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"We seem to have an England v Bosnia thread but not an actual Euro 2024 thread so here it is So, do we realistically think England can win it? On paper we obviously have a very talented squad but I just don't see us going all the way. For me it's ""same old"" when it comes to England. Breeze the group, favourable draw in last 16 and win then up against far superior opposition in the QFs and out. At best I can see us at the SF stage before being beaten again. Winners for me: France, Portugal, Spain Dark horses: Germany - even though it's a home tournament they've been in a consolidation period, could go close Biggest flops: Scotland - no goals scored Top goalscorer: Mbappe I'm just hoping it's a decent tournament with plenty of decent games that's not ruined by VAR (are they using it?) consolidation period but could go close"

How is it actually possible for these players to be this bad? I’d honestly expect them to do better as a team if they’d turned up with no training at all.

"he doesn't seem to have learnt anything from the first three games. at a time when they apparently have analysts monitoring every bit of action and produce performance reports, horse face gareth saw no reason to change the approach"

"Ha, ha. What a fucking shitshow presented by Southgate. Must be the most over hyped England team since the socalled golden generation losers. 1 down and they’re still poncing around and getting roundly booed for it. Btw Lee Dixon talks bollocks"

Surprise surprise we're playing shit and losing.

Idiotic from Bellingham with a ref with a very low yellow card threshold That was a basic yellow though Looks nailed on that SOMEONE is going off today … 3 England yellows inside 20 mins

"Make a tackle, win a yellow"

"Getting outplayed by a team with two 37 year olds in it. We are going to get someone sent off at some point, probably Maino!"

"Getting outplayed by a team with two 37 year olds in it. We are going to get someone sent off at some point, probably Maino!"

4 passes back to the keeper in the first 2 mins Pickford as playmaker

4 minutes in and I’m bored already!

4 minutes in and I’m bored already!

Mainoo? He is the one who gave Kudus the ball in his own half at London Stadium One two with Paqueta… 2-0 BOSH! Continually changing a DM will have little effect when the problem is lack of pace & energy in wide positions & 3 players (Foden Bellingham & Kane) who all want to occupy the same patch of grass as a number 10 And the lack of a left back who can use his left foot

"I've no problem with the youngster, my problem is with that cսnt going in to yet another game with two players out of position down the left because he doesn't have the courage to either drop one, or ask bellingham to do more"

What a fucking nauseating Man U centric wankfest over Mainoo just now. No surprise Neville and Keane basically calling him the messiah. 'Every match for Man U is massive' 'Once in a generation player' Fuck off you sycophantic cunts. Actually makes me feel a bit sorry for the kid. No pressure now....

I think everyone called this line up.

"Takashi Miike 3:20 Thu Jun 27 Re: Euro 2024 no, I pretty much predict more of the same. possibly one change (mainoo for gallagher) and him reacting rather than being proactive and starting with the right stubborn horse faced cսnt"

At what point does he accept his fucking shit ‚Äòsystem‚Äô doesn‚Äôt work. It‚Äôs genuinely to the team‚Äôs detriment and how can he be the only one who doesn‚Äôt see it? Just stupid or stubborn as well? And yeah it‚Äôs really fucking worked out well at left back with the ‚Äòinjured shaw and no backup plan masterplan‚Äô hasn‚Äôt it you utter utter fucking fuckwit of a fucking idiot cսnt.

Gareth should have just taken a 16 man squad One change mainoo for Gallagher. Exciting

Fucking hell. The line up. Just mainoo in for Gallagher. You fucking cսnt southgate.

England have been a turgid watch for the majority of the tournament.

Sorry..16 to 24 32 is coming soon

.. 24 teams .

"32 teams was always going to dilute the quality It will only get interesting at Q/F stages. Two games today, for example, that are foregone conclusions"

"Arms behind the back when stood still or facing the player is one thing, but Anderson last night was pivoting a little so not as natural to then put arms behind back as it could make you fall over (think weeble wobble) or best case lose balance. I don't have any real issue with the stop start penalty, as not convinced it gives the taker much of an advantage and could argue that it's a skill in itself, if a WH player does it I always think he's going to miss. Wasn't it John Aldridge who first did it, was sure it was banned at one point, could be wrong though."

"Understand the original idea of handball was intentional handball and was meant for when defenders turned keeper on the line or did some sort of starfish action (Terry , Carragher) to make a bigger target These ones are soft but players know the interpretation So we end up with defenders putting their arms behind their back which is utterly wanky Also would say pens like the one by Havertz where he STOPS in his run up should be banned. Slow down , speed up but the penalty run up should be one continuous movement Keepers have to keep one foot on the line but are disadvantaged trying to anticipate the ball strike"