England vs Argentina - Weds 15th July - 20.00 (BST)

[Sly]

1 minute ago, moore_94 said:

Enzo Fernandez was getting closer and closer with his long range shots and they just gave him all the space and time he could want

 

Ultra defensive tactics and 6 defenders on the pitch screwed us from being able to go forward

 

Absolutely fvcked it

Plus deep and narrow, allowing one of the greatest passers and creative players in Messi to roam freely and take control of the game. 
 

Poor, poor game management. 
 

You can’t allow Messi into the game. Which is what our changes did. 

[Chelmofox]

Same as the Euro final. Dropped very deep rather than winning the ball up the field.

 

Sorry, but Kane playing almost as a center mid in latter stages of tournaments shows something about him. He's dissapeared at this stage too many times.

[em9999]

In my book tuchel is a fraud 

[foxfanazer]

Just now, DJ Barry Hammond said:

That was a game of few chances for the most part. Kane can’t fashion a chance out of nothing.

 

Sometimes as a forward all you can do is occupy space to allow others to play in.

He did absolutely nothing, as he did absolutely nothing against Norway

[EastAnglianFox]

Need to stretch it up top and Ollie Watkins doesn’t get a minute

 

Dear me

[Reynaldo]

That was so shit! Worst thing we did was score because after that we went full on Southgate with a defence that wasn’t capable of it! Diabolical 

[whoareyaaa]

Some as Messi got space he was dominating and we don't bring on any fresh mids

[DJ Barry Hammond]

Just now, whoareyaaa said:

****ing terrible subs

Yeah - the pub cheered at the Dan Burn substitution, but I was like “you’re taking off Rice!”

 

Dare I say it - chucking on Jordan Henderson would have been more sensible, pack the midfield.

[Muzzy_no7]

Tuchel and Kane, that’s who we blame.

[Heart-Shaped Fox]

Every time when we hang on Kane is a passenger. Another manager without the balls to sub him off. Cost us that game. 

[HP1]

2 minutes ago, JonnyZeroFox said:

I saw it at the hydration break… we needed saka and rashford on 

Exactly we had no outlet and no pace. Take gordon off and replaces with konsa and our ball carriers are a knackered bellingham and rodgers. How does a 10 million a year coach not see that

Edited 55 minutes ago by HP1

[Finnegan]

3 minutes ago, foxfanazer said:

What about people like Kane etc who get lauded constantly for stat padding against minnows

 

I'm sorry but this is nonsense. Any Leicester fan still in denial that Kane is world class is delusional. 

 

But he's just not a fast, ultra fit, high pressing forward. If you want to get the best out of him you have to play to his strengths, dominate possession and create chances as Bayern have. 

 

Parking the bus for 30 minutes because you score a goal in a semi final and lose all courage is a Brendan Rodgers move. That's not on Kane it's on Tuchel. 

 

[Foxdiamond]

2 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

Once again Kane is awful at the latter stages of a tournament. 

 

The reaction to the goal from Argentina was good from the goal and that caused Tuchel to panic. 

He will often be described as a flat track bully

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Gabriel Clarke must be rubbing one out right now

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Ridiculous tactics cost us a place in the final. Trying to shut up shop for 30 mins against them was a disaster. Why did we stop playing after we scored? 

[Vacamion]

 

Kane and Bellingham didn't really shine, but setting up that defensively didn't allow them to.

 

The worst thing is, the Argies are utter gits. 

 

They deserved to win because they went for it and we didn't.

 

But they are dirty, fouling, grabbing, crowd-the-ref bastids who disgrace the game.

 

I hope Spain destroy them.

 

[foxfanazer]

Spot on from Rooney 

[JonnyBoy]

“Mentality” Tuchel 

[Soar Fox]

1 minute ago, foxfanazer said:

He does the same thing every tournament. Some people aren't blind to it

If you can’t see that was the managers fault then I don’t think you know much about football tbh

[whoareyaaa]

Just now, DJ Barry Hammond said:

Yeah - the pub cheered at the Dan Burn substitution, but I was like “you’re taking off Rice!”

 

Dare I say it - chucking on Jordan Henderson would have been more sensible, pack the midfield.

It could have worked but it was obvious we need fresh legs in midfield not defence

[fox_up_north]

Tuchel makes changes to keep 433 / 4231 around 80 mins and maybe we hold on. Not definite but it was the right thing to do. If we lose after that at least we made positive changes. 

 

This is just capitulation. 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Just now, DJ Barry Hammond said:

Yeah - the pub cheered at the Dan Burn substitution, but I was like “you’re taking off Rice!”

 

Dare I say it - chucking on Jordan Henderson would have been more sensible, pack the midfield.

 

Don't know if you're joking but Jordan Henderson can't play at the minute mate

[JonnyZeroFox]

Just now, Heart-Shaped Fox said:

Every time when we hang on Kane is a passenger. Another manager without the balls to sub him off. Cost us that game. 

Well yeah, if your game is to defend then Kane isn’t the man… but we should never ever be sitting back on 1 nil it’s just obvious 

[Muzzy_no7]

Spain should absolutely wipe the floor with these cheating, corrupt pr*cks

[Super_horns]

That was very disappointing in the end .

 

Good for an hour but sat back and paid the price unfortunately.

 

Cannot really sit back against such quality .