The Euro 2024 Thread

[egg]

Walker was a disgrace there. Absolute disgrace. 

[Sheaf Saint]

  On 30/06/2024 at 16:23, egg said:

It will. I fancy us to win by a couple. 

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I'll have some of what you're smoking please.

England have been fucking shit, again, and are deservedly behind.

[sfc4prem]

Fuxking embarrassing. Walker's been shite, but so have the rest of them.

[S-Clarke]

Absolutley deserved, should have been ahead by now.

The England team is just not there, there's no fixing this. Kinda want them to put us out of our misery so I can enjoy the rest of the tournament.

[Toadhall Saint]

2 CB going for the same ball - absolute shambles at the back in this game.

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[CB Fry]

This is, like, the best England squad EVA

[egg]

  On 30/06/2024 at 16:26, Sheaf Saint said:

I'll have some of what you're smoking please.

England have been fucking shit, again, and are deservedly behind.

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I'm still mesmerized by Shania Twain...that goal has brought me back to reality. 

[S-Clarke]

If only we had Kalvin Phillips.

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

Zero chance of England being able to break down a side defending a lead. Roll on the World Cup...

[James]

This is trash. Walker needs to be subbed.

[adrian lord]

There must be a problem in the camp. This tournament performance smacks of serious divisions in the team. 

[Winnersaint]

Walker having a mare. Lack forward runners

[Southner]

Wonder when Gareth will bring Trent on into midfield? 

[Bakovnetski]

Do they actually do any training together to play like a team? They just look like a clueless bunch of individuals. 

Edited 30 June, 2024 by Bakovnetski

[Holmes_and_Watson]

And there we go. As England faffed around with ineffective possession, their defensive frailties were being picked out. No real press in their half, and Bueno caught out a couple of times in a move that puts England behind.

England have looked pants in breaking teams down. So they are going to have to shake themselves out of this tempo and step it up, and be more positive in their half. Plenty of top attackers to start doing it.

[AlexLaw76]

No movement up top is why we just spent 5 mins passing it about in defence 

foden cannot be LW

Kane needs to do something 

[Micky]

They're coming home, it's not! 

[BotleySaint]

Are England crippled by fear of failure, such that they aren't willing to try? Do they simply not care? 

[Lighthouse]

  On 30/06/2024 at 16:28, adrian lord said:

There must be a problem in the camp. This tournament performance smacks of serious divisions in the team. 

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Our problem is the man who picks up prostitutes playing GTA and drives them safely back to their home.

[SNSUN]

  On 30/06/2024 at 16:28, S-Clarke said:

If only we had Kalvin Phillips.

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Bloody Kevin Phillips would improve this team.

[egg]

  On 30/06/2024 at 16:28, James said:

This is trash. Walker needs to be subbed.

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The way he dropped off for the goal playing the lad onside was schoolboy stuff. He's not on it with the ball either. 

[OttawaSaint]

Very similar to the Italy performance yesterday.

[Toadhall Saint]

Does trippier ever pass it forwards?

[SNSUN]

Next England Manager choice then people? Pochettino?

[sfc4prem]

What is England's tactical approach for breaking through a defensive block?

Where is the tactical nous?

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Trippier has been the one out wide a couple of times. But like Foden will always cut into traffic. Opponents have been dealing with that all tournament.

[whelk]

  On 30/06/2024 at 16:29, Bakovnetski said:

Do they actually do any training together to play like a team? They just look like a clueless bunch of individuals. 

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As said on previous game we genuinely look the worst coached team of the tournament 

[OttawaSaint]

  On 30/06/2024 at 16:31, SNSUN said:

Bloody Kevin Phillips would improve this team.

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Emo Phillips would...

[whelk]

Hook Foden

[Sheaf Saint]

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?

[Lighthouse]

  On 30/06/2024 at 16:32, OttawaSaint said:

Emo Phillips would...

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An actual Phillips screwdriver stuck into the turf…

[SNSUN]

Kane basically playing right back there. That's good tactics.

[egg]

  On 30/06/2024 at 16:32, SNSUN said:

Next England Manager choice then people? Pochettino?

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I think he'd be superb and would get these lads playing as they can. It won't be him though. 

 

[AlexLaw76]

  On 30/06/2024 at 16:33, Sheaf Saint said:

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?

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Awful isn’t it. Gordon and palmer need to be on. I’d hook Kane also

[OttawaSaint]

Surely England will still win this. 2-1 aet.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

  On 30/06/2024 at 16:31, SNSUN said:

Bloody Kevin Phillips would improve this team.

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I've seen all of 20 mins of Wharton. And his direct running and passing would force the tempo. Mainoo has been offering some passing options, but they need some drive.

[Bakovnetski]

Mainoo making no effort to get into space when others need a pass out from the back.

.....and he got the message finally. 

Edited 30 June, 2024 by Bakovnetski

[Sheaf Saint]

  On 30/06/2024 at 16:34, OttawaSaint said:

Surely England will still win this. 2-1 aet.

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

[SNSUN]

  On 30/06/2024 at 16:35, Holmes_and_Watson said:

I've seen all of 20 mins of Wharton. And his direct running and passing would force the tempo. Mainoo has been offering some passing options, but they need some drive.

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Any effectiveness Mainoo could have had has been taken away by the yellow card. Agree about Wharton. I'm sure we'll see Trent on at some point to win it for England...

[egg]

  On 30/06/2024 at 16:32, whelk said:

Hook Foden

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Gordon, Eze, Palmer or move Saka over onto his natural side? I'd go Gordon and Palmer, and hook Saka too. 

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

Bellingham? More like Belling-end.

[James]

  On 30/06/2024 at 16:31, egg said:

The way he dropped off for the goal playing the lad onside was schoolboy stuff. He's not on it with the ball either. 

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Another one that is arrogant as fuck as well. Thinks he’s better than he is.

[whelk]

That lack of feel good factor in the country after this could seriously hurt the Conservative vote next week

[James]

  On 30/06/2024 at 16:38, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

Bellingham? More like Belling-end.

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Yep. His ego is doing us no favours here.

[adrian lord]

So many key players off form.

[Elmore Saint]

This reminds me of Saints when they were at their tippy-tippy worst.....

[Turkish]

This is awful

[Southner]

  On 30/06/2024 at 16:32, OttawaSaint said:

Emo Phillips would...

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Just an Emo would scare Slovakia's defence more. 

[stknowle]

  On 30/06/2024 at 16:31, OttawaSaint said:

Very similar to the Italy performance yesterday.

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We look every bit as shit as they did. 

[SNSUN]

  On 30/06/2024 at 16:39, Elmore Saint said:

This reminds me of Saints when they were at their tippy-tippy worst.....

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Yet we still got promoted so there's hope for England yet I suppose. If only England had Adam Armstrong...