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Got to say, I thought the ref was exceptionally poor; he was overwhelmed and I hope he doesn't get given another game - probably the worst ref I've seen in a very long time:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/...ng-room-was-like-a-scene-in-m-a-s-h-jr5sn7kfp
Gareth Southgate said that the England dressing room was like a “scene from M*A*S*H” with several key players needing fitness checks before Saturday’s quarter-final with Sweden. Dele Alli and Kyle Walker were substituted before England triumphed on penalties, while the captain Harry Kane appeared to end a watershed night for the national team in discomfort.
England were due to travel from Moscow straight back to their base in Repino with the showdown with Sweden in Samara looming large. “It’s like a scene from M*A*S*H in that dressing room, some from cramp and others needing assessment,” Southgate said. “We’ll know more in the next 36 hours. We’ve talked a lot to this team about making their own history, and they’ve bought into everything we’ve tried to do with them.
“I’m already thinking about the next game. I’d have liked a week to enjoy this one, but we don’t have that because Sweden are a team I respect hugely. We don’t have a good record against them.
“They have a plan and a clear way of playing, and it’s bloody difficult to play against. They’re greater than the sum of their parts. We’re high as a kite now, and we’ll be back at Repino at 6am.
“Today is a special moment for this team. It’ll hopefully give belief to the generations of players that will follow. Maybe we’re getting a bit smarter. Maybe we’re playing our game more by the rules the rest of the world are playing. But we kept our dignity and sportsmanship.
“We always have to believe in what is possible in life and not be hindered by history or expectations. These young players are showing that.”
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/...ng-room-was-like-a-scene-in-m-a-s-h-jr5sn7kfp
Gareth Southgate said that the England dressing room was like a “scene from M*A*S*H” with several key players needing fitness checks before Saturday’s quarter-final with Sweden. Dele Alli and Kyle Walker were substituted before England triumphed on penalties, while the captain Harry Kane appeared to end a watershed night for the national team in discomfort.
England were due to travel from Moscow straight back to their base in Repino with the showdown with Sweden in Samara looming large. “It’s like a scene from M*A*S*H in that dressing room, some from cramp and others needing assessment,” Southgate said. “We’ll know more in the next 36 hours. We’ve talked a lot to this team about making their own history, and they’ve bought into everything we’ve tried to do with them.
“I’m already thinking about the next game. I’d have liked a week to enjoy this one, but we don’t have that because Sweden are a team I respect hugely. We don’t have a good record against them.
“They have a plan and a clear way of playing, and it’s bloody difficult to play against. They’re greater than the sum of their parts. We’re high as a kite now, and we’ll be back at Repino at 6am.
“Today is a special moment for this team. It’ll hopefully give belief to the generations of players that will follow. Maybe we’re getting a bit smarter. Maybe we’re playing our game more by the rules the rest of the world are playing. But we kept our dignity and sportsmanship.
“We always have to believe in what is possible in life and not be hindered by history or expectations. These young players are showing that.”