Sadly, Stougate will still be in charge so Grealish we still be on the bench while we fail, yet again.
Final: Italy vs England
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Build that wall! Lock her up! Boo the knee!
I wonder; was he the one who said that he wants to shoot or others refused? Or it is on Gareth?
Why are England players taking the medals off?
Aww. So nice to see Spinazzola hobble in first.
Lots of players do when they lose.
Lots of players do when they lose.
I can't imagine the amount of restraint Rashford and Sancho will have to show in the dressing room. They must be absolutely seething...
We bought on Anderson who scored against you lot. And Belletti came on late as well, Anelka had been on the pitch for 20 minutes so not comparable.
Let's hope this doesn't affect the United players too badly. Lost a EL league final and now a European Championship final.
One of those Italians played on crutches.
fair play Italy!
fair play Italy!
I agree with you but if nerves are getting to you it's one more reason to keep it simple. Still, he was thrown into the match with the unnecessary pressure of being there only for taking the penalty. Baffling. Not any player's fault this result.
This happened a while back when Ronaldo was the fifth taker and never got his chance. The top goal threat should always shoot in the first three if not first overall to set the tone.
I'd say that was odds on either way
Don't worry, I'm not some twitter idiot, not going to send him messages. Just saying he made a mistake the way he took it. Sancho's penalty was also shit but I feel Rashford put additional pressure on himself.
It's a loser's medal
Good tournament from England overall despite tonight. They're a young side and could step up to win in a major final soon.
A lot of the players play for United and Tottenham so lack winning experience which is important. Hopefully we'll go that step further in Qatar next year.
A lot of the players play for United and Tottenham so lack winning experience which is important. Hopefully we'll go that step further in Qatar next year.
Because they have either you are first or last mentality. Loser's medals they call them
I think if Manchini is in charge of England, england win.
And school meals apparently. It was always going to be blamed on a United player. Even though he was only on the pitch for less than a minute. Where were Southgate's favourites who he played all tournament when it came to penalties.
Because of negativity. England can create chance, but Southgate is boredom incarnate.
It was stupid, we had the players to win that in 90 minutes.
Of course they shouldn't have been brought on just to take a penalty, but they were hardly going to say no. They stepped up, so did Saka, but it wasn't to be.
I don't know why people are surprised. For all the plaudits Southgate has been getting, he's still a safety first manager. He doesn't know how to get the best out of all the attacking players England have.
But he's come closer than anyone else, so they'll at least give him a crack at the next WC.
England players taking the medals off their necks within milliseconds of having it put on. Stupid cnuts, it took 55 years to get you those medals. 
Note: Hendo kept it on.
Note: Hendo kept it on.
This post doesn't make sense. Why force someone who feels he doesn't have it in him to perform a task. It's better to ask for someone up for something to do it rather than someone who can't handle that mental pressure. It's quite honest of Sterling to be willing to expose himself to everyone that he's not mentally up for it to give your team a better fighting chance by choosing someone who can.
Or would you have rather Sterling himself going forward, not up for it and miss anyways?
Because second place means nothing.
Do you have a double digit IQ? Always repeating the same vapid axioms. Incapable of critical thinking. Best of luck in life, you’ll need it.
England can win a tournament.
But not under Southgate.
But not under Southgate.
I can't even be bothered with the state of posts like this, go give your head a wobble seriously.
Ridiculous. You run and kick the ball, place it high. He steps, jogs, stops, rolls it into the post. He did everything wrong and he should be held accountable, as this is not how to take an important penalty. You increase the chances for failure, quite obviously. A miss is a miss, but the data behind it is telling. Last part, agree - but that is about something else than this football match.
Wow. Some real wankers in here tonight.
This is just so satisfying
You always create some chances when the opposition parks the bus. As far as I'm concerned, England manage to neutralize most of the threats and the defence is solid. That said, Southgate should have put Grealish on much earlier to make better use of the counter attacks.
Get yourself over to Twitter, I'm sure if you search for any racist term you've ever heard you'll find something directed at Rashford for you to have a little tug over. Get in the replies to tell him he had it coming.
Kane was actually really good in the first half. The whole team just completely went into a shell 2nd half.
Just ... why in the world would you choose a 19 year old talent as your fifth player to shoot in a penalty shootout in a freaking final. That's not only insane, it's also irresponsible towards a player who's just at the start of his career.
I thought France was overconfident, bordering on stupid to choose Mbappe as their fifth player - but this takes the cake.
There just has to be a different, experienced player in your team who steps up and takes that huge responsibility.
The whole English team and coaching staff just risked throwing a very young, talented player, who had his big breakthrough in this European Championship, to the wolves aka the yellow press. Just irresponsible.
I hope Saka won't be blamed for this.
He had the balls to step up, while a different, more experienced player should have taken that responsibility.
I thought France was overconfident, bordering on stupid to choose Mbappe as their fifth player - but this takes the cake.
There just has to be a different, experienced player in your team who steps up and takes that huge responsibility.
The whole English team and coaching staff just risked throwing a very young, talented player, who had his big breakthrough in this European Championship, to the wolves aka the yellow press. Just irresponsible.
I hope Saka won't be blamed for this.
He had the balls to step up, while a different, more experienced player should have taken that responsibility.
Well done Italy.. pretty likable..
Chiellini is fantastic.
Chiellini is fantastic.
Southgate was awful. Absolutely awful. We got a lucky penalty against Denmark, a fortunately easy draw against Ukraine, a terrible performance against Scotland and mostly through boring pragmatic football.
Nice bloke and he has done well to mould the team with a good spirit but he has to just step down now and let someone else take over the team.
Nice bloke and he has done well to mould the team with a good spirit but he has to just step down now and let someone else take over the team.
In fairness second place is as good as nothing. Was glad to see Rashford and Sancho do it.
That said United players are picking up a big losing habit which doesn't bode well for us
I hope you feel very big about yourself.Well you keep responding??
It’s coming to Rome!!
by all means celebrate that italy won but to rub it in the face of others just shows how pathetic you are