He's gonna die on that hill whilst beating that dead horse

@mca1881

7 ай бұрын

Samism!!!!

@turtlecrazy125

3 ай бұрын

No

"Die on that horse" is a massive samism, you've mixed 'die on that hill' with perhaps 'flogging a dead horse', absolute class Jim you never let us down! :')

@Bobby_sprinkles

7 ай бұрын

I'm glad someone else noticed this!

@turtlecrazy125

3 ай бұрын

Lol

God bless Carlo Ancelotti for unlocking Jude at the 10. Any other manager would've played him deeper as an 8 and we wouldn't have a catalyst who can spark offensive threat and change the game at any moment.

@jacobbarnett3514

7 ай бұрын

It’s interesting that he’s so good at the 10 if you think last year he was an 8 or even a 6 sometimes, but jobe has played striker for Sunderland this season a lot after all playing deeper last year so maybe there’s something there !

@palashrawat401

7 ай бұрын

Kaka regen ...Ballon d'or loading...

@sukhdevr3489

7 ай бұрын

​@@jacobbarnett3514Rafa Benitez did the same with Gerrard (CM to CAM), they're just too good and too effective at shooting and scoring to not get the best out of.

@jacobbarnett3514

7 ай бұрын

@@sukhdevr3489 I remember Gerrard 10 with Torres ST what a combo!

@ronnyron4681

7 ай бұрын

​​@@sukhdevr3489 Gerrard is easier to be stopped by opposition defensive midfielder because he lacks the tight spaces ball control. While Jude was said to be as good as wide spaces Gerrard and tight spaces Zidane.

Bellingham seems not to have the same limitations that England players of the past had. There's a freedom to his play that seems new. Gerrard/Lampard etc seemed to play with the world on their shoulders for England - it was tangible. The only players that didn't have it were 18 year old Owen and Rooney - once they matured they took on the same burden. Bellingham looks different, let's hope he doesn't become stifled.

@lukeEmmo

7 ай бұрын

hopefully the wonderful cultural changes Southgate has brought to the mood both in and surrounding the national team will help with that too

@fullydavid

7 ай бұрын

@@lukeEmmo - all praise the holy Gar-eth

@annandune

7 ай бұрын

Owen continued to play well but injury got the better of him. Rooney looked better than he was because Owen was there at the beginning to take the heat off. When push came to shove, Rooney was never there in the big tournaments. The Golden Generation as a whole were vastly overrated.

@leeturton9254

7 ай бұрын

I also think Bellinghams been trusted to play where he wants....he said after the game he's been given that freedom as long as he doesn't shirk his defensive responsibilities... that's because the management know he's got the engine to do that

@annandune

7 ай бұрын

@@leeturton9254 I heard on some programme that his coach as a young player said he was a number 24 or something like that, because he could play the '6', '8', or '10' role, and perhaps even combine all three in his performance.

Kane, Rashford, Saka and Bellingham is an unbelievable front 4

@VillaBoys123

7 ай бұрын

Can't wait for Southgate to sacrifice 2 of them in a knockout game for someone who covers his fullback!

@123kidxpac123pac

7 ай бұрын

Foden, grealish, Bowen, Gordon, Maddison, Sterling, ings, Wilson. The options of the bench are incredible as well

@TheRishijoesanu

7 ай бұрын

Sneaked in Rashford like we won't notice

@otherbrookzy

7 ай бұрын

@@123kidxpac123pacnot all of them can be included

@dillonnav

7 ай бұрын

@@TheRishijoesanu Shut up

Bellingham’s the spark we’ve needed since Rooney

@ravd8082

7 ай бұрын

yes but lets not get carried away we've been here before many times one game at a time

@Biscuit9901

7 ай бұрын

Rooney?? Spark?? For England?

@callmeshen9754

7 ай бұрын

Rooney? Only pass the eye test but he is not clutch player for England and never been. He’s not that guy mean while Jude bring Real madrid vibes to England national team. He is that dude.

@jm11111

7 ай бұрын

Doesn’t matter mate Southgate’s still the manager so nothing changes.

@wayneverhoff2790

7 ай бұрын

A spark that fizzled out and died as soon as it started

I really think Rice behind Maddison and Bellingham is the key to unlocking more attacking quality, while staying defensively solid. The need to play 2 defensive midfielders is mental to me, Maddison has shown at Spurs he can drop deep to help build out from the back, so can Jude, but they will always be there when the ball is in the final third as well.

@ACE360x

7 ай бұрын

Rice is also getting more and more experience playing with 2 relatively attacking players in front of him at arsenal now

@tomwhite5868

7 ай бұрын

Yeah I agree, I think if Maddison can continue this run he's been on at Spurs and Rice keeps playing in the higher pressing, higher energy Arsenal side, come end of the season they'll be so so good, then with Bellingham that Midfield could become the best in the whole tournament

@michaelrowell7798

7 ай бұрын

You know Southgate is not going to change his system..he is that inflexible. If they win it, it will be in spite of Gareth not because of him.

@w2l709

7 ай бұрын

At club level you'd set up with Bellingham and Foden/Maddison as 8s with Trent or Lewis inverting from full back. Problem with internationals is we won't get 70% possession v top teams so the defensive weaknesses of that midfield are exposed. Also, it's over if you lose a game

@lyonnfire3262

7 ай бұрын

100%! Kalvin Phillips didn’t even look good defensively yesterday. Take Maguire out the team for Guehi and we’ll be very solid at the back.

Think we replace Phillips with Trent. Played there on previous international breaks and linked up so well with Saka

@hellohi1445

7 ай бұрын

The way foden been playing we can’t take him out. Foden Bellingham rice is a good midfield. However Southgate don’t want an offensive midfield like that :(

@juanteranlopez4900

7 ай бұрын

@@hellohi1445no it’s not since Jude is amazing going forward and Foden is a 10, that leaves the midfield too open and defensively lacking

@BonitaUzABum

7 ай бұрын

foden played on the right not at 10@@hellohi1445

@hellohi1445

7 ай бұрын

@@juanteranlopez4900 that midfield is 100% possible. Bellingham can play 8, foden as a 10. It’s just not gonna happen tho.

@harrybonney5059

7 ай бұрын

​@@hellohi1445Bellingham is best at a 10. He's first on the teamsheet in that position he's earned it. Would love to see longstaff or JWP to get some minutes x

The reason why I think the time is now is that we've now had 6 years or so of England U17, U19, U21 winning Euros and World Cups. A lot of the squad have experience of winning, we also have players regularly winning trophies for clubs in England and abroad. More Champions League experience than I can remember an England team having. It's happening.

I didn’t want to believe we could win it until James made a video about it coming home. Now I believe with all my heart we are winning this

@IltamZumraRashuptiIlatim

6 ай бұрын

France 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

@oscarluckin1625

6 ай бұрын

@@IltamZumraRashuptiIlatim alright mate calm it 😂

i admire your optimism jim but i just can't stop feeling that southgate will find a way to choke. he was handed the most gilt-edged opportunity last euros and still somehow fumbled it.

@mikester4896

7 ай бұрын

Well, Chiellini's neck pull on Saka should've been a red card so Italy should've been down to 10 men but somehow they were already playing with 12 men.

@robertdenton3617

7 ай бұрын

@@mikester4896 Sorry but that is never a red, it’s a tactical foul in his own half, yellow and nothing more.

@CMJames

7 ай бұрын

@@Max-kx9wy’much weaker side’ this reflects the delusion of most England fans. Just not rooted in reality at all

@lukeEmmo

7 ай бұрын

@@robertdenton3617 if he'd hacked him down with a tackle sure but the neck pull felt like unsportsmanlike conduct tbh, it was violent. I don't blame that decision for our loss btw just my take on it

@robertdenton3617

7 ай бұрын

@@lukeEmmo unsportsmanlike maybe but not violent, it was still just a shirt pull. I’d call the no foul in Saka vs France for their first goal a bigger refereeing mistake. I think all our tournament defeats under Southgate we’ve had trouble scoring from open play regardless of whether decisions have gone against us.

Was a good win. That second goal with Foden and Bellingham linking up in the middle was special. Magic happens when those 2 are near each other. I really think single pivot with Foden and Bellingham in front would be amazing. Rice is more than good enough to be that single pivot.

We also have to consider that this is a very new italy team, and although england were impressive they will be punished against better teams. Especially with how unsure England cb’s not named John stones are on the ball.

@nameanteater4772

7 ай бұрын

I take it as 1 less team to worry about, as we often have failed against equal or better opponents. Now the number of teams in that bracket might be lower this time.

@j_james_01

7 ай бұрын

It’s not even about ability on the ball for our centre backs, it’s just recovery pace. One mistake and no one is getting back if we’re playing a high line. That’s why walker is so pivotal at right back he gives us an outlet to play higher and gives us more security at the back. It’s a shame Reece James can’t stay fit he’s the perfect mixture of wing back and defender type player. Some experiments at centre back must be done from now to summer, Dunk looked very solid against Scotland and Australia would’ve liked to see him play against italy.

England content is what got me onto this channel Jimbo! Never looked back, 3 years strong. Keep up the good work fella

Only real worry I have about the squad is the 3rd midfielder after Bellingham and Rice. Philips is lacking sharpness since he hasn’t been playing for City, Henderson is 33 and playing in a weaker league now, really think Southgate needed to look for a new starter in that spot rather than continuing to rely on Henderson and Philips. Funnily enough I’ve got faith in Maguire, he’s still performing well for England and he’s playing for United right now(even if its only because all their other defenders are injured lmao)

@AK-lq8ig

7 ай бұрын

Southgate should just swallow his pride and just copy Pep. Have Stones invert: he knows how to do it, Walker knows how to cover it and Rice is used to working with it. That frees up another midfield spot for a Foden/Maddison next to Bellingham.

@lamlam9044

7 ай бұрын

Maguire GOAT

@walllion94

7 ай бұрын

Depending on the opponents we've got Phillips Ward-Prowse Trent Rico Lewis Gallagher and I think Jacob Ramsey could give this England team balance on the left of a midfield 3 if he has another good season at Villa

@sukhdevr3489

7 ай бұрын

Ward Prowse or Trent imo

It’s not like Argentina and France didn’t have holes either. But they have top top players and a cohesive unit that can overcome those weaknesses

Anyone see how good Guehi was when he came on?

@lfc2729

7 ай бұрын

Yes me and my dad noticed he was everywhere

Really happy with our team overall. I would like to see Colwill start alongside Stones for England in our next camps before the Euros. It's a shame that Ben White doesn't get called up too because he could also work alongside Stones, that said Guéhi looked good last night too. The number 8 position concerns me the most, hopefully Phillips gets a loan to somewhere like Newcastle in January.

I feel like England look like they are going to win every match with Bellingham in this form, it gives the team so much confidence

Great point on Bellingham coming out with the ball, he made it look so easy, would just go up to an Italy player and take it off them.

The third midfielder for me is either Trent, Maddison or jones, all relatively young, but all provide something different, if we want to me more attacking I guess it makes sense for Maddison to be in the squad, breaking the lines and he’s good at dropping back as well. If you want good counter pressing use jones. No one really realise it but he’s 100% one of the key reasons Liverpool are back this season. Trent has the best creativity but lacks defensively and that might bite us unfortunately for both parties .

The reason I subscribed to james’ channel🤩🤩🤩 england optimism is infectious

Love the content mate. Best Footee Analysis youtube channel out thereaa ...and ill 'die on that horse' 🐎 😆👌🤷‍♂️

England won’t win any major honours as long as Southgate is the manager. This team is still being carried by individual performances and while it’ll make them progress deeper into the competition, they’ll ultimately come short, as they always have, because football is a team sport. Tactics / gameplan / substitutions > Saka / Bellingham / Kane and inshallah

@pricey1635

6 ай бұрын

Utter bollocks this is more of a team effort than England have offered in recent years. Rivalries are put to the side. They enjoy it. It’s brilliant.

I believe the word is "natural". Jude Bellingham is that and yet so much more. His skills, his knowledge and his love of the game s encapsulated by his humility and team player mentality. Mark my words, this is where England finally delivers. God knows after so may disappointments we have earned this. Bellingham is the complete package. Great vid.

Kane and Bellingham and tomori abroad is such a positive that's why if England is successful it will be that reason.

Kane, Rice, Bellingham, Stones all world class and we have a lot of other quality options on the pitch also. We have every reason to be confident going in to the tournament.

I would start Dunk instead of Maguire, and call up Dan Burn for LB. This will give me so much more confidence on the back 4 defensively.

Had a think on this and you're spot on. Honestly, with the logic of this, I basically agree with all of Southgate's decisions in his squad off the back of this. Thanks for your insight Jim

Great video James

For me its not about the squad or players picked. Its about tactics, style philosophy. Southgate is lacking. World class players may get him through but you wouldnt take southgate at qpr. Imagine if we had a proper experienced manager not a guy whos peak was mid at boro

@Jimbobiscuit

7 ай бұрын

Eddie Howe would do great

@lenl860

7 ай бұрын

What has Southgate done tactically that is bad, his substitutions I can agree with are suspect but we’ve had better teams in the past who struggled to even get out the groups of world cups, Southgate is our most successful manager in almost 50 years and like it or not clearly knows how to play tournament football. It’s not exciting but it wins against tight opponents

@rc9719

7 ай бұрын

@@lenl860 win against teams your better than but when you face good opponents lose

@Lifelongloser

7 ай бұрын

@@lenl860 England have had two superb draws in the last two finals. Denmark at home in the semis ? But hey if people want to think he’s a great manager it doesn’t really matter. England have a great chance of at least getting to another final regardless

@jackninetynine5036

7 ай бұрын

Yeah I think he’s not the best tactically but the level of international managers is lower & also he has a great ability of keeping the squad united despite only being together every few months. We had Sven & capello who were good tactically as they managed at a good level but couldn’t unite the squad & we failed. He’s the best we have at the moment. Nobody available or willing to take the job that does any better than he is now

Great points on Bellingham. Looking forward to his brother Jobe play alongside him for England in the next few years.

I think James is missing the point that Southgate will cost you in the end regardless of the talent. England had one of the best team/players in the world in early 2000's and the manaher cost them. Its all good and well against struggling/weak opponents. But when you come up against an inform and good team, the manager decides the game. And Southgate will park the bus and lose tactically. The title of this video should be: "The other top teams are weak, Southgate has a chance"

@nihlify

7 ай бұрын

Your players bottled it throughout the 2000's lol, easy out to blame it on the coach

@zxy6216

7 ай бұрын

@@nihlify even the best players will struggle to perform in a bad system/framework

This must be the first time England players have either been "the guy" or at least key facilitators for the best teams in the world Kane - "the guy" for Bayern Bellingham - "the guy" for Real Madrid Saka - "the guy" for Arsenal Rashford - "the guy" for Man Utd Foden and Grealish - key facilitators for the best team in the world

@w2l709

7 ай бұрын

Would probably throw Rice in that bracket as well now. Which is huge for England to say about a defensive midfielder

@Scott-hu3np

7 ай бұрын

@@w2l709 yeah that's fair. Stones and Walker as well

@somasora7

7 ай бұрын

And Trent is still Liverpool’s main creative force

Ill give you 3 reasons why it isn't... Harry Maguire, Kalvin Phillips & Jordan Henderson.

It's a skull, there's players who always come out with the ball... I felt that. As a Forest fan as soon as you said it Orel Mangala springs to mind. He's not flashy or fast... but you could put him in a phone box with Vinnie Jones and he's walking out with the ball attached to his right peg.

Bellingham so far looks like he might be potentially even better for England than Gerrard etc it's hard to remember games were our past elite midfielders shone as brightly but maybe that coz we had Gerrard Scholes lamps in some side and none shone more than the other were Bellingham has more work man like rice and phillips next to him.

Injuries will probably doom us. EPL March-May in the current climate of player fatigue will see us lose some key players.

Yes, all round ive never known a better squad of England players and hugely tournament experienced now. Just hope we can do what France and Spain managed 20 odd years ago and really establish themselves as winners

We all know players who somehow come out with the ball. My mind immediately went to Gerrard and Suarez. I love players like that. Absolute battlers, so much drive, nothing can stop them.

Longstaff would be a menace in that midfield. Just my opinion, don’t get angry.

Cutis Jones is so underrated, so solid defensively and in possession. Would fit perfectly in Philips role. Where we need someone to cover ground and make the simple progressive passes and runs.

Yes Bellingham chances everything but please don't get carried away because to win a tournament it's not only talent that's at play There's alot of factors injuries inclusive

I still think France is gna win tbh, but they're definitely favourites . im excited but i'm not gonna get super gassed just because they beat an bad italy side

for me when it comes to international tournaments the deciding factor for the teams that win it is often their psychology rather than the quality of players in the team. Of course quality helps a lot but without the correct team psychology the players can just appear lost. Argentina's World Cup win was driven by the teams spirit and desire, Italy in the euros didn't have the best team but their minds were glued together, France in the world cup 2018 would be an outlier however, but psychology and team mentality does seems to have such a large influence over the success of International teams. A point could be made about Brazil's recent troubles attributing to their lack of identify, as with England in the past. England's team mentality and togetherness at least in my eyes is better than I can ever remember so this can only be positive.

@Iron-Bridge

7 ай бұрын

Good point about psychology. But I disagree with you about it being the overwhelming factor. I would further the point by saying that once a team reaches a minimum quality, then psychology becomes the slight difference maker. With teams of wildly differing quality, not so clear cut.

@TargetMan442

7 ай бұрын

Thank you and yes I agree, that was the point I was trying to make: certainly when it comes to large disparities in quality that will be the difference maker, but psychology is more often the difference maker when it comes to who wins the tournament/goes far in it. At the top of international football, quality evidently doesn't seem to be the overwhelming factor regarding who is successful, as reinforced by the countless examples of international teams underperforming. Just from the eye test its clear when a national team are well spirited and glued together as they play much more cohesively and as a unit.@@Iron-Bridge

Where was Kane playing? He seemed to be in midfield most of the time - would love to see his average position.

Really sick of the southgate hate now, acheived far morw than any england manager apart from sir alf ramsey whos the only manager to win us something. Southgate's the only manager who gets judged off the job he did at boro 10 years ago, completely disregarding how far england have come since getting knocked out by iceland in our last tournament before southgate took over.

@deloford

7 ай бұрын

He is a shocking manager who wouldn't get a PL job. His tactical understanding of games is non existant, he makes the wrong changes too late. In the Euros he shut up shop from 10mins in and we didnt have a single shot on target after the goal. WTF. I am fed up of fans saying "look at all the success he has brought" when *we havent had any success*, Losing is not sucess, winning a trophy is success. Gareth is too conservative, lacks balls and has zero personality to carry a team over the line. If we win the Euros it will be despite Southgate not because of him, I suspect it will be another golden generation spurned by him, and I just praying he does the honourable thing and resigns when we go out. 🙏

@denty95298

7 ай бұрын

@deloford mate, weve won one international trophy in our history, southgate in every possible factor is the second best manager in the history of the national team, our last tournament before he took over we got knocked out by Iceland and before that we finished bottom of a world cup group. The fact you point out a failing in the final of a major tournament proves just how far he's taken england from where he started, also saying he wouldn't get a prem job is purely opinion, Hodgson has had multiple prem jobs after failing as England manager.

@yoshiwoollyworld

6 ай бұрын

@@denty95298and southgate would’ve won the final instead of finishing as runners up if he didn’t bottle the final with garbage tactics. If he was that good to lead england into the euro final then he should have no problems leading england into the euro 2024 final. Failure means he was never a good coach and only got to the final last time because he had home advantage and scrub teams to play against, and would’ve been knocked out if he met the big boys much earlier. Sir Alf Ramsey failed to reach the 1974 wc in what should’ve been an easy group, I’m sure he is remembered more for that than winning 1966. Southgate is probably remembered more right now for losing 4-0 to hungary (which is probably a bigger upset or embarrassment than losing to iceland), nations league regulation and/or losing the euro final to a team that got eliminated by north macedonia. If italy fail to qualify for euro 2024 then any england fan would likely remember southgate for losing to them more because of his horrible tactics in the final than he would be remembered for reaching the euro final

if we don’t win it this time around southgate has blood on his hands. even if we do win it, southgate was still a meh manager for us, but at least he’ll have managed to fulfil this squads potential

TRENT TRENT TRENT. Perfect for that double pivot with Rice. He’s come on miles over the last couple years in terms of his composure/mobility on the ball in those more dense areas. He can rotate out wide with Walker/James, and provides that real crucial creativity that Rice-Bellingham is slightly lacking. And he’s actually gonna provide defensive cover that you don’t get from Maddison, Foden or JWP.

No matter what people say Southgate has brought back the love for England football team. People forget that less than 10years ago we were probably at our lowest losing to Iceland, now we are regularly getting to semis and finals whereas ‘powerhouses’ like Italy, Germany and Spain are struggling to get there and even the tournament

@yoshiwoollyworld

6 ай бұрын

Do you get to semis and finals because you played scrub teams or is it because southgate is a good coach? Why didn’t southgate reach wc 2022 semis this time when he did so last time? Why did england finish bottom of a nations league group against two teams which couldn’t qualify for wc or a third team that flopped?

@Nutter2396

6 ай бұрын

@@yoshiwoollyworld well for starters considering we got knocked out by Iceland 2 years prior to getting to the World Cup semi finals and 4 years prior to getting to the Euro Final I would say that is pretty good progress. This whole thing about the draw is rubbish we can only beat who is against us, yes you can argue we didn’t beat the better teams when it came to it, but I for one would say in the Euros would say we deserved to win. Finally this is coming from a person who lives in a country who couldn’t get out of the group stages and finished with 0 points and the third worst goal difference in all of the groups, plus you had to employ an English coach to get you to the World Cup in the first place

@yoshiwoollyworld

6 ай бұрын

@@Nutter2396 and you would’ve won the euros if southgate didn’t fuck over england with terrible tactics after taking the lead. He’d be remembered more for losing a final to a team who couldn’t qualify for the next tournament than he’d be for reaching the final, and this goes double if italy fail to qualify for euro 2024. I’m sure sir alf ramsey is remembered more for failing to qualify for 1974 world cup than he is for winning 1966

@Nutter2396

6 ай бұрын

@@yoshiwoollyworld not really I will admit that he shouldn’t have made the subs for penalties but don’t think you can really blame Southgate, considering one there should have been a red card to Chiellini and two that was kind of last chance salon for that Italy team. I think a vast majority of people will remember him for getting us to finals and bringing the good times and small minority like yourselves are basically pessimistic doubters. The only reason (or one of the main reasons) why Italy won’t get to the next euros is because, oh wait England beat them (twice) so please STFU.

@ahaan416

5 ай бұрын

​@@Nutter2396England Will Win this time

Bellingham is a Gerrard with a dash of Henry

How is Bellingham only 20?! It’s madness. He’s going to be the best England player of all time. He’s dictating matches already and is so ahead of his years in maturity and understanding the game. Plus unlike some others in the past it appears he is of good mental health, may it stay that way, and is level headed. Football’s coming home suddenly became more true than it has since 1966. 🦁 🦁 🦁

"What if" Jiminez never got injured and Adama reached his potential? Wolves reach Europa League and build a Portuguese super team

Gareth Southgate is going to die on the horse that is Maguire 😂 think it's die on that hill but on that horse sounded good lol

the team is different, the manager isn't tho

Love the Samism “die on that horse” 7:02 😂

It's "die on that hill" and "flog a dead horse" very appropriate mixed metaphor 😂

I wasn't totally convinced by Rashford really, but options on the left are limited. That role, 3rd midfielder and 2nd centre back are the 3 areas that need the most work.

Can't wait for England to disappoint again lol

Pickford James stones colwill Trent Rice Palmer Bellingham Foden Kane Saka I think this is our best starting 11, if everyone is fit come the tournament and if James manages to re-find his fitness he should be starting right back, he is so well rounded. When we are in possession against a low block, it becomes. Stones colwill James Rice Trent Saka Foden palmer Kane Bellingham Kane and Bellingham in the box to score the goals and be the main targets in the box, Bellingham can interchange with foden and palmer, he should have a free role when we have the ball, but he should be in the box as much as possible.James and Saka creating the width on either side putting in crosses and doing cut backs and being the extra person in the box when the ball is coming in from the other side. They are both so creative from wider areas, Saka will be able to be more creative on his strong foot, it may take away his goal scoring ability but he’s there for other reasons. Goals will come from others. Rice and Trent dictating play and controlling the game and running the tempo when in possession. Palmer and foden finding pockets of space on the edge of the area, which they are both insane in this area finding space Turning there man, play 1-2s and beating there man etc to get a shot off or create a chance. Stones picks himself, colwill is the best option to pare him with. He has way more legs than hg and we should be playing with a highline, so he will get caught out. The other centre backs with the speed needed just aren’t as good as colwill on the ball. Colwill is also younger than other options and imo better with more potential, so he should be growing into a England starting role now.

I still cannot see England getting pass France.

@captainfalconmain6576

3 ай бұрын

their a chance we don’t see england vs france here why upsets happen an this tournament

I think the key thing which makes me believe is to have a winning international side, you need to have a good spine from the goalkeeper towards the striker, If we're putting Pickford's reliability into the goalkeeping, Declan Rice is world class for a CDM, Jude Bellingham... there's not enough words to mention how good he is and Harry Kane being a record goal scorer for England. the rest of the team follows with the likes of Rashford, Foden, Trippier, Stones, and the list goes on as to how much quality is oozing in the squad. Is this our competition to lose?

I reckon we could replace Kalvin Phillips with JWP easy. If you want a double pivot, ask John Stones to step up in possession and Trippier can stay back if you want 3 in defence. Suddenly it's a proper 8 going forward and not someone who hasn't played enough football almost getting sent off

Die on that horse instead of die on that hill was class 😂

The second goal was interesting. It raises the question of whether we could play Foden alongside Rice because he is the one player we have who can turn and release the ball quickly to turn defence into attack. Would be a monumental gamble defensively but could it work?

@harrybonney5059

7 ай бұрын

Yes but the wingers would need to step in and work harder defensively. Rashford just isn't that guy. Neither is Saka really. Bowen, Grealish. Could play maddison wide

@CMJames

7 ай бұрын

Declan plays those passes only when he is 100% sure. Extremely cautious player, and if you watch it back Jude is basically telling him to give him the ball. Maddison or Trent are actually more inclined to take those risks regularly

The problem is, this England team relies on individual talent to get it through games. That works against teams with lesser players, but when you come up against another quality group with a well honed tactical system, England always falter. The talent England have is unquestionable. But we get through games on moments of individual brilliance, not well-drilled patterns of play. Then if the individuals don't click, we have nothing to fall back on.

I like the optimism but France and Portugal still exist (and even the Netherlands, too). Never underestimate England and/or Southgate's ability to clutch victory from the jaws of defeat.

I want england to win euro 2024.Thats it.Love from India.

Not without a different manager, one that can manage a crucial game and not sit on his hands.

I know he didn't play but freaking saka mate, its coming right home buddy!

The way England seem to be playing 4-2-3-1 now they should have a double pivot of Trent and rice. Rice covers the defensive aspects while allowing Trent to sit deeper and find the long balls to Rashford and saka while also being able to help our Walker on the right hand side. I think it’s a no brainer

Let's face it. We hear this it's coming home every two years. Having said that, this is a good team this time. (Coming from a Netherlands supporter.)

Sorry but I don't think we will, Southgate picks his favorite players on who knows what merit. It isn't form, or minutes player How Phillips and Maguire are in the team I will never know.

Yeah remember when it was our time last Euro's because "Being at home will make all the difference! Its coming home!"...It never did and never does. England are the Spurs of international football, bottle it in the big games and have a good team capable of winning but are never the best team in the tournament.

Alexa, play Back To The Future from "I've seen this one before, it's a classic"

Bellingham just has “it”. The only other player (in the new generation of players) who has that “it” is Mbappe. They’re just superstars and so special

It's the fact they can batter Italy when they don't even play that well that encourages me. The best teams win even when they dont play well. It's worrying though as England will always be playing 50-60% potential with Southgate in charge.

The majority of people moaning about the manager or playing down qualification aren’t old enough to remember McLaren, Hodgson or Taylor. We’re not always going to qualify like this, and we’re building towards a tournament win

I just don't think we can win anything if we continue starting players like Maguire and Phillips who aren't playing for their clubs. I'm not anti-either of them, they're both good, but clearly undercooked and not fit. If they don't start playing regularly for their clubs, which they won't, they cannot be relied on in a tournament.

Frances squad is as good as Englands if not better. they are our best enemy next year

every tournament it's the same speech but yet England NEVER EVER do anything in these international competitions.. so why would it be any different now lool 😂😂🙄🤦🏾‍♂️

As a french , first time we giving credit to an English team! .. Please give credit whre it's due: Mr SOUTHGATE

One must beware hubris!!!

Its on like Donky Kong

Replace Henderson with Harry winks? Something to think about (yes I am a Leicester fan).

Not sure, France remain strong, Portugal are getting better, and Germany will improve under their new manager and will have home advantage. Semi-finals for England I reckon. A big weakness I think will be Maguire. At some point not playing has got to catch up regarding match fitness. I'm a big Southgate man, but I have to confess that I'm now getting tired of it, Maguire needs to be phased out.

Nice Samism James, i could be wrong but it's "die on this hill" you could be confusing it with "beating a dead horse"?

1. Pickford 2. Ramsdale 3. Trafford 4. Walker 5. Trippier 6. Chilwell 7. Shaw 8. Stones 9. Guehi 10. Maguire 11. Colwill 12. Rice 13. Henderson 14. JWP 15. Bellingham 16. Alexander-Arnold 17. Maddison 18. Foden 19. Grealish 20. Saka 21. Rashford 22. Kane 23. Watkins - 24. Tomori 25. Sterling 26. Gallagher

If he doesn't win the Euros.. Southgate is a bigger failure than Sven for me. This is the greatest crop of England players I have ever seen. World class players in almost every position. Southgate has been carried by this group of players. I'm sure he is a lovely guy but you can't win off of good vibes alone. The Italy team we played last night was missing so many of their starting 11. Sven's '''Golden generation'' had to compete with alot better international teams than we do right now. Who is our biggest threat? France?

The Jim curse. We're going out in the group stages now.

they say this every time :)

Ripple effect on if what would have happened if Rice, Grealish, Kane, Bellingham, Maguire and Phillips had all declared for Ireland please

As an American I'm neutral and I can say without hesitation that only Southgate can stop England from winning the Euro's, and I believe that these players are good enough to still win despite Gareth provided the core key group is on the pitch

@jamesg9468

7 ай бұрын

I'm old enough to remember when England even qualifying for tournaments wasn't a guarantee, and with Southgate it's always looked so easy. Are there better managers? Yeah, but they've got other club/country commitments right now, and with Southgate leading us to our second best result in England's history, he's earned enough stock to run us through another tournament or two.

Trippier does not work at left back. He is a great right back but he is no left back. McGuire has played very well for England in the past but he is struggling now, so the left hand side looked weak.

Despite Southgate not because of him

@denty95298

7 ай бұрын

Cant blame him when we lose and give him no credit when we win lad, that's just childish.

Could you create a fictional euro 2024 squad for Doggerland? (Submerged land between England, Netherlands, Germany & Denmark)

Surprised to not see Conor Gallagher get too much of a go in that Phillips role

Here we go again

Bellingham has as much quality as Gazza/Rooney with the mentality of Gerrard/Keane, he's SO good

Iceland: hold my beer