UEFA Euro 2024 Round of 16 ** spoilers ** [29th June - 2nd July 2024]

[rypt]

Getting ripped a new one if we play Spain.

I'd see Spain winning 6-0 against us

 

[adidan]

Shown more attacking intent in 3 minutes than we have in 2024.

Georgia? Yup, I agree.

 

[Malt_Vinegar]

Err, it only strengthens the argument against your point.

Nope, players that good react and play as required.

I doubt your credentials. Have you have ever stepped in a professional sports arena, ever managed, ever played in an international event or anything even remotely close to it?

 

[marc2003]

Getting ripped a new one if we play Spain.

Other half of the draw to us. Can't meet until the final. Winner of this plays Germany and France/Portugal/Belgium in the semis. To say we're on the easy side is quite the understatement.

 

[adidan]

Nope, players that good react and play as required.

I doubt your credentials. Have you have ever stepped in a professional sports arena, ever managed, ever played in an international event or anything even remotely close to it?

What credentials would they be?

E: Ok answer me this. If all of those players won all of those accolades playing in good teams with different managers, why when with Southgate do they perform so poorly?

I'm not adversed to having my opinion changed if it's valid.

 

[manic111]

It's like they've suddenly switched over to a real football match

 

[Moothead2]

Nope, players that good react and play as required.

I doubt your credentials. Have you have ever stepped in a professional sports arena, ever managed, ever played in an international event or anything even remotely close to it?

This has to be trolling, right? Either that or Southgate has jumped straight on to OCUK after the game

 

[Malt_Vinegar]

What credentials would they be?

E: Ok answer me this. If all of those players won all of those accolades playing in good teams with different managers, why when with Southgate do they perform so poorly?

I am doubting your ability to be a better manager Southgate, like 99.9% of people who seem to think they would do better.
So enlighten me.

 

[rypt]

It's like they've suddenly switched over to a real football match

I forgot what actually football feels like

 

[Malt_Vinegar]

This has to be trolling, right? Either that or Southgate has jumped straight on to OCUK after the game

Are you better qualified than Southgate?

 

[Psycho Ned]

It's like they've suddenly switched over to a real football match

This’s like watching Van Gogh at work after you’ve been watching kids finger painting for 2 hours.

 

[rypt]

I am doubting your ability to be a better manager Southgate, like 99.9% of people who seem to think they would do better.
So enlighten me.

To be fair - anyone can be a better manager than Safegate


Edit: Even Boris would probably do a better job

 

[adidan]

I am doubting your ability to be a better manager Southgate, like 99.9% of people who seem to think they would do better.
So enlighten me.

I never said I would be, I said Klopp would be.

E: Equally I'm doubting your ability to be a better player than those you're blaming. What are your credentials?

 

[Craterloads]

The difference between Spain and englands football is night and day.

 

[rypt]

If this was Spain Vs England... Spain would be leading 2-0 by now

 

[Merlin5]

Spain are moving the ball very fast and are really in control. Just like England!

 

[Robbo]

I am doubting your ability to be a better manager Southgate, like 99.9% of people who seem to think they would do better.
So enlighten me.

The manager is critical in top level team sport. Southgate is universally recognised as a very limited manager.

We win in spite of him, never because of him - he cripples the players.

 

[manic111]

What credentials would they be?

E: Ok answer me this. If all of those players won all of those accolades playing in good teams with different managers, why when with Southgate do they perform so poorly?

Because most of our best players all essentially want to play in the 10 space and to play intricate football. That works at City as the whole team is set up for it and train for years to do it - most players come into the City squad and struggle for their first year while they learn the system. Southgate is not as good a tactical manager as Pep, and even if he was he can't get such an intricate system going to fit all our 10s in his limited time with the players.

Most good international sides have width, pace, midfielders who can take the ball under pressure, and a solid defence. We lack wingers and press resistant midfielders. And even those we have, Southgate doesn't play as to his mind Foden, Bellingham and Kane have to start even though they all take the same space.

And before you mention Spain in the 2010s, that was a bit of a freak event as it was basically a team from two clubs.

 

[Moothead2]

Are you better qualified than Southgate?

I'm not a better footballer than Antony either but I know he's god awful.

But at least I'd actually bring a LB that's fit and not play the exact same team with the exact same (lack of) tactics that hasn't worked all tournament for the 4th game in a row.

 

[Merlin5]

Haha!