How England's New System (Somehow) Beat Switzerland
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- Опубліковано 6 лип 2024
- England are Euro 2024 Semi-Finalists after a tense win over Switzerland on penalties. But after once again falling behind and needing a late rally to see them through, can Gareth Southgate consider his switch to a back-three to have been a success?
While England did look a lot more comfortable on the ball, and a way seems to have emerged to get Bellingham and Foden in the same side, a whole host of new problems reared their head. Adam Clery explains what was good, what was bad, and what was... just England.
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I think I've worked out Southgate's tactics. It is called Repetition Compulsion. Where people unconsciously get themselves into contexts that re-enact their traumatic past. He is tactically setting England up to make it as likely as possibly that we will draw games and end up in shoot outs, thereby, giving him the opportunity to work through his Euro '96 penalty trauma.
i agree to a certain extent. i beleive hes putting the players though a tough time to give them more mental strength and esperience to cope with what he couldnt as a player. southgate is smarter than people think. he is more of psycological person. having first hand experience hes probably the best person to it.
superb stuff
Joking aside, you've got a point. The current lot of England players are excellent, but they're not comfortable playing retro football. What they are comfortable with is playing on the front foot; something which Southgate does not appear to have in his locker.
I'm half expecting to see Southgate playing a back three and a sweeper in the Semi's.
@@Aircool212 southgate doesn’t have anything in his locker and saying he has any tactical knowledge is disrespectful to tactics. he doesn’t know what he’s doing and he just picks players and says try your best lads
@@pantrywarriors9577 the 3 out of 4 semi finals and being by FAR the most successful England manager since the 1960s would disagree.
Maybe, just MAYBE, he knows more about football than "pantrywarriors9577"
Everytime Saka went on the outside of his marker and did a cutback, I screamed at Kane not being in a more central position holding up the CB. This guy has a big frame and a strong body, but he kept hanging around the diagonal front of the CB, making the cutback harder.
For the love of god, block the CB, scruff it up a little.
I counted 3 Saka cutbacks that Kane was nowhere near. It was 4am so I could've missed some.
The amount of times saka broke through and Kane was slowly jogging into the box was outrageous
Technally the new system didn't beat the Swiss, the new system drew. England won on penalties which could of happened from any system.
Let watkins on some time lol. Bro is literally just wasted on the bench.
I don't think kane is really a cb hold up magnet type of guy; that's more of a Haaland/Lukaka thing.
Kane is too old now I think
Kane and Trippier are the remaining issues in terms of selection. Kane was utterly useless against Switzerland. He walks around like a lost panda.
Shaw maybe comes in for Trippier next game. Kane should still start, but we need to bring on Toney or Watkins on 60 mins.
Kane has been muddling the entire tournament
I agree - Trippier has done a good job in a role he can’t succeed in. Harry Kane has been very leggy. He could be injured
@@tomh2121 This, honestly.
Tbh I think it’s also a system issue, I don’t think if you play Watkins or Tony there, much changes other than pressing ability and slightly more runs into the box, that solo striker position in this system is bad…need multiple runners into the box, maybe 2 up top would work better with Kane in behind with that passing ability.
That average position map was shocking - Toney and Watkins must be so frustrated
perhaps hes getting them fired up on purpose. if my players wernt angry about getting on id probably ask question. shows how passionate the players really are. thats what southgate has done to these players. made it possible to want to play for england rather than players showing up to show off. not a critism btw :)
@@Bytesize36 yeah but maybe lets not do that up until the damn semifinals lmaoo.
They and Gordon have been absolutely robbed.
Toney’s heat map wasn’t much better. He still wasn’t playing as high as he should be.
It's criminal really Toney isn't starting at this point, Kane has offered pretty much nothing all tournament apart from a tap in or two
You've been the Spain of punditry throughout the tournament ❤
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I agree . It’s 1000 thousand times better than the punditry of ex players . It goes to show the IQ of players in general and it doesn’t matter if you have played for smart managers . 😂
Apart from the goalkeeping part, as usual 💯% shite
Saka really is a fabulous footballer. Big set of bollocks to step up and bury that penalty too. Fair play to the lad.
He scuffed the ground, which no one seems to be mentioning - he was lucky.
@@ruzziasht349 and how is that relevant lol
@@ruzziasht349He got racially abused for missing a penalty in the last Euro's, summons courage to step up for a penalty inspite of that after giving England the equalizer, takes the pen and scores, but by all means let's focus on the fact that he "scuffed the ground" as he kicks the ball you absolute wanker
@@jamesbates3465 It's relevant because he very nearly missed duh! Oh and if you have to put an "lol" to indicate you think you're funny, it usually means that you're not. lol
@@ruzziasht349 I guess 'no one seems to be mentioning' that he 'nearly missed' because, you know, he scored a pen in a Euro quarter final. Forgive my tone, but I guess it's hard to say that without looking like a bit of a dick, so nobody is saying it.
I'll probably get some stick for this, but you have to give the management props for the pens. I've never been more comfortable watching england take pens, and I know there were great penalty takers in there but it was clear they were all using a process , slowing it down and executing - they looked very prepared. For someone who grew up on England losing by pens since 1990, it was wonderful to see and Management should get some credit for it.
England literaelly never practiced pens until the 00s, we were stuck in the dark ages compared to the rest of the world. That's all that has changed. If it wasn't for Akanji's awful penalty the Swiss were in it.
I think the one element of Southgate’s management that has been consistently good is his man management. Yes we are tactically inept and play terrorist football, but I still feel this England squad plays like a team, not like a group of individual superstars. That’s not easy to do. I can’t believe I’m actually watching England come back from a deficit two games in a row and then win on penalties. I genuinely cannot imagine that happening even a decade ago. There’s some real grit and winners mentality with our performances this euros, even if we haven’t looked good 😭
No one coached Toney, the players were just better penalty takers than the past and it showed
Anyone coulda set that lineup
England have the best set of penalty takers in the Euros, so they were perfectly setup for it anyways
Mark Goldbridge was right - every time England conceded a goal, it triggers the highly skilled/elite English players to dump the tactics that Southgate instructed them to do and tried to win the game by relying on their individual skills, experience and intuition. In other words for the most part, Southgate's tactics have very little to do on why they're still in the tournament.
I consider quintessential shite English style football managers à la Roy Hodgson & Southgate to be organised banks of defensive structures that do very well in stopping conceding goals. BUT the trade off (a large one) is very little plausible strategy (or possibly zero attempt) from the Manager on how to actually score a goal. The latter is achieved only by sheer individual talent and creativity, in players like Zaha or Kane.
@@whalebonefields An interesting take here is that when you have a plethora of attacking talent, sometimes the best thing to do is to set up defensively and rely on those moments of magic. We are a solid wall at the back, nobody can deny that. It actually reminds me of Chelsea a few years back. When they would have a bunch of attacking talent but set up defensively and then win 1-0 from a Jorginho penalty. In reality Southgate has lost the plot and if we don't at least beat the Netherlands then he will be out of a job.
Special mention to Konsa, thought he was excellent! On the other hand, Kane was very poor throughout, offering nothing in attack and generally looking laboured.
It's crazy that both Guehi and Konsa have been great but are only playing because Maguire is injured
This whole "laboured" look is how he walks around the pitch his whole career. He preserves energy and doesn't run down rabbit holes. Tactically the games aren't playing to his strengths...but he has the quality to be clutch... but Bellingham feels like the weak link imho
@@Bowdz i doubt Maguire will play for England again though right? same for Trippier. Stones brings us the experience we need, and we have Konsa, Guehi, Tomori...
@@danielgillam8071 I hope not, Maguire not been terrible for England but is prone to mistakes, either Guehi or Konsa should be Stones CB partner for future games and Trippier has been so bad this Tournament, glad Shaw is back, hopefully he gets the start vs Netherlands for that balance on the left side
@mickbanner turns 31 at the end of the month but looks like a 35yr old. His ability to hold the ball up has dipped too and he's getting bullied by centre backs. I think he's got one more decent season in him before he's no longer a starter for club or country.
"Fake right, dive left". Pickford - fakes left, dives right. Definitely got his lefts and rights mixed up
They remembered the instructions on his water bottle but forgot to write "L" and "R" on the back of his hands 😂
“Okay, here it says left, but whose left, his or mine?”
Whenever England have abandoned Southgateball and embraced chaos, they've scored almost immediately
So true. One of my mates was saying that last night!
Yeah everything good is the players and everything bad is the manager! I'm stupid as well, can we be mates?
@@hyywe240 you have watched the video right?
@lalobo99 yeah man. I even commented " you can't hate on him all tournament and not give him props when he does this" and this channel just pinned the comment. Why?
@@hyywe240 are you Gareth Southgate? You seemed to have commented on comments that mention England players ditching the tactics🤔
Saka was awesome on the right as he always is. Maybe Luke Shaw will come in on the left for the Semi Final.
If he doesn't get injured in training.
Fingers crossed he doesn't fall over or bump into something.
Better he stays off, no?
@@jackbennett2269 He played 50 minutes and didn't look super unfit and he hadn't played for 5 months
Luke shaw is immense when he’s on form.
Foden and Bellingham had no-one to pass to, because Kane was so utterly dreadful. Like a shuffling zombie.
Its obviously southgates fault kane is playing like this, he doesn't for bayern. Southgate is telling him to play like this and at the end of the say kane doesnt get a say for the system
Yep, Kane is non-existent and Trippier on the left who only gets forward for the long cross field ball. Leaves only Saka hugging the right.
Foden still getting loads of stick but along with mainoo is absolutely critical in us building any possession. Posted elsewhere what changes I'd like to see, but basically Kane and Trippier have to go now as minimum. Walker as well on current form I think, with Guehi and Konsa his speed is no longer critical to our defending.
@@hothead5395it’s not Southgate’s fault, Kane never used to be like this for England either. He’s clearly injured and it’s affecting his play. What is Southgate’s fault is refusing to bench him even when he’s not fit
@@user-ed7et3pb4o Thing is though Kane has never been much of a runner or good at playing off the last man and occupying defenders so literally the only reason he starred is because Southgatebsaw him as undroppable. Since Kane did not fit what was needed of him at all. End of the day imo atleastnthe system should come first if there's someone who clearly does not fit it and you have someone who does. Watkins does everything very very well that Southgate wanted Kane to do in this game but didn't start him.
Harry is becoming our Ronaldo this tournament, holding us back
We are not getting the ball to him. How about we start with that?
@@StimParavaneneeds to put himself in the right positions for that to happen. Either play him as a super sub or give him Toney or Watkins to bounce off
Don't disrespect kane by comparing him to that finished camel 😭
we are getting virtually no balls in the box. That said, Kane often isn't in the optimum position in the box for a cross. Saka cut one back for a tap-in and Kane wasn't there. For some reason Kane thought being on the edge of the area was the best position to be in.... it's amazing he scores so many goals when he lacks the common sense to position himself for the best opportunity to score.
Kane is getting no service, not his fault the wingers suck at cut backs.
To me it looks like Kane's continual dropping back is also partly to blame for Foden and Bellingham iffy performances. They don't have the threat of a forward pass to keep the central defenders away to allow space to threaten a dribble.
You've hit the nail on the head. As the video, says as the game went on with no forward outlet Switzerland got on top and that pressure converted into a goal (via pressure plus mistake from pressure and odds increase from pressure increasing chances).
So England did not control the game, did not make sufficient good chances, brought on pressure that saw them going out with 15 odd minutes of normal time remaining and again as the video says, throwing on sheer talent and gettting one piece of skill to produce an equalizer and that's the entire game.
I'd argue Trippier, Kane and Foden are a waste in the team. I would have said Saka as well until in this match he was crossing from the right and holding the ball on the middle right and defending so contributing the most almost. So keep him.
But Shaw on instead of Trippier looks so much stronger. Kane as video said did so little so Watkins pace and energy is worth feeding and I'd start Palmer instead of Foden.
@@commentarytalk1446I remember watching either extra time or second half, saka had so much space he looked like he had a restraining order on the defenders yet no one would see him for a pass; foden also seemed to be doing better than the last few games, for me it’s Kane, walker (although he was electric the first game), trippier and the lack of passing forward. Trent not starting as RWB is criminal and adjust the back 5 (Ugh 🙄) as needed, then swap Kane for someone who will actually go deep instead of being behind foden and Bellingham as when they have the ball they have to pass back as no one is behind them (or should pass to saka when he had space)
Or just keep the system of the first 4 games, swap foden for Gordon and Kane for someone else, and sub Bellingham for foden at half time (or other way round)
We have a shit load of good players and we’re not using them.
@@meirl5700I think going back to a back 4 and playing Trent RB and saka RW works the best. It'll recreate the relationship Trent and Salah have at Liverpool and if we play a defensive LB (Gomez, walker, Konsa) we can shift to a back three when Trent drifts forward or infield.
Toney's movement was so much better than Kane. Kane must not start the next game, but he will.
I agree, that's why I think palmer would have done a better job than Bellingham at the same position
That extra time average position is just the 5 of them deciding to play rondo while the other 5 are not allowed to join. Two pairs of them started chatting out of boredom while Stones is obviously the unpopular kid. Can I have your job now?😂😂😂
Astute analysis 😂
With every result of England’s I’ve just been relieved we made it through rather than happy with the performance
Same and a feeling that we didn’t deserve it at all
Until the lads mistakenly win the euro
@@goodman4093 I bloody hope so. We would all prefer quality performances but I dont care how we do it. Not sure we are playing well.enough to beat Holland but it's something to look forward too.
Glad to get this honest take. The BBC analysis was infuriating - deliberate gaslighting - pretending that we were watching a totally different game where England were playing great.
Seriously what was going on with that? An editorial decision to blow smoke up them so they couldn't be accused of being negative?
Yes those are modern sensibilities apparently, critique is now construed as hate.
I thought the same thing too
It was hilarious in one way. Shearer clearly hadn't got the memo - was scathing on co-comms and then cut to the studio where every single pundit tried to outdo each other on mindless promotion. Cowards.
Yes, I agree. It was them saying "Don't believe your lying eyes."
@@sensibility1174 Alan Hanson and co would of shredded them and rightly so. I do agree the pundits in there are borderline special needs, much of it is led by Gary who is basically a simpleton and seems continuously frightened to death of putting a foot wrong.
I’m pleased for Saka, he’s tried all tournament and deserved his goal. Kane should be paid in buttons for that performance. His lack of movement was absolutely disgusting at times.
I also get annoyed when people say penalties are a lottery. Germany haven’t lost a penalty shootout since 1976. Lottery odds are not in effect there
They certainly aren't a lottery but neither are they something that should be played for unless a team is hopelessly outmatched in open play.
They have had very few too
@@intenzityd3181 Switzerland wasn’t able to beat England in 120min. Overrated
Massive credit to all 5 penalty takers, who delivered under pressure. If anyone watched Copa America, you would have seen Messi miss his penalty in the shoot out against Ecuador, when he attempted a Panenka and it hit the bar.
Kane needs to start on the bench. Bring him on when we need penalties
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I don’t think we want him for those either
There’s no guarantee he makes the penalty either. Keep him on but tell him that he can’t keep dropping so deep and he actually has to behave like a number 9
Toney is the best penalty taker in the world. Palmer might be better in time. Kane is better in Southgates arms diving off the pitch for a nap
They need him off and bring him on in last 15 minutes, he as probably been the worse CF this tournament, he as done virtually nothing.
England should maybe run with 2 strikers to give more of option up front since Kane can't open up or manage to make good space to get the ball around the box
In before we get France v England and the worst EURO final of all time.
Haram ball mixed with some inshallah ball
@@emilevangheem6165bro what tf does that even mean 💀
Fake fan
Finals are usually poor
Would be fitting for a boring euros to have a boring final
Saka such a brave player imagine being the one in the team that everyone looks to for a bit creativity every time
Imagine deciding the star striker sucks so I’m going to expose him
Also defending numerous times at LEFT BACK
Toney at 9 and Shaw at LWB will improve the team in 3-4-2-1. Maybe enough to nick it - and that's all we need.
not sure Shaw can cine straight back to LWb as too strenuous
did we watch the same match? Shaw made a couple of crucial interceptions when he came on but as the game progress him and Eze were leaving huge gaps on the left for Fabian Schär to run into and recieve the ball. If he'd had a better delivery or shot then England would be out.
@@dab88 Shaw came in at LCB, at LWB with a less advanced CB (Guehi) behind him and supported by the left* sided 10 in Bellingham it definitely works better. Shaw has to start for me
@@punkrokkme7 Problem is, this was Shaw's first game back for almost half a year. He likely won't have the fitness level to be at a high level for more than 60 minutes. Is almost a question of, would you rather have Shaw opening, or Shaw closing the game.
It was always the problem of the lack of LB Southgate pick
@@eddo8762 true. Would’ve liked to see Mitchell in the squad but c’est la vie. I think you give Shaw more minutes though either starting or off the bench and at least the left side will function for a portion of the game lol
Two things have infuriated me this tournament (well maybe more than two). 1. Pickford kicking long when there's an easy pass, and when that easy pass is eventually taken we don't trust the midfielder to receive the ball turn and break the line. 2. Harry Kane. We are crying out for a 9 that will stretch the play. He's like a statue. Yesterday he was defending in his own box coming out with the ball with no one in front of him to pass to (obviously). Get up the pitch man!
He actually make a couple key defensive interceptions so I will give it to him. I think he is suffering from playing without any natural winger. The problem has always been the LB. England players stopped passing to trippier as well if you noticed.
I cannot believe what happened in extra time. England had hardly any possession after the Swiss kicked off the first half and kept the ball. The English kicked off the second half and had a chance to control the game. What did they do? It went straight back to Pickford and he launched it to the Swiss and lost possession. Why do you do that from kick off? In extra time? Some of the decision making on the pitch is flat out stupid. Edit: add to that Pickford had a list of where the penalties would go on his water bottle and didn't follow it! He's not following instructions.
@@wstew Kane is basically just a mid midfielder at this point and we need to stop pretending he’s a striker
Both so true. Why the fix is Pickford kicking it up to Kane to lose it. It's like the 1980s again
We won despite Southgate, lets go on and win it by accident. come on england
the system drew with the swiss. they beat them on penalties
And also it wasn’t the system that drew it was a moment again
Ik right, they are still clueless as to how to win a game properly, looking at things Spain is probably going to win the euros
Saka ignored tactics that game
@@Thehouse385 Something bad happens, "BOOOOOO SOUTHGATE", something good happens "WELL DONE YOU IGNORED SOUTHGATE". It is a bit tedious
Spain's emphasis on passing through the middle versus England's lack of strength in the middle seriously worries me if we were to get to the final
You nailed it on an earlier video.
Without Gordon (and with Foden) the team is totally unbalanced and creates nothing. Only individual moments of quality have kept us in it.
My starting XI
JP, LS, MG, JS, TAA - BS, DR, KM, JB, AG - IT
Couldn’t agree more. Totally obvious… Give Southy a call he might listen to you.😂
Saka on the right and Gordon on the left would presumably create more danger as sides would have their attention split? At the point where Switzerland made changes to deal with Saka the stage was perfectly set for Gordon to come on and terrorise from the left.
Adam Clery delivering content on a Sunday morning is just what we need!
Worth editing through the night for!
Excellent work. Finally I found someone who actually understands football and clearly plays/played football rather than a regular fan.
If you only watched the BBC pundits, you'd think we won 3-0 and played like prime Brazil. They were obviously watching a different game.
Constructive criticism is now the new woke hate. Clearly the BBC have put out the message to the pundits to get more positive.
This why I hate England not the people the arrogant media and Former players . This team played like shit against teams ranked 55 in the world .
No, the pundits just have a more rounded view than the average UA-cam commentator. Rather than "Only 1 goal = bad", they look at the performance compared to previous ones. Any smart person knows it's never gonna just suddenly go from being Stoke City to being Barcelona. The players obviously played a lot better in this match, not in terms of goals, but in terms of drive, passing, grit. They focused on the positives instead of droaning on about negatives. Football isn't a simple game and as former players themselves they know that. They're not just armchair managers that swear we'd suddenly be amazing if Southgate was out. Honestly it's really fucking depressing that even when we're winning, no ones fucking happy. We also wouldn't have this expectation if it weren't for Gareth, he's given us that expectation by giving us 2 semi finals and 1 final.
Well said!
I’m old enough to remember the 1966 World Cup and the controversy over dropping England’s talisman, Jimmy Greaves, in favour of Geoff Hurst - and we all know the result of that decision. I’d prefer to see Watkins and/or Toney starting instead of Kane and/or Foden. Look at the centre-backs that the Netherlands have and ask what type of centre forward they would like to play against - one that doesn’t play as a centre forward except for free-kicks and corners and they’re big enough, and have enough nouse, to defend against Kane.
Unreal coverage again on my go-to channel post match. Hoping for two more of these 🙏
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I was screaming at Kane to attack the front post every time Saka got the ball!! Even if it went past him, it would have created the space for Bellingham to attack the penalty spot and I guarantee we would have scored sooner.
Front post, back post. Never anyone there for the tap in
@@mikem9309 there was one occasion where Saka drilled it low across goal and Kane should have made the near post run
Kane surely is a world class striker , but currently I'd have Watkins start over him
Won't make 0 of a difference
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Did u really think kane perfomer well yesterday? He clearly looks exhausted he needs some rest before the final , if England make it through ofc
@@youngmutang9221 Not that Kane necessarily played well but with the way Southgate sets up I see Toney and Watkins would perform at the same level
The fact is Watkins is a world class striker too
Nobody cares Kane there, Foden has the ball for 5 games, but he can not have 1 pass like Kane did to Trippier against Slovakia. Kane plays bad, that's true, but he donest waste any chance in this tornament. I dont know why English people being so tolerant of Foden.
I think that England are creating an aura of invincibility which is creating doubt in the minds of the opposing team. This idea that no matter how well you play and how poorly England play, England will always win.
Worked for Germany for decades!!
I've noticed that the only times we score goals is when we abandon Gareth Southgates tactics
So why don't they ignroe his tactics straightaway and win 6-0 if that is the problem?
@@blueangel2466 because it's even they have no reason to step out of line. In addition, they don't realise that is what is happening
@@Alex-cw3rz but they realise it when they go behind, suddenly and correct it. You're being daft
plot twist: that’s his tactics
The fact that Shaw played and could be a starter against the Netherlands we really need to start Toney or Watkins, Kane is holding this team back, he's normally fantastic at holding the ball up or linking up play but he's doing none of that, now we don't have the pace of Sterling and Rashford on the wings Kane just doesn't fit this team at all and i think that's why Bellingham and Foden haven't been creating chances, Watkins would suit both of them so much better
From what ive seen he's on his own, he's being closed down like crazy, marked and nobody is around due to the formation and defensive style. He's a good player, not been his best this tourney but he needs support, he needs setting up when the opposition is constantly on him. It might be better to put toney on to start and pull kane on in the second half to work his magic when the other team is tired both mentally and physically.
@@martinholden6214 That's a pretty good shout, bring Kane's physicality on in the latter half of the game when the opposition defence is more ragged. It might also cause him to step up coz his ego will inevitably get hit from becoming second choice, giving him a point to prove. On the other hand, if hes swapped with Watkins or Toney, not sure either would be happy with being subbed off. Maybe Watkins is more reliable but Toney is an ego
Foden has the ball for 5 games, but he can not have 1 pass like Kane did to Trippier against Slovakia. Kane plays bad, that's true, but he donest waste any chance in this tornament. I dont know why English people being so tolerant of Foden.
But I toltaly agree if you have to start Foden, just bench Kane. We can see him sending those nice passes to Sane, Musiala in Bayern, but nobody cares Kane there. Talent wasted definetely. What if France or Portugal have Kane.
@@yuandora1064 IIRC, Foden is our only left-footed player on the pitch when Shaw is out. This may be why Southgate keeps him on, for talent and balance.
@@Nisfornarwhal1990 Yea it is embarrassing to start Foden and Kane but not to give any freedom and tactical supporting to Kane. Kane is not suitable for this England, I feel sad for him. Good luck to him anyway
Really enjoy your commentary and analysis - thank you for putting this together.
We all have opinions and 'thoughts' but you use data to illustrate your points and that means you're much more that the 'bloke down the pub'. I guess we can all see that things are not right but the TV pundits usually use little phrases that make them sound as if they might have some secret inner knowledge without explaining what they mean (Micha Richards - I'm thinking of you).
I've learnt so much more about tactics from these short analytical videos - and it's making a big change to how much I enjoy the match
Bob - 70 years old - I remember 1966 well but have now found a new way to think about footie and am loving it.
There are many things I can say negatively about England in this tournament , but one thing is that Switzerland beat Italy easily, so for England going into this game and stopping that momentum the Swiss had of beating a good side means England must be doing something right, even if it is boring football.
This Italy team was far from being a good side though. Half of the players that won in 2021 were not in the squad. No Verratti, Insigne, Spinazzola. Chiellini and Bonucci retired. Calafiori - their best player in this tournament was suspended. Overall, a shell of the championship winning side in 2021. They didn't even qualify for 2022 ffs.
@@Uzaairthey still made it through this far and the Swiss embarrassed them more than the other teams. The Swiss also knocked France out in the last euros and took Spain to pens, they’re no mugs.
So, what is Kane offering the team? If Toni is at least as good at penalties and more mobile he should start. Southgate probably doesn't want to destroy the confidence of his captain but Kane is basically a passenger at this point
He’s either too old or not fit enough at this point
He is creating the space for the midfield by occupying the opposition centre backs. Being an attacker is not just about scoring goals.
He creates space thats what southgate tells him to do. Southgate tells him to play like this. Kane is playing to the system doing as he's told like every player, its a system issue
@@hothead5395 if he’s playing a deep lying forward then I don’t think it’s how he plays as he scores goals off of getting good ball.
@csvickers151 if you watch kane youd know its exactly how he plays
Hopefully next game Shaw can start over Trippier as the LWB. I appreciate everything Trippier has done for England, playing in an unnatural position and trying his best but it isn’t good enough now for where we are in the competition. As soon as Shaw was on we finally had that much needed balance.
Also we need to be much more confident with quick passing on the ball. Whenever an England player receives the ball there’s always this hesitation that causes them to slow the pace down further and then eventually back pass. We need to push the ball forward more than back if we want to create more chances.
We also need to start thinking about dropping Kane. Ik he’s our top goal scorer and all but I just don’t think he’s match fit or even in it mentally. Saka created two big chances in the box and where was Kane. He was at the edge of the box jogging in instead of busting his gut to get into the necessary position of a striker. He also keeps on dropping way too deep still which is why he’s never in the position we need him to be. Plus with his slow pace it’s just never gonna work. We have Toney and Watkins in the bench where they will stay in their forward position and will make them runs and presses needed.
As for Foden. He’s still not able to produce anything even when he was finally in a 10 position which is really unfortunate. He’s not entirely to blame as our striker was never in position to receive the ball from him but the amount of times Foden lost possession is not good enough. Foden is here because of his technicality and his ability to keep the ball in tight spaces but it’s been non-existent this entire tournament so far. He needs to wake up.
Except he generally played too far inside, like a centre-back. He hardly ever hit the wing and only once went for the by-line.
Every one other than Southgate can see those problems
The tactic employed by Mr Southgate after the Swiss goal was clearly relationism. You overload one side of the pitch with randomness to open space on the other. It worked beautifully. The man’s a genius.
😂 That’s Switzerlands tactic. Watch any analysis on them. They copied Switzerlands approach and looked better than all tournament before. Give Yakin and Xhaka Credit for that
Genius as ever Adam. One thing you didn't comment on was the brilliant Jujitsu Gareth did to force Harry's substitution. I think he must have been following your analysis on that point at least. :)
Kane has been bad every game honestly if Southgate just ignores this and keeps playing Kane every game we are doomed to penalties or going home, please please give either Watkins or Tony a decent run out so we dont have all our out of date fat eggs in one Kane shaped basket.
Kane & Foden looked knackered. Their body is like...no pickle juice is working, I need to take a nap.
Bench em, start with Gordon, Watkins or Toney... we will see..
Was it Foden who didnt wanna take a pen? He had no more in the tank....
Goal keepers have always had that list... Which doesnt always workout. Wish theyd just go with how they see it....
Glen Hoddle said penalties are a lottery and that there's no point practicing them. Southgate is a proper coach and we won. Give him his dues
@RMo16 😂😂 Only the losing team will describe it as such, England have done so in the past. Glen probably got that vibe from Eileen.
Knowing how to take a penalty definitely tips in favour and a good goal keeper knows how to read players, goal keepers list doesn't always pan out.
Its known that professional goalkeepers dive about 220 milliseconds before the pen taker kicked the ball.
Anyone that plays football practice penalties and improve their skill, tricks, and strategies.
BTW not knocking Southgate.. I don't refer to Southgate.
hard to believe that you are one of many analysts who are missing the stark reality that Cole Palmer (when he is finally brought on by Southgate) is the main reason why Englad start to be more potent in attack, He is always attack minded, rarely loses the ball, can track back and win the ball and generally demonstates class as he floats around the pitch. If he starts we win well against anybody. If not we struggle again.
If koeman has the balls to unleash both Frimpong and Dumfries at the right hand side to target trippier it would be a disaster. I wouldn't even be surprised if Southgate go for Gomez for the next match
We had more shots, more corners, more possession, more touches in the opposition box, and more successful passes.
And we won.
But we were “utterly minging”
@@sensibility1174is because it's dross and tedious. We spent the best part of every game without a single shot on target. You're raving about how great Switzerland are, contrast the players versus the performances of both sides in this tournament. One team was doing much better with much less, do the math.
Our system didn't beat Switzerland 😂. They attacked with speed for about 2 minutes took a shot and scored. Switzerland then missed a penalty.
Pen wasnt missed it was saved
Back in the real world… we did beat Switzerland and Switzerland didn’t miss any penalties 🤷♂️
So in summary, our system beat them?
it wasn’t the system, it was once again the quality of player..Bellingham last game and now the starboy
@@sensibility1174 So we are creating very few chances and leaking goals, because we have good players? Are you ok Gareth?
@@intenzityd3181Gareth has made 3 semi finals out of 4 in international tournaments. Maybe he knows more than you
It’s what we’ve asked for though, our world class players yk being world class 😂
@@engagecastle188 yeah it is but its not sustainable relying on them to produce world class moments
One day you'll have to admit he's a good manager 😂😂😂
Wow, at last, a very intelligent, very incisive read of the game. I usually only find the hotheads repeating the tabloid blurb. This is a very cool look at the data, and you made it fun. Thanks man. Subscribed.
Thank you. The only reference Ive seen in 'football media' today that highlights Kane's lack of dynamism and alertness in the box. Desperate stuff. Almost like he actively doesn't want to involve himself. I've been up there as one of Kane's biggest advocates for years. But he tests my patience every tournament. This one he's pushed me over the edge.
With all respect, this is incomprehensible.
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The obvious change is to replace Kane. As the Yanks say A No-Brainer. The one game that works for Saka there was no one in the box anticipating his cross. What a waste of talent.
There is no obvious replacement for Kane. Toney and Watkins need to be phased in after this tournament
Foden has the ball for 5 games, but he can not have 1 pass like Kane did to Trippier against Slovakia. Kane plays bad in this tornament, that's true, but he donest waste any chance in this tornament. I dont know why people being so tolerant of Foden.
But I toltaly agree if you have to start Foden, just bench Kane. We can see him sending those nice passes to Sane, Musiala in Bayern, but nobody cares Kane there. Talent wasted definetely. Starting Toney or Waterkins will be definitely better with Foden, but they won't make any change. The current situation is England can not create too many opportunities, so if we have to find someone to blame, 10-role is supposed to be that one. Foden and Bellingham can not play like Palmer or Madison, that is the real truth.
Fair play on getting this level of quality out so fast, good work
The first half was very good. 2nd half the Switzerland manager changed some things and did some subs. Southgate in game management is terrible. He has no clue
Got to be worth trying 3-5-2 with Toney up front as well
That would be my temptation…
When an England fan (myself) prays for penalties so we can get shots on goal there is still something seriously wrong with our football.
Toney absolutely should start the semi final. He's done more than Kane has in his tiny cameos. No look penalty, ice in the man's veins and he feels he has something to prove with Southgate inexplicably making him ride the pine.
Needs to play Watkins against the Dutch. Foden and Kane are Southgate's new Sterling.
Thought Foden was excellent first half. Much improved. Kane though, dear me. He looks so lost.
@@andrewleese89as a spurs fan, it’s sad to see Kane getting all this criticism. But I do believe it is deserved, the guy looks useless, his defensive work is alright but as a striker he’s shit for England.
Toney or Watkins should start over him and Kane should just be an impact sub.
Sterling was englands player of the tournament last euros …
man, Sterling is always the best one after Southgate coaches.
I still think we need Gordon on that left wing. And start Watkins over Kane.
Southgate: Gordon? who?
Gordon Trippier
Watkins Kane
Palmer Foden
As wingback Gordon is streets ahead of trippier. Even trippier would agree
How good is Gordon at defending? (Not a rhetorical question.)
@@bonglesnodkins329 Not good, which is why he is not picked. He has mythical properties to many England fans though despite the fact he is a right footed, very attacking left-winger who last started when we lost 0-1 to Iceland
For this match England went to the formation that Palace uses under Glasner. It’s telling that Mateta executed the striker duties for Palace SO much better than Kane did for England. Kane is done.
Great job, Adam. Love your work all the way here from Brazil, keep it up man!
They didn't beat Switzerland, they drew and then won on penalties. To say otherwise is just delusional.
Up until the Saka goal, England made three shots on target the entire knockout phase, all ended up in goal. This has been a dreadful squad that somehow, by some miracle is in the semis. There's nothing else to it, 10% brilliance of punctual plays by world class players, 90% sheer luck. It's shameful.
i'm pretty sure that means they beat Switzerland 🤣🤣 you really folding yourself into a pretzel with that logic
Everyone focusing on how England are playing badly, yet France are yet to score a goal from open play.
Maybe it’s not that England are doing worse, but more so that other teams have got better.
France v England my dream final
@@OmarJamesthe logic is pretty clear , the system got them a draw , they didn’t beat the Swiss with a system , they beat them in a penalty shootout
@@hushskyso they beat them then?? 😂😂
Err... we didn't beat them we drew!
Last time I checked, it says we are in the semi having beaten Switzerland LOL
Great analysis as ever, thank you. One comment; Mainoo still looks like our best player on and off the ball. I wish the team would play through him more. He's always available, making space for others too, and is so good on the ball.
Overall the first half (despite not having a striker at all) was actually decent.
I felt all of your emotions through my screen! Great analysis and great fun to watch. Oh and always love a Saka shout out - nerves of steel, innit?
I mean, there is a clear problem that Kane is both:
a) Tired/injured/off-form
b) The undroppable, talismanic team captain
Honestly i have 3 issues from southgates selections 1 why only bring 1 natural left back that hasnt played in 4/5 months. Secondly (I may be wrong because i havent watch bayern) but doesn't Eric Dyer do the exact job southgate is asking of rice? Why is he not in the team? And thirdly Kane be a number 9 that is literally your role in the team please do it
Another brilliant breakdown.... Another blood boilingly frustrating "tactical" performance from England (no not England; Southgate)
The issue I have is - Southgate is clearly an incredible man manager; the team loves him.... But tactically he is FAR too conservative and cautious. I fear that we have seen that he is unable to change. Maybe he could stay on for the "vibes" and get someone else to do the tactical bit?! 🤷🏼♂️
Spot on! The number of times that there was nobody up front to pass to was amazing!
Love your work man 👍🏾🐐
I'm a workman.
I beg that we start Watkins he’s a proper number 9 not whatever Kane is
Whatever Kane is? England's all-time top goalscorer? LOL
I hate to admit it but kanes too old or either not fit. Need someone with pace and stamina, Kane at the moment seems to be playing as an impact player but doesn’t have the fitness to go further up the park. Against defenders who are fit you need someone like that
Spot on about Kane, but we also need to have a conversation about Walker. He is struggling big time this tournament.
Harry Kane terrible runs. Always waiting around
Southgate needs to un-invert the fullbacks. There's no point having Foden/Saka both looking to cut inside with no overlap on the right, and vice versa with Bellingham and Trippier on the left. Swap Trippier for Trent too and we might see some dynamic attacking for once.
i dunno if you play football manager, but this makes total sense for me lol.
you either have an overlap or an underlap. never TWO underlaps on the same side. insane
@@mowvu5380 Liverpool kind of do this with Harvey Elliott and Salah, but they have that support from TAA behind them to pin them wide. It just isn't working at all with this England team, particularly on the left as at least Saka has a passable weak foot.
TAA is right footed
yeah, pretty basic stuff - Saka is left footed, but plays there because Ben White overlaps all the time
Surely the guy that earns 5M quid a year sees that also
Another great analysis, way more insight about what went on than those various ex-players and tslking heads. Plus a great finish when you got into the perfect position to get onto that bhaji coming in from the right and put it away !!! (Hope Harry Kane was watching)
Kane needs to be dropped. He's a great player but way too slow up front. Will be hilarious if England win the tournament inspite of Southgate
Please do a tactical analysis of the Netherlands, they have been shit, but somehow they keep making things happen
(And please let it be Cleary who does the analysis)
the key to winning is to be less shitty than your opponents
Netherlands have been shit? They beat France, but for a wrongly disallowed goal (a goal that was awarded to Spain against Georgia on their first). They won their r16 game by 3 goals. Their game yesterday against turkey is tale of two halves. Weghorst on at halftime and changes the game. Dutch absolutely dominate 2nd half and win 2-1 in regulation. They were the only team in the quarterfinals who didn't need extra time to win. Where on earth did you get the idea that the netherlands has been shit??
Finished third in their pool. I agree they aren't shit (no team in the last 4 is shit, people need to get a grip) but they are no great shakes either.
@@ytuser708 funny that the top team in that group got knocked out by Turkey, who lost to the pathetic Portugal.
@@toddschoonover5919 they didn’t beat France and it was clear offside. the ref definitely made the right call
The one positive thing that has come out of Englands appalling run in Euro 2024 - finding you and your channel! You have been excellent!
I look forward every time to your analysis Adam! It is not only insightful, but hilarious at the same time!
People wonder why Kane has never won anything
Now that they're getting a real test, in the Netherlands, there's no way this will keep working.
Said that about the swiss...
99% sure that it won't keep working.
"...so you're saying there's a chance?"
What cos they’ve got Depay? 😂
Loool Netherlands look equally average.
Their path to to the finals has by far been the easiest.Even Netherlands have been average.Real test will be in the finals when Spain recreates the 7-1 that Germany did to brazil.
I cannot tell you what joy you’ve brought to my tournament football viewing! Right down to counting the seconds before Trent A-A took that lovely penalty. On we go!
Gareth Southgate wearing the same outfit to every game so far just sums him up really.
he wears the same expression too
How many lives does Cat Southgate have?
Barely scraping past mediocre teams is a great way to psyche out the better teams and lull them into a false sense of security. Genius move.
Never comment again you are clueless
Swiss are a class outfit.
Stop commenting
Great video Adam, very interesting and entertaining, many thanks really looking forward to your analysis of Spurs at the beginning of the season and whether or not the ideas will be tweaked by the end of the season once players are more familiar with Ange's tactics. Thanks again.
I do think the value of England having high-impact subs on the bench is massive in international tournaments, it’s just trying to get the management to play them early enough. And 100% certain that at least one of Palmer, Gordon and Toney should be in the starting 11.
Foden without Pep needs to be studied
Foden at City gets a Silva and Rodri. A passer at the 6 to give him the ball in the half spaces and a winger who can transition with him to help him by either going into midfield or the wing. He also has a striker who doesn’t come deep and doesn’t affect his play. He is a good player but needs to adapt and be versatile.
Foden was fine.
@@NorthLondonForeverCOYGthis is perfect analysis
Harry Kane is such a liability for this team I wonder why he keeps starting. 7:05 Look at his average position, you'd think its Mainoo or Rice. What the heck is he doing in the middle of the pitch in a team that has Saka, Bellingham, Foden, and even Rice. Kane needs to be benched ASAP
I was going mental watching this match. Saka absolutely tearing apart the Swiss left multiple times and having absolutely nobody to cross to because Harry was too busy chatting to John stones. Thank god he gave up and decided to do it himself! Kane needs sent home, never mind putting him on the bench.
This is brilliantly analysed and explained. Makes a change from the usually hand waving and cgi charts and flashy graphics
Excellent analysis Adam, great video. 👌 England playing with 10 men, Kane so slow he looks like a photograph!
And i was wondering why foden only one didnt make more chances and cuz he likes thread balls in behind to the striker but kane was always behind him