I know they're thick and their purpose in UK broadcasting is to talk rank average nonsense the lowest common denominator goes for, but for fucks sake, stop talking it up, England haven't played any football all tournament, they don't have a pressing game, they haven't had runs in behind from the 2 inside/wide forwards all tournament except for the odd one or 2 very isolated ones, they consistently lined up without a single player in their midfield who could connect the runs in behind, they've been garbage and got this far by playing sides that are even worse and through a shocking dive to reach the final
In the modern game YOU NEED a pressing game, all the top international sides play a pressing game, all the top club sides play a pressing game, all of England's best players play in club sides that all play a high level or very good level pressing game, with inside forwards making the runs in behind, with at least one player in midfield who can connect those runs, Southgate had all the players to do that and served up that 1990's Roy Hodgson, Sam Allardyce, Sean Dyche garbage, they need to get shut of the useless twat
"If Everton were playing at the bottom of my garden, i'd close the curtains”
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