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Va a dar igual.

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Literally every team in the world knows what Southgate will do lol

@@jonpostigo4381correct, we are still going to win.

What about Kane….. I’m worried about our defence if he doesn’t play

Shades of Kane's shenanigans for THFC on the eve of their 2019 UCL Cup Final against L'pool - Moura became an impact sub,so an unfit but egotistical Kane could start,when it should have been the other way round ! 🙄

Agreed.

Because Watkins is an impact player and so is Tony

Because even with that injury he’s still scored 3 important goals

Kane is world class, the captain and all the goals in the world career wise. Impact players, such as Gordon, Bowen, grealish, Watkins, toney etc (ik grealish isn’t in the squad) and maybe even palmer. They all offer a different type of football, different teams need tactical changes DURING the match, which is where these players come in if we are talking from an England perspective. Watkins goal was a Watkins classic, he was in the perfect moment at the perfect time from his signature strike. There’s no reason to drop Kane unless towards the latter stages of the game we need to change the areas of attack If you can’t understand that then you shouldn’t criticise

It’s the same with certain news media stories that people wouldn’t care less about if it wasn’t wall to wall coverage. Then they say there’s lots of public interest, trolls, conspiracy theorists etc.

British media 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾🚽🚾

@@sugoshiyer1540 once our team clicks and we have a healthier approach to our football we will

What was the result of the u21 final mate?

@@yawanane6962England win and last min penalty save 1-0

Against Yamal?

I don't know if he should, starting him is a risk in a final. Trippier shouldn't have been starting, Trent should have RWB and Walker LWB but I am not sure on Shaw. Ideally yes but big risk

Mate, this sounds like AI writing to me 😂

Pretty sure it was Sir Francis Drake.

Your Queen didn't defeat the Armada. It was the weather. And what happened the next year is also worth mentioning... The counter-Armada was defeated by a w woman (Maria Pita) who lead the Spanish to victory.

By winning or losing?

@@jokerdog3332 of course winning!! 😡

@@zacbrad6436 just checking as it would be more historical to lose another final and continue to be a major footballing nation that has only ever won 1 major trophy in the last 150 years. Winning it would not be historical, if anything by now it should have been inevitable.

@@jokerdog3332 why u hate england so much whats the problem, i think your country one of the countries that had been colonized by British thats why youre spreading hates

@@zacbrad6436 I see what’s happened here, you are confusing facts with hate. You must be a socialist from the Lbqwtxyz+ brigade. My apologies, my comments were meant for someone with a sense of humour and a sense of perspective.

It’s too late to hope that Southgate has woken up. He’s committed to winning with his bland, play for the last 10 minutes brand of football, with his mates….. I think it’s football, but I am not sure

Gordon won’t play. He prefers Eze

@@HappyBob701 Eze won’t play either, he prefers bland, play for penalties style football. When he leaves we win the next 3 tournaments.

Everyone is saying a 2-1 win for both teams

Spain 3, England 0. Unless diver kane gets another penalty.

Nonsense, everyone knows the Three Lions will win 18-0. Come back to this.

Yes on Fifa 24 maybe. Keep dreaming.

​@@JimCarner777yes in Rugby Union for sure.

"Golden chance", on paper maybe like a fairytale. Spain have been so much better playing some games in 3rd gear that they'd have to throw the game to lose. It ain't coming home.

Just pray Spain has a bad day, that’s the only way England are winning cos ain’t no way this England defense are stopping Spain from scoring twice considering how both teams have played

Funny guy

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They dont have the goat scoop

LOL 😂

Eh ? They have played 1 good side all tournament 😂

​@@xfph1LLyAnd how many good sides have England played? 😂😂😂 Spain are the final test for sure. They've won all their games. They played beautiful football. They said good-bye to tiki-taka and started a new different approach to the game.

Palmer is not a striker

@@ps5andstuffhere so for Bellingham or Foden

Why would he not start Bellingham doesn't make sense

For Bellingham is a stretch for foden fair enough I think foden would have more impact from the bench around 60 mins like he does with city but to take Bellingham off is insane

​@@farahomar6880 Like he does for City?? Foden has been a starter for City for the entire season.

Exactly. There's literally zero chance he'll make more than 1 chance, hilarioius how people keep talking before each game like he will.

@yenneferofvengerberg9588 - And this means .........................DIDDLY SQUAT

No excuses. 😂 let England play.

Reason why Spain won in 2008 with one day less rest was because they won their 1st two games so most of their starters were rested in the 3rd group game. Makes a world of difference in these end of year tournaments. Southgate should have done that against Slovenia but he played the same lineup except for one. Spain rested their players their 3rd game and now have another day of rest. 3-1 Spain.

Fascinating..

@@juismac The England-Dutch game did not go to ET but it was also much more draining as it hanged in the balance..

woww, england never had a better manager than southgate in this century

@@jordanmpeck5751he isn’t, just had easy runs in the tournaments

@@Ollie121299OnPC That's the kind of thing only a naive clown would say. (And the world is full of naive clowns.)

@@Ollie121299OnPC So-called 'easy' runs and England still manages to make a meal out of it.

Yes it woill

The same as what? the same as what has happened before or the same as what has just happened? Which is more likely? because what has just happened is by Emgland winining that semifinal and winning the penalty shoot out before, they actually have the best record in major tournaments of any European team over te last 4 tournaments (6 years) ... other than the fact we haven't actually won! If they do 'the same' as they have been doing then that would mean performing even better tomorrow ... I think that will be enough to get them over the line. Spain play the best football but they have some weaknesses. Certainly worth discussing.

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Your both correct

That’s the key. In almost every game England have been good or better, in the first half. Then, energy levels drop. Southgate has been leaving the subs too late. Just about got away with it against the Dutch, who until the Watkins and Palmer substitutions had got on top of England with subs of their own, and looked the more likely side to score next. Southgate has got to make those subs (2 or 3) at around the hour mark, or the momentum might swing away decisively in Spain’s favour.

​@really8930 he won't make the subs til 80 mins again

If he does as you say, than he is not the coach of England. He should do it sa he should....

​@@really8930new football fan here I don't think it was bad decision to sub watkins and Palmer at end as both were on high intensity till last minute and hence watkins scored magnificent goal Why'd you sub them earlier when kane was not tired?

@@iron982 Hi. You sub Kane earlier because he was exhausted earlier much earlier than the time he was subbed. This is shown by his average positions in the first and second halves. In the first half he played relatively high up the pitch. In the second half, as he fatigued, he dropped deeper and deeper, and on average played about 20 metres further back in the second half than he had in the first half. This meant that when England got the ball in the second half before the subs, there was no striker up top, in a position to receive the ball from the midfield and run at the Dutch defence. Arguably, Southgate left subs too late in the 2 biggest games of his managerial life. Against Croatia in the 2018 WC semi-final and Italy in the last Euros final, England took the lead early on in both games and were the better side. But Southgate just stood there in the second half and made no subs, as Croatia and then Italy gradually wrested control from a tired England, and scored. Southgate must learn his lessons, and in the final against Spain help his players maintain or wrest momentum England’s way by making subs around minutes 60 to 70. It’s really not that complicated.

that's not the issue - its when he goes to bench. Its always too late

Think Carvajal is back

​@@-Chunkyupp he's back

@@-Chunkyep

He is 32…

England are dead😂Saka and trippier as full backs against yamal/williams🤌🤌

Spain will have 5 six footers so it's not too shabby, but height at right/left back is an issue. England aren't huge themselves though so that's not how it'll pan out. Spain are simply too strong and playing near maximum. That's the reality.

@@hmmm5082 Winning headers is not just about height and size. It’s about bravery and aggression in attacking it. Maguire is both size and height, but he does not leap nor does he attack the ball. Many times he wins headers because the ball goes towards him. That’s why his goal statistics from corners is not high. However, Toney and Dunk are good at attacking the high ball aggressively. Besides with Toney as target men, England can bypass Spain high press and keep their 2 midfield (of Rodri & Ruiz) running backwards. We have Pickford and Wharton who are good at forward long balls. Toney can either knock off the high balls behind their defence for a running Watkins, or hold the ball for England players to advance. Spain’s fullbacks (Cucurella & Carvajal) can deal with anyone we put on left and right wings and they can also go forward to attack like wingers. That’s why we need a 442 formation to keep their full backs on their defensive line. As such our crosses if unable to be done nearby byeline by wingers, it has to be crossed from less advanced positions (like Trent, Trippier, Wharton, Shaw). Their holding midfield Rodri is very good at holding the space between defence and midfield, so his club mate Foden and even Bellingham won’t find joy venturing into that area. Rodri is also good at professional fouls to stop transition too, so Bellingham also find it difficult to carry the ball forward with his dribbling runs. This is not a game for England to win in midfield battles. The way to rough Rodri up is if he has to run backwards all the time to help his defence.

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Kane been drinking larger

exactly... They do this before every game and we all know what Southgate will do

Absolutely you are spot on. English reporters go too much ahead. Please don't do that.

Lol, there's no secrets

It’s just how the fans will react. They all have egos 😂

England have no chance against Spain for a number of reasons

@@K.B.D0 Of course they have a chance. England have beaten much better Spanish sides than this one.

@@intenzityd3181 I dont know which tournament you have been watching 🤣If you want to bring heritage into the conversation no spanish opposition in a major tournament has lost a final,no European team in an international tournament that has played the second semi final has won since spain themselves in 2008

You need to start Saka and see.... then change it if need be. Saka overall has been our best player, you cant judge on one gane where Cukerella slightly got the better of him. All parties should learn from that

The European Golden Boot winner for this year, who has scored three of our goals this tournament? Of course you play him. Whether he can do 90m or not, you start him.

​@@stedkyThat is the backward mentality that will hurt England

Nah play him for 60 mins then freshen it up.

@@stedky golden boot means nothing - he is up against Spain and he has no legs to run the channels and open up space. He is a liability

@@sterlingmarshel6299 it does mean something. It means he scored more goals than anyone else in any European league this year.

is he fit enough to start at LB? I saw someone say he should be in the middle of the park lol

Yes we need it for Spain. We don't need the ref's help for Holland. Holland just aren't a threat to England.

You needed the refs help with that penalty so. Make sure you triple the fee this time around

I think this is the ONLY real debate around the 'square pegs in round holes' issue. In the main players these days should be adaptable enough to cope, we are no longer in the 'is it Lampard or Gerrard' era... look at how other teams handle it. BUT, Foden and Bellingham have both been exceptional at times but also both gone missing, and that is because they are too similar, get in each other's way, and Foden has a role he doesn't seem to be abe to fulfil on the left in the way we require. Maybe it is written in the stars? For all the criticism of GS management and substitutions, he does seem to have got it about right when it matters. I think he will start them both for the final but I am far more confident now that he will change things earlier ... if it appears it isn't 'written in the stars' ... we'll see.

Spain deserve to win it, beaten Germany and France and didn’t have a easy route to the final unlike England

Deserve has feck all to do with it​@@Ollie121299OnPC

​@@Ollie121299OnPC are you an England fan?

"Seem"??? Lol They ARE stronger, much stronger.

​@@dravendean8710what does it matter? Take off the blinkers, and rose tinted glasses. This ends one way. Spain superb throughout and they will not fear England one bit.

And Watkins

You know why Southgate is starting him? Because he as more reputation.

There's literally not a player in the world that would bench themselves azzwipe.

I have a drink every time Ally Mcoist says either "I've gottee Shay" or " I've gottee tell ye"... Ended up getting my stomach pumped! 😂

truth - Kane comes back to the ball too much and makes zero runs in the box - so easy to defend. Watkins is fresh and fit. He will occupy the centerbacks. He is a better header of the ball than Kane. Kane can barely jump right now.

Southgate did himself no favours when he brought extremist woke politics into sport where it doesn't belong. He now has a sizeable portion of the country against him no matter what, and his brand of ugly football doesn't help him.

it's not the curse - no such thing. He is unfit and doesn't run the channels. Easy to defend him and he drops too deep. No one is going to run in front of him. He is a complete waste of space. Penalities yes - everything else he has been average

@@sterlingmarshel6299 sorry, didn’t realize I was dealing with a tip top expert analyst 👍🏼

Hardly going to pens is it? Spain have already beaten two teams better than England

Erm he changed formation after Slovakia game so not been the same formation all tournament.

@yingyang1008 -That sums up Southgate to a T

Did you watch the semi final?

@@Sophienfreya Maybe he just watched the second half where, you know, it looked exactly like that (as it has for the rest of the tournament). Why? Because Netherlands made tactical changes and Southgate is inept to respond. It will be up to Spain if they allow England to play attractive football or not. They might because they have actual balls, but it's not because Southgate's tactics. I'll give Southgate SOME credit that after the formation change in the quarter, England has at least looked like they are starting to know what they are doing.

@@nihlify fair criticism of Southgate in the past but this time he did respond, he brought on Watkins to break in behind the Dutch back four who had squeezed up in the second half