I am an English watching the game in Mexico, Guadalajara. My Mexican friends kept asking me why England was so bad. Why were all these great players unable to create space or make a simple intelligent pass that did not go sideways or backwards. I answered there are many reasons but in one word Southgate.
@@GaryA-pk8dd The players eat too many tacos the fans know that. Most dont even support the national team but are massive supporters of their local teams.
They should ask the same question to the French and sometimes even the Dutch. Clearly, there's a pattern here. Maybe players are finding it hard to adjust to different players since they are so used to playing with their club players.
@@ProgressiveHouse- Yes!!!!! Agree!!!! His fault! Bench Kane. Get Watkins in there and let him sprint all over the field and cause havoc for the opposing defenders.
@@jpwartist it’s pathetic really, he doesn’t have to celebrate the win but his blatant dislike for England is showing in his analysis. Hes clearly biased.
lol Southgate should just keep doing what he’s doing lol haven’t seen England consistently compete in top4 across multiple major tournaments my whole life lol So he should just do what he does
They weren’t two bad for the first 55 mins then the game started turning and Southgate refused to make substitutions until one down .The only thing saving Southgate is the individual skill of his players
Southgate maybe knows his center backs are not good including Stones, so he tried to not expose it first then try to score. It’s more like don’t get beat first, offense wins game yet defense wins champion.
so the swiss were supposed to be a real threat before today...... offered pretty much nothing, and we're still getting stick. dont get me wrong we were not amazing, but it was better today and against the 'best team' we've played. holland are nothing special. im backing us to get to the final
It’s harsh in the sense that yeah they are trough and that’s all that counts. But with the players they have they should have outclassed the swiss easily
@user-be1gs6tb1v that's not all that matters. I hate when people say that. If playing good didn't matter, why would we be talking about it now? Why most English supporters are mad right now?. Supporters pay money to be entertained. Not to be bored.
It was a pretty even contest to be honest. Saka was the only one who was troubling the Swiss left back a little bit until the 60th minute. But after conceding a goal, England showed good intent and was able to produce some good moments. Overall, I would say it was 55-45 in England's favor if everything is taken into consideration. England have not really dominated and impressed in the tournament so far, like Spain has managed to do.
@@hsafootballworld1321 England are playing so far below their ability..it's a crime. A more positive manager would have them winning each game by 3 or 4 goals.
Seriously. Stop disrespecting the opposition..God this narrative is boring. Argentina won the last world cup after being beaten by the Saudis. I wish these guys would button up.
England and Southgate scamming their way to the final as usual. Another easy route to the final, they've beaten nobody and all of a sudden Southgate is a genius, don't make me laugh.
Entièrement d'accord avec toi Leboeuf, Mbappé ne devrait pas jouer depuis plusieurs match pour laisser sa place à Barcola. nous avons besoin de joueur en forme et de sang frais en attaque Et bien sûr, il faut laisser Thuram à l'hôtel !!!!!
Burley as always talking sense. Ironically, comment section here salty about it "he's just Scottish" type bs...England would be well served to listen to his insight!! Imagine Bielsa with this eng side
I think if Southgate leaves at some point USA will come calling from an England fan. My understanding is that Southgate has changed the culture in the changing room.
Holland v England. Fantastic! And both are managed by ex-defenders! I imagine it will be a great tactical battle this Wednesday! Come on England! ⚽ 🏴 🇬🇧
The only question left is what team England or Netherlands will have the honor of being destroyed by France one of the best football teams in history unbeaten in 13 years in major tournaments with kante playing, nevertheless last 3 out of 4 finals and pretty soon last 4 out of 5 finals in major tournaments is unheard of
England were the better team 90% of the game against a top performing team. They dont create enough chances but the play was 10x better. But no mention of it
@@tonron888 no they didn't they had a spell in the second half just before they scored I agree but the majority of the game was played in their half they just tried to counter. England moved the ball well and created openings Kane needs someone up top with him to make the most of the openings but I liked the balance England had
Kudos to southgate by upping the tempo, let saka dribble, with trippier and walker always overlaps but they are still pass pass pass, back pass, long ball, run... Their attack are too erratic and dont have any pattern..
Remove Harry Kane. He doesnt press!! Foden and Bellingham press! Kane messes it up by putting zero pressure on the ball! Also Kane didnt make any runs to the near post when Saka had it along the baseline!! Worthless!! He stood stagnant in the box! He could have scored in the first few minutes from a Saka cross! Then he missed another opportunity by again standing still instead of making a near post run! Plus Kane made No runs into the box when the central midfielders had the ball! Stagnant! BRING IN Ollie Watkins and watch him sprint at defenders, make runs, pressure the defenders and keeper! Kane to the bench!
Holland crosses are dangerous but they can be shaky and England not playing to their complete potential as unit if they somehow does they can give run for money ultimate test will be spain expecting them to be final
I’ll say this, until the pundits unite in their support behind every single player in the team equally; England will always have a difficult experience as a team. Sometimes you hear this veiled excessive of certain players skewed towards making them seem more superior than others, even though their infield performances are atrociously poor to everyone. Support the team fairly, equally. Critically speaking on issues with a sound objectivity, building and not tearing down these young boys. Remember these boys haven’t got the freedom you enjoy to go into the media and tear them up into pieces like you sometimes do. That pain if it reaches them, can be so damaging. Rashford could have been in this tournament, and he’s only left because pundits have successfully hurt him so bad. He’s not the only one. Get your act together. Be important the right way. Don’t compete to destroy players through your platforms. This generation of talent can go on and do amazing things👍🏾
This is the S word tournament for Southgate. Only one unconvincing win in 90 minutes in 5 matches and England is in the semis… Serbia Scandinavia (Denmark being the only representative) Slovenia Slovakia Switzerland
And mcmanaman is as Irish as he is English, it's in his name and written allover his face but born here and proud of his Englishness, just how it should be. I'm nearly as much Irish as English but same, born here. Love England, best country on the planet still, that's why people risk their lives to come here on small boats. But don't get me started on that when it's 90% young men. If they're coming from a war torn country they should still be there, fighting to protect their country, women and children.
@@willjey5522 disagree. They are spot on. England are a shambles. They should have won by 4 goals. Their manager and his tactics and lineup is the problem. Those pundits see it clear as day, as do I.
Why does Southgate keep using Kane? Put 2 up front and those two are Watkins and Toney. Kane is too slow and Saka put a few crosses into the box and Kane wasn't even in the box!! Saka had a great game, Bellingham was better than previous games, but Southgate needs to go. Over rated as a player, and way over rated as a manager... England will NOT win this tourney. Spain will, as they're the most consistent team in this tourney so far.
Improvements this game: Southgate's overall tactics and formation; Saka, Rice, Trippier, Foden, our pens. Problems still remaining: Kane, Bellingham, subs on too late, not enough shots on goal, not enough high tempo, not enough clear chances created. Overall, acceptable progress but not enough to win the tournament or even beat Holland. Worth celebrating but much to improve still.
Southgate is an awful coach relying on the individual quality of England players to save him. That is why most England fans are not celebrating this victory. They know with better coach England would be walking this tournament and he is bringing down the team to level of Switzerland when it obvious are better individually. The media is going to hail Southgate for getting England to a semifinal, but people who know football know he is still an awful coach misusing the immense talent England has. It infuriates me that he still plays trippier who offers nothing going forward and isn’t even good defensively. He is a pea brain reactive coach who knows England have so much quality on the players will save him when he sets the team up wrong. It is a crime to football for such a talented team of attacking players has such a cautious bad coach in charge of them. Image this pool of talent with Klopp or Pep.
That Tony penalty is typical English over hyping everything. The trick clearly didn't even work and the keeper guessed the side correctly. t The keeper is able to focus more on the body language as he takes the kick.
