The Euros Summer 2021 Official Thread (2020)

[The Fear]

Too bad.
It's no way to settle a game as important as this.

Just a lottery isn't it? Got to be done. But heartbreaking. So hard for those who miss, you only ever remember them, not who score.

Not keen at all on the two subs being brought on just to take a pen, they weren't up to the speed of the game (and that isn't hindsight, said to dad before they took them) and feel sorry for a 19-year-old having the balls over and above older more experienced players, to take one.

 

[Divine_islet]

Lost to the first good team they played. Sorry, Southgate is shite.

Like I said. One decent team and that will be their true test.

 

[Villan57]

Well done Italy. We were just not good enough again. Second half we were shocking and it's the difference in the two managers.

yep ones a real manager the other is an FA puppet

 

[The Fear]

And in the spirit of this damn sport, well done to Italy. Two tough teams tonight, frustrating, engrossing, and ultimately, not successful for us.

The fightback Italy have done, from 2018 failure, to this, has to be applauded.

 

[Fulford]

At the end of the day the best team won. We should have been the better team but thanks to the fuckwit in charge we've won nothing again.

 

[Claret & Blue Blood]

Don't blame the penalty takers - blame Southgate for adopting Steve Bruce tactics for the second half. Trying to hold a 1-0 lead at this level is nothing short of scandalous.
The press will slaughter him tomorrow and rightly so.

 

[JNB90]

Rollercoaster of emotions that one. Im absolutely pissed and drained.

Raw now, but tomorrow take pride.

The only silver lining - focus on Villa now

 

[Hifriedelity]

worked out exactly as I thought. Penalty takers absurd. Best player Grealish kept off the pitch. Bollocks

 

[Villan57]

I thought we were brilliant for the first two mins then it went downhill

 

[Villa Onion bag]

Kept Kane on at all costs.

Gareth's ruthless streak should have come out 10 minutes into the second half. It would have been a massive call to pull Kane off, but I'm convinced that his legs have gone.

 

[seanie ward]

sorry lads, the manager cant make decisions, lost his bottle.. seanie

 

[BBJ]

The press will slaughter him tomorrow and rightly so.

But, but, I've been reading all week that he's a genius?

 

[Villan57]

worked out exactly as I thought. Penalty takers absurd. Best player Grealish kept off the pitch. Bollocks

Southgate bottled it all round tonight negative set up negative subs total balls up

 

[AV Dave]

Southgate has a problem trusting people, the sooner he gets that out of his head the better.

 

[AMS78]

If that was the plan with penalties, leaving the 3 youngest players in the whole squad to step up. Poor selection. Fair play to Pickford.
I just don’t get that stupid stop start run up. Whatever happened to pick your spot and give it a wallop. Give the keeper no chance.

 

[Melon Donkey]

Disagree it’s not a lottery or a flip of a coin.

Sorry.

Mentality, skill, technique, practice.

And above all don’t be a fcuking show pony twat .

Yes you Marcus Rashford . That was a shambolic effort. Hit the fcuking thing . This is on you son in my humble .

 

[Divine_islet]

yep ones a real manager the other is an FA puppet

What channel is the knighting ceremony on?

 

[Villan57]

But, but, I've been reading all week that he's a genius?

It's genius to leave the best footballer in England on the bench most of the game , he got away with it before but it's cost him when it really mattered , just piss off Beaky.

 

[Pangloss]

Ah well, bank holiday tomorrow then?

 

[wittonite]

Well I wasnt going to have a go, but I cant help it.
We get the perfect start, and then we sit back and allow Italy to totally boss the game, and what does Southgate do, fuck all.
He should have seen that game was going away from us and he stood there and did nothing.
Cant even say we were gallant losers, because we never at any time gave it a go.
Sorry, but I would rather go down swinging every time.
All the usual shit now from the pundits, but at the end of the day the brutal truth is we lost again, but what really pisses me off is we had a squad good enough to win that tonight, but Southgate bottled it.