Lionator

2021 we deserved to be there and we should’ve won it, that was the biggest missed opportunity we’ll ever have. We battered Germany and Ukraine and deserved to win the semi. This time has been a struggle to be fair.

It’s not really a surprise though. Thinking of the worst aspects of our tournament eg. Denmark & Slovakia, they pressed us and we couldn’t get through it and gave the ball away a lot. We weren’t by some miracle suddenly a better team than that, all Spain had to do was match that and with their midfielders, they’ll have been a lot better. All tournament I felt we were a midfielder light. Bellingham is a great player but he reminded me a bit of early days Andy King where he just drifted in and out of games. Mainoo will be a great player but yesterday showed how young he still is. Which left Rice who imo is not the creative player that we needed and has struggled all tournament. Not because he’s a bad player but because he’s had more responsibility than his skill set allows. Likewise while people laughed about Southgate missing Phillips, he could always do a good job of bringing the ball forward a lot faster and lot more directly. Likewise Henderson.

Talent alone though? Those squads were class and Joe Cole was more than adequate in that position

He doesn’t have that ruthlessness that some of best athletes have. Compare his mentality to someone like Ben Stokes.

82, 86 and 90 squads were packed, as were the Sven era, in particular 2004&06.

I still for the life of me don’t understand why we stepped off after the goal

Why’s Southgate blaming the schedule 😭😭😭 spending too much time with Kloppity Klopp

We actually perfected the art of cheating this euros.

I suspect Southgate will stay on until 2026 as I don’t think there’s any obvious candidate to take over.

Ruiz has been absolutely robbed for player of the tournament.

Cold hard truth is also running in the 3.45 at Doncaster tomorrow

He made the same bloody mistake as 3 years ago. Quote me the famous Einstein line.

FA Cup and Euro’s

The one thing we can’t complain about is officiating in this tournament 🤣

Southgate can console the players all he likes, that was all on him, his selections, the change once we got level etc. He is not the one.

Bierhoff too or am I being harsh?

Not with this manager

Charisteas, Eder and Olazebal, the euro’s really loves a terrible player getting the winner

Stones right knee just playing him on

That was coming, atrocious since the goal

They will sit back, we have a chance while it’s 1-0

Zubimendi has made a massive difference

You laugh but the difference between the two teams is how quickly the midfield is bringing the ball forward which is what Phillips is good at.

Their press is insane. I love how they play as a possession based game but as soon as it’s on, they go direct.

Hard Brexit long balls here from Spain