Standard today is shocking!! Watched France Brazil 06 the other day OMG.

Dear Southgate, In my humble opinion, the Switzerland match is likely going to be a draw either 0-0 or 1-1... so please ensure the substitutes coming later on are excellent penalty-takers, thank you! Yours sincerely, England Fan.

@leeturton9254

Ай бұрын

In my humble opinion he's about as likely to listen to the likes of you or even read this than me getting a shower session with christina Hendricks

@valuetraveler2026

Ай бұрын

I have tipped a draw

@phil19852010

Ай бұрын

@XQRobertz Dear Mr Robertz, Thank you for your letter. Please don't worry. I aim to win in normal time & shall be giving my substitutes at least two minutes playing time. Yours Mr Southgate Ps i've made it to a hundred games in charge, so I really couldn't give a shit

@XQRobertz

Ай бұрын

Thanks Southgate for listening to our pleas! You're an awesome guy ...Go lions and bring it home you legends🤝🕺🙏🏻

I could listen to Paul all day long. A real perspective of the game. Years ago I played with Ballie, Giles, Bobby Moore, Peter Lorimer, and many more. I can hear all of them talking.. exactly like Paul. This is one of the best podcast etc going...

I know it's most important to win, but give a thought to the thousands of people investing time and money to support and follow. I regret the wasted hours watching France and England mostly this euros. A half an hour of good football from England out of 4 games. France maybe 15 minutes.

@leebp9106

Ай бұрын

This is the main point. Standing staring for 90 mins having invested half your savings being bored out of your skull fills you with anger and regret.

Politics/money/greed, diving, whiny managers, incompetent refs, women’s football shoved down our throats, terrible pundits, box ticking, commercialism, stupid rule changes

@leeturton9254

Ай бұрын

Var overpriced tickets and shirts corrupt Fifa the list goes on and on

@MisAnnThorpe

Ай бұрын

Agreed on all counts. I'd also add boots in any colour other than black and players wearing their socks pulled up over the knee, like French tarts, to "complement" their pink boots.

@panchopuskas1

Ай бұрын

...socks "halfway" like Grealish, TAA, and friends, some with holes cut out at the back. Fashion statements, like their grotesque tattoos......worst of all, the price of tickets to pay for these wasters' new ferraris....​@MisAnnThorpe

@b.alexanderjohnstone9774

Ай бұрын

You forgot VAR and 6 substituts, 3 at a time.

@MisAnnThorpe

Ай бұрын

@@b.alexanderjohnstone9774 The number of substitutions permitted nowadays is ridiculous and ruins the flow of the game. I'd also add modern stadia to the list. They're uniformly sterile and lacking in character. In many ways, it feels like the club dies when they leave their old grounds. Millwall lost something intangible when they left Cold Blow Lane and West Ham aren't the same team since leaving the Boleyn. I'm now of the opinion that there's now just far too much football on TV. As with any other commodity, overabundance devalues it.

One answer :- The people involved in this sport, from top to bottom, are an absolute shambles. I do not admire or respect any of the footballers playing today, nowhere near as much as we did with generations gone by, and they weren't getting paid nowhere near as much... maybe that's the reason why... food for thought 🤔

@electricfootballhero1349

26 күн бұрын

Had social media existed in this form 20, 30, 40, and 50 years ago, pensioners would have been saying the exact same thing about the current generation of footballers. The more things change, the more they stay the same...

No wonder walking football is so popular in this country, the national team play it! But we live in hope that despite one of our fastest players being a 'Walker' we will actually pick up a bit of speed 😬

@Messreads

Ай бұрын

Very good 🤣

@robertdenner2569

Ай бұрын

Very good! As you said one of our fastest players is 'Walker' which made me realise that Everton's oldest player is probably 'Young'. Can you think of any more?

@BriKinsella

Ай бұрын

@@robertdenner2569 😆

Its too much of a stats based game now - players too frightened to risk giving away possession and taking the easy option - what happened to the days of wide players taking on defenders and crossing from the by-line? Boring.

I see inverted wingers glorified but can’t cross a ball for 💩 All i see are 100m runners playing kiss chase

The 10-1 formation is not helping. 1 upfront with no support, while the other 10 players passing the ball sideways.

I grew up watching and playing football, but fell out of love with it some years back. I decided to watch this Euros and can't believe how boring most of it has been, just a few games stood out from the matches j have seen. Possession based and trying to thread the ball through an dye of a needle leads to fewer chances, and defences that are still organised. What is wrong with wingers like Spain play with, it forces mistakes from the defence , like the Swiss caused us with the goal. Shots on target have been poor for many teams.

Any chance you can time stamp the videos

Is there any way you can talk to someone other than Merson ?

Fliex was put on instead of jota, huge mistake that

@valuetraveler2026

Ай бұрын

Martinez is a sub-rate coach

@TotalllFootball

Ай бұрын

Ronaldo was kept for 120 min, big mistake

Spain have played admirable football. Netherlands did in their last game at least. Germany was pretty positive although too rough against Spain. I hope the last two quarter finals will be positive attacking football.

@iandavis8047

Ай бұрын

Play 2 wingers that can actuslly cross the ball.. Gordon & Bowen.. free role to Palmer, Eze or Foden.. at least #1 mobile speedy striker.. try to score & win... not just try to not lose.

As years go by, the game becomes more athletic, ruling out more and more players that can't handle it physically Paul Scholes didn't play that long ago - but don't reckon he would make it these days, plenty examples like that Players used to be able to get away with being on the booze a few days a week when Keane was a player - we've probably reached the level now where having one mild night out a week out stops you from being able to play at the required level That's maybe why the likes of Rashford and Sancho are dropping off - not cause they have addictions or are maniacs, but because they fancy a night out every so often So more and more characters are filtered out in favor of super disciplined athletes

@kiely4561

Ай бұрын

The game has changed but not to a distinct level where paul scholes wouldn’t make it, the game when Scholes played was far more brutal, physical and creative players were kicked to bits so it’s actually more impressive that he made it back then given his stature, today they play on carpets, you cant sneeze on someone without getting booked and post peps Barcelona team the smaller more creative players who have the ability to retain possession are celebrated now, Pauls footballing brain would have a field day with some of these boys of today, he would adapt just like all the greats would. Can you imagine scoles in that man city team now where ball retention is paramount?…he could do that shit with his eyes closed.

@jimb9063

Ай бұрын

Could argue that what you've said (which I broadly agree with) is a side effect of football existing to make money rather than making money to exist. It's an industry with reputations and lots of money at stake to an increasing degree. With more to lose than "just" a game it shouldn't be surprising that efficiency triumphs over spectacle. It's a shame in a way that there isn't a T20 version of football threatening the traditional game. Might get a Bazball style version of play which might be worth watching again.

@yingyang1008

Ай бұрын

@@kiely4561 Yeah, I'm not talking about his skill - just the fact that everyone has to run around like a maniac these days I guess there is still room for slower quarter back players - but look at De Bruyne, he's just about done it seems as he's just not a natural athlete

@valuetraveler2026

Ай бұрын

some of the smaller portuguese players like Vitinho seem to be able to handle it

@iandavis8047

Ай бұрын

Players now seem to have their natural talent coached out of them... very few street football/maverick players around..like just a generation ago..(where are the modern day likes of Cantona, Di Canio et al) players whom people enjoy to see & want to watch...football is mow not the same when stats & % dictate if a young player makes it....passing it backwards & sideways to maintain posession stats dont make a thrilling watch) But the Spain national team for ex.. are an exemption it seems!!

If kane on ur playing with 10 men he's not at it 😮

Like Stan colly more said, It's the man city arc of possession! Passing the ball along the back four all the time! It's so boooring, I blame pep!

We’ll park the bus and Switzerland will get an early goal before we fully settle, we’ll be rattled and get caught in two minds and 20 minutes later they’ll get the 2nd and we’ll be in a full blown panic. We lose this 3-1 for me unless Switzerland choke.

Get Kane, Toney, Trent, Palmer and Bellingham ready to take the penalties

International football is mostly crap except for Spain and Argentina 2022 recently

The modern pressing game is crap. It has taken the skill out of the game so now skill is secondary to fitness.

It's sad when even Brazil play boring euro style football. The art of the game is no more.

They still cant pass the ball to each other thou

@MisAnnThorpe

Ай бұрын

The England players can as long as it's only sideways and backwards.

@nigelhaines7900

Ай бұрын

@@MisAnnThorpe They cant even do that without passing to the opposition

its soft as ice cream

Old thug football players, with simplistic thoughs😤

Alrite fam, Wagwan wys?

@alphonsoacqua

Ай бұрын

Nog?

@stinger610

Ай бұрын

@@alphonsoacqua Ooh ee ooh ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang

@alphonsoacqua

Ай бұрын

@@stinger610 Confirmed.

@stinger610

Ай бұрын

@@alphonsoacqua confirmed yer ma

Yeah... No... Yeah... No... Yeah ??? Can't get past the first 20 seconds, sorry.

Tgey are athlete ls first and football players second merson, Scholes, Zidane wouldn't even make it today!

Football is sh1te because most of these playing now are NOT footballers. Sure, they can run, but thats about their limit, basic skill level, and no end product. As for too many games, tired players well thats the biggest joke of all. Tell that to our nurses, care workers, and other professions were they have to work long hours to survive without the luxury afforded to the pampered EPL players.

@MisAnnThorpe

Ай бұрын

You've just described Saint Marcus Rashford to a tee.

Easy answer. Too many games. Many of this players are tired and need atleast 3 months of break. I am tired of watching football as well. It's too many games now

@bobbymcculloch2451

Ай бұрын

Too many games ??? Try a building site. Oil rig. Fishing boats etc etc. plus they get paid thousands of pounds a week. And get pampered you sound as wimpish as the modern day football players.

@user-hc1ie6lk7l

Ай бұрын

@@bobbymcculloch2451 doesn't change the fact players need to rest

@matthewdoyle3877

21 күн бұрын

@@user-hc1ie6lk7l Awwwww baby they are only on £500,000 per week, you wet-wipe