Spain 2-1 England Post Match Analysis

[@markholohan4446]

Football won. End of. Bravo Spain.

[@LeighRichards27]

Would've been a travesty if a team that only scored one goal a game - and which only won 2 games inside 90 mins - had become European champions. Football won tonite - Spain are worthy champions. That is how you play football

[@ps5andstuffhere]

? England beat Holland 2-1 in 90

[@jm-np4mu]

Factually incorrect! At least do some basic research

[@PatOConnor-hs3wu]

They ​@@ps5andstuffhereThey said won 2 games inside 90 minutes, correct, vs Serbia, 1-0 versus The Netherlands 2-1, so they are factually correct!

[@ps5andstuffhere]

This comment said only scored 1 goal a game lol

[@PatOConnor-hs3wu]

@@ps5andstuffhere well scoring a max of 2 goals in one game, is hardly anything to write home about, considering Austria put 3 past the Netherlands in the group stages, and Austria can hardly be described as a tier one nation, the Netherlands were at best, a mixed bag in this tournament, not especially great, but not entirely poor either! Lol

[@karlm641]

England fan here, didn’t expect anything in the final, we were lucky to get there. Spain the better team and deserved to win it. GS taken us as far as he can and should leave proud of the job he’s done after the farce that was Hodgson and Big Sam

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

Fair play to you. I do think Southgate doesn't know what he's doing. He's making random decisions at times he thinks he needs to change something. Like he's not at all familiar with the sport and has been thrown in there.

[@karlm641]

@@user-gh8is1up9m said the same thing mate, it needs a manager who had more experience at club level than getting relegated with Middlesbrough in the key games… he keeps getting exposed against a good side. If we’d played Spain, France, Germany, Italy or Portugal earlier in the tournament we’d have been out at that stage too

[@GriefTourist]

Germany gave Spain a far tougher game than England

[@stavroshadjiyiannis6283]

Much tougher than both England and France, despite the identical scorelines.

[@sanmateoflights]

This Spain team were very unlucky not to win euro 2020 because they had outplayed Italy in the semi final but lost on penalties. But now they got their reward. England however were crap in this tournament and were very lucky to reach the final

[@_Reconquista]

With a 90th minute handball penalty by Chiellini that the referee chose to ignore, Spain should have played that 2020 final.

[@Patrick-sh9tt]

Spain were miles ahead of England in terms of technique, tactics and togetherness. Too much ego still in the England team, even after the game they’re all standing around on their own, it’s a team game and the manager needs to be a leader and not a friend. Tough decisions weren’t being made and the style of football is out of date. Pickford’s long ball BS is an example of that ego and out of date football.

[@daveseville7394]

England were too open. Rice looked lost. Guehi Shaw, Walker awful. Bellingham or Gordon as a false 9 when Morata took off. Kane was awful.

[@josemanuelmagana]

Same ego behind Brexit

[@daveseville7394]

@@josemanuelmagana Brexit was the correct decision Hombre. Corbyn y Tony Benn are Brexiters, Boris Johnson was never Euroskeptic, he pretended to be for his political career. UK has a higher population density, and a lot of conurbations yet none of them have Trams or Tubes like London except London, Manchester and one or two in Scotland. EU brought the UK nothing except banks, it deindustrialised the Eu. That's why Thatcher was so keen for us to join the EU back in the day, she pretended to be Euroskeptic for her career too.

[@azelaic-venule]

I think the criticism of Pickford is a bit harsh, for me the onus should be more on players not showing to receive the ball short enough. That being said his kicking wasn’t too accurate for a keeper who is capable of better long distribution

[@Patrick-sh9tt]

@@azelaic-venule why have a goalkeeper kicking long balls all game? The modern game is about possession.

[@HDsharp]

I don't think England under achieved, they cant play under pressure to beat the press, Spain players can and are technically better.

[@bansheewhiskey]

Watch the English media making excuses. As if they deserved to even get in the final with the lucky one-sided draw. Lineker BBC and Neville ITV got stuffed and I'm luvin it.

[@leewainwright3526]

You lot will never get out of group never mind a final soft lad

[@bansheewhiskey]

@@leewainwright3526 You're done and dusted. Until the next hyped up joke of a chance to win anything. 2 years? We'll have another laugh.

[@bobbybobstar1496]

​@@bansheewhiskeyhow embarrassing

[@colmd7680]

What were they saying @bansheewhiskey

[@jm-np4mu]

& the sum total of your success in your Euro "campaign" was 2 epic wins over Gibraltar in the qualifying group?

[@MikeL-7]

I wish Sadlier would shut up and listen respectfully when Hamann is making a point. Hamann played in a WC final and won a CL with a broken toe. Sadlier played for Millwall.

[@youarefreetodoaswetellyou1371]

exactly

[@VicChiklis]

Sadlier always trying to sound like the smartest man in the room

[@humptydumpty20]

Congratulations to Spain🎉🎉🎉 Fully deserved and the best team in this tournament. Football won today! Football is a team sports, England can't always say, "with the talent we have, we should have won a trophy in the past 60 years". There are much more talented teams in the past, played well and didnt win.

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

England won’t win on the biggest stage until their football culture changes, meaning that their football needs to shift to a more technical, possession based style. The EPL is very exciting but teams don’t generally need to worry about losing possession because the speed of the game means that they’ll get it back again, soon enough. If you lose the ball against Spanish sides, it might take three or four minutes chasing round before you get it back again, which all adds up towards the end of the game. No sign of some of the English fans who were crowing here after the Dutch game, funnily enough.

[@VicChiklis]

Seems anytime England play against a top side they get knocked out.

[@humptydumpty20]

Iceland?

[@VicChiklis]

​@@humptydumpty20 Meant the Southgate era, but Iceland were a much better team than England. More solid and together vs a bunch of overrated players

[@humptydumpty20]

@@VicChiklis English players have always been overrated because of the EPL and media hype. I think that the England player who really impact and performed was Cole Palmer. He was also the one who scored the deflected FK to win the U21 Euros, coincidentally against Spain too. Although I hate his celebrations, one of the dumbest ever. He is second behind Greizmann's dumb celebrations.

[@VicChiklis]

I'm sorry but it's gonna take a lot more than 2 deflected goals before I'm impressed by him. EPL has been vastly overrated for a long time

[@jm-np4mu]

​@@VicChiklisWhat league is better then? Klopp was saying a few weeks ago he watches league from all over the world & the EPL is not overrated. Pep Guardiola also recently said from the leagues he's experienced - La Liga, Bundesliga & the EPL - that the English one is the toughest. I guess you know better!

[@sanmateoflights]

This Spain team were very unlucky not to win euro 2020 because they had outplayed Italy in the semi final but lost on penalties. But now they got their reward. England however were crap in this tournament and were very lucky to reach the final and lose only 1-2

[@fredodonnell3323]

It's not the defeat, it's the manner of the defeat.. Spain were head and shoulders above England, technically and tactically

[@LOGOS422]

Spanish football has dominated club football for 25 years. They've also won the Euros 3 times since 2008 and a World Cup as well. Spain produces the best football in the world, if not the best individual players.

[@akinscarr6802]

the starting 11 for England was too overconfident.But the players on the bench have a point to prove.

[@sektionobc9485]

Thank you football god. Couldn’t wish for a better result in this Euros final. Nobody loses as beautiful as England.

[@CoachNiklas]

I liked the technical playing style of Spain. They always looked for and found spaces in the english defence …

[@ps5andstuffhere]

Southgate is a joke manager. England very good goal but then sat back. Everytime England score a goal they sit back

[@redmondo42]

Outcome never in doubt, even after England equalised. Spain just gathered themselves and stuck to their game plan. Worthy winners. Vamos!! 🇪🇦

[@ChubbyChecker182]

England were only ahead in their 7 matches at the Euros for a total of 35 minutes...and 29 of those were in Extra time Vs Slovakia.

[@jm-np4mu]

So what? They made the final, ahead of 51 out of the other European 52 teams

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

​@@jm-np4muIf you can't answer that deep question yourself then be careful when talking, you're likely to embarrass yourself.

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

Nice stat. They're finding it hard to lie about their performances. Not only did we all see them playing poorly but the stats don't look good either.

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

They came through the weaker side of the draw, almost all the best teams were on the other side.

[@emilepelletier8176]

they led for most of the game against serbia dude

[@MrMjwoodford]

Best, most level-headed commentary I've seen.

[@eoinfl]

when you compare this team to the Spain of 15 years ago, it's fair to say it's quite a bit behind.. yet this Spanish teams football comfortably ahead of what is a supposed generational England team.

[@asoutoimporters8383]

Amazing Spain

[@HammersofSTEPNEY]

The hype surrounding this England squad . Is completely off the scale . Our best squad ever according to our media . Hyperbolic nonsense the players of the mid 90s until 06 .were on another level entirely. Shearer Gerrard lampard scholes Ferdinand Beckham Rooney. Were on another planet .

[@MrMjwoodford]

I prefer this team.

[@SilverShamrock71]

Interesting that an Irishman has absolutely nailed the analysis of England's performance throughout the tournament, better than any Englishman's analysis I've so far seen or heard

[@gearoiddineen4477]

Ahh lads no interview with 1 Spanish player after their great win... instead focusing on the England loss..😢

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

It's really embarrassing and obvious that RTE are covering England as if it were our second nationality. No one expects us to support France.

[@youarefreetodoaswetellyou1371]

​@@user-gh8is1up9mmost of the south of ireland are west brit settlers. they are even cheering for the brits for world war 3. makes sense

[@amir_fahmi]

First time saw Kane in international tournament in Under 21 tournament in 2015. He was one of the overaged player allowed. He didn't impress me at all. I knew he was another overrated player like Beckham.

[@leehaslam5751]

😂😂😂

[@amir_fahmi]

@@leehaslam5751 He was 22 then & had a great season in the Premier league before the Euro tournament. Didn't score any goal, England went out.

[@jimcorcoran5650]

Only for Penalty diver cheater Kane England should have been long out

[@GriefTourist]

Actually true he is a serial diver and has been for ten years

[@briankin1827]

Ben White made the right choice,he knew he would have wasted his time going to Germany ,as he would have been sitting on the bench,like Gordon ,Toney and Watkins,as he knew that Southgate has his favouritism,notwithstanding players that are on form and more suitable to start.

[@drofheim]

As an England man, England righty imo should expect better from this squad. They have the more league winners and Champions League winners in their team than Spain and they play utterly boring negative football with some of the best attacking players in the world. This is how thick Southgate is, he brought Arsenal’s CDM, he brought Chelsea’s CDM, he brought Crystal Palace’s CDM, he brought Man United’s CDM, and he brought Liverpool’s full back to play as a CDM. The guy is an absolute clown who has gotten away with luck for far too long, being rescued by world class moments and sheer luck. The only number 8 he brought played zero seconds in the game in Eze. England under Southgate will not have the midfield to compete against the best. The top teams just pass round them. For how good Mainoo is, tactically it was a mistake playing him or at least swap him for Rice.

[@wistolla]

European champions you'll never sing that 🇮🇹🇪🇸🏆🏆

[@jackmurphy6864]

England Hotspur strike again.

[@MichihiroHonda]

What the hell. There are no Spurs players in the squad ffs. More like Arseland. Both perennial bottlers (Arsenal and England).

[@jackmurphy6864]

@@MichihiroHonda Either/or 👍

[@TheKrauzerII]

In 20 years Spain and spanish clubs won 27/27 of their international finals... At some point that s a stat, that isnt just due to Luck

[@patrickdoherty4527]

Amazing tournament for Spain. Delighted to see them win! Southgate might be better off walking away. Not sure I see him managing in the Premier league (despite what some I'm the media say) but I think plenty of other national sides would make him an offer.

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

They should pay him if they want him gone. I think there's going to be plenty of teams willing to give Southgate a go, despite signs that he doesn't know what's happening. Look at the people who own the clubs. They don't know football. They'll see he got England to another final and they'll give him a go. The smarter ones will stay away.

[@patrickdoherty4527]

@@user-gh8is1up9m I think you're right. Look at Roberto Martínez. Belgium had a great side and the decided that he was the man to guide them to glory!? He achieved nothing and in the end I think he just walked away... and straight into the Portugal job. Yeah I'm sure Southgate will have offers rolling in. I wouldn't mind putting a bet on him being the next U.S. Manager.

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

@@patrickdoherty4527 Yeah the US seems like the perfect side to be conned into taking him. That's one thing Southgate can do averagely well, sell himself.

[@patrickdoherty4527]

@@user-gh8is1up9m Yep, and that English accent. The Americans will love that!

[@user-bh5zg2bn9p]

The best team won.plain and simple.

[@pauljosephbuggle3722]

Indeeed, we don't want want to see the English win but we also want to see the Spanish play as a team, adjust to the game and express themselves on the pitch. The English can't pass in tight spaces or move up with tactical astuteness.

[@user-bh5zg2bn9p]

They sussed out Walker.and stones.

[@SpuddersSpud-ps6dd]

Southgate cannot coach. 34% possession with that talent is outrageous. Players looked lost. No method of play, no cohesion, they weren't coached. They got through on individuals producing moments. I find it hard to be critical of any player as it's very difficult to function without a coach.

[@ajayblack9642]

Bellingham and Foden anonymous. Kane half fit. We had players on the bench who could have made a difference. Can't keep the ball. Same old story for England!

[@stjimmy1642]

VAMOS!!!!!

[@Petal4822]

Bellingham couldn’t score against Spain and go back to Real Madrid.

[@user-qz7uu2lt4w]

Johnny Giles Could have used him

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

You have to take each game on its merits, Bill.

[@ekonamare7219]

Southgate out!!

[@georgiaa213]

He needs to give someone else a go. Over 8 years is enough for any such position. Get postecoglou to work his magic with this talented bunch

[@Pelennor]

At least England created history last night.😂

[@RossMcCarthy1990]

England are such an anomaly. They are the only team that fans claim them to be the best in the world, yet boo them off for bad performance, yet fully expect them to win a tournament, yet aren't surprised when they lose. Southgate is the most successful manager England have had in decades, and they blame him for losing two finals rather than reaching them. So toxic.

[@Numaldongflapbelly]

Can’t believe Hamann now looks 70

[@michaelpower4372]

To much Guinness celebrating Spain winning the euros😅

[@jimcorcoran5650]

Any other draw England be out in 1st rd

[@iankclark]

So frustrating that we’ve been defeated by our own manager.

[@seanbonella]

hope england keep southgate now hahahahahahaa....complete useless

[@user-bh5zg2bn9p]

Kane was a nonfactor.Southgate has to go.They play scared why?

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

They found out they were terrible.

[@anthonymcken6050]

The panelists trying hard to hold back their smiles. England played the best they could. England have nothing to be ashamed of. They can come again for 2026. We almost took it to extra time. Kane and Foden were passengers in this game and should have been subbed a lot sooner in my humble opinion. Well done lads you did yourselves and the country proud.

[@colmd7680]

England played far far below their abilities in this and other recent tournaments. Whether its the direct coaching recieved or a culture mentality, they were too cautious considering the calibre of players available to them.

[@michaelpower4372]

Nice to see RTE panellist look more happier analysing this game than they had been analysing Holland and Switzerland games.😅😂

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

Don't be bitter now. Yet again the Pundits were giving England undeserved compliments. England played the best they could? If THAT is the best England can play then they do have something to be ashamed of. And all of you who kept hyping them up have something to be ashamed of. You've embarrassed yourselves yet again. And you won't know why. You'll just pick one of the excuses going around the telly and start repeating that. Oh and here it is right on time, the old bringing up the next tournament. That's not how this works. You don't wander around acting arrogant the entire tournament, without being able to back it up, fluke your way to the final, get easily swept away, and then just move on talking about the next tournament. Be a man and take your lumps. You stunk up the tournament the entire time with your overhyped English football talent and despite sneaking into the final, were inferior.

[@PatOConnor-hs3wu]

​@@michaelpower4372what you on about? They're in mourning, instead of gushing over spain's win, they're soooo depressed by the English loss, Peter Collins had to basically drag himself to say, based on performances, the Spanish probably deserved it. As begrudging as you can it,

[@Shaggy-8392]

Should never have taken Mainoo off.

[@voney_m]

Gabi, Baldé Cubarsí Riquelme Barrios Sancet Badjetic Veiga Omorodion Zaragoza Fati Huijsen Mosquera Pau Torres porro...

[@devin1289]

Given got it right

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

Well done Spain. Hardly a historically good performance but enough to be the best team in the tournament. Darragh and Ronnie must be as bitter as the England boys that come in here. Weird that England looked, once again, like the minnows of this match despite being ranked 3rd in the world. Wonder what players weren't activated tonight, who was at fault? What possible reason was there for a team of "world class" players to look so much like nothing? Maybe they're not so good after all.

[@VicChiklis]

Yeah was enough to dispose of that highly overrated England team. Bellingham, Kane and Rice have been 3 of the worst players at this euros

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

@@VicChiklis But they're supposed to be 3 of the best players in the 3 best leagues. Very strange, unless... Did someone forget to activate Fodden?

[@VicChiklis]

​@@user-gh8is1up9mFoden will be activated by his foreign teammates against the likes of Ipswich and Leicester

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

@@VicChiklis With oodles of space surrounding him.

[@rubenm.brandi2354]

El actual equipo de inglaterra, entrenado al estilo español sería campeón del mundo. Watkins por Morata, Saka y Palmer en las bandas, Foden en el puesto de Olmo. Bellingham por Fabián, Rice por Rodri. Shaw por Cucurella, Arnold en la derecha, Guehi, Stones y Pickford. Equipo ganador si controlan el modo español.

[@patrickdoherty4527]

¿A quien contratarías como entrenedor? Parece que no hay ninguna opción obvio en este momento.

[@rubenm.brandi2354]

@@patrickdoherty4527 tal vez no haya nadie libre. Tal vez Roberto Martinez no siga con Bélgica . Una apuesta arriesgada seria Albert Celades, pero fué entrenador Sub 17 y Sub 21 de España, segundo de Lopetegui y entrenador del Valencia. Conoce perfectamente el método español. Pero como digo, no tiene fama.

[@rubenm.brandi2354]

Kloop y Zidane conocen el juego de posesión, pero tal vez prefieran descansar

[@patrickdoherty4527]

No creo que los ingleses estarían muy emocionados por la posibilidad de Martínez. Recuerdo hace más de 10 años, la prensa inglesa decidió que la selección inglesa necesitaba un entrenador inglés porque no había tenido mucho éxito con entrenadores extranjeros. Bueno… Ahora creo que están a punto de cambiar de opinión otra vez.

[@patrickdoherty4527]

​@@rubenm.brandi2354 Creo que los ingléses están soñando con Klopp como su entrenedor pero no lo veo.

[@johnshirley5833]

😊😊😊ha ha ha now the next time england get to,, another tournament ,, phil,, foden,, will be in a old folks home and belliham will be listening to,, the Beatles record over,, and over,, viva,, espania,,😊😊

[@johnshirley5833]

the only team yous irish,, guys didn't,, about or,, talked about is scotland as wee bet spain the winners of the euros 2/0 in the qualifiers,, so talk about,, scotland,, ok 😊😊😊

[@Luke-kj1rj]

Unlucky engurland, unlucky PRellingham, unlucky dull as dishwater Kane

[@keybuckley]

21:29

[@southernman523]

Get over it, its just an extremely boring, over hyped mind numbing spectacle of 22 headless chickens passing the ball sideways and backward and sometimes deciding to score a goal if possible. Just how much of this 1,5 hour horror show makes worthwhile entertainment?? In the end who gives a shit who holds the cup for a boring horror show

[@ross4186]

Why can Spain France, Germany, Italy produce numerous European and world cup winning teams in the last 30 years and England never even come close considering they have similar populations and football cultures. England have a way better Squad then any of the above mentioned teams in this tournament. It boggles the mind.

[@michaelpower4372]

😂😅🤣😆🤭😁😆😀

[@VicChiklis]

Way better squad than anyone in the tournament? They were diabolical from start of the euros until the end. Stop listening to British media hype. The players aren't as good as they say

[@alexandresantos8049]

Carvajal should be banned from football he has no respect for anyone!!

[@rocarolan2003]

Brilliant player. Did you not see his first time pass for the first goal. Brilliant

[@alvarogines6788]

A bunch of cans

[@BBlueSSky999]

England played well to be honest. Spain just had that luck.

[@Monk_Chud]

Woman brain

[@Monk_Chud]

Youve never watched a game in your life

[@HDsharp]

Are you aware England's goal had the help of a slight deflection?

[@Iron-Bridge]

Nope. Not sure what match you were watching😅. England had a few moments of control but Spain dominated them. Quite comfortably cutting through England's lines especially in the second half. You had Jordan Pickford to thank for keeping that scoreline low. The better team on the day and in the tournament defeated you. Deservedly.

[@seanbonella]

Stop troll

[@anthonyd6370]

losers

[@Petal4822]

Bellingham couldn’t score against Spain and go back to Real Madrid.

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

He couldn't score against Spain, full stop.