conrad
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I just don't get Southgate's apparent fascination for Saka.
He’s a fantastic player, hopefully he scores the winner in the World Cup final next year
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I just don't get Southgate's apparent fascination for Saka.
I did not have a problem with Rashford taking a penalty. It was Sancho & Saka it should have been Sterling and Grealish.....We would have one...“I said I wanted to take one!!!! The gaffer has made so many right decisions through this tournament and he did tonight! But I won’t have people say that I didn’t want to take a peno when I said I will…”
Spot on, a lotto to decide a months worth of football, players tired of mind and body. It's a crying shame since Pickford saved two but anyone having a twist at the lads who missed is probably better off not supporting England in majors.Let's face it there is no logic in a high pressure penalty shootout and its a complete lottery. I don't think neither the manager or players deserve criticism tbh.
I've just said exactly the same three, elsewhere but you were a day ahead of me.I would have had him and Hendo for one all day, it's not even about ability at that stage it 's bottle and self belief. Maybe could have even had Pickford put his foot through one before putting the young lads under silly pressure.
There a large element of truth to this, but not when it comes to the order of takers.Let's face it there is no logic in a high pressure penalty shootout and its a complete lottery. I don't think neither the manager or players deserve criticism tbh.
Yes he should. People are coming to all sorts of conclusions to find scapegoats. There is no evidence to suggest a single player didn’t want to take a penalty. It is ridiculous that any of them are having to justify themselves when they have been brilliant this tournament.oooooooooffffffff, not sure he should be coming out with that like
Good post, as I said I would have chose the senior lads over the bairns but I'm not and never will manage England. They got to the final as a real group and lost as a group, people picking out those who missed are just harming our future chances and putting shit on the shoulders of bairns who don't deserve it. We lost on pens, everyone needs to get over it and act like the whole group of players and staff, one word "unity".Yes he should. People are coming to all sorts of conclusions to find scapegoats. There is no evidence to suggest a single player didn’t want to take a penalty. It is ridiculous that any of them are having to justify themselves when they have been brilliant this tournament.
The media and fan angle that they should never have let Saka take a penalty is ridiculous. Saka is getting painted as being untrustworthy because he is young and the others as cowards.
The media and fans should be celebrating their success not putting a downer on it.
They were just quoting Roy Keane.f***ing Sky tweeting that. Wank fest over these lads for 2 weeks then less than a day after we lose the final they are stirring the pot.
I love football but I'm starting to genuinely dislike all the bullshit that surrounds it
Acting a tinker as I hate Owen, has he got a list of young lads who took and scored or do they not normally have that burden placed on them?So much shite spoken that it's even making Michael Owen look the sensible one
Sterling has scored 2/5 penalties in his career. Grealish has missed the only penalty he has ever taken.I did not have a problem with Rashford taking a penalty. It was Sancho & Saka it should have been Sterling and Grealish.....We would have one...
Acting a tinker as I hate Owen, has he got a list of young lads who took and scored or do they not normally have that burden placed on them?![]()
He definitely did. Showed GS up for his poor decisions. The penalty takers should have already been in place, with the odd tweek for any problems leading upto them.I thought Saka looked overawed by the occasion when he came on. Game just bypassed him. Having him step up to take penalty number 5 was mental. I know they do the lists in training etc but surely Southgate could have seen that his head wasn’t in the right place to take one. Such a shame, feel for the lads who missed, hopefully come back stronger.
He definitely did. Showed GS up for his poor decisions. The penalty takers should have already been in place, with the odd tweek for any problems leading upto them.
Of course it is, you select your best takers prior. Its like during a game, you know who's gonna take a kick..nothing different, just a increase in numbers.Is that a good tactic though, I think is the point.
Traditionally its those that fancy it, Southgate seems to have gone with a more scientific method but that has backfired also.