Southgate already creating excuses

[duncs pigeon]

I don’t have a problem with him personally, the one thing he does well is giving the younger players a chance, arguably more so than Hodgson, Capello and McClaren ever did

With you on this mate. Thing is, no top class manager wants international football, and the ones that do are usually past their sell by date.

 

[BlueStevie35]

With you on this mate. Thing is, no top class manager wants international football, and the ones that do are usually past their sell by date.

Yep half the time Capello acted like he wasn’t bothered, Roy and McClaren looked out their depths. Sven was the last one to really take a chance, bringing the likes of Joe Cole, Lampard, Slippy and Rooney through

 

[Toast]

Playing players not in the squad, ridiculous.

You need to get, at the very least, the keeper and back 4/5 playing as a unit.

I know I’m a dinosaur.

 

[PITA]

Playing players not in the squad, ridiculous.

You need to get, at the very least, the keeper and back 4/5 playing as a unit.

I know I’m a dinosaur.

Totally agree. No continuity whatsoever.

 

[BlueStevie35]

Playing players not in the squad, ridiculous.

You need to get, at the very least, the keeper and back 4/5 playing as a unit.

I know I’m a dinosaur.

Had to because he hasn’t got the City, Chelsea and United players in the squad until Sunday’s game

 

[Tubey]

Truthful headline would be "NO ONE ARSED AS FOURTH BEST ENGLISH RIGHT BACK INJURED", but something tells me the papers won't be going for that one.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Playing players not in the squad, ridiculous.

You need to get, at the very least, the keeper and back 4/5 playing as a unit.

I know I’m a dinosaur.

You're a Sexysaurus Rex

 

[The Binman]

Anything other than a win is abject failure, once again.

Rather like status quo everything is the same.


Everton that.

 

[Tin-Tin]

Whats the point of these 2 games? Players have had long seasons and half of them arnt even going to the Euros, let them rest

Oh and why take half fit players, pointless

 

[BlueStevie35]

Whats the point of these 2 games? Players have had long seasons and half of them arnt even going to the Euros, let them rest

Oh and why take half fit players, pointless

Warm ups for the tournament, would be ridiculously risky for any of the teams to go in cold when domestic seasons have been done for 2/3 weeks, training alone 5 days a week isn't enough preparation

 

[Slater582]

Warm ups for the tournament, would be ridiculously risky for any of the teams to go in cold when domestic seasons have been done for 2/3 weeks, training alone 5 days a week isn't enough preparation

Guess the Chelsea & Man City players will be going in cold against Croatia then as Southgate has said they won't be playing in the warm up match.

 

[twoblue]

Bored of England.

We'll plod our way to seige the edge of the opponemts box who will drop, defend and laugh as we run out of ideas and await our elimination at penalties.

We are a nation of flat track bullies with no true fight or guile - that was all lost as we were suppressed and broken by the class system imposed by our Norman overlords.

Bored of England? Seen much of Everton lately?

 

[chrismpw]

Bored of England? Seen much of Everton lately?

Everton, England, modern football is boring. Its all "play by numbers" - there's no passion, there are very few local players in any club.

 

[degsy]

Everton, England, modern football is boring. Its all "play by numbers" - there's no passion, there are very few local players in any club.

Everton maybe, but by definition all England players must be considered somewhat local
Edit, but I take your point

 

[bullybeef]

England bore me to death so I don’t usually watch their games.

However, I’ve watched the last two, including today’s game, and I must say... they are absolute crap!

Southgate is about as inspiring as a pile of sodden cardboard.