[dim view]

hilly81, on 16 July 2024 - 07:53 AM, said:

This is a really good tactical analysis on what went wrong:

Very good.
Put Kane into the Spanish team as an upgrade on Morata and they really would be world beaters.

Dropping Bellingham and Rice so deep was a disaster.

[Goku]

hilly81, on 16 July 2024 - 07:53 AM, said:

This is a really good tactical analysis on what went wrong:

His analysis' are always good.

• Our xG was 0.77 (excluding penalties). Better only than Scotland, Georgia, Serbia and Romania.
  
• We had an average of 10.9 shots per game, with only 6 teams having fewer.
  
• We had an average of 3.6 shots on target per game, with only 5 teams having fewer.
  
• We played the 3rd most long balls played
  
• Only 6 teams played fewer key passes than us
  
• We won 2 out of 7 games in 90 minutes

For a team which possesses the calibre of players that England have, those figures are abysmal. Time to go Southgate, we are not creative or positive enough, he is terrified of the opposition to the extent that in blunts our ability to attack.

[Westbars Spireite]

Goku, on 16 July 2024 - 09:48 AM, said:

His analysis' are always good.

• Our xG was 0.77 (excluding penalties). Better only than Scotland, Georgia, Serbia and Romania.
  
• We had an average of 10.9 shots per game, with only 6 teams having fewer.
  
• We had an average of 3.6 shots on target per game, with only 5 teams having fewer.
  
• We played the 3rd most long balls played
  
• Only 6 teams played fewer key passes than us
  
• We won 2 out of 7 games in 90 minutes

For a team which possesses the calibre of players that England have, those figures are abysmal. Time to go Southgate, we are not creative or positive enough, he is terrified of the opposition to the extent that in blunts our ability to attack.

Those stats don't lie. I get why the FA want to keep him on but it's really a pretty cowardly 'solution'.

[1978blue]

Southgate resigns.

[hilly81]

dim view, on 16 July 2024 - 09:44 AM, said:

Very good.
Put Kane into the Spanish team as an upgrade on Morata and they really would be world beaters.

Dropping Bellingham and Rice so deep was a disaster.

Kane with Williams and Yamal around him would be absolutely lethal (Providing he is fit and I don't think he was all tournament personally)

[Mr Mercury]

hilly81, on 16 July 2024 - 10:12 AM, said:

Kane with Williams and Yamal around him would be absolutely lethal (Providing he is fit and I don't think he was all tournament personally)

His lack of fitness was apparent from the off and became increasingly obvious in the knock out stages. A major weakness and lack of leadership from Southgate not to drop him for either Toney or Watkins.
What could have been eh?