The Euros Summer 2021 Official Thread (2020)

[Villa Onion bag]

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.

It's in his DNA. Subbing Jack in the last game when we were so much on top, showed what a negative man he is. We probably would have stood a better chance of winning if they had scored first.

He and the FA will however see it as a bonus to have gotten to the final.

 

[Fulford]

What channel is the knighting ceremony on?

I hope she chops his head off, absolute waster.

 

[BBJ]

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.

But surely all the award-winning sportswriters know better than humble chaps like you and me?

 

[Divine_islet]

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

Can't wait to listen to Cundy on Talksport tomorrow about his views on Gareth.

 

[Villa 4 Ever]

Didn’t have a chance their keeper had a 68% penalty save in his career.

 

[Fulford]

All we'll get from tonight is a massive spike in covid cases.

 

[The Fear]

Older more experienced players leaving a 19 year old to go up ... dear oh dear.

 

[BBJ]

Ah well, bank holiday tomorrow then?

No, it's going to be a national day of mourning.

 

[Divine_islet]

I hope she chops his head off, absolute waster.

Do you want to wait till after he signs the contract extension?

 

[Fulford]

Older more experienced players leaving a 19 year old to go up ... dear oh dear.

Was it the players though or did fuckwit decide he took it.

 

[The Fear]

Didn’t have a chance their keeper had a 68% penalty save in his career.

Big sod isn't he?!

Pickford, for a small keeper, did well and played his part. Sadly, those pens were pretty pathetic.

 

[The Fear]

That is one thing I would never accept, a loser medal over my head. Never.

 

[Fulford]

We need a manager who has won things rather than a blazer in charge.

 

[Villan57]

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.

when you have attacking players like England have sat on the bench it says it all , he hasn't got a clue

 

[Dumble]

Southgates approach got us to a final and it’s hard to argue with that.

however, it’s always rubbish losing something like this with questions of “what if?”.

what if he’d been more positive, what if he’d made changes earlier, what if he didn’t bring players on 3 mins before the end just to take a penalty, etc.

horrid for Saka :-(

 

[Fulford]

That is one thing I would never accept, a loser medal over my head. Never.

I would refuse to accept it.

 

[Melon Donkey]

Thought Jordan Henderson had a good game .

 

[david-avfc]

Disappointing to lose in shoot out. Not sure I entirely buy “it’s a lottery”, when you see a ridiculous run up from Rashford it’s completely self inflicted. Putting players on to take penalties who haven’t had a kick, self inflicted again, getting the youngest player in the squad to take the decisive penalty… self inflicted. A good achievement to get to the final but after that start we should have seen it through in full time IMO

 

[Fulford]

Southgates approach got us to a final and it’s hard to argue with that.

however, it’s always rubbish losing something like this with questions of “what if?”.

what if he’d been more positive, what if he’d made changes earlier, what if he didn’t bring players on 3 mins before the end just to take a penalty, etc.

horrid for Saka :-(

If we had been in the other half of the draw we would have got nowhere near the final.

 

[Villa Onion bag]

Big sod isn't he?!

Pickford, for a small keeper, did well and played his part. Sadly, those pens were pretty pathetic.

I was convinced he was going to be the weak link. Fair play, he was pretty solid most of the game. Couple of cracking penalty saves.