Barring poor Dan all penalties were really solid.
Get in Poland, happy that my country won but the quality of football was below the par.
Get in Poland, happy that my country won but the quality of football was below the par.
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Gutted for James. I had the same fear as I did when he stepped up in the EL shootout, but he did well there in the end. Today was more of what I expected, dude looked terrified.
Gutted we are not going to Germany.
Gutted we are not going to Germany.
Rangers fans might disagree with you on that one.
They may be a better team … they weren‘t tonight. We definitely had the first half and bits of the second. We also had better chances (just).
They’re obviously technically good and passed it nicely but there was only really one moment I was worried. Other than pens (back to technique… as I said before it got to them)
Four out of six third placed teams go to the 1/8th, and we are in group with France, Netherlands and Austria. We made it out of the group in the last WC and I think we have a good chance to get to the R16 this time too.
Wales played really well today though and I feel it for the Welsh fans, a very close game. I absolutely fecking hate penalties and always lose my mind when such an important thing is decided by essentially a coin flip.
Why did Brooks come off? He was the best player on the park and I didn’t notice any injury or anything.
I’d argue Wales are better than we have been for a long time. We are probably a better team overall than we were 8 years ago, we just happened to have a prime Gareth Bale back then.
Everybody was blowing out of their arse for most of extra time. Just having three players with fresh legs would have made a lot of difference, as it did for Poland in the second half of ET.
The starters you'd have been taking off wouldn't have been much better quality wise anyway.
The only way it makes any sense if if he was injured, but yeah, it wasn't an obvious one.
Really hate that it was him who missed 
Yeah probably. Would’ve been fun to see Savage run around like a puppy
Glad Wales are out. cnuts.
He’d been I’ll all week and didn’t have it in him to stay on
Particularly as Broadhead didn’t take a pen, so it certainly wasn’t for that. Strange one.
So one of the two subs Page actually used by choice was to chuck on an ill player?
Then again, a guy I was watching the game with asked me if I ever saw better 5/5 penalties than this fecking smashing Poland served - and I was perplexed, but couldn't remind a better one
top notchBrooks is quality and well worth putting on for the last 20 of ninety minutes to try and get the win and it nearly workedSo one of the two subs Page actually used by choice was to chuck on an ill player?
Two mistakes from Pickford (poor clearance and he could have caught that cross). England should beat this Belgium team.
Germany reborn with Kroos and Brazil has a very young and promising team
Germany reborn with Kroos and Brazil has a very young and promising team
Yeah, fair enough, it's probably not the stick to beat Page with, I'm just seething at the inaction during ET.
In fairness to him, we played way above the level I was expecting in both games. Just felt pretty helpless seeing the game slip away from us with him watching on, after otherwise doing very well over the two ties.
Played o.k v France in World cup until they scored, big ask to get anything from that unless it's the last game and France put out a B team, Tunisia beat them in that scenario in the World cup.
Dutch game will be lively with possibly a red card but their midfield will walk all over the Polish one.
Austria playing very well currently and have a pretty experienced squad, can see similar exit to the last euros.
Just promise us you'll play better than that if you face England at the tournament, and we'll be even.
They can't be any worse than Wales were against England at the last tournament ...Just promise us you'll play better than that if you face England at the tournament, and we'll be even.
Show some more respect to the team that played Rashford into the form of his life.
That's very true.He could bloody do with facing Wales again then if that's the secret to his success.
Bowen was excellent tonight, maybe Englands best player alongside Bellingham and mainoo.
Hope he gets more regular starts.
Also prefer toney over Watkins, toney is much better at providing a focal point.
Hope he gets more regular starts.
Also prefer toney over Watkins, toney is much better at providing a focal point.
Was at the Ukraine-Iceland game.
great atmosphere and ending, then caught the tram back to the city Center just in time for Polish penalty shoot-outs.
Another happy ending. It’s a good night to live in Wrocław ! The city is absolutely buzzing
great atmosphere and ending, then caught the tram back to the city Center just in time for Polish penalty shoot-outs.
Another happy ending. It’s a good night to live in Wrocław ! The city is absolutely buzzing
Are you for real?
Mainoo with the best England debut I've seen in years.
He's guaranteed a ticket to Germany.
He's guaranteed a ticket to Germany.
Maybe but Saka is ahead of him on the right, he's not as effective on the left
He’s favourite to win this season’s PPFA
Southgate needs to find a way to start them both
Why? It's always good to have options from bench. England should stop forcing players for the sake of it. Play the team that complements each other rather than trying to fit in all good players.
If Foden isn't good as LW then there are other options who are, they should start. Foden can come as a sub to change the game.
Exactly, or else we end up with the Gerrard-Lampatrd-Scholes fiasco again
As good as Foden has been in the PL he hasn't really done that much at international level, Saka on the other hand has
Why on earth would anyone of sound mind have a player as good as Foden sat on a bench? Ridiculous.
And the history repeats, just play all good player without much sense without any thought about if they fit together or as a team they are better.
Exactly. I don't know how he fits with England team but if his play style or position clashes with Saka then it's better to bench one of them. From what I have seen Saka has been better for England. It's ridiculous that even in 2024 people think "let's put all of them on the pitch" without any thought about overall balance.
Find a way. Start the best players, you don’t bench them.
England need creativity on the pitch, not sat on a bench.
Kane, Saka, Bellingham and Grealish if he plays, that's plenty of creativity.
Tournaments are not won by just 11 players, it's won by squad. You need strong 11 and also players who can make impact from bench.
Like I said I don't know what the dynamics is with him and Saka, but if upsets the balance then one of them should be on bench. Just because they are good players doesn't mean all of them should be on the pitch.
I get the importance of a squad, but Foden is much too good to bench. England currently have a wealth of very good players (wasted on Southgate), a good manager will make it work.
Seems Foden has played more minutes than any other City outfield player, he’s good enough to hold his place for Guardiola….
Foden isn't too good to be on the bench. Only players who are too good are Kane and Bellingham, you can add Rice too.
He might have played lot of mins for Pep, that doesn't mean much for Southgate. The squad composition isn't the same, strengths and weakness are not the same.