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Euro U21 Championship 2015

gushayes11

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May 24, 2007
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Southgate should be sacked for his squad/team selection and tactical preparation.

Most of these players look lost out there and struggle to do the simple things.
Strange selections indeed, Chabolah just cause he's Chelsea, I see no other reason, can't tackle and gives ball away too much, Caskey looks out of his depth and Gibson must only hey picked cause Southgate is so pally with uncle Steve!
 

maglajz

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Sep 7, 2006
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It's hard to play football when you have no midfield. Chalobah can't pass, Forster-Caskey keeps hiding behind Italy players and Kane can't do it all by himself
 

Cornpattbuck

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Jul 23, 2013
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Just know that the English press will go after Kane as well when we're knocked out, despite him being one of the few bright lights when he's had a half chance.
 

mpickard2087

Patient Zero
Jun 13, 2008
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This is an example of a team/country struggling for an identity and trying to go with what is fashion - a Barca/possession type of game - and to prove to the world we do produce technical players. However from a tactical point of view there is such a lack of understanding of basic fundamentals such as movement, playing as a unit and moving up and down the pitch as one, how you attack and where to create mis-matches and overloads, and how to play in little sub-units and how one individual reacts to what a team mate does and so the man on the ball should know where his out ball is.

What you get is static, sideways, slow football. Any team can be made to just keep possession of the ball with no idea what to do with it.
 

Mouse!

Fookin' Legend in Gin Alley
Aug 29, 2011
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Garbutt has to look at his feet the whole time so he can control the ball. Garbage.
 

panoma

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Jan 16, 2012
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Meh kane getting an earlier vacation atleast. Its bad enough that pritchard got injured.
 

Mr Pink

SC Supporter
Aug 25, 2010
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Kane the stand out player by a country mile.

The rest just look poor, and as a team they look very poor.
 

yojambo

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Jun 13, 2012
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When I see players like Garbutt i just get so mad. Think of all those decent young players that never get scouted and will never turn pro and yet this chump is playing for England.
 

Goldman

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Jul 14, 2004
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With Pritchard injured, seems abit silly playing all our main attacking threats from the start. It's like his plan was to go a few goals up, and if that didn't work, well there wasn't really a back up plan.

Having said that, if Ings had scored it might have been a different game. Probably not as that Def/CM is pretty woeful!
 

fatpiranha

dismember
Jun 9, 2003
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Veljkovic is going to be popular in the dressing room next season. "How did you guys get on at the Uefas? Oh that's a shame; anyone want to see what the winner's medal looks like? How about a Fifa medal? Who wants to see what a World Cup winner's medal looks like? Guys ... hey guys ..."
 

fridgemagnet

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Jan 18, 2009
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England team has collectively played the least amount of first team football of all the teams in this tournament apparently, I think that is a larger part of the problem.

The loan system needs a proper overhaul and some sort of regulation when a club signs a young player from a lower league club.
 

nuttynoah

Arbiter elegantiae
Jul 21, 2004
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Veljkovic is going to be popular in the dressing room next season. "How did you guys get on at the Uefas? Oh that's a shame; anyone want to see what the winner's medal looks like? How about a Fifa medal? Who wants to see what a World Cup winner's medal looks like? Guys ... hey guys ..."
Do you think he's good enough to break into the first team enxt season? Or a loan out?
 

Syn_13

Fly On, Little Wing
Jul 17, 2008
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It concerns me how greedy Kane has become. Well, not in this game but for Spurs it'll bother me.
 
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