a solid player if you want to play deep and counter - but surely to play him for England sells all our attacking talent short. Also Rice and TAA as a double pivot sounds dangerous - can either of them play on the turn? And surely any of the top European seeds would be hamstrung by “not being tested” in qualifying. I don’t think this is the issue. In conclusion, it’s like 10 Things I Hate About You: “Can you be just rated?” :)

@babajidesotande-peters6688

5 ай бұрын

Well Maguire has been in the England setup for 7 years and they’ve been able to play a high line just fine.

@LoyalFan9383

5 ай бұрын

Maguire always plays well for England so

@hawaaaa08

5 ай бұрын

@@LoyalFan9383okay but it’s time to let him go. After watching November qualifiers, Maguire is just so underwhelming to watch. I’d take Lewis Dunk any day of the week

I think the Saka-Foden partnership on the wings can be a game changer for England because of how comfortable both of them are on both wings. Foden and Saka can play either position based on the opposition and their fullbacks and it creates new ways of attacking. Then with Jude in the middle who can be a perfect all rounder in the team, it just creates so many opportunities and the rest of the team has good enough passing and crossing to find these guys.

@Bufferman09

5 ай бұрын

And options like Grealish, Sterling and Rashford etc off the bench as well we have plenty of depth going forward.

I think if Unai Emery were England's manager we'd have a realistic shout at winning every tournament we entered. Southgate was the perfect man for building spirit and cohesion but is a couple of notches short of taking that final step.

@dustinmartin6524

5 ай бұрын

See this is the sort of thing thats mental to me. France are a much better squad than us. On their day so is Brazil

@haimainjauo242

5 ай бұрын

How come national teams can hire foreign managers? I need a tifo investigation on that topic. England is ofcourse overrated and Southgate is mediocre at best. Look at how Belgium play nowadays and look at how every non-English football fan in the world thinks about the England national team

@ferferigel2822

5 ай бұрын

This is the entire problem with England. They have an amazing squad, they could do with a better manager but in the world stage they are by no means top dog. Probably top 5 and should be competing for international trophies. But one manager change and you should be winning every competition you enter? What? The media, pundits and fans put a ridiculously unrealistic standard on this team. Winning tournaments is certainly not impossible for you but to expect it is not something any England team has been capable of delivering.

@Swisswavey

5 ай бұрын

@@ferferigel2822 I didn't say "winning", I said "realistic shout". Brazil, France, Argentina, and on their day Spain, England, all have a shout. I bet Italy and Germany think they do too. England's chances would be improved with a better cup specialist as a manager. That's all

@michaelrimmer338

5 ай бұрын

@@dustinmartin6524you seen Brazil’s latest results? Their worst team in my lifetime.

It's amazing how many fans and commentators confuse having lots of very good attacking players with having a squad that should be winning tournaments. As JJ was alluding to, for all the competition we have for the AM/RW/LW spots we are incredibly reliant on Bellingham and Kane for goals and on Rice to protect the defence, and I would take the defences of France, Portugal or Holland over ours in a heartbeat.

@jeroenwillems5188

5 ай бұрын

If only two provinces in the Netherlands have a better defence than England, that says a lot.. Really like Walker though, so tough to beat him as a winger

@elijahknox4421

5 ай бұрын

​@jeroenwillems5188 2 provinces in the Netherlands has a better international football history than most countries in the world, including England

@michaelrimmer338

5 ай бұрын

@@elijahknox4421except the Netherlands have never won a trophy, so that’s nonsense.

@michaelryan8996

5 ай бұрын

​@@michaelrimmer338Sorry mate but they won the Euros in 1988.

Honestly, no, I think for the first time in our recent history (and at least for 35 years) we are not underrated. I think Southgate is only an average international manager, which will probably hold us back. I think the last thing we are missing is that top level motivator and tactician to take us over the line.

@CMJames

5 ай бұрын

Until England actually win something, they will always be overrated

@LoyalFan9383

5 ай бұрын

@@CMJameswhy lol everyone hates England and if you are going to say ‘England fans’ well fans of every national team do that with their own country, I’ve seen Korean fans think they would have beaten Brazil in 2022

@sthill1993

5 ай бұрын

Who is this top level motivator and tactician? There really aren't many who have a demonstrable history of doing well at intl tournaments, and how many of those would manage England? Bear in mind though: doing well at a club does not always mean well-suited to England/Intl football.

@CMJames

5 ай бұрын

@@LoyalFan9383I don’t hate England, I’m a fan. I just don’t think England actually have the mentality or squad to win a major tournament, and Southgate has best he can with what he’s got.

@LoyalFan9383

5 ай бұрын

@@CMJames that’s underperforming not overrated

Hard to be good under Southgate terror ball, man still picks Jordan Henderson in 2023😂😂

@hyywe240

5 ай бұрын

I think you would feel more at home watching football daily sir

@jermainecole4887

5 ай бұрын

@@hyywe240 Don’t find much interest in the Saudi pro league, Southgate is the same man who picked Henderson and Phillips over Maddison and Gallagher

@hyywe240

5 ай бұрын

​​@@jermainecole4887sorry, i was refering to the channel "football daily" i wasnt saying you dont watch football. Its content more aligned to comments like yours

@CMJames

5 ай бұрын

England have NEVER been good. Before Southgate and they probably won’t be after him. That’s their heritage

@jermainecole4887

2 ай бұрын

@@hyywe240 my fault then, I see the channel and you're definitely right

Think you’re absolutely spot on regarding how teams win international tournaments. Be defensively solid, make the most of set pieces, have moments of individual quality on the counter. I feel like GS has tried to harness this with England, luck in the draw might see us win something this summer. You could maybe argue that v France we were the better side and lost the game, the margins v the top teams are so small

@ACE360x

5 ай бұрын

It certainly felt it could've gone either way

On paper, I think only France have a better squad than England in Europe and there's still not much between them. The problem seems to be that the qualifiers and friendlies are so low-stakes that Southgate often fields weaker teams just to give fringe players a chance to prove themselves and try out different systems, meaning their actual best XI rarely actually plays in these games. France, by contrast, started a close to full-strength team in an inconsequential game against Gibraltar the other day. It's not challenging opposition but it's still useful to get everyone used to playing with each other in roles they don't usually play in at club level.

@jackchristensen3634

5 ай бұрын

To start your strongest 11 during an international break is also a massive risk, just because it’s Gibraltar doesn’t mean that those players couldn’t pick up injuries. Int. Managers are under massive pressure from clubs to not start their players in games btw

@deon_6

5 ай бұрын

@@jackchristensen3634 France and Argentina

@uzaidgurjee4798

5 ай бұрын

@@jackchristensen3634yes like Zairean Emery for France and Gali who is expected to miss euros all because he played a pointless game

@ashleygoggs5679

5 ай бұрын

@@deon_6 This is euros not the world.

@Al-ji4gd

3 ай бұрын

Portugal are also better than England.

Bellingham is *that good* that he made them 'appropriately rated' for the first time in my lifetime. Before that, there had always been better teams. I don't think they should beat France. And I don't think they'll outpass Spain, for eg. But with luck of the draw, they could win the Euros.

@ashleygoggs5679

5 ай бұрын

i think france will be the only team to really wory about. There are certainly some times that will still be scary like belgium, spain, croatia and maybe germany if they manage to get out their slump. But france is the real scare, Italy has lost their 2 experienced defenders which won them the euros last time so i dont think italy is much of a threat anymore.

@JohnJo-qn7wq

19 күн бұрын

Mentally wins games

I've literally never heard an English person seriously suggest that they're actually going to win. Everyone usually says "yeah well get to the quarter or semis and lose to the Germans on penalties again". That's what EVERYONE says about England and that's what happens (its not always Germany). They're not overrated they are well rated. A very strong side, but there are lots of very strong sides.

@sponish0

5 ай бұрын

tbf there isn't many very stong sides around now days? how many squadss are stronger than englands? is say only france

@TheAlb100

5 ай бұрын

I'd agree. Which is why you'd expect England to get to semi-finals of major tournaments which they are doing regularly now. International football is hard though - France are better, Argentina are tough to beat, Brazil underperformed but still have good players, Belgium, Portugal, Netherlands - you face any one of them on a one off occasion in knockout football and it'll be a tight, nevy game.@@sponish0

@ashleygoggs5679

5 ай бұрын

@@sponish0 Id say france is as good as or equal maybe slightly better. But france just like england also has a few teams they seem to play badly against. But i completley agree about other teams, there dosnt seem to be as much european dominance at the moment. Spain, italy and germany are all in a slump. But there are some teams that do show up to the occasion against top teams like the swiss, hungarians and serbs who generally just out of nowhere dominate the larger teams.

Tournament football is quite tricky. It's not as straightforward as league football. You won't usually win a tournament with attacking football but rather defensive solidity and effective attacking transitions. The key is to find the balance between Declan Rice & Kalvin Phillips.

@Billiamwoods

5 ай бұрын

Especially in international football, since it's a second priority. It really struck me at the World Cup how simple and defensive most teams played in comparison to club football in the top 5 leagues. It's basically always been like that, but it probably got worse because of the timing of the tournament. I do think Southgate is scapegoated a little bit. Tournaments have an element of luck about them as well since you could have one bad day and your run is just over. Almost happened to Argentina before they won the whole WC. Southgate's player selection is rancid, but his results aren't actually bad on paper.

@the-arkk

5 ай бұрын

@@Billiamwoods well said. Southgate has had a decent career, England are just one or two tactical tweaks away from dominating international football. People fail to realize that European teams have built much of their success on defensive stability and technical brilliance not attacking flair. If Southgate can balance the dynamics between Declan Rice & Kalvin Phillips player roles, it could make a whole lot of difference.

The problem with England I personally think is the defense they are not consistent enough and the goal scoring department is a bit weak too. After harry kane you drop the level to callum wilson and tammy abraham.

@dummybirb3148

5 ай бұрын

watkins>>

Psychology is a big problem with the side, we need to believe in how good we are and there is no doubt in the squad quality. We need a little bit of luck too. Frankly we lost the last Euros on penalties the closest we've come since 66 (note to the Southgate hate mob) if it was for you lot we would still have big Sam in charge

'Why do they struggle in tournaments?' they don't? Semi, final, quarter is amazing for a team that went quarter, group stage, round of 16, at their previous three tournaments.

England, France, Portugal and Spain have great teams right now it'll be fun to see them at the Euro's. England's only issue is balance, should they find the right squad balance then they'll take it, but if they don't then the media and the fans should not eat them up, tough luck try again.

@user-xd5pr4qd4z

5 ай бұрын

Well Spain look to be without gavi for a while and then its going to take him a long time to get back to his peak so I think that's Spain seriously hindered for the euros

We have two top contenders for the Ballon d'or next year in Kane and Bellingham. Our squad isn't overrated, but to have any expectations of possible success with Southgate in charge is indeed overrating us.

@garyanderton

5 ай бұрын

To say Bellingham is a candidate for the Ballon D'or after one season is bonkers. These are the statements people mean when they say England is a hype machine. Vinicius won the CL and La Liga, scoring and assisting over 44 goals in 50 games, then followed that up with better numbers the next season, but couldn't even get into the top 5. Bellingham will have a hard time

@EvieWillNotDie

5 ай бұрын

@@garyanderton that's literally what the ballon d'or is based off of? 1 season? He's Madrid's main man? If they win the champions league why wouldn't he win it? I don't understand why you are breathing :c vini is overrated af too but that's besides the point.

@DanielGiuseppeDiNiro

5 ай бұрын

... until Messi wins the Wallmart Trophy. Then, he will be awarded with his 9th BdO

@EvieWillNotDie

5 ай бұрын

@@DanielGiuseppeDiNiro what? Why are you saying something so silly?

@MrLYPH

5 ай бұрын

@@DanielGiuseppeDiNiro yep, messi will win concacaf and the OAPs trophy so therefore he must win the balon dor.

England had the pivot player to sit in front of the back four in Phillips but he chose to sit on the bench for a year and a half and completely derail his career 😅

Southgate has been England's best Manager this century and still gets massive criticism? I don't get it. Euros he lost on penalties, LITELARRY it can go either way on that. 2018 WC? Croatia were on fire! WC 2022? France almost won the whole thing! And France beating England is not a surprise, France is France! Being England Manager has to be the toughest job in Football. Draw against North Macedonia in a game that you have already qualified as number 1 and still get roasted. If I were Southgate, I'd have resigned a long time ago!

After the euphoria of 2018, 2020, and 2022 to an extent, Ive been an ardent Southgate fan. When people would say he needs to be sacked I would remind them that he's lead England the furthest into tournaments in decades and should be trusted. BUT, watching England since 2022 has changed my mind. We're slow, we're unimaginative, we cant make the best of our chances and seal the deal. We can only blame Southgate with players like Kane, Saka, Foden, Bellingham, Rice, Stones, Walker, and others at our disposal. There's never a good time to change managers, but I think if we stick with this one we'll "miss the boat" on this generation and it'll be another 20 years before we get close to any trophy.

@ashleygoggs5679

5 ай бұрын

I dont think you should judge an internation team too much between tournaments. As this is generally the R&D time for managers to come up with new formats of play and also testing out newer players and seeing if they fit in the squad. I think the run up to the tournament is probably the time to really pay attention to them.

@kw2142

27 күн бұрын

replace him with who though exactly? until ppl can think of a better replacement not sure we should let go of him

I refuse to believe the hissing noise was heating. It's either a gasleak (which would explain a lot) or it's Joe hissing like an angry feline in the corner.

That baby was surprisingly eloquent today, hope he got his parent’s permission before appearing on KZread in a comical amount of shirts

Reuben looks so happy to be there. Not even a pretend laugh for JJ's hotel story. Just 'ok. brill.'

I'm surprised it didn't come up during the video when you talked about not facing strong opposition, but I think we've got the luck of the draw with regards to the two international friendlies in March; one against Brazil and the other against Belgium. Hopefully those two games will offer a relatively low-risk way to test the team and manager prior to the Euros.

@lucabrasi3964

5 ай бұрын

God bless Allah!!!

@hao2000ki

5 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, Brazil under Diniz is under turmoil and Belgium is not a good side. You'd genuinely have a better fight against Uruguay instead of Brazil without Neymar

Giving the heating a mic was a great move lol. Love the content as usual 🤙

The truth about England's rating is that it's relative to every other country. 4 is a good spot for them because, on England's best day, every team 5 and lower is half as good and they have the pieces to beat every team above them. If they win the euros next year and won the world cup back in 2022 or in 2026 no one would be surprised.

@allandavids9284

5 ай бұрын

I would be surprised

@franciscomarcelino1251

5 ай бұрын

Since when is "Portugal half as good" as England?

JJ said "on a first name basis" about Trent and then proceeded to say Jude instead of Bellingham at every opportunity after 😂 😬

Love the Castolo 9 PES reference in the background!

England have a great attack but are let down by a quite poor defence and a strong defence is what wins tournaments.

@Whoami691

5 ай бұрын

England had a strong defense for years and never won a thing. You win tournaments with both.

i think southgate just needs to bring someone in to assist with tactics cuz hes good for the squad and gets them playing as a team its just not exceptional tactics which is the last thing missing from england

@tommylee4350

5 ай бұрын

I honestly don't think they play as a team. Especially in the game I just watched. Both wingers and Foden taking too many touches trying to tee themselves up when the should be moving the ball around. Players seem greedy. I will agree though the teams wasn't like that a year or 2 ago.

@manvesh97

5 ай бұрын

He already has that, his assistant manager was the assistant manager to Mourinho and Conte at Chelsea

I don't like that Southgate keeps picking his favourites that aren't performing and isn't picking players who are on form. I give him credit for giving me great memories of supporting England

Le Tissier and now Ward-Prowse, did the FA have something against Southampton players?

@andyhx

5 ай бұрын

This has been a failing of every England manager going back decades, always going with the perceived "safe" option rather than taking someone along like Ward-Prowse who can pull a rabbit out of the hat. It is a crime against football that Le Tissier was not an England regular, up there with preferring Lampard and Gerrard over Scholes, despite the evidence that that combination just did not work.

@zirbto5749

5 ай бұрын

so who are you dropping for him palmer foden henderson or gallagher?

@saoirsedeltufo7436

5 ай бұрын

@@zirbto5749 Henderson easily

@zirbto5749

5 ай бұрын

@@saoirsedeltufo7436 and thats the problem now only two defensive midfielders are left for 2 positions in the starting 11. ward prowse wants bellinghams position not the positon next to rice.

@andyhx

5 ай бұрын

No-one suggesting Ward Prowse would start, just that he might be an ace up the sleeve if needed.

this is the real golden generation, we’ve always had a few positions in the starting 11 that have let us down but now we’re literally set. The only not great positions in our team is our second centre back and the keeper, other than that we have a borderline world class player in all 9 other positions in the team. The problem is our manager isn’t top tier, there’s not many who are at international level but we have a lot of city and arsenal players in the 11 so why not play how they play at club level instead of playing a boring style

As a Portuguese person i believe that i can provide the best insight into this question. England are a top 5 team. They are not favorites even though I prefer them being favorites as it puts more pressure than they already have. In terms of starting 11 they are very good. In terms of 23 man squad they are behind Portugal. If you compare both England and Portugal and you take off the english bias the teams are very close.

@i-am-mercurial

5 ай бұрын

Lol nah

@OffYourTrees

5 ай бұрын

I get this sentiment from the perception that England are arrogant and overconfident but the reality is we've gotten to the semi's and finals of the last 2 Euro's, were unfortunate to get knocked out by France in the last tournament, have two world class players in Kane and Bellingham and saying our 23 man squad is behind Portugal is madness. The only place England are sort of weak is DMF, Portugal have a massive LB weakness. The big issue is Southgate will never win us anything unless we get lucky like you did in 2016.

@jackbilo2819

5 ай бұрын

@@OffYourTrees Portugal is better at gk, cb both left and right, lb, dm, lw and st.

Why is saka always left out of the mentions on Englands best player? Literally always outperforms foden for England but they act like foden is the future when Sakas been better and is younger. Never mind he’s won England player of the year 2 years in a row

@goodputin4324

5 ай бұрын

Saka is Nigerian

@LoyalFan9383

5 ай бұрын

@@goodputin4324born in England so he’s both but chose to play for England, Deffo the same person that says the French national team are all Africans

@neemnoa303

5 ай бұрын

@@goodputin4324 How is that? He was born in Ealing, went to primary school and high school in Greenford, lived all his life in England and is capped 31 times for the English senior team.

@silverhost9782

5 ай бұрын

Because Kane has always been better. Bellingham is better at the moment too

@goodputin4324

5 ай бұрын

@@LoyalFan9383 doesn't matter. He is Nigerian so he should play for the Black Eagles

Love that Castolo shirt in the background.

Can you please do a video on why no team can consistently keep clean sheets this year in the PL

I'm a 26 y/o brazillian, and this is definitly the best squad england has had during my lifetime, possibly the best squad in the world right now. In the past the english supporters overrated the the squads, but i don't think it's the case this time around.

@BarryWellman-bv2fq

5 ай бұрын

I'm a 79 year old Englishman and this is the best squad playing the best football of any England side I've ever seen including the 1966 team.

JJ is running rings around this fella

@pendafen7405

5 ай бұрын

Guest is so soporific and uninspiring, a really depressing fella. So a good representation of England nt really.

@CMJames

5 ай бұрын

Is he? He’s just rude tbh.

@johnrockyryan

4 ай бұрын

​@@CMJames what cause he's speaking the truth 57 years since you won a trophy and that trophy was one cause it was rigged, Bellingham is your only hope if he can't then your fucked forever

France are by far the best European team right now, England are more akin to Portugal who also have a lop sided squad loaded with talent but always seem to struggle in tournaments against quality opposition

'Overrated' is a pretty meaningless word, I see it as a soundbite for those whose opinions on England are not particularly deep. Are England good? I'd say so. I don't think they're the best team, France are certainly better, Argentina probably better, the likes of Brazil, Portugal, Spain etc around the same level at the moment.

@sthill1993

5 ай бұрын

I know JJ is Scottish and I wouldn't expect him to like England, but I do feel he spouts a few too many of the clichés that grind my gears.

From an Australian perspective, I would say its clearly just a matter of when not if they win a tournament in the next 10 years. Haters just hate when it comes to England

England fans have said the exact same thing for like 40 years waffle

JJ same thing happened me on a stag do, I just slept in the hallway until daybreak.

The rise of Bellingham will be what England have missed all these years to win trophies. They will definitely win no doubts sooner or later.

Asking a question you already know the answer to is nasty work 🤣

In my recent memory winning international teams have been built around their best players and play to their strengths. Mbappe was given a pivot in Giroud and played counter attacking football. Messi given a free role for Argentina etc. Does this England team play to the strengths of our best players? It feels like we play to the strengths of players like Maguire with a deep line and focusing on set pieces

I agree with pretty much everything said here but if England are facing “easy” opposition in qualifying and group stages doesn’t that by definition mean that the team isn’t overrated but is just objectively good? You can only beat what’s in front of you? If England breeze past other teams that aren’t a challenge but only face the big boys (teams we wouldn’t necessarily be expected to easily beat - France, Argentina Brazil etc.) rarely, then that’s surely an argument that we are actually a very good side, rather than an impediment to our performing on the big stage?

@KindredBrujah

5 ай бұрын

Yes, but if the expectation is that England win every tournament they enter, but they never do so, wouldn't that make them overrated? They're not better than France, they're not better than Brazil, they're traditionally not better than Germany or Portugal (though they probably are better than the current squads of both).

@michaelrimmer338

5 ай бұрын

@@KindredBrujahlooks at Brazil’s results recent results. England are better than them currently.

@KindredBrujah

5 ай бұрын

@@michaelrimmer338 Brazil play against a higher calibre of opposition generally. There are a lot of good teams in South America.

@michaelryan8996

5 ай бұрын

​@@KindredBrujahWell if you consider the last World Cup of 1 year ago, Peru were eliminated by Australia in the play-offs, and of the 4 qualified South American nations, two of those Uruguay and Ecuador failed to get out of their groups. I do think that Uruguay are much better than that performance but as a continent there is not the same level of opposition for both Argentina and Brazil compared to Europe. If we list all the South American nations: Argentina Brazil Uruguay Ecuador Colombia Peru Bolivia Paraguay Venezuela then list the (approximate) 9 top European nations: France Portugal England Spain Belgium Netherlands Denmark Croatia Italy I think Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay compete well against the 9 Europeans but the rest would struggle badly.

@KindredBrujah

5 ай бұрын

@@michaelryan8996 Right, but England rarely play any other top European opposition in qualifying due to seeding.

If Bellingham and Kane weren't in the team, any premier league team in the top 8 (atm) would eat them for breakfast.

They can win next year. The manager is not the best and the defense is not solid. But I think they have a chance in Germany with Bellingham and Kane.

Yes, in tournament football especially away from home.

People keep saying Southgate is bad but who are you going to appoint? The best managers are in club football

What does the last part got to do with the video and question?

The toxic base if we win will say it's not because of Southgate it's the players and if we don't win it's all Gareths fault. I will say the manager has to at the very least get us to the final and then frankly it's 50/50

@andyhx

5 ай бұрын

If coaches weren't important then all anyone would have to do is spend lots of money and the players would just win every match. Ask Chelsea how that's working out...

@kaieden

5 ай бұрын

English fans have short memories. The golden generation barely qualified for the ‘02 World Cup, and Southgate inherited a team that got knocked out of the euros by Iceland. With only a few low-stakes hiccups this is the best England team in my lifetime, even though we’ve had better squads. Southgate can have all the time he needs as far as I’m concerned.

Yep, we are. What hardly anybody does is ask themselves an honest question: how many England players are likely to be a catalyst in leading their team to a trophy? Bellingham could be on that level but it's still one guy who'd have to carry the load and stay injury free all the time.

England lack squad cohesion - Germany, France and Spain have a lot of players who play for one or two teams. They can follow the style of that one team and most players will have practiced it

@silverhost9782

5 ай бұрын

And yet Germany are still crap. Clearly not a very important factor

@CMJames

5 ай бұрын

@@silverhost9782Germany are crap for now. I bet they manage to get it together for a tournament at home. Germany have a strong record of doing well, England are starting from zero

@silverhost9782

5 ай бұрын

@@CMJames You're definitely much more optimistic than any German fan i've seen

@sthill1993

5 ай бұрын

@@CMJames Germany have been eliminated earlier than England in each of the last 3 tournaments, 1 of those because they were defeated by... England. Their recent form is mixed, at best.

@CMJames

5 ай бұрын

@@silverhost9782I’m not German, I’m English. I’m just not a delusional fool

Glad that story at the end is immortalized on the internet

Trent is too good not to have in the squad and Henderson shouldn’t be in the squad at all so that makes sense. Plus helps with possession and counter attack whilst Trippier, Stones and Rice can cover him defensively.

As an England fan (sadly), I think this video is pretty spot on about how international football works - we are probably reliant on luck and Bellingham/Kane being amazing PS; Reuben was close but Portugal did beat one team in Euro 2016 in 90 mins (Wales)

Sterling back in form should defo be in the mix! Why he’s not had a mention is ridiculous(In my humble opinion)

Rakitic wasn't a part of the Croatia '22 team. At least I don't think. He was huge in '18 but the midfield 3 was Modric, Brozovic and Kovacic in Qatar. Majer being the 4th man getting minutes in the midfield.

100% overrated. No world class keeper, no world class left back, maybe 1 world class CB (not Stones, he’s a very good footballer not very good defender).

“The EV: Expected Vibes” 🤣🤣

Eze really needs to make the squad, huge game changer

With the grouping at the Euros, we are likely to meet France before the final.

"They don't get tested outside of hig tournaments" - neither do Spain, France, or Germany, yet it doesn't seem to bother them as much ...

How many shirts is rueben wearing?

where is JJ from?

England are currently composed of a fantastic bunch of individual talents with a mediocre manager who is stifling them to no end. Exhibit A: Constantly picking Maguire despite his glaring errors Exhibit B: Constantly picking Pickford despite him not being the best English shotstopper Exhibit C: Playing Kane but not building a team around him that plays to his style/strengths Exhibit D: Not playing Kane and failing to realise that England are a better unit without Kane because of all the other players' tendencies and roles I could go on.

This is some of the best tifo content in ages

mmh, expected a bit more elaborated work in this video :D felt more like a pub talk

England are playing Brazil and Belgium next March in friendlies they need to put out their best 11 and play open football to show good they can be against top teams.

IMO England lack two things that are needed for winning an international tournament 1) a creative midfielder that can dictate tempo (e.g. Modric, Griezmann, Iniesta, Pirlo, etc etc) and 2) mentality to win penalty shoot-outs.

Portugal got through to the final having won one game in 90 and that was against Wales.

@bigc181

5 ай бұрын

England could have a run like that, and they'd still bottle the final (See previous Euros).

the hotel need to release footage of a drunk JJ wandering around the gym at 4am trying to escape

How are the comments not dominated by discussion around JJ's hotel story

Arguably with Southgate not selecting Sterling because he doesn't know who to leave out - England are overrated, due to the fact it signalling the England boss not ambitiously wanting to improve the team with 3 defenders at the back or a more robust attack that can interchange centrally not just up front (centrally - which would still be great). In the last Euros English pundits were saying that England fans had a golden age of footballers to come, and they are certainly not overrated.

Scottish guy ruined the vid this time tbh. Dont know why he kept mentioning 2018 England as the basis of what they are when its a completely Dif team now, and every point said by the other guy translated to him as "luck and individuals"?

A tournament is as much about individuals and teams but mainly about squad depth as well. That's where England is also among the top nations.

@CMJames

5 ай бұрын

I really don’t think England have great depth. You go from Kane to who? Ollie Watkins? I would side in wide areas they have depth and that’s it.

@thargoff

5 ай бұрын

@@CMJames 80% of teams don’t even have that.

JJ doing his best DJ Wayne Carr impression

Trent isnt the one in midfield on the evidence so far. Unless hes playing there for liverpool, i wouldnt throw him in there for England

No but they are going to struggle to win a trophy picking certain players like mistake prone Maguire.

you should talk abt Turkiye under Montela showing menacing attack without big names.

What about spain and germany dominating and winning throughout tornaments in the past.

People don't overrate England they just don't understand how good other countries are.

Audio??

The fact that English blokes are talking about "are England overrated" and mentioning how England are a top 4 team without actually being a top 4 team amazes me. Trying to explain away their deficiencies with "don't every team do that?", having Maguire as a central defender who can't play out and when the team is deficient on central midfielders and they just chuck in a right back, is the epitome of English media.

"especially when you have Maguire" 😅😅

UEFA need to change how teams qualify for both Euros and World cup, there should be a 10 groups of 3, start off with teams in League C playing away to teams League D, as League D would play more games, their best 6 results be taken in account; top 10 go through, league B join, B play all their matches away, top 14 go through, have 30 teams with League A teams, play both of their matches home and away.

Mr. Bean situation happening with JJ over there

I think England have underperformed from a mental perspective for the longest time. They are actually getting better at it, but fundamentally they always seem to shrink on the big occasions. They always have the quality, it's mentality that seems to let them down. The thing that could change that over the next few years is Mr Bellingham. I think that he really has the mentality and the leadership to impact the rest of the team, he seems the one genuine big personality that England have been missing. They always have the most professional, hard working teams but Bellingham has that plus that confidence and mentality. That's at least how it looks to me.

Yes, and have been for decades. This current squad has one or two world class players, several very good ones, then the rest are just decent for international levels. There are however currently not a out and put world class national team out there. So England are compatible with a lot of countries. They are in a bunch of about 8-10 teams who are at least as good as England, some slightly better.

Portugal won one games when we won the euros, against Wales I believe

@LoyalFan9383

5 ай бұрын

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Since 2018 I don't think they are overrated. It's just their extreme unluckiness and bottle job in a big tournament that loses them the favor. I think they are like Manchester City did in UCL competition before 2022/2023 winning season. Which always bottling in the knockout stages, even when facing "the might Lyon" or Chelsea with Mason Mount as their key player in the UCL final. Hot take: with current squad, if National Team trophy use 38 match day format like league football, I think England would at least win 1 trophy in last 6 years. But they are doomed with current knockout stages format of National Team tournament and I don't think they will win anytime soon (unless they finally broken the jinx like Man City did in UCL last season).

I think Gallagher could be a really key player for England against big teams, his pressing, relentless energy and much improved on the ball ability make him a great pivot player next to rice, I’d definitely use Trent in games against weaker opposition but Gallagher against France or Spain especially who have very strong midfields makes a lot of sense to me

@EveryOtherWeekendRVA

5 ай бұрын

Agreed, saying Trent walks into the midfield over him is kinda crazy. On current form ofc