UEFA EURO 2021

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Sockboy made all the difference. Poor game on both sides but England had the edge and ran out deserved winners. Germany were poor and we were not at our best by a long way, but shithousing your way to the final is fine by me. Gormless Gareth will never lead us to a tactical masterclass but the W column is all that matters.

We had a great time, atmosphere was ace, think someone is cooking the books because there is no way that was a half empty stadium. So brilliant to be in a crowd, no masks, absolute limbs when we scored. Just how it should be. My kids have had a blast.

We have tickets for the final two Wembley games, hopefully they feature England.

bubbadabut said:
I fully credit the success of the England team at the World Cup and at this tournament to the sheer number of players from YORKSHIRE! ❤
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YES! God's Own County.

 
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HelloStereo said:
Your gym brings you pizza? Where do you go go the gym and more importantly can I join 😅
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ha Claire is ace 😂 I spend so much time there i’ve become pals with all the staff. Although the fact my partner works there also helps 😂 she was meant to be doing the challenge with me but she selfishly got herself pregnant so she had to pull out and she feels a bit guilty so she keeps bringing me food 😋
 
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ordinaryjelly said:
Sockboy made all the difference. Poor game on both sides but England had the edge and ran out deserved winners. Germany were poor and we were not at our best by a long way, but shithousing your way to the final is fine by me. Gormless Gareth will never lead us to a tactical masterclass but the W column is all that matters.
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I still don't get saying "Gormless Gareth" when he has England in a quarter final without conceding a goal. England finally have a manager who is ignoring public opinion and putting round pegs in round holes instead of shoe horning in every trendy name. Yes he could put out Mount, Sancho and Grealish in a weird system with almost everyone out of position but they could equally have been torn apart on the counter attack. He stopped Germany from having any space in behind to run into and it completely stopped them. Compare that to Portugal who left wide open spaces for the Germans and they got smashed.

The 2006 team might have won a World Cup had they not tried to fit in every big name and actually gone with a better system that had Carrick and Hargreaves in central midfield. The bench is crucial in this tournament after a COVID season and that's where the value of the other attacking options come into play.

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Calvert-Lewin left out of the squad last night and Southgate giving him the cold shoulder 😬
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He obviously just didn't see him, but his job is to win a trophy not friends!
 
IrishMeeja said:
I still don't get saying "Gormless Gareth" when he has England in a quarter final without conceding a goal. England finally have a manager who is ignoring public opinion and putting round pegs in round holes instead of shoe horning in every trendy name. Yes he could put out Mount, Sancho and Grealish in a weird system with almost everyone out of position but they could equally have been torn apart on the counter attack. He stopped Germany from having any space in behind to run into and it completely stopped them. Compare that to Portugal who left wide open spaces for the Germans and they got smashed.

The 2006 team might have won a World Cup had they not tried to fit in every big name and actually gone with a better system that had Carrick and Hargreaves in central midfield. The bench is crucial in this tournament after a COVID season and that's where the value of the other attacking options come into play.
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You don't have to get anything, I can call him Gormless Gareth if I wish. You can call him Gorgeous Gareth if you choose, no big deal!
 
IrishMeeja said:
I still don't get saying "Gormless Gareth" when he has England in a quarter final without conceding a goal. England finally have a manager who is ignoring public opinion and putting round pegs in round holes instead of shoe horning in every trendy name. Yes he could put out Mount, Sancho and Grealish in a weird system with almost everyone out of position but they could equally have been torn apart on the counter attack. He stopped Germany from having any space in behind to run into and it completely stopped them. Compare that to Portugal who left wide open spaces for the Germans and they got smashed.

The 2006 team might have won a World Cup had they not tried to fit in every big name and actually gone with a better system that had Carrick and Hargreaves in central midfield. The bench is crucial in this tournament after a COVID season and that's where the value of the other attacking options come into play.


He obviously just didn't see him, but his job is to win a trophy not friends!
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Hargreaves lol, blast from the past. He slid into my DMs on Facebook before that was even a thing (2007-8 ish) 😂
 
ordinaryjelly said:
You don't have to get anything, I can call him Gormless Gareth if I wish. You can call him Gorgeous Gareth if you choose, no big deal!
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I'm not sure why you seem to take personal offence to me querying why you don't think he is doing a good job.

England are in a quarter finals, haven't conceded a goal and have the best chance of winning something since 1966. He has made big decisions which the public and media don't agree with but he has stuck to his convictions. That's not "gormless" management.
 
May as well join in with this thread properly. So happy about the England result last night. Got someone on my socials who despite the win still seems really angry and negative. Can’t win with some people. No it wasn’t our best performance but we played better than Germany and got the win. I’d rather they play under par and win, rather than play amazingly and lose. You can’t always have it all ways when it comes to football. Southgate isn’t my favourite but he is clearly doing something right even if it’s not what us armchair supporters would do.

I would have loved to see him bring Drew Bellingham on for a bit. He plays in Germany now so would know their style of play. Really excited about this kid, local lad to me too so really want to see him succeed but not sure we will see him feature in any games from now on, too much at stake to play someone so young and unproven at this level. Hope to see more of Grealish even though I really don’t like the guy, he’s a great player and an asset to the England team.

We have a really good chance of getting to the final but I just have that feeling that we will end up losing on Saturday probably due to silly mistakes in typical England fashion🙈
 
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IrishMeeja said:
I'm not sure why you seem to take personal offence to me querying why you don't think he is doing a good job.

England are in a quarter finals, haven't conceded a goal and have the best chance of winning something since 1966. He has made big decisions which the public and media don't agree with but he has stuck to his convictions. That's not "gormless" management.
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No personal offence at all, this is the internet, I've got kids to insult me in real life if I wanted to be actually offended!
 
IrishMeeja said:
I'm not sure why you seem to take personal offence to me querying why you don't think he is doing a good job.

England are in a quarter finals, haven't conceded a goal and have the best chance of winning something since 1966. He has made big decisions which the public and media don't agree with but he has stuck to his convictions. That's not "gormless" management.
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Probably because being an armchair critic is part of being a sports fan, even though most people have no or very little experience of playing or coaching sport at a competitive level. Not to mention that personal bias and emotion comes into play.

Not everything needs to be seriously analysed to the nth degree.
 
malolo said:
Probably because being an armchair critic is part of being a sports fan, even though most people have no or very little experience of playing sport at a competitive level. Not to mention that personal bias and emotion comes into play.

Not everything needs to be seriously analysed to the nth degree.
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It does on the internet though, we are all Experts At Everything here ;)
 
malolo said:
Probably because being an armchair critic is part of being a sports fan, even though most people have no or very little experience of playing or coaching sport at a competitive level. Not to mention that personal bias and emotion comes into play.
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Nothing in my post said people can't have an opinion. My point is that I am surprised at the relatively widespread negative opinions of Gareth Southgate. I would hope you see the difference in that.
 
Fifah1907 said:
ha Claire is ace 😂 I spend so much time there i’ve become pals with all the staff. Although the fact my partner works there also helps 😂 she was meant to be doing the challenge with me but she selfishly got herself pregnant so she had to pull out and she feels a bit guilty so she keeps bringing me food 😋
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I mean at least it is a consolation that you get some free food 😂. Is it to sustain you through your training?

I love gyms where you become friends with people who work there, really helps with motivation and I find for me at least then I'm more confident with asking for help with certain things or equipment.
 
IrishMeeja said:
Nothing in my post said people can't have an opinion. My point is that I am surprised at the relatively widespread negative opinions of Gareth Southgate. I would hope you see the difference in that.
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I'm not English so I can't say I pay a huge amount of attention to opinions on Southgate, but I know that success and popularity don't go hand in hand. He seems to lack personality and that comes through in the team and how they play, as a fan I would hope to be entertained on my way to being successful.
 
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