"England players are using criticism as motivation" | Rob Dorsett looks ahead to quarter-final 

They're throwing it back at the public. They probably hate the fans and playing for England.

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Well said sir. 👏

England were vulnerable in that Scotland game though. The missed penalty was during a period of Scotland momentum. Gazza goal buried it but it wasn’t plain sailing. Neither was the Switzerland if you remember. It was only again Holland that it clicked in.

If you think Gareth has anything to do with the players' honest response to the fans and the media, you're delusional.

Your an entitled kid

@@C33Fernandez The manager sets the culture. It has everything to do with him. Especially when Southgates the target of 90 percent of it.

@@xXiiOriGinZXx The players can think and feel for themselves. Do you think the manager walks into the press room and says "okay, now lambast me, ridicule my decisions and question the players ability"? The "us vs. them" mentality the camp now has was literally instigated by the media and fanbase, not the other way around. Too many irresponsible, entitled 'adults' in the English fanbase/press who wouldn't even know how to separate their laundry, yet are happy to criticise as if what they're saying is factual or intelligent.

@@C33Fernandez You clearly know very little about psychology

Don't forget Denmark who were robbed against the Germans.

Spent 2 grand to go watch two games in Germany and they were appalling. I’m entitled to say whatever I want. We’re shite

@@Jack-qv5ru You're entitled to an opinion, regardless. Just make is worthy of somebody reading :)

@Jack-qv5ru yeah that's a fair point, I do feel sorry for you and the fans put there

@@Jack-qv5ru which games? I reckon the Slovakia game was (eventually) worth the effort and cost. The other three not so much.

I agree, as an Englishmen the sense of entitlement of the fans is annoying. We have played crap in every game though. Getting results when you're not playing well is good sign.

The performances have been awful. People are well behind the team to win. But people arent going to pretend we have played well or look likely winners. That would be delusional, which is what you are.

@@environm3ntalist549 If we beat Switzerland we'll probably play Austria for a place in the final. England are favourites for a reason. Portugal, France, Spain and Germany all have to fight among themselves for a place in the final. I'm not delusional.

@@a-walpatches6460 they are only favourites with the UK bookies who shorten their odds based on the effect and risk of patriotic betting, not anyone else

@@environm3ntalist549 Not true, they're favourites with international bookies too. We probably won't be if we get to the final, it will be the team from the other side of the draw.

Ask Greece they won playing like this in 2004

Sorry how is scoring a goal in football "luck"?!

@@suburbia2050 we can get all philosophical or academic about the meaning of luck or we can admit we were dreadful all game and got away with it with the bounce of the ball

congratulations you've just came first in "biggest prat contest" you receive $100

Rightfully criticising a series of poor performances is "classless"? You want to live in a world where the media and pundits are brainless cheerleaders who are banned from saying anything negative? Yeah, you should be embarrassed.

UEFA love picking on a Jude. Don't mind them. Seems the camera loves him and analyses only him while Mbappe gets away taunting a player for own goal and no action🤨

Those Rankings are irrelevant. The worst team in the tournament should be the 24th best there. They will need to have beaten higher 'ranked' teams to get to the tournament anyway

Plenty of low scoring games in the tournament so far, have you even been watching?

It’s everywhere now. Literally can’t watch a game of football with there being at least 1 female presenter or commentator

No one needs to listen to Khalid. No one!

With the nonsense they say during the post-match interviews, one would be forgiven for thinking they actually do.

@@Modus07 lol

Thank you! Good to see more England fans appearing and showing the fake paper fans on how to support your team!!

Nah, we beat them in open play and send them packing.

Why do you all think Gareth is in their ear constantly telling them fans and media are criticising them? It's literal delusion. Fans and media ARE criticising them - Not only Southgate (FYI my issues with Southgate are in his starting formation & line-up, not with his game management. I think the issues are more fundamental and holistic than they are microscopic). We're starting to see so many English fans and media trying to gaslight so hard. They can't bash players then avoid responsibility by saying "no, you shouldn't be affected by masses of negative fans" or "you're welcome, I talk crap and you get motivated, I get credit too". Most English people have the self-awareness of a 4-year-old, so I don't trust us as a fanbase to even realise the effect we have on the camp as a whole. Generally speaking, you don't get to say "the criticism is actually constructive" just because you say it is - You have to actually behave that way for it to be true, and most vocal people aren't. They can't even explain why they believe their options are more viable, they just parrot what everyone else is saying. And also, keep in mind: England don't have international heritage. 58 years without a major trophy. To expect more than one trophy in 8 years is delusional and entitled.

He knows more about football than you lil bro

@@C33Fernandez First and foremost, I said the criticism is aimed "mostly" at GS which is implying that some of it is aimed at the players as they haven't all performed well, including JB and Kane. With regard to constructive criticism, do you honestly believe most England fans want to criticise to the detriment of the team? They are criticising in hope that GS will get a grip and address problems we've had over the 4 games which are ultimately down to GS's selection and largely down to his in game management. The left side has remained unbalanced and Gordon is sitting on the bench whilst Foden is being played at LW which clearly does not work. For you to suggest you have no issue with his game management speaks volumes to me tbh. Southgate will only make subs at 70 mins onwards unless he is forced to change. Gordon was brought in on 89' against Slovenia and Toney was brought in on 90+4' against Slovakia. They are having no time to make an impact on the game and Toney was lucky that JB scored the wonder goal as he would not have got to play an extra 30 minutes of ET. England do have little football heritage but you completely misconstrued my point. I said considering the run ins we have had in the last 8 years, to not have won at least once is an absolute disgrace. How does this imply I think they should have won more than one trophy 🤔?

@@brandonking2679 ok spectator boy, can you grace us with your superior knowledge rather than keyboard warrior type, antagonistic comments

@@antwootz7723 I'm watching the camp go through shifts in mentality from the last two tournaments. Not because of Southgate, but as an immediate response to media and fan criticisms. The players can think and feel for themselves. The media is a conglomeration of opinion, not just any one voice, and certainly is fueled by clicks, minutes of media consumption and sponsors - NOT by reason. As such, the negativity comes through in droves. It doesn't come through on a transcript as if to say "Hi Gareth, this is what we think would work, hope you consider it, good luck". We KNOW it affects the camp given the recent press conferences, so we shouldn't avoid that responsibility. And yes, it should speak volumes. I wont sit here and justify my approach to problems (it's my profession, and it works). Game management is *second* to fundamentals, which is why I put more focus on it. My point being when you start the right players in the right formation, you shouldn't have to "recover" with earlier substitutes: It is tangential, but if we're talking about it, 20 minutes is the least amount of time I'd give for a sub to impact the game. I've speculated that 20-30 is ideal for a number of reasons. In previous tournaments, people were complaining that 5 minutes isn't enough. Now it's 20. People still complain. However, GS's substitutions at 85-90 minutes, for me, indicates that he was playing them for extra time, which is so risky in and of itself. I would never have maintained such blind faith that we'd even get the equaliser in the first place. My opinion on GS's faulty tactics has been vocal on social media from the first group stage game, but I simultaneously offer my opinions to correct it - I don't attack GS's character, nor the players' attitude or ability (which IS what people are doing). In actuality, we probably have a similar outlook on what the football *ought* to be. But I feel that the way the media and fanbase delivers their feelings is, by my perception, detrimental and would be met with stubbornness, not concession. What happens if GS does what the media and masses are saying and it fails. Do you really think GS will be excused of that failure?