Yeah it’s the same performance as v Italy and Croatia. He’s gonna get praise for beating the likes of Serbia and getting to the point where they play top sides so he’s happy to go with it.
Day 3 | Poland vs Netherlands | Slovenia vs Denmark | Serbia vs England
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It'll all be about how Southgate's audacious TAA gamble paid off. Also how Kane has proven himself a legendary captain with a self-sacrificing performance.
Most undeserved win, so far in the tournament...
France, Portugal, Germany, Spain any of these teams will batter us.
Thought Gallagher was decent when he came on. Should start the next game.
I remember someone saying the other day that Switzerland make every game boring. that's England actually.
Another Southgate masterpiece this
Important thing is the result, but a deeply predictable second half by a Southgate led England team.
A win is a win.
Dull game, good win. Don’t want to peak too early anyway 
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.Against a better team, England would of been well beaten.
Was he involved whatsoever?
Adrian Durham not happy on Talksport. Stuart Pearce also saying we do not put out foot on the oppositions throat.
... that leads to nowhere.
Southgate the tactical master.
Nothing we haven't seen before. Let's be honest. No control in midfield. Not helped by playing a right back in there. No-one to put their foot on the ball and help us keep the ball after the early energy levels dropped. As always...
He says with England winning the game.
jokes aside, I agree in principle, however international and knockout football is usually won by being somewhat pragmatic. League football is far more system based.
Don't think you need to be amazing in the group games as long as you win. But the fact that we still shit it in the second half and forget how to retain possession is a worry.
3 points, shite performance. Onto the next one. Need someone on for TAA and Foden but can’t see Foden being dropped.
No Foden / TAA on Thursday
Apart from falling over a lot Kane didn't do much
My feeling as well. The games have been “meh” so far.
Underwhelming after the first 20 mins.
TAA a disaster.
Foden worked hard but ineffectual.
Ended up holding on against fecking Serbia.
Kane touched it about 4 times.
A team of individuals less than the sum of its parts.
That is on the manager. 100%
TAA a disaster.
Foden worked hard but ineffectual.
Ended up holding on against fecking Serbia.
Kane touched it about 4 times.
A team of individuals less than the sum of its parts.
That is on the manager. 100%
It was a poor performance but Serbia aren't a terrible team and if we're honest, they created hardly anything. I don't think we'll get run through but performances like that will get punished.
The BBC with the fluff job. I hope Cesc tells it how it is.
We will take the win, pretty poor overall performance and I'm far from convinced the strategy worked today, despite the win.
Southgate is so bad, he is the highest paid manager in European football and tactically hasn’t got a clue.
Really nervy 60 mins.
Peak Orsato shithousery to signal he's adding additional time twice for delaying putting the ball into play again and then blowing right on 4 minutes of overtime 
Not the best showing from England but they did enough and for the first game of the tournament that's all you have to do.
Not the best showing from England but they did enough and for the first game of the tournament that's all you have to do.
Serbia are no mugs, not sure why people people are so negative.
That said, don't know about the long balls from the keeper, that caused the constant turnovers to Serbia
That said, don't know about the long balls from the keeper, that caused the constant turnovers to Serbia
Mourinho's instincts are similar and he's widely regarded as one of the biggest winners.
same ol bad habits by Southgate.
Once we meet one of the better sides, we will be found out.
Once we meet one of the better sides, we will be found out.
I'll take the win.
Foden and Saka are such liabilities though. Just nothing there when it comes down to it. Kane finally stays forward and gets nothing to work with from those two dead alley merchants.
Foden and Saka are such liabilities though. Just nothing there when it comes down to it. Kane finally stays forward and gets nothing to work with from those two dead alley merchants.
We started brightly but Southgate again failed to make positive changes in response to Serbia's tweaks.
Foden was outstandingly bad, there is no justification for him staying on, and she shouldn't start next game.
Southgate holds us back. He has no tactical brain and terrible in-game management.
Foden was outstandingly bad, there is no justification for him staying on, and she shouldn't start next game.
Southgate holds us back. He has no tactical brain and terrible in-game management.
Not great, but we got the win. Similar to the Italy group match in some ways, and we won't be writing them off yet.
Lacklustre display from England, but it is 3 points in the bag. The 1st half was ok but we allowed Serbia to push us back in the 2nd half, and it was a hard watch. The left hand side of the team doesn’t work and we lacked control of the game, having said that, Bellingham and Rice were great.
Hopefully the team will grow into the tournament, because it’s the only way we will get to latter stages of the competition.
Hopefully the team will grow into the tournament, because it’s the only way we will get to latter stages of the competition.
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True, barring that long shot Serbia didn't threaten but England's defence was sloppy at times. Rice had to bail them out a few times.
Creativity going forward is a bit of a concern as well.
It is not. It is more about not being blinded by media and pundits. He is nowhere near what they want you to believe. To compare him to some english central midfielders players like Scholes, Gerrard, Lampard and so on is like comparing Burnley to Manchester.
Bellingham is young and can develop to the hights if he work hard but he got a lot to learn before being what people already have put him.
So bad he turned into a woman ?