Nations League

[HBB]

I often wonder why it is that as nation we so often choose the safe option and we distrust flair and style in favour of the dour and dependable that'll can only take you so far.... I mean we have players like Foden and Grealish and instead of giving them licence create we stifle them hence they are a shadow of the players they are for their club sides. Its a travesty how many fine players we've neutered over the years.

I know it sounds like a huge generalisation but you can look at so many of our sports and see how when we do sometimes manage to be novel and forward looking its invariably stifled, honourable exception being Cycling which is the exception that proves the rule.

 

[Huxley]

Boo again! (Although it could’ve been a hatful by now).


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[Harvey]

I often wonder why it is that as nation we so often choose the safe option and we distrust flair and style in favour of the dour and dependable that'll can only take you so far....

This applies to the manager as well as the players

 

[Omar Devone Little]

Players look knackered. I bet the last thing they wanted after the season finished were 4 Nations League games.

 

[Rzar]

One thing I have never understood with England is the playstyle is almost the opposite of what the Premier League is all about.

Intensity, pace and physicality is the Premier League yet England have played a slow, laboured passing style for years and years now.

I have said for years England should get Bielsa as manager, his spell at Leeds has made me want him even more. But as said above, he isn't boring enough for the FA.

 

[Rzar]

Brennan just absolutely skinned Frenkie De Jong, De Ligt & De Vrij and almost scored from it.

The boy is ready for the Prem.

 

[Huxley]

Brennan just absolutely skinned Frenkie De Jong, De Ligt & De Vrij and almost scored from it.

The boy is ready for the Prem.

Wish he’d pack it in. There’s contracts to be sorted out and he’s going to cost more if he lets everyone know how good he is.

 

[valspoodle]

I just gave up on England; that turgid passing backwards at every opportunity is doing my head in.

Walker runs forty yards up the pitch, stops and passes the ball back twenty yards. What's the point.

The Hungarians attack with pace, in numbers and always looking forwards, at the opposition goal, not their own.

 

[Huxley]

Not going well for the Italians.

Can see why Donnarumma has spent most of the season on his arse at PSG.

 

[magicwoand]

This looks and feels so much like Houghton's Forest team. Negative, dull, stifling of attacking players, just turgid.

 

[Morpeth]

3-0. Absolutely hopeless

 

[Harvey]

One thing I have never understood with England is the playstyle is almost the opposite of what the Premier League is all about.

All I'll say is there's a reason English managers are in the minority in the Premier League

 

[Project Zeus]

Lol. Southgate's luck will run out I'm Qatar this year.

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[MansfieldRed]

Sorry. Just sat here laughing my head off at England. Really enjoying them getting rolled over for some reason.

 

[Huxley]

Gnonto! (Whoever he is). The comeback starts here!


Also, just seen the next game is against England at the San Siro. So that’ll be nice to see a load of England fans in the city.

 

[Any Time Now]

Not going well for the Italians.

Can see why Donnarumma has spent most of the season on his arse at PSG.

First time conceding >5 goals since 1957 and only managed 1 shot on target is ridiculous really. Pressure on Mancini keeps growing, despite the support of a few journalists he really is running out of time. And Donnarumma shows again why he isn't given a game at club level

 

[EmmersonForest4]

John Stones is so bang average. The only excuse for this I can think of is Southgate is experimenting. If he isn’t and isn’t treating this like a friendly than it’s a massively poor management feck up.

 

[Harvey]

Southgate's "Iceland" moment

 

[Thomas]

hahahah just don't even get on the plane to Qatar, England. Save urself from embarrassment losing to Wales and the US. This is getting a bit ridiculous, keep defending Southgate, Simon Jordan, you sick freak.

 

[EmmersonForest4]

Cooper is a far better manager than Southgate I hope he gets a win soon ol Gareth.

 

[Mr. Blonde]

f*** off Southgate. Just f*** off. Now.

 

[Huxley]

First time conceding >5 goals since 1957 and only managed 1 shot on target is ridiculous really. Pressure on Mancini keeps growing, despite the support of a few journalists he really is running out of time. And Donnarumma shows again why he isn't given a game at club level

In his defence, the teams he’s played throughout this spell of fixtures is missing almost all of the first team. Tonight it’s only Barella, Gigio and perhaps Calabria who would trouble the selectors normally.

 

[EmmersonForest4]

Do people think he was experimenting or did he try to win that game?

 

[Red Dawn]

They won’t sack Southgate as he’s a media darling. Surely will be gone when we bomb out in Qatar though.

The comparisons with Hughton really are apt.


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[Omar Devone Little]

Not sure the booing and chanting at Southgate is necessary. This time last year (almost) he was the best thing since sliced bread.

I'm willing to treat this game as a one off and the last few weeks as a blip.

The players are probably knackered after the intensity of a full PL season and then have had to play 4 glorified friendlies, they're probably knackered and I'm sure the last thing they wanted was to play the Nations League in June.

I'm sure we'll be a completely different outfit in November.