The Euro 2024 Thread

[Sheaf Saint]

  On 20/06/2024 at 17:04, Toadhall Saint said:

Trent is beyond reproach- the pundits just keep giving him a free pass. He’s crap always has been in any other position than wing back. 

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Yep. It's bonkers that none of them can even bring themselves to point out the obvious and criticise him. 

Plenty of criticism of Kane at HT, but none for TAA. So weird.

[BotleySaint]

England look like they'd rather be on holiday 

[coalman]

Oh FFS put Trent out of our misery.

[Suhari]

  On 20/06/2024 at 17:03, saintant said:

Body language not great as players come up the tunnel.

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You normally see a greater sense of elation and sudden relaxation in such situations.

[Doctoroncall]

  On 20/06/2024 at 17:03, saintant said:

Body language not great as players come up the tunnel.

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More of the same. Passing is really bad. 

[sadoldgit]

I don’t know what Southgate said to them at half time, but it has made things worse.

[saintant]

As soon as Denmark get the ball our whole team backs off 20 yards. It's abject fear and it comes from Southgate.

[Turkish]

best passer in world football breaks forward then passes it behind every attacking player to slow down the attack 

[SNSUN]

A point is actually a good result... says Southgate post match. I predict it.

Or Bellingham will save us with a moment of genius and Southgate will say we played well. 

 

[coalman]

This is like watching Saints under Selles or Jones.

[saintant]

  On 20/06/2024 at 17:10, SNSUN said:

A point is actually a good result... says Southgate post match. I predict it.

Or Bellingham will save us with a moment of genius and Southgate will say we played well. 

 

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You don't think we might get beat here?

[Turkish]

finally he's off. Subbed off in both games so bad

[Toadhall Saint]

Yippee 

[Gingeletiss]

Southgate obviously reading this forum.

[Toadhall Saint]

Rice will be happy - a genuine midfielder to play alongside

[SNSUN]

  On 20/06/2024 at 17:12, saintant said:

You don't think we might get beat here?

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I refuse to acknowledge it as a possibility. Until it happens.

 

[Suhari]

Oh noes! "Our Trent" gets hooked. The bestestest player.

The injustice!!

[saintant]

Better already and Rice now only has to do the job of one man.

[Toadhall Saint]

  On 20/06/2024 at 17:15, saintant said:

Better already and Rice now only has to do the job of one man.

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And magically Foden looks better.

[James]

Gallagher has been so much better already. Hopefully the Trent experiment is now done.

[Suhari]

Much,much better after the change.

[Doctoroncall]

  On 20/06/2024 at 17:15, saintant said:

Better already and Rice now only has to do the job of one man.

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Still relying on individual brilliance rather than team play to create an opening. 

[SNSUN]

Saka one of the few highlights of England's tournament so far. I wonder if he'll get subbed off instead of Foden... 

[Gloucester Saint]

Finally, Southgate takes off the poor man’s Yan Valery. Playing him in midfield was just fucking bizarre and the sort of shit Pellegrino did, and Burley on a bad day. Speaking of which, Saints under Pellegrino is exactly how England are playing.

Saka will get a bollocking for running at opponents, and Foden fined for taking a good shot from range hitting the post.

Get some more pace on - Eze and Cole Palmer - up with Kane. Go 433. Saka is the only one gambling. Or Watkins if he really wants 442.

Gallagher booked. Shearer is right, Stones needs to break forward with the ball and push the midfield. So fucking deep.

Edit: At last! Mix up the play a bit now to get Eze and Watkins in behind.

 

Edited 20 June, 2024 by Gloucester Saint

[AlexLaw76]

Get Kane off ffs. Or put another sticker up with him

[saintant]

  On 20/06/2024 at 17:20, Doctoroncall said:

Still relying on individual brilliance rather than team play to create an opening. 

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The team play is miles better.

[Sheaf Saint]

  On 20/06/2024 at 17:24, AlexLaw76 said:

Get Kane off ffs. Or put another sticker up with him

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Watkins, Bowen and Eze about to come on.

[Micky]

What an unholy mess. 

[coalman]

This is how you get Germany in the next round.

[AlexLaw76]

At last, Kane off

[Doctoroncall]

  On 20/06/2024 at 17:24, saintant said:

The team play is miles better.

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Disagree. It’s still utter wank. Shape hasn’t changed. 

[Suhari]

We're going to lose this.

[saintant]

  On 20/06/2024 at 17:27, coalman said:

This is how you get Germany in the next round.

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Does it really matter who we get - this England side is very limited.

[Micky]

  On 20/06/2024 at 17:27, coalman said:

This is how you get Germany in the next round.

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I don't think it really matters, nobody is going to be to bothered about playing us after what we've shown so far.

[Guest]

Trent is abysmal. Hes always been overrated, great whip on a cross but a defensive liability.

[SNSUN]

This has a late Danish goal written all over it. If we were watching Saints, we'd be saying the same about the opposition. I just hope the subs can spark us into life.

[Turkish]

  On 20/06/2024 at 17:29, FarehamSaintJames said:

Trent is abysmal. Hes always been overrated, great whip on a cross but a defensive liability.

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I genuinely am still laughing at how he has been described as the best passer in world football

[coalman]

Cole Palmer has to be feeling pretty hard done by here.

[Chez]

not enough players willing to run without the ball at their feet. Need a few more 'workers' to balance the superstars.

This pitch is horrific. Some of the England players seem to have lost a little confidence because of it.

[Chez]

Watkins has started brightly. Good to have some pace up there.

[BotleySaint]

Great work Watkins. Just what we needed, someone getting in their face. 

[Sheaf Saint]

  On 20/06/2024 at 17:33, Chez said:

Watkins has started brightly. Good to have some pace up there.

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Yep, he's given the Danish defenders something to think about cos Kane was offering nothing.

[AlexLaw76]

Watkins doing what Kane is now unable to do….

[Sheaf Saint]

  On 20/06/2024 at 17:34, AlexLaw76 said:

Watkins doing what Kane is now unable to do….

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Was he ever?

[James]

This is back to old dark days of England. Relying on a team of players that have never played together before the tournament…

[Chez]

we've made subs, but we still look pretty shite.

[Micky]

PEH close....

[AlexLaw76]

Wait till the fixture schedule is blamed

[saintant]

Southgate somehow contrives to turn great players into a very poor team. 

[Sheaf Saint]

All at sea now.

If there's going to be a late winner, it will be for Denmark.