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It's Southgate's ultra cautious approach to a knockout game. Holding back some subs in case he needs them in ET.

Perhaps, like the rest of us, they're waiting for the Rice to cook.

Offside this time, but the chances will come. Just before that, Slovakia had 7 players in our half pressing us, so the gaps are there if we can exploit them.

Wow. Southgate must be trying to get himself sacked.

Walker has been very poor. I'd happily put TAA on in his place.

Only with players who haven't already been booked. He's set a bar but refused to meet it for a few fouls from players already on a yellow.

That's up there with the worst England performances I've ever watched.

I'm sure the Italian fans were saying exactly the same yesterday.

England have been nothing short of pathetic. The aimless passing between the defenders is worse than anything we witnessed at SMS last season. No movement up front, no ability to pass through the lined. It's fucking dreadful football. Worse than anything we produced under Graham Taylor. And he at least had the excuse that we didn't have a decent crop of players at the time. How can you take one of the most talented group of attacking players and make them look so utterly shite?

I'll have some of what you're smoking please. England have been fucking shit, again, and are deservedly behind.

Well the last teenage starlet called Romeo we signed didn't turn out too bad.

Glasto weekend, so the Mrs and me are doing our usual thing of having a few drinks and watching it all on TV from the comfort of our own living room. She enjoyed PJ Harvey earlier, but I've never been able to connect with her music and find some of it quite jarring and uncomfortable to listen to. We're both enjoying Aurora though - not really listened to her before but she's a great performer.

Yeah this is just as likely. He's from Guildford and, aside from a couple of brief loan spells at Leeds and Ipswich earlier in his career, he's pretty much stayed at clubs in London and the south. At this stage of his life he just might not fancy relocating to Glasgow or Merseyside.

Kane thinks we played much better tonight. Hmmmmmm.

In her spare time she's a stripper.

Palmer has looked really bright so far. Trying to get through the lines and make something happen at least.

Finally a shot on goal!

Fair play to the England fans in the ground. Don't know they can keep this up, given the absolute shitshow they're being served up on the pitch.

Foden finally gets in round the back, unmarked on the line, 3 players waiting in the 6 yard box, and he lays it back to the edge of the box to Walker who cocks it up. Sums up England's performance perfectly.

You never watched Danny Fox play then?

Wayne Rooney is a fucking awful pundit.

Obstruction is only a thing if the ball is not within playing distance. If it is within playing distance, players have the right to 'shield' the ball.