Even if he wanted to take a penalty and was allowed he should never have been the final penalty. You have 2 of your most experienced players who are both captains of the clubs and they go first and second? What’s Kane playing at allowing that and not offering to go last as the captain?The England team have made it quite clear that they don't want or need the racist fans.
I said earlier that I stand behind Southgate and I still do but I really have to question allowing Saka to take that penalty. Like it has been said, saka is an adult and if he volunteered to do it then he did. But ultimately Southgate is there to lead and I would have thought he'd have some insight into how grueling penalties can be especially when they don't go your way. Just very questionable decision making at a crucial moment.
I have to agree with you, tonight's match was really deflating after how well we've been doing. Italy started off not so great but soon became better as the game went on, they actually had the ball and had a few close calls with goals and upped their game more as it went on. Even with Denmark I had a major headache and it was such a tense game, we started to panic but still fought hard and pushed through. I feel Southgate's management tonight wasn't great and a bit mismanaged, and he was swapping people last minute for the penalties some of which weren't the best choices or they hadn't had the chance to get in to the game and warm up in it. It's such a shame as we did so well and came so close. Saka had me in tears crying his eyes out and being consoled by his teammates. The Italian player saying "it's coming Rome" was only fair to say it on the camera after how the England fans have behaved and gone on. It's gutting we lost and seeing the footballers upset and in tears as it's their dream, but Italy fairly won and I hope they didn't get too much abuse tonight. The player who grabbed Saka's collar should have been red carded.Don’t hate me but I am a bit disappointed in Gareth Southgate’s management during the final to be honest. Bringing players on in the dying seconds just to take a penalty without even giving them a chance to play and get a feel for the game and run off some nerves very rarely works out well. And funnily enough both Rashford and Sancho missed and don’t get me started on poor Saka. Southgate said he made the choice in regards to who take the penalties. The blame lies solely on his shoulders for that. It just wasn’t the game to be taking such silly risks and putting so much unnecessary pressure on players. They should have been brought on much earlier, they were stood waiting at the side lines for ages. Grealish should have been brought on earlier too, Henderson was a pointless sub to make, we just left everything too late and didn’t try to get the ball off of Italy at times.
That’s not to discredit all Southgate’s work during the tournament but I hope he works on his in game decision making before the World Cup because it was so frustrating to see such a shoddy performance at certain points in the game. At one point during the second half we had only 21% possession ffs it’s just ludicrous compared to what those players are capable of and what we have seen them do.
Hopefully we can do the same at the World Cup but this time win it instead🤍 🤍
I can see it both ways, Kane going first as our best penalty taker can show strength. Also what if the Italians didn’t do as well/Pickford saved more, surely it’s better to have the best takers first as it might mean the penalty shootout is over before the later takers need to take one. I don’t agree that he should’ve been last with his age and the pressure but I also believe the best takers should go first.Even if he wanted to take a penalty and was allowed he should never have been the final penalty. You have 2 of your most experienced players who are both captains of the clubs and they go first and second? What’s Kane playing at allowing that and not offering to go last as the captain?
I just have. It seems his Twitter account no longer exists.Search Andy Bone. Poor racist sods getting sacked in the morning
That’s basically what my (very amateur levelDon’t hate me but I am a bit disappointed in Gareth Southgate’s management during the final to be honest. Bringing players on in the dying seconds just to take a penalty without even giving them a chance to play and get a feel for the game and run off some nerves very rarely works out well. And funnily enough both Rashford and Sancho missed and don’t get me started on poor Saka. Southgate said he made the choice in regards to who take the penalties. The blame lies solely on his shoulders for that. It just wasn’t the game to be taking such silly risks and putting so much unnecessary pressure on players. They should have been brought on much earlier, they were stood waiting at the side lines for ages. Grealish should have been brought on earlier too, Henderson was a pointless sub to make, we just left everything too late and didn’t try to get the ball off of Italy at times.
That’s not to discredit all Southgate’s work during the tournament but I hope he works on his in game decision making before the World Cup because it was so frustrating to see such a shoddy performance at certain points in the game. At one point during the second half we had only 21% possession ffs it’s just ludicrous compared to what those players are capable of and what we have seen them do.
Hopefully we can do the same at the World Cup but this time win it instead🤍 🤍
Yes, yes, yes.Don’t hate me but I am a bit disappointed in Gareth Southgate’s management during the final to be honest. Bringing players on in the dying seconds just to take a penalty without even giving them a chance to play and get a feel for the game and run off some nerves very rarely works out well. And funnily enough both Rashford and Sancho missed and don’t get me started on poor Saka. Southgate said he made the choice in regards to who take the penalties. The blame lies solely on his shoulders for that. It just wasn’t the game to be taking such silly risks and putting so much unnecessary pressure on players. They should have been brought on much earlier, they were stood waiting at the side lines for ages. Grealish should have been brought on earlier too, Henderson was a pointless sub to make, we just left everything too late and didn’t try to get the ball off of Italy at times.
That’s not to discredit all Southgate’s work during the tournament but I hope he works on his in game decision making before the World Cup because it was so frustrating to see such a shoddy performance at certain points in the game. At one point during the second half we had only 21% possession ffs it’s just ludicrous compared to what those players are capable of and what we have seen them do.
Hopefully we can do the same at the World Cup but this time win it instead🤍 🤍
I guess we’ll just have to disagree, you have trust in your keeper and you start well and end well, you don’t leave England’s first trophy to be decided by a 19 year old who’s never taken a penalty. Not when you have 7/8 other more experienced players watching.I can see it both ways, Kane going first as our best penalty taker can show strength. Also what if the Italians didn’t do as well/Pickford saved more, surely it’s better to have the best takers first as it might mean the penalty shootout is over before the later takers need to take one. I don’t agree that he should’ve been last with his age and the pressure but I also believe the best takers should go first.
Wanted to add I’m assuming they decided who would take penalties before hand, seeing as some of the players who took them had just come on. Sterling getting abuse for not taking one, it’s not like he has a good record of taking penalties and without him we wouldn’t have even got to the final.
This, 100%. We were clearly on top for the first 40 minutes. Italy changed it up and continued to do so after the break, but we didn't do anything about it until whenever Grealish came on, at 75 minutes? We should have made changes MUCH sooner than we actually did. We couldn't get the ball for the majority of the second half. It seemed like Southgate was waiting for something, but what?Don’t hate me but I am a bit disappointed in Gareth Southgate’s management during the final to be honest. Bringing players on in the dying seconds just to take a penalty without even giving them a chance to play and get a feel for the game and run off some nerves very rarely works out well. And funnily enough both Rashford and Sancho missed and don’t get me started on poor Saka. Southgate said he made the choice in regards to who take the penalties. The blame lies solely on his shoulders for that. It just wasn’t the game to be taking such silly risks and putting so much unnecessary pressure on players. They should have been brought on much earlier, they were stood waiting at the side lines for ages. Grealish should have been brought on earlier too, Henderson was a pointless sub to make, we just left everything too late and didn’t try to get the ball off of Italy at times.
That’s not to discredit all Southgate’s work during the tournament but I hope he works on his in game decision making before the World Cup because it was so frustrating to see such a shoddy performance at certain points in the game. At one point during the second half we had only 21% possession ffs it’s just ludicrous compared to what those players are capable of and what we have seen them do.
Hopefully we can do the same at the World Cup but this time win it instead🤍 🤍
i love seeing any professional sports people with kids, to see how much they love the children but also the lights in the kids eyes. Counting down the days until I can take my niece and nephew to Murrayfield. My brother in law won’t let me take my niece to Old Trafford because he’s a city fanSeeing the players with their kids/nephews has been so sweet to see - must have been so nice for them to be able to see them even if we lost.
The racial abuse is the fault of the racist scum not the team manager!It makes me so angry that these 3 young men at the start of their career are now being subject to racial abuse and will have their confidence is tatters because the manager chucked them to the lions. He didn’t trust 2 of them with game time but trusted them to take a penalty, where’s the logic?
That shouldn’t be happening, that the fans are so rabid the other supporters need an escort! Why does this happening in football? You don’t get it in tennis. Cricket and rugby you may get one or two but it’s never this bad.When Norwich and Ipswich play the away fans get a police escort out and away from the stadium to prevent any fights - I don't know why the same hasn't been done to protect the Italy fans!
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?