Pundits deffo feeling the heat from their England team criticism of the last game. Yesterday they did a 180 from criticising virtually everything to being subjectively overt cheerleaders, lol. The pens were great ( for once!) but our lack of penetration (with Kane not remotely in position for the in box chances created). For sure our players are better than the tactics Safegate employs - that's where the manager has serious luck.
Awe shut up berk we weren't bad and Switzerland are decent team fit strong good player's..... before Southgate... with roy Hodgson,Seven cappelo tell me when we ever where a good footballing team to watch I just missed Italia 90 but have been following since and I want to know when we have been good? Euro 2004 Rooney was unplayable but then everything since all I know is disappointment least Southgate takes us deep into tournaments the players love him personally I don't but the disrespect he gets is laughable we where paying foreign managers millions and millions trying to get them to do what Southgate is now
Get the ball out wide, take on defenders and get the ball crossed. It's not rocket science. We are averaging about one shot on target every game. It's not good enough. Also, drop Kane, bring Toney in and make Bellingham captain.
@@eXpressYourselfClips Are you saying they were wrong to want that? Watkins would have done better than Kane in that game. He didn't even end up taking a penalty so he literally contributed nothing.
I dont care how we did it, 3 semis in 4 tournament is amazing. I remember the feeling after each and every every embarrassing cup performance in my lifetime- the whole country would agree that the whole structure of the FA and the men's team needed to be torn down and rebuilt from scratch. Every time, it felt not only thay we failed, but that there was no end in sight. Our performances haven't been fantastic this tournament, its fair to say, but for the first time it feels like the number 1 job of the next England manager will be to maintain, build on and progress the work done by the last guy- not to throw the whole lot out on day 1. Southgate isnt the most talented manager in the world, but he's taken the team to a point where, when he hands it to the next guy, he can be proud of what he's handing over.
@@User.adymitchwhich we haven’t done since 1966, there’s no shame in Southgate not delivering that. Yes he could have done better but he’s not done badly.
@@User.adymitch OK, fine, so by that standard Southgate hasn't succeeded. But the point I'm making is that by another standard, namely, 'bringing the men's national team from the absolute depths of toxicity and humiliation up to the point where there's something there worth building on', it's a big green tick.
I completely agree with you. I think Southgate is getting unfairly treated, I'd agree he ain't the most talented manager out there but he's done far more than be just a manager for this England team. And you might even argue it's the philosophy behind the scenes that has been his most important achievement of all.
@@samgregory7266 I think your last point is exactly right. Unfortunately for him, it's not realy possible to quantify, and even worse, it's kind of a cursed achievement because for many young people, they won't remember what it was like before Southgate, and so they can't really appreciate the change in the overall attitude. I actually think Slovakia was a great example- I mean, England play a low-ranked team, go behind, and come into the closing stages of the game behind. We know how this this story goes- the fans get on their backs, the manager throws on attacking players, the players freeze up and spend the last 15 minutes launching crosses into the box to no success, and England go out of the tournament. Just to bring the national team's mentality to the point where they can stay calm and focused, and get a late equaliser, is a huge, huge step forward. I know its borderline embarrassing because it shouldn't be that big a deal, for a professional player to act like a professional for a full 90 minutes, but the undeniable truth is that we didn't have it in us until now.
I don't think anyone would call England a neutral's favorite to win the tournament. They're so incredibly boring! They consistently have the best squad in the world and yet play like they're Hull taking on Man City. It could totally work for them, just see Portgual in 2016, but man it's hard to root for, or even stay awake for.
@@kevinmccabe7263 as a Hull City fan I take great exception at being compared to this ultra negative Southgate England side! I totally agree with your point tho, watching England is painful, just leave my crap club out of it, not even we deserve that insult 😁👍
England 'consistently have the best squad in the world'? Really? Who do we blame in the past for failing to get the best out of Jay Bothroyd, Carlton Palmer, Andy Sinton, Michael Ricketts and Seth Johnson among others?
It's not Kane's fault ! It's the cowardly way England is playing! How the hell is he supposed to shine when Pickford has the Ball more than the rest of the team !?
I don’t think Kane played great to be honest. I think Saka absolutely caused chaos down that side. He put 5 crosses into the box. Kane wasn’t even in the box. It isn’t always the wingers job to find a player, the striker needs to be there every time not when he thinks he might get through.
This is the most reasonable take. You can't deny his quality but he doesn't seem to have the legs for rhe full 90 minutes and ends up being too slow to lead the press or get into position to convert chances
He's never bringing Gordan on. If he didn't do it in the last game at the 94th minute & didn't do it in this game I don't see why he'd ever bring him on unless there was an injury.
As soon as Switzerland scored, England starting passing quicker, making runs, even sprinting. Where was this in the first 70mins and games prior? Why do we have to go behind before we start to make an effort? Going into extra time again will catch up with England, as there’s not much time to recover and prepare for the Semis.
@@Frank-hn3yj For me, it comes from the manager. Pep Guardiola would never put up with this level of effort. Kane’s pressing was abysmal if you can even call it pressing.
But doesn’t it show how good we are if we can just turn it up or turn it down when we want to…. 😂😂😂but it all seriousness I know what you mean it is frustrating to see 😂
You can tell The Bellingham bicycle kick and the Kane header in the Slovakia game really build up a great momentum for England. The penalties from England were outstanding on Saturday, I hope that will be another momentum-builder for England like the two goals against Slovakia. They will need it as England have bigger fish to fry this week.
Great to see England finally will now have to play top footballing nation, no more easier teams, they will have to beat Holland, Spain or France to win it
Seriously, two tournaments in a row now where they face almost no top teams. 2022 WC had them face the USA, Iran, Wales, and Senegal before losing to the first top team they came across, France.
@@kevinmccabe7263 However they weren't bad against France only just going out. Harry Kane misfired his penalty which could have gone them into overtime. This time around is it their fault that the Swiss kicked out Italy? They were a good team who eliminated Italy and drew against Germany. These were the kind of matches England would have lost 10 years ago
it won't happen but its getting to the point now where reputations need to be put aside and he has to drop Kane. It was like watching a statue and a statue that played in midfield. Get up the pitch man! We need a striker to stretch defenders (its all too static) so Foden and Bellingham can find him or use the spaces left behind and when Saka gets behind the defence theres someone on the end of it. Just as infuriating as watching Pickford kick long and concede possession when he doesn't need to.
Drop Kane and play Bellingham as a false 9. Foden @ 10, Saka up top on right side. Keep Rice and Mainoo in CM Shaw and Trent wingbacks. Back 3 of Guehi, Stones and Walker.
Doesn’t really solve our lack of width on the left though, Trippier is terrified of running to the byline on his weaker foot, we need Anthony Gordon starting
@@kevh7941 Oh I didn't realise England were the tournament's top scorers? (1 win in 5 matches). Man City won a league title with a false 9, trust your technical players or go home early.
Southgate is the consumate organiser and his work ethic is exemplary, but his game management is atrocious. He surrenders the initiative and fails to see the clearly shifting momentum until it is too late. Probably, like me, millions of England fans were screaming at the tv for him to make changes ten minutes before Switzerland inevitably scored. Like many middle of the road managers he lacks spontaneity, vision and courage. He obviously has the pieces of paper and knows the coaching theory but in practice he is not an elite level coach in terms of game management.
@@Richard-d1y Usually England go out to the first Top 10 team they come across When that happens depends on the luck of the draw Netherlands are a top 10 team - so this will be the first genuine test for this tournament
The PR behind this Declan Rice is INSANE!!!. England's problem is staring them in the face and no-one wants to recognise it. If it was Rodri, Fabinho even Wharton playing for England in Rice's place you'd see a different much more fluid team team!! Ever since he came into the England midfield and became a regular, the midfield it been static and stiff with no playing through the thirds. One can clearly see that this guy was developed as a CB coz he lacks basics of a modern 6. -He stays hidden behind defenders & can''t open for the ball in build-up, -No passing range, -Cant take the ball on the backfoot and play on the half turn to get forward ball -During buildup he stays in Midfied even when its congested, he doesn't understand when to drop in between the CB's to push the WB's up -When he does get the ball with back facing to goal hes either gonna pass it back to a defender or pass it sideways, no forward pass to speak of Arteta is smart and realised that RIce is no 6 but he had already spent 100mil+ on him so he obviously couldn't bench him. So he decided put a decent but natural 6 in Jorginho there and moved rice to play a box to box 8 where he could use his energy. Ask yourself a question If he was world class in that position why would Arteta move him and put a player that that isnt world class? Imagine Rodri or Busquets being moved to accommodate someone???
3-4-2-1 Konsa, Stones, Guehi at the back as Walker hasn't looked great. Alexander Arnold Right, Saka Left Wingback's both bombing forward, with Rice & Mainoo in central midfield and Bellingham & Foden behind Watkins. But there's zero chance it will happen as Southgate is very very safe. Kane & Walker will play, no changes.
The fact you spent half this interview talking about penalties instead of how poor England were says it all. The broadcasters all seem to be gaslighting us.
Mark Goldbridge is the one to listen to on UA-cam. He’s a breath of fresh air. Understands football & tells it as it is! His 9 minute video discussing this match and his Harry Kane video he’s just dropped are absolutely spot on!
Kudos to Saka, take a bow young man you played a blinder of a game. More shots on goal from England last night than in their entire tournament thus far due to penalties. Helps that Southgate had no option but to let them score.😂
Gary makes a great point here. When teams win games in the PL whilst not on great form, we say "that's what championship-winning teams do, they grind out results when they're not playing well". Yet somehow, when looking at international tournaments, it's never enough- there's always complaints if we're not playing fluid football and blowing teams away.
Gary: How many shots did England have toward goal....1 shot that resulted in a goal. The Swiss played a better game and had more goal chances! England vs Netherlands...I put my money on NL.
@@marcwareham9351 I'm neutral. I think Swiss played better game . At least they have good flow of movements as a team. England was too slow and predictable. Just think current ManU team. I'm their supporter.
@@user-kw7xk5hj4f I disagree. It was the first time this tournament I thought England played ok and I didn’t feel nervous when Switzerland had possession. It felt like England was more likely to score and I was surprised England only had 51% of the possession. It seemed at the time they had more. The stats show England had 75 compared to 51 attacks. 626 passes completed to 583, 13 to 12 attacks, and a better disciplinary record with just one the their two yellow cards.
I think the Swiss played better but England had better players in their team as a whole. England probably had their best game of this tournament. That's what made it 50-50 and both teams had good spells and bad spells. As soon as England made their substitutions Switzerland focused on the left hand side and switched off for a second and Saka with his brilliance took his chance. Switzerland's goal was better team wise and Saka's goal was more because of individual brilliance. Just feels like if the Swiss had England's players they would probably win the tournament.
Not true that this is first time England scored 5/5 in a penalty shootout in a major tournament - they scored the first 5 v Germany in 1996. It was Southgate who missed the 6th because Bryan Robson only practiced with 5 penalty takers to his eternal regret and Southgate had only taken one before and missed it.
Gary let me keep it simple. No one would care if Kane dropped deep if he could then drive forward or break with pace on the attack. Rooney did this many times and was effective. If you drop then MAKE SURE you get back to where you're most dangerous. The other issue is if he is cramping up then maybe he needs a rest or half a game??? Been our main man since 2018, have to sometimes trust the others. We have the backup and something to give opposition a suprise element (although our teams are being leaked anyway internally). Use the options!!! 😒
The sports anchor said it’s the first time we’ve scored 5 out of 5 in a major tournament but we scored 5 out of 5 against Germany in the semi final of Euro 96. Shearer, Platt, Gascoigne, Pearce and Sheringham all scored. Southgate missed the 6th.
Kane dropping deep works in other systems. But it isn't working in this system. Maybe he's not fit enough either. Maybe with another pacey winger on the left, like Gordon, it could make a difference for Kane too.
kane needs to be subbed out whenever he gets tired. he had so many chances to cut in the box but he just doesn't do it. it feels like he doesn't know what he is doing
It wasn’t a great performance but it was better, England can build on that. It was good to see England didn’t sit back after their Slovakia defeat and really had a look at their squad to assort their issues. I feel like they have learnt from every game in this Euro’s and they can implement that into the future. They have bigger fish to fry this week. Come on England 🏴🏴🏴
We can’t continue playing Kane with him scoring no goals in 90 mins. He’s too old and slow to play another game in 4 days after 120 minutes of football yesterday. It was embarrassing watching our “top striker” not even getting in the box for crosses. 50 yrs of watching England we love to show loyalty over performance
Kane likes to drop deep, Saka likes to cut inside, Foden likes to cut inside, Bellingham is playing as a 10 So you have 4 guys all occupying each other's space and the result is a bit of a mess
If we do end up winning this then nobody will care what the performances were like, it becomes irrelevant. The result is the main objective and the results are in our favour. It's coming .. 😊
Unbelievable that we deem it ok to not drop Kane unless he has an injury. We’re quick to criticise Portugal and Ronaldo - this is the same scenario at the moment
All of the pundits criticising England; Shearer, Lineker, Ferdinand etc. NONE of those guys achieved anything with England. Italia 90 - we got to the semi after squeezing past Belgium, and Cameroon. England have not played anywhere near their capabilities, but they’re getting further - 4 tournaments in a row now - than ANY of those pundits did. I think that needs to be remembered.
For years I’ve questioned why England play to the level of the opposition and only step it up when threatened with exiting the tournament or when facing quality opponents. The team has some of the best players in the world and should walk most games but for some reason choose not to.
Harry Kane simply doesn’t fit this system of play, he puts in immense work defensively for an attacking player but he isn’t helping us in the attacking third. Toney & Watkins would be an interesting alternative for the Dutch game which will be a true test. Turkey exposed VVD & Aké are very exposed to pacey attackers, sticking with Kane is giving them a day off almost. I’m keeping the faith though for tactical changes.
I think that's a good shout. If you put one of them as a number 9 the over one could combine just behind with Foden. I think both of your suggestions could swap between playing slightly ahead or just behind each other.
Mr neville.. kane dropping a LITTLE deep aint a problem.. the problem is hes having more touches in the our box than the opponents.. hes a striker if you aint forgot.. if southgate wants a grafter why not play kane as a cdm..
1:07 Why has it taken this shoot out for Gary to realise that pens are about more than luck? It always baffled me that Hoddle said when he was the manager "we dont practise pens because you can't recreate the pressure" . very odd because in the end the muscle memory CAN be replicated in any circumstance if its practised often enough and if the players have the right mindset.
I thought they played a lot better and will improve even more when they get the right players on as prove when the subs came on we played a lot Quicker we need more attacking players on the pitch
Kane's a CF. He just needs one good all into the box and he has a good chance of scoring. Saka needs to take some blame for the useless balls he tried to put into the box, they weren't going to worry anyone. It looks great beating the defender, but what's the point in beating his man, if he can't cross the ball? Teaching Saka how to cross the ball, isn't an easy fix. What is an easy fix, is to stop booting goal kicks away, and don't have our corners going back to the keeper, especially as he will boot the ball to the other team. These things can be fixed right now.
It'd require a Gareth Southgate personality swap for him to drop Kane. His first team starting 11 have created just the one goal in this competition - but the manager still thinks he's right. Maybe England will touch lucky and get quite a few injuries in the semi finals
Look how we all got excited in the last semi final n final .... what did they do ? Got a goal n parked the bus lets hope this time they wint do that 💩🤞🤞🤞🤞
Yes they got through but for the past 3 major tournaments including qualifiers, England have done the bare minimum that was expected of them with all the teams they have faced under Southgate.
Get the ball out wide, take on defenders and get the ball crossed. It's not rocket science. We are averaging about one shot on target every game. It's not good enough. Also, drop Kane, bring Toney in and make Bellingham captain.
This ‘unspectacular but getting through’ crap will only last until we come up against a real team. Dont get carried away, its only because we’ve played average teams that we’re progressing
Haha, England are capable of winning anything. It is our fans/supporters that are poor. Negative energy equals negative results.. Most other countries actually support their teams and believe in them, that's the difference..
@@DivineBeastZero so it’s a lack PMA at fault for only beating ‘top’ opposition in competitive fixtures twice in the last 30+ years? (Argentina 2002, Netherlands 1996. Germany in 2021 barely counts because that was the worst German side in decades). Not disagreeing completely tho, I am positive about England, but I’m also a realist and the facts don’t lie, we’ve stunk the place out against average opposition so far
And this is exactly why you DONT play Saka LB. He is one of the best right wingers in the world you play him in his natural position and look what happens. Not even this tournament the last one too. That’s 4 years of consistent performances MOST goals of anyone so what the hatters gonna say now
I agree with you Gary!!! too slow on the ball, not enough movement and despite the ball being put into the box there was no-one there!!! actually Kane did nothing all game, i don't know if he is carrying an injury but NOT GOOD ENOUGH!!!!
Boring, boring football is what Southgate has given us. But we are in the Semi Final. Frankly I would rather see attacking, attractive football and see us go out of the competition earlier. I will not watch the England v Netherlands match. I have already suffered enough. I listened to a Sky pundit this morning, a man called Carvy Soditall who say's we should not expect to be entertained at the Euros. Football he think's is not about entertainment, we should go to the Cinema if we want entertainment. Strange, I always thought Football, Cricket and Tennis etc. were competitive Sports that were there for the Public to enjoy and be entertained. I guess I was wrong.
People saying u can't criticise Southgate cos he is winning. He's an awful manager. Keeps playing players who aren't performing such as Kane, Foden and Bellingham. Bellinghams end product is awful, he can't pass. He can't shoot. Palmer should be starting for Foden. Toney for Bellingham. Watkins for Kane.
When one listens to Neville, you can understand why that generation of players failed miserably. They were mentally weak and couldn't hack the pressure of penalty shootouts. They didn't have the technique to create enough to win matches in the 120 minutes, so they should have been mentally prepared for the penalties. 2004 and 2006 were golden opportunities with poor opposition awaiting. Even 2002. That generation blew it. They would have faced Greece in the 2004 final and a poor Italian side in 2006.
There is a old comic from the 70s that had a character story called Billy's boots a kid changes from a useless player to world beater when he wears the boots,kane seems to have lost his boots because a league 2 forward would have looked better in all 5 games .what's going on with him if it's not injury bayern have now got a turkey.and I was a fan but I can't defend him now he needs to be dropped
@kase121 we have seen kane play over years but this kane at the euros is unrecognisable he looks unfit with no touch,yes he needs service but just looks laboured,if we can't supply him we need to have a different option.i hope he comes good but do you not think he has a injury or something to be from one of the best players on the planet to our worst player every game
I thought the back three of kane , stones and konsa played well together for 70 odd minutes
This isn’t even sarcasm.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂the kind of jokes I need ..... funny but so true😂😂
@@marineboy1964 🤡
😂😂 brilliant. Toney, Gordon and Trent should start.
@@BasedHadrian💯 but he’s never gonna do that is he unfortunately
Pundits deffo feeling the heat from their England team criticism of the last game. Yesterday they did a 180 from criticising virtually everything to being subjectively overt cheerleaders, lol. The pens were great ( for once!) but our lack of penetration (with Kane not remotely in position for the in box chances created). For sure our players are better than the tactics Safegate employs - that's where the manager has serious luck.
Awe shut up berk we weren't bad and Switzerland are decent team fit strong good player's..... before Southgate... with roy Hodgson,Seven cappelo tell me when we ever where a good footballing team to watch I just missed Italia 90 but have been following since and I want to know when we have been good? Euro 2004 Rooney was unplayable but then everything since all I know is disappointment least Southgate takes us deep into tournaments the players love him personally I don't but the disrespect he gets is laughable we where paying foreign managers millions and millions trying to get them to do what Southgate is now
So true
@@deanmullen1882 Southgate is the highest paid international manager EVER Even the Qatari manager or Saudi manager's salary is far less
@@deanmullen1882 weren't bad? didn't have a shot on target until Saka's goal in the 80th minute Deano
What about the fans? They are super toxic and they are never held to account.
DROP KANE. Just rest him for one first half. I dare you Southgate 😏 Well done England 👏
Get the ball out wide, take on defenders and get the ball crossed. It's not rocket science. We are averaging about one shot on target every game. It's not good enough. Also, drop Kane, bring Toney in and make Bellingham captain.
Sticking with Kane is delusional against the dutch. Crying out for Watkins that game
England fans are still moaning? That's not like you
Harry needs a rest.
@robertcarroll9409 Aww, poor Harry
@@robertcarroll9409So do you!🤡
Crying out for actual support for England. Too many entitled crybabies calling themselves "England fans"
Odd how we have to be losing before Toney gets a game…
Atleast he's played. Aston villa fans wanted Watkins starting ahead of Kane 😂
Anyone with a clue about football can see Watkins would cause the defenders more problems and give midfielders more options than Kane strolling around
@@eXpressYourselfClips Are you saying they were wrong to want that? Watkins would have done better than Kane in that game. He didn't even end up taking a penalty so he literally contributed nothing.
Kane is pretty much a number 10 false 9 somebody should play next to him to make the runs in behind
@@CripMacc55 its true that it doesn't have to be Kane or Toney it can be both.
I dont care how we did it, 3 semis in 4 tournament is amazing. I remember the feeling after each and every every embarrassing cup performance in my lifetime- the whole country would agree that the whole structure of the FA and the men's team needed to be torn down and rebuilt from scratch. Every time, it felt not only thay we failed, but that there was no end in sight. Our performances haven't been fantastic this tournament, its fair to say, but for the first time it feels like the number 1 job of the next England manager will be to maintain, build on and progress the work done by the last guy- not to throw the whole lot out on day 1. Southgate isnt the most talented manager in the world, but he's taken the team to a point where, when he hands it to the next guy, he can be proud of what he's handing over.
Well getting a goal n parking the bus in last semi n final is not success ! Success is when ya win the trophy 🙈
@@User.adymitchwhich we haven’t done since 1966, there’s no shame in Southgate not delivering that. Yes he could have done better but he’s not done badly.
@@User.adymitch OK, fine, so by that standard Southgate hasn't succeeded. But the point I'm making is that by another standard, namely, 'bringing the men's national team from the absolute depths of toxicity and humiliation up to the point where there's something there worth building on', it's a big green tick.
I completely agree with you. I think Southgate is getting unfairly treated, I'd agree he ain't the most talented manager out there but he's done far more than be just a manager for this England team. And you might even argue it's the philosophy behind the scenes that has been his most important achievement of all.
@@samgregory7266 I think your last point is exactly right. Unfortunately for him, it's not realy possible to quantify, and even worse, it's kind of a cursed achievement because for many young people, they won't remember what it was like before Southgate, and so they can't really appreciate the change in the overall attitude. I actually think Slovakia was a great example- I mean, England play a low-ranked team, go behind, and come into the closing stages of the game behind. We know how this this story goes- the fans get on their backs, the manager throws on attacking players, the players freeze up and spend the last 15 minutes launching crosses into the box to no success, and England go out of the tournament. Just to bring the national team's mentality to the point where they can stay calm and focused, and get a late equaliser, is a huge, huge step forward. I know its borderline embarrassing because it shouldn't be that big a deal, for a professional player to act like a professional for a full 90 minutes, but the undeniable truth is that we didn't have it in us until now.
Kobbie Mainoo is a young midfield GENERAL 🤩
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Just like jude said😮💨
Anybody can pass it backwards lol
@@RussMarion-il2lx 🥱
Wharton is better than any of the midfielders playing instead of him! Unfortunately he won't get to prove it under Southgate!
Gary ‘At this moment in time’ Neville. 🤪
@@anthonybevan2912 Also, ‘to be fair’ 😂😂😂
He should put some lyrics around it and release a single
"If you like"
Gary "Zero testosterone" Neville
Harry Kane has no Energy , Slow , Limited Tackles , Minimum Touches . Palmer , Watkins , Bowen . Younger Legs
Kane is the only striker I know that plays on the wing.FFS Southgate touched the ball more than Kane did!
@@prideofdurham4776he was playing in defence!
Kane had a back injury at the end of the league season. He is slowing down anyway, but that injury has made his movement more limited.
Kane is saving all his strength so that he can pick up his great big pay packet.
I don't think anyone would call England a neutral's favorite to win the tournament. They're so incredibly boring! They consistently have the best squad in the world and yet play like they're Hull taking on Man City. It could totally work for them, just see Portgual in 2016, but man it's hard to root for, or even stay awake for.
@@kevinmccabe7263 🤡
@@kevinmccabe7263 as a Hull City fan I take great exception at being compared to this ultra negative Southgate England side! I totally agree with your point tho, watching England is painful, just leave my crap club out of it, not even we deserve that insult 😁👍
@@markwharton7626 haha fair enough, I should have anticipated this
@@kevinmccabe7263 😂😂🍻
England 'consistently have the best squad in the world'? Really? Who do we blame in the past for failing to get the best out of Jay Bothroyd, Carlton Palmer, Andy Sinton, Michael Ricketts and Seth Johnson among others?
Doesn't matter how great a player you are or have been, if you aren't fully fit you should be on the bench
France v portugal was also unspectacular. A wins a win.
Kane should always start, but in no way should he play for more than 65mins.
Gordan needs to at least 20mins on the pitch also.
It's not Kane's fault !
It's the cowardly way England is playing!
How the hell is he supposed to shine when Pickford has the Ball more than the rest of the team !?
I don’t think Kane played great to be honest. I think Saka absolutely caused chaos down that side. He put 5 crosses into the box. Kane wasn’t even in the box. It isn’t always the wingers job to find a player, the striker needs to be there every time not when he thinks he might get through.
Finally someone with sense. You can't not start kane.
This is the most reasonable take. You can't deny his quality but he doesn't seem to have the legs for rhe full 90 minutes and ends up being too slow to lead the press or get into position to convert chances
He's never bringing Gordan on. If he didn't do it in the last game at the 94th minute & didn't do it in this game I don't see why he'd ever bring him on unless there was an injury.
As soon as Switzerland scored, England starting passing quicker, making runs, even sprinting. Where was this in the first 70mins and games prior? Why do we have to go behind before we start to make an effort? Going into extra time again will catch up with England, as there’s not much time to recover and prepare for the Semis.
Thats the million dollar question
Because we are reactive, not proactive.
@@Frank-hn3yj For me, it comes from the manager. Pep Guardiola would never put up with this level of effort. Kane’s pressing was abysmal if you can even call it pressing.
But doesn’t it show how good we are if we can just turn it up or turn it down when we want to…. 😂😂😂but it all seriousness I know what you mean it is frustrating to see 😂
All teams do this, look at germany against spain
Gordon or Shaw (probably not ready) should start at LWB instead of Trippier.
Trippier is a great defender. But he kills our attacks on the left.
or Eze
Watkins getting in behind takes this team to a different level
You can tell The Bellingham bicycle kick and the Kane header in the Slovakia game really build up a great momentum for England. The penalties from England were outstanding on Saturday, I hope that will be another momentum-builder for England like the two goals against Slovakia. They will need it as England have bigger fish to fry this week.
Great to see England finally will now have to play top footballing nation, no more easier teams, they will have to beat Holland, Spain or France to win it
Seriously, two tournaments in a row now where they face almost no top teams. 2022 WC had them face the USA, Iran, Wales, and Senegal before losing to the first top team they came across, France.
@@kevinmccabe7263 However they weren't bad against France only just going out. Harry Kane misfired his penalty which could have gone them into overtime. This time around is it their fault that the Swiss kicked out Italy? They were a good team who eliminated Italy and drew against Germany. These were the kind of matches England would have lost 10 years ago
Harry Kane HAS to go
I agree but he probably wont. He's the English Ronaldo (Gets picked because of his name!)
He was abysmal. Zero threat to the opposition and his pressing was anaemic.
ITS TIME TO GO
I feel like he should get subbed in every game as soon as he starts to tire
@@sunizzo.That's not because of Kane, it's because of the cowardly way England is playing !
it won't happen but its getting to the point now where reputations need to be put aside and he has to drop Kane. It was like watching a statue and a statue that played in midfield. Get up the pitch man! We need a striker to stretch defenders (its all too static) so Foden and Bellingham can find him or use the spaces left behind and when Saka gets behind the defence theres someone on the end of it. Just as infuriating as watching Pickford kick long and concede possession when he doesn't need to.
Loved toneys pen
The Swiss manager cannot believe Southgate has managed to knock him out.
Does nobody watch Brentford suddenly? Toney always does that and we’re asking everybody about it like we’ve never seen it before
Drop Kane and play Bellingham as a false 9.
Foden @ 10, Saka up top on right side.
Keep Rice and Mainoo in CM
Shaw and Trent wingbacks.
Back 3 of Guehi, Stones and Walker.
Doesn’t really solve our lack of width on the left though, Trippier is terrified of running to the byline on his weaker foot, we need Anthony Gordon starting
@@kiely4561 Shaw can play LWB and is left footed
Yea let's play without a centre forward, that's really going to help us score more goals 😂
@@kevh7941 Oh I didn't realise England were the tournament's top scorers? (1 win in 5 matches). Man City won a league title with a false 9, trust your technical players or go home early.
@@kiely4561Shaw’s there🙄
Southgate is the consumate organiser and his work ethic is exemplary, but his game management is atrocious. He surrenders the initiative and fails to see the clearly shifting momentum until it is too late. Probably, like me, millions of England fans were screaming at the tv for him to make changes ten minutes before Switzerland inevitably scored. Like many middle of the road managers he lacks spontaneity, vision and courage. He obviously has the pieces of paper and knows the coaching theory but in practice he is not an elite level coach in terms of game management.
What has he organized?
Three semi in four tournaments.
@@Richard-d1yRidiculously easy draws and very talented. He has massively underachieved and the football has been a joyless dirge.
@@KevinSheedy10 Italy won four World Cups playing like that….idgaf how we play if it means winning….
@@Richard-d1y Usually England go out to the first Top 10 team they come across
When that happens depends on the luck of the draw
Netherlands are a top 10 team - so this will be the first genuine test for this tournament
The PR behind this Declan Rice is INSANE!!!.
England's problem is staring them in the face and no-one wants to recognise it.
If it was Rodri, Fabinho even Wharton playing for England in Rice's place you'd see a different much more fluid team team!!
Ever since he came into the England midfield and became a regular, the midfield it been static and stiff with no playing through the thirds.
One can clearly see that this guy was developed as a CB coz he lacks basics of a modern 6.
-He stays hidden behind defenders & can''t open for the ball in build-up,
-No passing range,
-Cant take the ball on the backfoot and play on the half turn to get forward ball
-During buildup he stays in Midfied even when its congested, he doesn't understand when to drop in between the CB's to push the WB's up
-When he does get the ball with back facing to goal hes either gonna pass it back to a defender or pass it sideways, no forward pass to speak of
Arteta is smart and realised that RIce is no 6 but he had already spent 100mil+ on him so he obviously couldn't bench him. So he decided put a decent but natural 6 in Jorginho there and moved rice to play a box to box 8 where he could use his energy.
Ask yourself a question If he was world class in that position why would Arteta move him and put a player that that isnt world class?
Imagine Rodri or Busquets being moved to accommodate someone???
kane has zero energy
Even Pepe has more.
3-4-2-1 Konsa, Stones, Guehi at the back as Walker hasn't looked great. Alexander Arnold Right, Saka Left Wingback's both bombing forward, with Rice & Mainoo in central midfield and Bellingham & Foden behind Watkins. But there's zero chance it will happen as Southgate is very very safe. Kane & Walker will play, no changes.
I like it and Watkins is very mobile.
I'd go with Tonry though myself.
Everything about this England team from the the manager downwards, is reactive, not pro-active.
And Saka is radioactive. Englands most dangerous player
Except for their penalty preparation...
@@seanmckeown2920 I wish it didn't get that far. My poor nerves can't take the stress.
The fact you spent half this interview talking about penalties instead of how poor England were says it all. The broadcasters all seem to be gaslighting us.
Mark Goldbridge is the one to listen to on UA-cam. He’s a breath of fresh air.
Understands football & tells it as it is!
His 9 minute video discussing this match and his Harry Kane video he’s just dropped are absolutely spot on!
@@VoiceOfThenonsense
Swiss drew with Germany ffs what do you expect? 3-0?
No. You are trying to justify your toxicity. Fact is this... the only thing that matters is results.
Kudos to Saka, take a bow young man you played a blinder of a game. More shots on goal from England last night than in their entire tournament thus far due to penalties. Helps that Southgate had no option but to let them score.😂
Kane was absolutely awful
Drop Kane
You do realise Southgate isn’t reading these comments ?
@@rowan6207 that's funny, I got a text the other day saying he is always keen to read them.
Gary makes a great point here.
When teams win games in the PL whilst not on great form, we say "that's what championship-winning teams do, they grind out results when they're not playing well".
Yet somehow, when looking at international tournaments, it's never enough- there's always complaints if we're not playing fluid football and blowing teams away.
Gary: How many shots did England have toward goal....1 shot that resulted in a goal. The Swiss played a better game and had more goal chances! England vs Netherlands...I put my money on NL.
No England was definitely the better team last night. Even the stats show that.
@@marcwareham9351
I'm neutral. I think Swiss played better game . At least they have good flow of movements as a team. England was too slow and predictable. Just think current ManU team. I'm their supporter.
@@user-kw7xk5hj4f I disagree. It was the first time this tournament I thought England played ok and I didn’t feel nervous when Switzerland had possession. It felt like England was more likely to score and I was surprised England only had 51% of the possession. It seemed at the time they had more. The stats show England had 75 compared to 51 attacks. 626 passes completed to 583, 13 to 12 attacks, and a better disciplinary record with just one the their two yellow cards.
I think the Swiss played better but England had better players in their team as a whole.
England probably had their best game of this tournament.
That's what made it 50-50 and both teams had good spells and bad spells.
As soon as England made their substitutions Switzerland focused on the left hand side and switched off for a second and Saka with his brilliance took his chance.
Switzerland's goal was better team wise and Saka's goal was more because of individual brilliance.
Just feels like if the Swiss had England's players they would probably win the tournament.
Not true that this is first time England scored 5/5 in a penalty shootout in a major tournament - they scored the first 5 v Germany in 1996. It was Southgate who missed the 6th because Bryan Robson only practiced with 5 penalty takers to his eternal regret and Southgate had only taken one before and missed it.
Don't you mean "Bobby" and not "Bryan"
Gary let me keep it simple. No one would care if Kane dropped deep if he could then drive forward or break with pace on the attack. Rooney did this many times and was effective. If you drop then MAKE SURE you get back to where you're most dangerous.
The other issue is if he is cramping up then maybe he needs a rest or half a game??? Been our main man since 2018, have to sometimes trust the others. We have the backup and something to give opposition a suprise element (although our teams are being leaked anyway internally). Use the options!!! 😒
Perfectly summarised
we scored 5 out of 5 at euro 96 v germany, shearer, sheringham, platt, pearce, gazza
The sports anchor said it’s the first time we’ve scored 5 out of 5 in a major tournament but we scored 5 out of 5 against Germany in the semi final of Euro 96. Shearer, Platt, Gascoigne, Pearce and Sheringham all scored. Southgate missed the 6th.
Kane dropping deep works in other systems.
But it isn't working in this system.
Maybe he's not fit enough either.
Maybe with another pacey winger on the left, like Gordon, it could make a difference for Kane too.
Kane has to be dropped he brings nothing to the team
kane needs to be subbed out whenever he gets tired. he had so many chances to cut in the box but he just doesn't do it. it feels like he doesn't know what he is doing
I have to say was might impressed with Saka attacking down the right and defending up the left … no sarcasm
They can’t keep getting away with this. I really hope Spain wins it all. They truly deserve it with the wonderful football they play.
At this moment in time the moment feels momentous
It wasn’t a great performance but it was better, England can build on that. It was good to see England didn’t sit back after their Slovakia defeat and really had a look at their squad to assort their issues.
I feel like they have learnt from every game in this Euro’s and they can implement that into the future. They have bigger fish to fry this week. Come on England 🏴🏴🏴
Well said Gary
Men with balls took the penalties yesterday.
Still no Gordon. Even though he’s played Englands best incisive pass of the tournament even though he’s only played 5 mins.
Why is everyone hating, we played so much better than the previous games, that formation worked a lot better and we attacked more and pressed etc
Not the first time we've scored 5 from 5 - we did against Germany in 96
It will be Englands test day on wednesday.
It was England's test 2 games ago, and yesterday. You're probably one of those who hopes they lose all the time, just to say "I told you so".
And then if England beat the Netherlands, you will say they're not a 'real' team. 'England's test day is against France/Spain.' Lol same old nonsense.
@@Larry4life England has no chance of beating Spain, assuming that they can beat the Netherlands to reach the final.
@@kurman4749 you probably work at the base level in admin.
I think it's an even match. Do you think the Netherlands are playing well?
It's not the first time England have scored 5 out of 5 in a major tournament. We did it against Germany in 96.
We can’t continue playing Kane with him scoring no goals in 90 mins. He’s too old and slow to play another game in 4 days after 120 minutes of football yesterday. It was embarrassing watching our “top striker” not even getting in the box for crosses. 50 yrs of watching England we love to show loyalty over performance
Kane likes to drop deep, Saka likes to cut inside, Foden likes to cut inside, Bellingham is playing as a 10
So you have 4 guys all occupying each other's space and the result is a bit of a mess
We really need to lock in now against Holland or whoever we are playin on Wednesday
I can't see england winning like this the tournament
Wait and see idiot
If we do end up winning this then nobody will care what the performances were like, it becomes irrelevant. The result is the main objective and the results are in our favour. It's coming .. 😊
Unbelievable that we deem it ok to not drop Kane unless he has an injury. We’re quick to criticise Portugal and Ronaldo - this is the same scenario at the moment
The English team has not yet played a top european team, they will have the first real test against the Dutch
bottle job pundits totally irrelevant - Sky, BBC and ITV old media, it's just soft analysis
All of the pundits criticising England; Shearer, Lineker, Ferdinand etc.
NONE of those guys achieved anything with England.
Italia 90 - we got to the semi after squeezing past Belgium, and Cameroon.
England have not played anywhere near their capabilities, but they’re getting further - 4 tournaments in a row now - than ANY of those pundits did. I think that needs to be remembered.
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For years I’ve questioned why England play to the level of the opposition and only step it up when threatened with exiting the tournament or when facing quality opponents. The team has some of the best players in the world and should walk most games but for some reason choose not to.
Whats going on with his tongue he sounds like he has a heavy tongue
😂😂😂😂
is herr Kane a striker or midfielder ?
Harry Kane simply doesn’t fit this system of play, he puts in immense work defensively for an attacking player but he isn’t helping us in the attacking third. Toney & Watkins would be an interesting alternative for the Dutch game which will be a true test. Turkey exposed VVD & Aké are very exposed to pacey attackers, sticking with Kane is giving them a day off almost. I’m keeping the faith though for tactical changes.
I think that's a good shout.
If you put one of them as a number 9 the over one could combine just behind with Foden.
I think both of your suggestions could swap between playing slightly ahead or just behind each other.
Mr neville.. kane dropping a LITTLE deep aint a problem.. the problem is hes having more touches in the our box than the opponents.. hes a striker if you aint forgot.. if southgate wants a grafter why not play kane as a cdm..
1:07 Why has it taken this shoot out for Gary to realise that pens are about more than luck? It always baffled me that Hoddle said when he was the manager "we dont practise pens because you can't recreate the pressure" . very odd because in the end the muscle memory CAN be replicated in any circumstance if its practised often enough and if the players have the right mindset.
Wise after the fact Nev 👌
England scored 5/5 in Euro 96. The miss was in sudden death.
I thought they played a lot better and will improve even more when they get the right players on as prove when the subs came on we played a lot Quicker we need more attacking players on the pitch
Bro,
England standard was so slow. Anything slightly better was already an improvement.
Kane's a CF. He just needs one good all into the box and he has a good chance of scoring. Saka needs to take some blame for the useless balls he tried to put into the box, they weren't going to worry anyone. It looks great beating the defender, but what's the point in beating his man, if he can't cross the ball? Teaching Saka how to cross the ball, isn't an easy fix. What is an easy fix, is to stop booting goal kicks away, and don't have our corners going back to the keeper, especially as he will boot the ball to the other team. These things can be fixed right now.
He knows how to cross the ball. Harry Kane and other attacking players didn’t attack the ball.
From gary to gary... neville to southgate
If Gary cannot see Englands number 9 regardless of name is playing too deep I don’t not know what to tell you
Portugal never dropped Ronaldo and paid the price for it. We nearly did as well
It'd require a Gareth Southgate personality swap for him to drop Kane. His first team starting 11 have created just the one goal in this competition - but the manager still thinks he's right. Maybe England will touch lucky and get quite a few injuries in the semi finals
Kane offers nothing and Toney does….
Look how we all got excited in the last semi final n final .... what did they do ? Got a goal n parked the bus lets hope this time they wint do that 💩🤞🤞🤞🤞
Portugal were not great in 2016. IF England win it will be a similar story
I agree Kane didn't look sharp but don't quite get how he's not getting the supply. Saka seemed to be sending a lot of balls in he wasn't there for?
Yes they got through but for the past 3 major tournaments including qualifiers, England have done the bare minimum that was expected of them with all the teams they have faced under Southgate.
Get the ball out wide, take on defenders and get the ball crossed. It's not rocket science. We are averaging about one shot on target every game. It's not good enough. Also, drop Kane, bring Toney in and make Bellingham captain.
England scored 5 out of 5 against Germany in the Euros. What is he talking about? It was Southgate who missed the 6th.
If England can get to semi finals playing like this with 3 goals in 90 mins upto now we could win the World Cup actually play well
This ‘unspectacular but getting through’ crap will only last until we come up against a real team. Dont get carried away, its only because we’ve played average teams that we’re progressing
Haha, England are capable of winning anything. It is our fans/supporters that are poor. Negative energy equals negative results.. Most other countries actually support their teams and believe in them, that's the difference..
They're all real teams
@@DivineBeastZero so it’s a lack PMA at fault for only beating ‘top’ opposition in competitive fixtures twice in the last 30+ years? (Argentina 2002, Netherlands 1996. Germany in 2021 barely counts because that was the worst German side in decades). Not disagreeing completely tho, I am positive about England, but I’m also a realist and the facts don’t lie, we’ve stunk the place out against average opposition so far
And this is exactly why you DONT play Saka LB. He is one of the best right wingers in the world you play him in his natural position and look what happens. Not even this tournament the last one too. That’s 4 years of consistent performances MOST goals of anyone so what the hatters gonna say now
I agree with you Gary!!! too slow on the ball, not enough movement and despite the ball being put into the box there was no-one there!!! actually Kane did nothing all game, i don't know if he is carrying an injury but NOT GOOD ENOUGH!!!!
Boring, boring football is what Southgate has given us. But we are in the Semi Final.
Frankly I would rather see attacking, attractive football and see us go out of the competition earlier.
I will not watch the England v Netherlands match. I have already suffered enough.
I listened to a Sky pundit this morning, a man called Carvy Soditall who say's we should not expect to be entertained at the Euros. Football he think's is not about entertainment, we should go to the Cinema if we want entertainment.
Strange, I always thought Football, Cricket and Tennis etc. were competitive Sports that were there for the Public to enjoy and be entertained. I guess I was wrong.
People saying u can't criticise Southgate cos he is winning. He's an awful manager. Keeps playing players who aren't performing such as Kane, Foden and Bellingham. Bellinghams end product is awful, he can't pass. He can't shoot. Palmer should be starting for Foden. Toney for Bellingham. Watkins for Kane.
When one listens to Neville, you can understand why that generation of players failed miserably. They were mentally weak and couldn't hack the pressure of penalty shootouts. They didn't have the technique to create enough to win matches in the 120 minutes, so they should have been mentally prepared for the penalties. 2004 and 2006 were golden opportunities with poor opposition awaiting. Even 2002. That generation blew it. They would have faced Greece in the 2004 final and a poor Italian side in 2006.
Strange feeling to not be excited when your country has reached the semi final. I just cant get excited about side wards passing.
There is a old comic from the 70s that had a character story called Billy's boots a kid changes from a useless player to world beater when he wears the boots,kane seems to have lost his boots because a league 2 forward would have looked better in all 5 games .what's going on with him if it's not injury bayern have now got a turkey.and I was a fan but I can't defend him now he needs to be dropped
Was that the 'Victor' comic?
@@yesway980 it's tiger I think
@@skyliner6785 You're right. I got the two mixed up.
Kane isn’t an R9 or Henry type of striker. He needs service & there isn’t none. It’s not his fault
@kase121 we have seen kane play over years but this kane at the euros is unrecognisable he looks unfit with no touch,yes he needs service but just looks laboured,if we can't supply him we need to have a different option.i hope he comes good but do you not think he has a injury or something to be from one of the best players on the planet to our worst player every game
Lisp
Answer the question Gary. Would YOU drop Harry Kane? We know Southgate won’t already.
Unspectacular sums up Neville’s tenure at Valencia.
Not quite. Disastrous is the word.
Meanwhile, they were requesting that Southgate drops Saka.
“Being Unspectacular” won’t win you tournaments I’m afraid 😌 England are on thin ice 🧊
Check Greece 2004. Stop creating a narrative it's been done before. And it will again
We've played a lot of teams beginning with S.... Spain in the final.
Let's get past the semi first
@@richarda3514 I didn't say we were getting to the final, just that Spain were still in...
Drop Kane, we need someone who will push the opposition CBs back for us.
Foden's position was miles better this game, he had a much better impact.
@@dawudqadri7295 until Switzerland saw it and he was completely shut out after half time