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In his first year qualifying and competition he has matched Southgate. Now he's seen his squad at the sharp end and will know which players weren't up for it/good enough. Another crack at the Euros for me. See after that.

I'll give Forss some time. Some class finishes at times last season, and he may be better with better players. Just his fitness issues are a concern.

Come on Spain. May well not watch it though.

Yeah! Sat there getting increasingly worried as they got deeper and stopped pressing. Kane was like a magnet on an iron bridge and Bellingham was like one of those "ordinary" bunnies in the duracell advert. Full backs got narrower, and midfielders stopped pressing. Argies were known to keep going- Egypt showed that- and we played into their hands. Going forward, we need to find a plan b and c. Wide men on their right side maybe? 2 strikers at times? Who knows, time will tell.

In fairness, they already had that before the subs. I would have liked to see another midfielder in there- Rogers come inside for example, and saka wide. I'm just not convinced that it would have worked, as there seemed a collective desire just to camp outside their own box. It needed our attacking players to lead from the front and for whatever reason, they just didn't. That set the tone. It was bizarre how quickly we changed after taking the lead. That did seem a mentality issue!

Why give the opposition some ammo? It is the function of the opposition to hold the government to account (officially) and prepare for government (unofficially). That is precisely what Starmer did in opposition and he would have been critical of such a move in exactly the same way. As he should have. Just stand up, give a speech and play everything with a straight bat. If there is one thing he's good at, it's speaking without actually saying anything. An opportunity to appeal to the public, to get on the front foot, and leave only scraps for his political opponents over the recess. Instead they've got plenty to go at and create a narrative.

Time yet. We have done a fair amount of business already, so I'm not unduly concerned.

That's the problem with dropping too deep. They get in each other's way, and in the end the normal dynamic of picking up opponents goes out of the window. And there is no fucker else to give it to once it's won. Plus it leaves Messi to have a dinner before picking a pass.

We did, but the rot started as soon as we scored. That was the players on the field, and a lack of vocal captaincy. Everyone could see what was happening, and the changes didn't help.

Cowardly is right. The players' game management was so poor. Kane needed to be bollocking them all and getting them up the pitch. Instead he was playing just in front of the back 9. Could TT have made a positive change earlier- yes, but I'm not sure the team would have looked to have used them. A fresh striker with some legs perhaps, but Kane would never have been brought off for that, nor Bellingham who seemed shot. I can understand the defenders in the end as our approach had completely changed and it was desperation time. This time, I think TT got his subs wrong, and a bit too late. World cup semi final isn't a bad achievement, but not good enough in the end.

We've been dogshit since we scored. Given them so much space to wander in to. Kane just pulling all their players onto us. A touch of the Southgate about it.

June looks heavy legged. All this sitting deep robs us of his ability.

We didn't back down and gave them some back. Trouble is, if the ref doesn't do anything about their persistent fouling, then gives one of ours one, it begs the question "what are the engkand players meant to do"?.

No one makes anyone watch it. Bit like Jonathan pie. Some funny, some less so. Comedy comes in varied forms, and it wouldn't work if everyone found the same stuff humorous. All part of free speech- or it should be.

Why? They mock everybody. Some of their stuff is better than others but it's all a bit of fun at the end of the day.

Unfortunately, I wouldn't trust our governments to ban it. IRGC is apparently, finally, going to be proscribed. We have a history of being soft on dodgy groups, and individuals associated with them. As above, some gulf states are far more proactive in dealing with these groups.

Before the tournament I would probably have agreed. Having seen both play, I just feel that France's pace, especially on the counter attack would be damaging. Of course Spain's technical ability is arguably superior to ours, but we botb tend to play a possession type game, which we may be more comfortable with. Mexico hadn't conceded until we played them neither, so the players should have some degree of confidence that they can create and score goals- maybe just not many of them.

Yep. Spence plays both positions and was excellent when he came on. Bellingham was inhibited when Eze came on as he went deeper. TT saw this and changed it, putting Eze wide and James on. It helped reduce their superiority during that period, and was a good tactical move. Konsa did well enough. As you say, we found a way to win.

No we're not.

If so many form the same opinion, then it is hardly an over reaction. He, and his cabinet started the rot almost as soon as they wiped their feet in number 10 and 11. Old folk, hidden taxes, farmers, migration, defence, failure to implement certain policies, introducing one's that weren't detailed, scandals and bad appointments. Now Ollie Robins is suing the government. A fine opposition leader, caught in the headlights.

There is always a balance.

Thought Spain would win it. France still might of course, but I doubt it.