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You gotta love how the British media builds them up and brings them down … no other county does as good as you guys

A "boost to the Dutch" will be Van Dijk NOT having to worry about Toney out-muscling him.

Bellingham will be virtually starting the game on a yellow card after his post-match comments on the referee being a match fixer when he was with Dortmund..

The England team are laying on the Siege mentality thing a bit thick, especially since they haven’t really performed yet….

England fans are cynical,because the older you are,the more times you have been through this.

It's so obvious that Kane needs to play behind another striker - it's that simple Leaving him alone up top never works, especially when he drops deep

What will happen vs Netherlands. Goal down in 30mins and we have zero shots on goal and can’t counter because Kane is to slow. Half-time no changes. 55 min 2 goals down and England 1 shot on target from Rice. 75 min Southgate makes 3 subs but Kane is not subbed, Foden is taken off after doing ten times the running of Kane. 85th min England score from OG after a Saka run and no Kane in box so he blasts it across 6 yards hits defender. 94th min Toney comes on for Kane. Fans already walked out. England going home

What a joke a journo saying he is fed up with the narrative, it's the media driving it! Did you even watch the Rest is Football? Because they have been going through pros and cons and making good suggestions, they are former players, they know a damn sight more than a reporter looking for sales and clicks. The quote from Lineker was as usual, taken out of context.

Dont bet on it, im betting that the FA are delighted with how far England have got in the tournament and might offer him another five year contract, why would he walk away, hes on five million pounds a year also who else would offer him a management position?

defend Gareth on the pitch, prove it by doing it on the playing field boys

They should defend him with their play on the field not with words

These two are like Southgate .. full of charisma

The easy way for Southgate to not drop his captain is not have Harry Kane as captain. End of. If it’s a choice between loyalty and England winning then loyalty can go to hell…..😮

thats the problem with Southgate, he is a man manager, a coach, not a real manager, he works well with the players, they love him coaching them BUT he isn't picking the team right, the formation and he cannot game manage. He doesn't utilise the squad as an asset and his subs are reactive. He would be a great coach working with a good PL proven manager who would get the best out of the players.

The fans, the players can't wait for Southgate to be fired or walk away

If some of these pundits and journos are fed up of criticism of Southgate then they can jog on because we as fans have every right to call it how we see it. Those fans who've travelled to Germany have spent a fortune to watch utter dross from a team filled with elite players, and we have every right to be annoyed when we see players being played out of position constantly, or Kane staying on all game when he's done next to nothing, or blisteringly fast wingers like Anthony Gordon not even getting a sniff, or not having a shot on target until the 95th min against SLOVAKIA, or getting to the 75th min vs Switzerland and still no changes had been made in which there only was as soon as we went 1-0 down with only 15 mins to go showing how reactive instead of proactive Southgate's been....we have every right to be annoyed by these things! Yes we're deep into a tournament but we could've easily been knocked out by now against poor opposition too

Southgate is so good he might get offered the real madrid job 😂😂

The amount of waffling contradictions this guy made hurt my brain. You’re disappointed the nation isn’t getting behind the team despite reaching semi finals, but previously mentioned the teams we played weren’t that great and we didn’t even play well against them. 😂 If we went up against Spain at any point in this tournament Luck wouldn’t cut it. The nation want to get behind a team (like the Spanish is for Spain) that is absolutely playing class against top teams and winning.

Can these media outlets please stop using the word 'Success' and 'Southgate' in the same sentence. Trophies = Success and as of right now, after 8 years, 4 Tournaments he has a big fat ZERO. Im an England fan and its very annoying hearing this narrative that Southgate is somehow a success for literally winning nothing and sends the wrong message to the team.

As a Man U fan, I totally get the English fan perspective. All season we constantly criticise the manager and the players but somehow we at times come 2nd in the league or win a cup. You know the team can do better but the team is a moments team and they get results but in a baffling way!

After that Brazil 1970 performance by England against the Swiss, I can see England easily winning against the Dutch. What a time to be alive watching England in Euro 2024.

Ogden speaks differently on Sky to the way he does on ESPN. Wheres your hottake now ?

When did Malkovich take up punditry?

We are all 100% behind Southgate and the team , we just want Southgate to back himself.

Media changing their tune 😂

Fair play to gareth he has the players on side and produces good results, it’s just football Is an entertainment industry also and England at times have been frustratingly boring. Hope he can find a way and win the euros and maybe buy some time to change his styles. People talk about the value of this side but that’s only due to inflation in the market, previous England squad of the 00s and 10s had many more successful players in it and we never did well in tournaments, I don’t think people realise how long it’s took to bring in a guy like gareth that unites the side and has them playing with some cohesion. Really hope people wake up and remember how bad we were before

VVD would love to play against Kane. At Spurs, Kane was never a threat against Liverpool. (Son was a much bigger attacking threat.) Sure win for the Dutch if Harry Kane plays more major minutes.

Defend Southgate with your play on the pitch. Everything else is just talk.

The teams that knocked us out in previous tournaments were infinitely better than anything we've beaten so far, please stop using this as a yard stick for Southgates results, knocked out by the likes of Maradonna, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Battistuta, Figo, Klingsman and this guy been getting knocked out by complete unknowns at Iceland and a really average Italian side, whilst landing the luckiest draws and circumstances possible, compared to years of dodgy hand of gods, red cards, injuries to star players, disallowed goals and pen coin flips

He should give olly Watkins a go Kane has been poor this tournament

Should be his last tournament, he hasn’t got a scooby. Hasn’t for years and still get paid 5 mil a year 500,000 a game pretty much

The style criticism is also about risk. You are congratulating them for a 'fantastic' penalty shootout - that is laughable ! The ultimate sudden death scenario where England will be most under pressure. If you have better 'quality' players, most of that quality is their regular time performance quality i.e. shooting, passing, athleticism. You give a higher quality team the most advantage by playing the football where they have the most advantage. Southgate has done a great job of creating a positive team culture but he does none of the things you'd expect a coach to do - tactical and strategic decisions like subs, formation, team selection, squad selection - like the 90 % of being a coach!? He needs to spend more time at club level failing so he knows what works for HIM as a manager. That's how you get squad and team selection right - you know what players suit your system. He doesn't have a system, he's just throwing the 10 best outfield players on and then trying to make it work even if they play out of position and are no longer effective. There is an expected level of performance - you don't expect to clap if Real Madrid or Man City to reach the semi- finals of the Champions League - given their squad value, that is literally an expectation. England's squad value is ridiculous. He's not overachieving. If Real Madrid's manager doesn't win ENOUGH titles, he gets sacked. Same at Manchester United and most other big clubs. But let's clap because everyone's happy.

Saying arnold was dropped is the wrong word

Southgate should definitely join ManU

Look ill always be thankful for Southgate getting us where we have but lets be honest we should have achieved alot more thats not me being arrogant i think under a decent manager this England team on paper are on the best there is out , win or lose im happy we got to a semi final considering how poor we have been , yes were getting results and thats all that really matters , theres no doubt Southgate & dechamps are the same here playing boring football it works though . Contradictory to what people say i honestly think we have had a great euros some entertaining matches in there.

Southgate is not a little bit cautious, he is ridiculously cautious. Football is entertainment, if you have skillful players give the people a chance to see them shine.

hmm... 🤔 Germany 1-2 Spain Referee Anthony Taylor (English) decided not to award a penalty. England vs Switzerland 1-1 (5-3) penalties UEFA - Founded at Basel, Switzerland, Headquarters Nyon, Switzerland Felix Zwayer (German) will lead an all-German refereeing team. once criticised over his match-fixing will officiate England's European Championship semi-final against the Netherlands on Wednesday.

It's a brilliant strategy from Southgate. We had an easy group and he used that wisely. Don't risk injury and don't exhaust the team. It's tough to watch, but it works. Everyone thinks England are weak, and that's a good thing as when they play a major side they go in thinking England will be easy to beat. It's a classic Trojan horse. We can turn it on very quickly and shock the other team.

Boring/Lucky wins don't capture a nations heart! A win is a win but the football displays have been turgid. Southgate needs to go after the tournament whether England win or lose. Let somebody else come in and watch the team thrive.

Of course i want us to win, but plz make it his last tournament, can,t take that football anymore, meant to be fun to watch isn,t it.

No close season, I remember Pro footballers turning into cricketers in the summer too much football the players are bound to get stale, it's not sport anymore too much money,

Football is a sport, you watch it for entertainment If all that matters is the result, then why show it on TV or even talk about it? Just have a paragraph about the game somewhere in the sports section

Ofc people are gonna like a boss that gives absolutely no criticism and praises you even if you play like trash

England going far in tournaments is no good unless you can win one of them. Always a bridesmaid never a bride, that describes England.

unbelievable brainwashing. outgate had no shots on target at all in last two matches until they got behind

Nailed. Every tournament easy draw but England fu**d up. Useless drivel. Excuses, more excuses. Ferguson or Klopp would have got rid of Kane after the first game..

Get burly Ivan Toney to get the job done upfront..Ivan Toney size surely instill fear on the dutch defence..& of course on the flank cole palmer & watkins to run riot...Kane is old & a spent force...

Oh the journos changing their tune pretending like they were on Southgate’s side the whole time. What a surprise.

Southgate has had a dream draw. They've played crap. They've won despite this excuse of a manager and this idiot is defending Southgate. Anyone off street could manage as well as Southgate. God help any team that picks up Southgate as a manager bottom of the ladder here you come.

Can't wait for everyone to get their wish of heavy metal football and England out at the quaters every competition after Southgate

Utter nonsense from the players.

You want kane to score? Feed him.

If your club is looking for a boring pathetic style Gareth it's your guy! 👍🏼

Finally some pundits start to realize 3 lions a result-oriented team. They now understand winning is the only thing matters

Southgate: "Wins the euros". Media: "But, it wasn't the world cup" English FA: "You're fired" Fans: "Great decision, we're meant to be losers, you failed"

How do you judge Southgate....🤔 Overly prudent...✅️ Not a great tactician...✅️ Boring...✅️ But he has reached his 3rd SF in 4 tournaments. Best England manager record ever...✅️ It's all too easy to say that anyone could do better with the talent Southgate has at his disposal. But look at the facts; Sir Alf Ramsay went out in the QF in 1970 with the best European squad in the tournament...Sir Bobby Robson couldn't get further than a WC SF (and was a disaster at the Euros)...Terry Venables couldn't do better than a Euro SF at home....and Sven Goran Eriksson couldn't get further than the QF in 3 tournaments when he had an arguably better squad than any other England manager.