Not an England fan but it's disgraceful that Maddison hasn't even played a minute in this tournament

He took off Saka, England's best player off. He was cooking on the right all game.

There were so many layers to the psychological pressure for Kane’s penalty: - Needs to score to keep his team in the tournament with 10 mins to go (conversion rate drops significantly in this scenario) - Already taken one in the game - Against his club mate who knows where his favourite penalty is (and his backup which is down the middle) - Chance to become England’s record scorer Pressure got to him 😢

Bringing Grealish on with 2 minutes to go and not even touching the ball sums up Southgates reign.

Can we all just put our hands together for Jack Grealish and the stunning performance he had during the last minute he came on to play 👏👏👏

Before this game, Italy was the only serious contender that this squad and Southgate had to face, and they lost. The second serious contender was France yesterday and once again they lost. People will hype up beating Germany in the Euros but that was (and still is) the worst national team in the history of German football. It's like beating the current Uruguay and hyping it up as if you did it back in 1930. People will hype up reaching the semi finals in 2018 and the euros finals in 2021, but they had no serious competition in either of those runs and once they faced a solid team (even Croatia) they bottled it, and they will continue to bottle it until a manager with some balls steps in.

If they do have an open top bus parade for reaching the quarter-final - then it makes a massive statement about English football.

We should have gambled and thrown Harry Kane up front for the last 20 mins

3 tournaments is enough for Southgate, he’s getting it right about 70%. It’s the in game tactics and substitutions he’s getting wrong which is a vital part of being a manager. New manager needed

Southgate making his 1st sub in the 82nd minute is why England lost,... Fresh legs were needed after Kane equalised. Also, it's disgusting that Maddison didn't play a minute this WC. We needed to make subs after the equaliser, but we didn't and that ultimately cost us the game.

Marks spot on as always. Made no sense taking Saka off when he was getting the better of them. New coach required

You were right mark. He selected James Maddison for the tournament and everyone was happy. Didn’t even get a minute, and there were several times when we needed him.

England and penalties. The best love story out there.

What a shock!!! How did a world-class manager like Southgate lose to someone like Deschamps? Southgate already showed his magic in beating WC favorites like Senegal, Iran, Wales, and a draw with the US. It's Puzzling.

Your analysis is the best I've seen following this match, too many pundits saying England played better, crying about the Ref. England couldn't score a goal "without a penalty" They don't have the ability to score against a good defence. Yes, they have good players but they missed shots that true talent would have finished, want evidence, watch Giroud. I thought he was finished, proved me wrong. France's first goal was top class. France could have turned it up another gear if they had to.

Absolutely right. Southgate is out if his depth and always has been. Championship level manager.

The worst part is that this is the best game I've seen England play under Southgate. If only we had played like this in Russia or the Euro's... Although I also think a big part of it is that we were behind almost the whole game so we had to go for it, otherwise he might have played a bit more boring game.

Nothing has changed. First good team, lose. To be honest, you can't rely on penaltys, France scored two real goals

Griezmann was immense bossed midfield

Van Dijk called Giroud the most difficult player he has faced because he is deceptive and if you lose him 4 just 1 moment in a match he'll score, you have to have perfect concentration the whole game.

How far we have gotten in recent tournaments should not be marker for how we rate this team. Finalists, semi finalists, quarter finalists it doesn't matter. As soon as we meet a decent team we are beaten. Luck of the draw has gotten us deep into tournements, not our quality of football.

First test and they’re gone. Nice to see Maguire being at fault for the goal too. His consistency is incredible

You might have had the best analysis I heard from every network… good job Mark

Neville and Wright saying Southgate should stay on until next World Cup. How many times do we need to fail before they replace Southgate

Never ending pain for England and england fans 😭

People talking about Bellingham, but last night, Saka was outstanding. We've got some great young talent.

spot on goldridge. Exactly what i thought QF then out. We did not create enough tonight, the French were not tested enough. The one thing I wouldsay at leat we went out with some fight, we were not as passive as we were against Italy. We should have one that game. It always the same, we do not come up with those magic moments but we fought. To Kane centrist for years its frustrating. I want a forward in the the box like Linekar or Giroud and other outlets.

Giroud is building himself such a big legacy. And, yeah, Southgate has to go.

The team togetherness is a good thing. What's lacking is the final development in attack. Great teams can attack through the middle, but we don't do that. Foden should be behind the striker, not on a wing.

Whenever we come up against a big team we struggle. Southgate has done a decent job but he has one tactic and teams with good enough players know what to expect and can contain us

The gap in emotional intelligence between teams made the difference. France acted like they'd been there before, they stayed composed even though they weren't the best team. England was way too emotional throughout the game, they wasted energy and lost purpose because of that, Bellingham and Saka especially where whining a lot, a better manager would correct that I'm sure. Southgate is more of a caretaker, these players badly need leadership and direction from the bench, not a guy who claps his hands every once in a while.

All England had to do was keep the momentum with positive subs and keep attacking. Grealish, Maddison should have come on around 70 minutes.

SPOT ON MARK. Absolutely spot on. There is NO PASSION in that squad. NO DESIRE TO WIN AT ALL COSTS. Pearce, Adams, Butcher, Robson, Gazza, Shearer are the type of players we’ve needed for over 20 years. Niceness wins NOTHING

Imagine if Benzema and Kante were on the pitch?

I think Southgate has done a phenomenal job of creating this foundation. He doesn't have a winning mentality, he's never had to. He should be given a job with the FA, overseeing the standards etc. There is a place for him but not manager

I think the gameplan was to stop Mbappe scoring at all costs, so sort of a win

❤Had very similar conversation in pub after game … spot on mark. I’m a supporter from World Cup 82 onwards. 😢

I agree. There are a lot of things to admire about Southgate's team but he's had his chances now and has come up short. If the FA keep him on then they are saying they are happy to just get out of the group stage. We should not expect anything to change before the next tournament without a change of manager.

England played against big team too, was very competitive, unlucky France was clinical

I said all week the France game is the real sign if England have improved. Getting France was a real test. Interestingly this was not the strongest France team, but it was a very balanced and well oiled one. Was a winnable game. Sadly still not good enough. Croatia, Italy and now France. These were the games on paper that England would have expected to be challenged in the last recent major competitions. They lost all 3 games. A deep review and introspection needs to happen. Something needs to change. An honest review will hopefully bring insight as to what. The Kane penalty was very poor. I was definitely surprised, but those moments make the difference. Netherlands and Croatia from the previous games showed what it looks like to take those moments by the scruff..Croatia went through Netherlands didn't but they both took the moments. I think sadly all of the teams from the quarters probably beat England to be fait but i couod be wrong.. (one of the English pundits says the English France game was the best of the round which is untrue). France didn't appear rattled the whole game. Despite giving penalties it almost looked like they didn't get out of first gear. 😕 back to the drawing board for England

Very well put mark, things need to change.

I agree 1000%. This is the best analysis with total objectivity. You’re spot on!

Generational talent Foden needs to play the same role as Greizman does for France. He ran the game

Bringing on Mount first instead of Rashford is just insane

Only giving Rashford 6 minutes was criminal, James Madison and Callum Wilson I feel bad for as they could've been game changers and I feel bad for Kyle walker who did incredibly well and will be flying home with mbappe still in his pocket

We are our own worst enemies. Missing penalties has cost us so much like the Euro 2021 finals and a potential semi final WC 2022 spot 😞

Beat Iran, Wales and a shocking Senegal. Couldn’t score vs USA and couldn’t score from open play vs France. Yeah, they played really well.....

I agree with you. Some of the squad never kicked a ball. Its pretty obvious Southgate has his favourites, and they play.

I'm 35 and I sometimes worry that I might not live to see England win the World Cup, and I'm in good health with a hundred year old grandma. 😅

Honestly I knew we would miss, I had a deep feeling inside that we would bomb it over like United in Europe leauge final

Not English but I feel you guys were the better side. Saka should have stayed on he was so dangerous on the right wing and to not just throw in either Trent or Madison in the last minutes to throw in some crosses and stick a couple players up top.

Can we appreciate the performace from Grealish when he came on for 1 minute. He gave outstanding performance 😂

Great comments mark

I was so furious to jack gealish come on like dude you don't have any better substitution😂😂😂

Agree about the lack of chances we made. France were more clinical - we didn't create enough from open play.

Well he did play some attacking football tonight, but the decision to hold back Maddison and Grealish is unforgivable

McGuire's goal off his back was a thing of beauty.

Love your videos! Like a super knowledgeable Ricky Gervais! 😂 Greetings from South Africa!

There’s no brutality from the English players. There’s a lack of skill from the manager

Always felt like France was playing in 2nd gear and knew they would come back at 1-1

Maybe our players were really tired compared to other teams with all that taking the knees.

Ditto- I've never been a fan of Southgate and we were really only dangerous at set-pieces. The football is really limited in open play , lacks any method or fluency , almost 'hope for the best' that a chance will appear. Couldn't understand why Saka was taken off as he was causing so many problems whereas Sterling did little. One thing I will say about the squad is that they gave 100% to try and make the unworkable methods of Southgate to work.

Greatest commentary and constructive criticism of England

Maddison not even given a single minute 😡

That ball has successfully completed the Space X launch

Just look at the teams England has defeated and against whom it has been defeated. There's everything we need to know about England: They haven't been able to beat stronger teams than themselves.

No game should end with one team scoring two fantastic goals and the other tying it by scoring two penalty kicks. Harry Kane was simply obeying the will of a just universe.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Fair play to Walker. He kept Mbappe quiet all night.

Until there is a manager without favourites there will be no change at all.

Taking saka off was embarrassing what drugs was he taking

Mbappé was a realy good magnet !! loool

I honestly think that Pochettino is one of the most overrated mangers out there. He had a front 3 of Messi, Mbappe and Neymar and everybody was saying how bad they are together. New manager comes in and now they're the best front 3 in world football.

Great analysis! 🇨🇵

they were the first decent team we played and we knew the result 3 months ago

At least Maguire scored 🤣🤣🤣

Totally agree. “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” England has the best group of talents in the world for some years now. That they don't win cannot not be the manager's tactics. I'm sure most of the other countries' coaches would relish having this team. WC 2018 semi-final, Euro 20 final, now qtr-final, remember these chances come only once every 4 years.

Totally agree. If they keep Southgate, you'll get more of the same, only worse. Losing in the quarters/semis is now a thing. Under Southgate, that's what will be on everyone's mind, should they reach them in the euros.

Well played England ! You are an awesome team ! You did great ! Wish you all the best from France !

England made me have a heartbreak every minute of the 2nd leg. I've been scared all the way since we knew we had to play against England. You made us going back to the game style we had in 2018 that was really defensive and that was really scary. We got really lucky at this point. Lloris and Griezmann really helped us levelling this up against a better team tonight. Ennemy for fun ,friend forever, highest football level game of the competiton untlill now.

Mark, this is the best mentality of an England team I've ever seen. If you want to change it, who is better to come in?

Saka was outstanding last night.

Let's see if they have the same energy they had for Rashford for Kane 🤣

Beautifull english team tonight. Good game. The mental and experience of the french team and staff (Especially Griezmann and Giroud) made the difference but the english team was excellent, it was a very close game against the reigning champion. Respect from a frenchman.

I agree. Worst part was how conservative England played. Yes the midfield was yours, but at the expense of creative passing closer to the box. Bellingham showed some immaturity. Henderson and Rice played too safe. Saka and Kane were monsters at the front though. Good game. Bon retour à la maison.

England would have to be the best team going in to the tournament to win it and I don’t just mean ranked one. They would have to have recently demonstrated they can beat the top teams and then they may win it just. Look at the Rugby Union Team in 2003. Best team and just about win it. Cricket Team in 2019, won it by a slither. What also bothered me a bit with England was the lack of headed goals. It is often a header that wins it. We saw that in both quarter finals yesterday.

I knew we would blow it. Another great generation of England players failing.

Englands team is too nice. Look at the Netherlands Argentina game, no way England would show the same aggression and battle like that.

Pub manager pub mentality

Southgate gets paid 15 million a year. The manager from dog and duck pub team would do better with these group of players

Saka best player on there and Goldfish Manager took him off

It honestly feels like this game was England v Rest of the World. Everyone wanted to see us fail. Rashford should have started and the subs were reactionary

what was with subs in the last 2minutes was needed much earlier

He’s a championship manager at best

That’s Goldbridge’s World Cup winner prediction out the window 😂

Hahahahahah. England blew it again. The gift that just keeps on giving. LOVE IT

no hunger as they are all pampered

2 games out of 4 , england did not score from open play that is the reality

THIS is exactly why you bring James Ward Prowse, for these exact moments. Did Maddison even play? Such incompetence cannot stand!

You're right, we were too defensive! If Southgate would have played Maddison as a 10, we would have looked better.

Southgates tatics are same as ste bruce backpassing from halfway line when we have gifted fast players