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We wasted 4 major tournaments under him, and 3 of the easiest runs to a final you could ever dream of.... Let alone that Italy loss to an aged side that haven't qualified for a major tournament since. Give tuchel that final and England waltz to a second major trophy 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️. Now we have a diminished squad with an aging kane (likely on his last tournament), and I still have more confidence that we'll do the business because tuchel is actually a tactically astute manager. Being shit but better than previous failure isn't good, it's still just failing. We knighted a guy who made a career out of losing at wembley on penalties 😂

Southgate didn't win a single game he wasn't favourite for, and even then we laboured past most of them. That win last night beats any other world cup win going back to at least the 1980s. That's basically put of memory for anyone under 40... I challenge the boo boys who weren't impressed to name many better ones that someone under 40 is going to recall... That's half a lifetime.

Wasn't it something like 7goals and assists in his opening 7 games. He also beat Beckham's set peice record imo, he scored direct from a corner... But not credited 🫤😄

Anyone calling JWP a journeyman has clearly lost perspective on him.

Really? JWP on good wages and a free transfer / loan in the championship is an absolute no brainer, especially with the amount of fouls saints tend to get 😅

Plenty of MPs across the house that could fit under that description sadly.

I agree it gives them an extremely novel advantage in this world cup, simply because they are the only side that is fully acclimatized to it. Sadly though, it is what it is. England still have fitter and stronger players than Mexico with more ability, might help to not be massive favorites for it and set up to defend and counter as well.

When you watch the replay, this guy had the prime seat, he knew it was in, and was jumping up before everyone else 😄

He was sold by Spors/Still prior to Eckert taking the reigns, to be replaced by Downs and considered a worse prospect than Archer for the team. Both terrible calls. We won't always play 1 big man up top, and equally there are numerous times where Eckert changed it up to go 2 Strikers or to introduce pace. Dom Ballard should still be on the books, he's a very promising and young home grown player who was top scorer in the league below whilst playing for an awful (and nearly relegated) side. He'd be very cheap and competent depth for the first team squad, would almost certainly be a money spinner for SR, and to be frank, should never have been let go in the first place compared to the money spent (wages/transfer/agent fees) for Downs and Archer.

Bad business if we let Bristol City sign Ballard when we can pick him up for a 22% discount. He could absolutely do a job for us this season.

Someone should probably make this case to the FA - ban him from saints and he'll unleash the Germans on us at the next Euros 😆

Its their last game anyway. Just feel really sorry for him - they're attack is generally quite shit and absolutely struggles for composure and finding the final pass - the mere presence and movement of Larin was one of the few things that made it work.

He's their best central attacker without question. Actually mad by Marsch.

She also said, "South Africa did much better against South Africa" 😄

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