I don't follow international football, I have no idea who that bloke is. But I think he should be sacked regardless of whether he will wear a poppy or not, on the account of the fact that he's physically capable of not wearing one. Maybe take that cricket manager and give HIM the England job. That'll bring football home.

I never thought I needed to know what would Tomas Tuchel answer about the Sonic Adventures 3!

With a tournament once every 2 years, there's very little an England manager can do. Look at Hansi Flick's struggles with Germany, you're stuck with the players you have. It's not so much a tactical battle like club ball, it's about fixing mentality and keeping players and the FA happy. The only problem Southgate had was that he couldn't win a trophy and his football could be dull to watch. That's the two things Carsley needs to do: win a trophy and play more attractive football. Easier said than done, but all the best to Lee.

I wondered where you were going to go with this from the thumbnail but as usual, very inciteful vid. Cheers.

England are looking scary for the 2026 wc, don't understand(As a norwegian) why people are so angry at him , for not singing the national anthem, when he was not english

As england manager, you're an ambassador for England. If you can't sink back 10 pints of Stella and chat shit about politics, you have no business representing our beautiful country. P.s. I want Mourinho

Great vid!

I agree with you that the subjectivity factor is inevitable. Was the bodycheck really too strong or is the victim being too much theatrical about it? You can especially see it in La Liga, where as soon as they feel a defender on their back, they throw themselves with screaming on the pitch.

Why not just let bubble burst? If those who can do something about the mess wont hear, then let them feel. A total reset might actually open up the game, including the domestic and international tournaments.

It is also a factor of footballer's prices - you wouldn't pay 100 million € for players like Harry Kane or Kylian Mbape, only to play them once a week. It's about squeezing the juice as much as possible because you paid for it, and also because you need all of the possible points in the tournaments. You cannot put a B team against Southampton to rest the players for the match against Ajax in Champions League because you don't know if you will lose the title to Man City later because you forfeited one match before.

To sum up my rant in two words: venture capitalism. Not only are the likes of PSG obliged to play star names because of their market values and wages, but we also have Chelsea buying and flogging youngsters for profit.

The problem is that no one could give solution to the fixture congestion without upsetting some of the interest groups. The EPL(and other big leagues) do not want to reduce the teams, UEFA do not want to reduce European games and the teams from smaller leagues also do not want reduction of the Europeans matches because this is there big revenue and exposure, UEFA and FIFA are not willing to reduce the international games(most boring part of the season) and no one wants to scrap the League cup because is going to upset the teams from the lower leagues. etc.

The anti-Bosman in me would prefer to see a hard, heavy cap on foreigners in the big 5 leagues. And allow the smaller European leagues in Estonia and Ireland to have more access to decent foreign players. Therefore UEFA won't have to permit so many teams from the big 5 nations to compete in the Champions League and the other two cups. I want to see more teams from Eastern Europe and the Nordic nations in the European cup rounds because I can see myself getting bored of Barca vs Ac Milan with the new UCL format very soon. I don't care what that does to viewing figures and revenue, we aren’t getting another Red Star Belgrade or Porto winning the UCL (Olympiakos winning the Conference doesn’t count). Anyway, we live in a manager led era of club football, you don’t get many Ronaldos, Messis, Ronaldinhos, Figos, Ginolas like the past. I can't really see a hard cap on foreigners limiting big European clubs and their UCL results as some may believe. The only effect would be the loss of interest in the Premier League from certain nations due to the fact none of their players will be competing in English club football. Why not let them play in Norway, MLS or Australia?

It's a vicious circle that's hard to break. And it hits the biggest stars because the audience pay their tickets to see Belingham and Yamal play. Osasuna and Getafe don't have that pressure because they don't have superstars on that level.

Great video mate. Doing my bit to help you with the algorithm.

Unfortunately the toothpaste is out of the tube. None of these entities will be willing to sacrifice games inorder to benefit the players. It's the commercial landscape that football finds itself in! Plus it's slightly humourous how club football fans are all of the sudden conscious of the player's health, when an international break appears.

The sad state of affairs is that like many things in life, it’s not going to change until someone gets seriously hurt. Great video as always!

Yay another upload!

One thing that often gets overlooked is that the fixture congestion impacts the top players way more. Real Madrid players have the league and Copa del Rey. But... also the Champions League, the UEFA Supercup, the Spanish Supercup, The Club World Cup and the Intercontinental Cup. And a lot of them play in all the international games for their country too. Contrast that to a player from... I don't know. Osasuna - just La Liga and Copa Del Rey. That's it. Most players won't even go on international breaks. So they get more rest. Which not only means the players aren't strained as much, but also they're fresher in the matches, giving them sporting advantage. Great video as always! But I do think you confused one issue that doesn't belong - the one regarding young players like Jude Bellingham having so many minutes in their legs already at the young age. It's not quite down to what the schedule is, but more down to how player development changed. I guess the one connection is that managers are incentivized to play young players for various reasons even if it's not good for the players themselves in the long run. But if you cut the fixture congestion, young players STILL would have a lot more minutes under their belt over most of the superstars that came before them. And yes, it IS a big nitpick. As I said, FANTASTIC video as always, very thoughtful and interesting!

Great video xoxo

28:00 Interesting. What ya think about Othani??

Glad to have you back mate! Lookin forward to sitting down with this tonight 👍

I want it to stay that way, it benefits me a lot, thank you

Only 28 minutes 😢

5:14 Scotland isn't a top 5 league, Italy is 4th and NAPOLI WON THE LEAGUE.

This video, while long, was great. I can totally see you really put yourself in this. With all of your passion.

I think southgate thought that changing the system right before the tournament was enough to get to the finals and try and win it. Maybe if he made a big change in the final things could've been different

great video as always

35:20 Not mention a lot of crap from a lot football fan youtubers as well Anyway excellent video mate, even though England played terrible, but they did score great banger after banger after banger goals.

Another banger big man. I would have liked to know which manager do you think best suits this squad and the things that you want!

You make good videos, maybe upload a little more frequently bc i always forget about you 😅

Outstanding again mate!

This was an excellent analysis. It'd deserve much more attention. Thanks mate .. Greetings from Germany.

My personal headcanon is that this was a deliberate “fuck you, I told you so” by Southgate to validate all the times he made squad selection decisions in the past that might not have made sense to the English hive mind. His worst performing team was the one that succumbed to external peer pressure. For years it was “if only Southgate did this” or “if only Southgate did that”. In all honesty, if only England fans knew how to shut up, they’d probably be celebrating a Euros win right now

Everyone outside of UK knew England wouldn't win anything under Southgate. It's bizarre they got to the final, Twice!

Fantastic video, especially loved the speedrunning bit. Sad to say but I think we all knew something like this would happen to England. Your previous vids did a good job at showing that.

I still think England lost because Southgate didn't start the players you listed at the end of your last video! 😀 Hey, I really love your videos. They're thoughtful and very informative. They always give me a new perspective and teach me something new. I hope you keep it going, I'm really enjoying your video essays! <3

Can't believe you still get so little attention on your videos. I've been subscribed for almost a year now and the numbers haven't really gone up. Still, you and hitc sevens still have the highest quality football content on YT. Much love <3

by the way, no need to photoshop quotes, just press F12 and edit the html code next time, it's much quicker

Great stuff as usual!

but I thought England didn't really lose

18:30 😂😂😂 Hilarious bit. Fantastic video as always

England almost won! Your video wasn't far off!

They are in the finals now

You called it

bro saw the problems that southgate couldnt