"England are NOWHERE near the standard!" | England 2-1 Slovakia Analysis | ITV Sport

Gary Neville, Roy Keane & Gaizka Mendieta explain their concerns with England following their dramatic 2-1 victory against Slovakia.
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[@redbloodcell4047]

When Roy Keane is the positive voice in the room, you know the world has turned upside down

[@treble20]

Can you imagine what Roy Keane would be saying if it was Manchester United playing like this under Gareth Southgate? He would be apoplectic.

[@MatthewMcRowan]

​@@treble20"Roy Keane FUMING"

[@J.Rayner482]

It’s delusional. It shouldn’t be taking a Bellingham overhead kick from a long throw in, to draw a match against Slovakia.

[@Predators--cz2fb]

I nearly fucking fainted.

[@Aningan2]

To be fair, Keane's Irish. He won't cry if England go out of the tournament :))))

[@Jamescoff]

Southgate wears swimming goggles when he drinks a glass of water.

[@MatthewMcRowan]

He also wears gloves to clean his hands.

[@trxpcr4ck3d39]

​@MatthewMcRowan He also washed said hands right after going in the shower

[@kylesingleton5347]

😂😂😂

[@Gxamalaza]

😂

[@Databrokersarethedevil]

These are like the reverse chuck Norris memes and it’s great 😂

[@engineer8363]

Southgate the type of guy to flush the toilet after farting.

[@Joszinholovesfootball]

LMAO this deserves more likes

[@Cycleplayer117]

😂😂

[@inzykhan415]

😂

[@redbloodcell4047]

It could be a wet fart, in which case, understandable.

[@rebeccabaker7212]

😂😂😂

[@ScottTwineGoat]

Southgate looks both ways before walking across his living room

[@hedheb2619]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@zachholmes6505]

😂that is brilliant

[@PhaRoaH87]

Southgate stares at the Orange Juice Carton because it's says Concentrate.

[@samluke8121]

😂

[@lanius1076]

Very good

[@kurtkodeine8182]

oh my god

[@alanoneill3065]

that old one...

[@purplekush079]

Free advice to everyone : buy 100% orange juice and not from concentrate. Always read the back label to be sure ✔️

[@adamphillip5305]

When Southgate plays GTA he stops at the traffic lights

[@tomgreen2737]

That made me laugh 😁

[@bartpickford1836]

In the next GTA, Gareth will be hoping for a driving gloves option, too

[@leepen-tq8cl]

Southgate wipes his arse after going for a piss

[@StevenLewis-y3q]

Nah he wipes his vagina. Must be hermaphrodite with the level of confusion he's showing

[@davidgould5708]

Pahahahaha

[@anthonysheridan8057]

😂

[@digitalT83]

bit weird that you watched him do that but I''ll take your word for it

[@thlee3]

hahaha. ok that was funny

[@LewisCollins-nj8ht]

Southgate needs planning permission to build a sandcastle

[@adamphillip5305]

applies for, not needs

[@Ellis_B]

​@@adamphillip5305 yes add that it's a good joke

[@scottishrob7119]

Cannot wait for you lot to get out this tournament once and for all. Talk about lucking thru the whole thing and not skill. You deserve nothing.

[@brettpilkington9539]

You stole that one

[@supershortman1]

😂

[@happysnapper3676]

Even Oceangate do subs better than Southgate.

[@ianmills5237]

Twisted but very funny 😂

[@johnlee6624]

That is actually very funny I liked that

[@noke258]

Boom😂

[@benjaminleo7011]

Fuck sake 😂😂

[@Ricky-yf1ru]

Jesus

[@PaperbackJourneys]

It's so clear Roy Keane is desperate for England to go out. "Keep doing what you're doing lads it's working!" is his message 😂

[@ianmills5237]

Tit

[@KittySofttpaws]

Technically it is working. Quarter finals next. What happened to the saying "playing poorly and winning is the sign of champions". We hear this every other week in the Premier league when certain teams win ugly while at the top of the table. They could easily click from the quarter finals and run riot with those players available.

[@ivorbiggen2251]

@@KittySofttpaws Yes the team could, but the manager as shown he won’t change it when it’s not working. Losing at 95mins and still only one sub 🤷🏻

[@ajpw1981]

Keane and Southgate are buddies. It's obvious when keane has a horse in the race. Ole too

[@PaperbackJourneys]

@@KittySofttpaws I hope that they do click into place but this team so far are winning in spite of strategy. Moments of individual brilliance have papered over the cracks. If we play against a team in the top 10 national sides and play like this we will be exposed. We need to fix things before that happens.

[@Dan-mm1yl]

Southgate wears a saftey helmet when he goes for a walk

[@StephenWorthington-ty8qm]

He put scaffolding around the bed when he shags. He calls it sensible intercourse

[@its_rick_james_bich2575]

Pedestrians are the most vulnerable people using our streets. When you combine severe and critical injuries, pedestrians are hurt more than any other travel mode. Wearing a helmet is a sensible idea.👍🏽

[@Ben-t1z]

England have always been trash. 🇩🇪

[@nick1065]

@@its_rick_james_bich2575 Ever thought of going into football management?

[@owlman9297]

Southgate wears a safety helmet when he goes to bed.

[@samscottsoul]

Gordon has more chance winning the Tour de France with his bike skills Than he does starting for Gareth against the Swiss

[@ssrbofficial]

Whats the purpose of having a bench full of talent if ya aint gonna use em.

[@WelshBoySean]

Because he is a tight git he rather stick with the same ones day in day out palmer Gordon mainoo young blood who can start and be good

[@jamesflaherty59]

And swap which players??? Like it or not this team isn't losing why change a system which is somewhat working it isn't pretty but it never is in international tournaments.

[@WelshBoySean]

@@jamesflaherty59 okay that is fair enough but your team has had a lot of stick during the euros I wouldn’t say that team is good enough to go and win the euros like I said you got different players who could be good enough to go into that team & probably be 10x better than them

[@akamiguelsanchez9985]

We’re playing like Man United and that is a terrifying thought

[@saidhammar5006]

Like Man Utd ? More like Sunday League teams.

[@lebowski7717]

play like shit and somehow scab a result against a team we should be twatting aye lad spot on united

[@alanarmstrong6460]

Well man u won fa cup so I'll take that 🤣

[@Ramps-rc9iy]

@@alanarmstrong6460My god you lot are insufferable.

[@NoirFan84]

​@@Ramps-rc9iyWhy? He has a point. Funny how you are mad at that comment but he's not the one here that brought United into it in the first place. 🤦‍♂️

[@ralphzimmermann]

Missionary with socks on, is the best description of Southgate's England performance I've heard.

[@StanWilks]

I must sound so naive, but what does that mean? 😂

[@franciscop5420]

​@StanWilks it means ya take it in the bum lad

[@piggywahwah]

Goldbridge?

[@piggywahwah]

@@StanWilks Missionary = standard boring s*x position mix that with socks on = looks ugly, like you cannot be bothered, lazy, no effort...

[@piggywahwah]

@@StanWilks got deleted 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@hmq9052]

"Football is about moments" is what all rubbish teams will trot out now. "We didn't create enough moments" is already shorthand for we barely got a shot off and spent 80 minutes getting pumped.

[@matthewsmith908]

Did we watch the same game? Getting pumped? Slovakia barely had possession, England had almost all the ball but couldn't do anything with it

[@diligenceeke3023]

Slovakia beat Belgium who are two places above England in world rankings. You lot are insufferable.

[@curtis9320]

​@Haydersublateand to do it all without Kalvin Phillips, absolute master class from Southgate.

[@1009reaper]

Pep lingo nonsense

[@1Flyingfist]

Who's that guy in the middle? I've barely watched football for 20 years.

[@kadiummusic]

If Man United played like that Keane would NOT be saying that. Total fluke!

[@saidhammar5006]

😂 True

[@cheekydean16]

Absolutely spot on!!!

[@treble20]

Yes, thought the same. If this was Manchester United playing like that under Gareth Southgate, he would be apoplectic.

[@hair6789]

maybe cus he has some love towards united and couldnt give a shit about englands national team?

[@treble20]

@@hair6789 Not denying it.

[@l4mb01]

Southgate wears safety goggles to cut his toenails.

[@Batemann1980]

They have the players to play like Man City and arsenal. They have decided to play like man united 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤣🤣🤣

[@normankennith7919]

they should be playing like the most entertaining team in the premiership at the end of last season, ie, crystal palace, which means eze & wharton must play together, along with gallagher, ex palace & if england beat switzerland, guehl! england are not playing like a team - they are playing like a collection of individuals! southgate kept kane & bellingham on as late as he did in case there was a penalty shoot out, which is why he brought toney on as well, in the hope england would equalise! wharton would bring out the best in foden, palmer, eze, bowen & gordon because his accurate passing would benefit their speed!!

[@Ronaldo-cj4zl]

sadly man united have more attacking than this team, these guys play like wolves

[@MrJonnyl123]

United won more trophies in last couple years playing like that than arsenal have

[@oscardelotzthorpe6585]

@@normankennith7919Yh you’ve gone mental mate palace are wank

[@misterlexx2721]

United won an FA Cup just a few weeks ago, though, beating the premeir league winners.

[@Jericho642]

It’s not 4 games ffs. It’s the same in the last 4 tournaments; he doesnt change. He picks the same teams over and over. Players dont get dropped. He reacts too late. He puts the team in firing line for criticism all the time. Dont kid yourselves; this is a long standing problem with Southgate. To expect him to change for the *next* game is simply madness…

[@jackhawkins7285]

Many players got dropped for this tournament

[@evanmichael3387]

Let me be the first to just say you're 100% @Jericho642. People are deluding themselves if they think Southgate is going to change things. He'll look at it and think they've gotten this far without changes so why do it?

[@WelshBoySean]

Southgate has dropped not sure how many players but players that have probably been playing well in the last season and has kept with the same shite since the beginning also why hasn’t he picked JWP? For a player of his calibre he should at least be in the English squad

[@Ghost-Face420]

It’s the players fault too, couldn’t win sh*t, ever. (Except ONCE 60+ years ago) 😂

[@WelshBoySean]

@@sensibility1174 what that he keeps picking the same players day in day out or the fact that they just can’t play as a team?

[@treble20]

Can you imagine what Roy Keane would be saying if it was Manchester United playing like this under Gareth Southgate? He would be apoplectic.

[@dbergkampafc]

Others are going ott, he's taking positives from a bad England. There shouldn't be so much expectation they're not that good, lucky again to have got through and on that side of the draw.

[@paraicomeara6833]

It is a summer international tournament, completely different from a 38 game league campaign.

[@lukepatterson5367]

Amazing records in tournaments hahaha he gets beat every time he meets a decent team

[@alanarmstrong6460]

Give credit where it's due, managers before him could not do half of what he did.

[@bigtuss7482]

@@alanarmstrong6460100%

[@darren1989]

​@@alanarmstrong6460but in the end . He'll have done what the rest did and won nothing

[@kennywilkinson913]

​@@darren1989Even if he does, you will still moan.

[@SL0409]

​@@alanarmstrong6460he has done fuck all 😂😂 Scraped past garbage teams and minnows and lost against every decent team he has faced In tournaments he has lost to france, croatia, belgium x2 and italy The best team he has beat in 4 tournaments was colombia on penalties 😂 England are an embarrassment to football

[@connorhewitt6868]

Southgate puts suncream on before he goes to bed

[@its_rick_james_bich2575]

If you are sleeping and spending a lot of time by a window with direct sunlight you might want to think about sun protection. Espicially in the summer months with the morning sun👍🏽

[@nick1065]

@@its_rick_james_bich2575 You’re the next England manager for me!

[@spectrumofsoundstv]

​@@nick1065these comments killing me😂

[@Gerard_2024]

@@its_rick_james_bich2575 Alternatively, you might consider investing in a good set of blinds and curtains.

[@broadcast-east]

England Fans are never ever satisfied. Portugal strugg;ed with Slovenia

[@salamali5099]

Thank you Roy for being so positive about our beloved England!

[@GAMING-CELT]

He’s correct tho England must be only country raging to be in next round . Can’t mind any nation playing amazing on way to a tourney win

[@SL0409]

​@@GAMING-CELTanother absolute melt. England are embarrassing dog shit and a disgrace to football. They scored 2 goals in the group stages and BOTH were from deflected crosses. Without the deflections score 9 goals. England get spoon fed pub teams and minnows in every tournament and still never win losing to the 1st semi decent team they face 😂

[@krobo]

Middis touch

[@hmq9052]

Gary's school didn't do Ancient History. They did crafts and woodwork. P.E and music.

[@pooroldnostradamus]

He went for the more phonetic Ancient Greek pronunciation, of course.

[@PaulRichardson4678]

He meant Midas' lesser known brother, Stan, who had a touch that turned everything to shit.

[@Sammy-r2h]

Honestly, it’s like Midnight Star never existed!

[@BattleBecause]

@krobo It's called the Midas Touch. Get it right, ffs.

[@AGH2304]

Southgate doesn't put the soy sauce sachet in the pot noddle. Too spicy.

[@tobiwan001]

The worst team in the quarter finals by far. thank God Switzerland will send this ridiculous English team back home.

[@DuderinoDeux]

Austria were also fancied. A hard call

[@NoirFan84]

Can you imagine what Spain will do to them? LOL. They won't have to worry mind because they won't get far enough to where they could potentially play them. Southgate should be arrested to how bad he's got players of this standard performing. 😆

[@diligenceeke3023]

Football doesn't work that way sir. England could beat England and you all would still come crying that it was a fluke.

[@NoirFan84]

​@diligenceeke3023 Oh I think it generally does. How many teams win these tournaments playing this consistently bad? Exactly. I don't even care but you'll wise up when you are put out again which is what happens even when you play decent at a tournament so what makes you think you'll win one now? 😂😂

[@saaimislam1129]

@@NoirFan84 you are absolutely right we would get by their subs by the way their playing.

[@jfla5700]

Lets get it right, Southgate has been extremely lucky in terms of draws in major tournaments, had a home final against an average Italian side, and yet still managed to find a way to lose. Excellent tournament record my arse.

[@brettpilkington9539]

I've been saying this for years, when you actually look at who he has beaten it's not that impressive Sweden Colombia Denmark A weak German team

[@benjaminmears7257]

Is that the same average Italian side who set a world record for going unbeaten?

[@Kai-worldclass]

Can we take a moment to realise how poor other teams are doing. Portugal are trash, even Ronaldo is garbage who's never done anything for his country, nowhere near GOAT level

[@nodaeyj]

no matter what its still a good record

[@jfla5700]

@@benjaminmears7257 Yes it's the same Italian side that failed to qualify for the following World cup after 'winning' that tournament. How many penalty shootouts were they involved in again?

[@Incandescence555]

Southgate the type of guy to ask Kyle Walker what mixed race really means

[@paulstubbs6157]

England media as usual completely overhyping the situation. I live in France, and they have been far more ordinary than England, slow, predictable, not creating anything, but the media here doesn't get as concerned the English. England are in the quarters-final and that's all that matters, and have a great chance of reaching final. Portugal won ONE. game in normal time en route to winning the tournament in 2016, but no one cared because they won it.

[@jidao882]

France while not being great are creating more chances than England.

[@ZELJKO472]

​@@jidao882 Agree. They are creating enough chances, just haven't been polished enough.

[@prans_bas]

no they all care bcoz its english i have seen french media too complaining abt their awful performance every country media is doing the same u just dont hear that bcoz they are not english english is understood by every one so it is familiar to understand whats going on

[@conoromalley5317]

Poor Gareth is a gent but he's about as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike when it comes to this England team 😂😂😂

[@Incandescence555]

Southgate is so careful in the bedroom that he gives his wife 1 month notice before he comes, and weekly reminders

[@Δανιήλ-ψ8χ]

Poor performances but getting the job done. A win is a win but we are all worried we will come unstuck with the way we are playing. BUT then again we may play really well on Saturday against Switzerland and lose. Football is a funny old game. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👊🏼

[@normankennith7919]

england won't lose if they play eze, wharton & gallagher! if none of these guys plays, england will get beaten!

[@Disinfo321]

"Getting the job done" Yes because you just knew Bellingham was going to score a last minute overhead kick haha.

[@normankennith7919]

@@Disinfo321 it's a good job the ref didn't need to go to the toilet, otherwise england would have been flushed down the bog!! it was a speculative effort by bellingham which saved england! thegoal was not planned! either side of their goals, kane & bellingham were slow & sluggish! where was adam wharton when england need the best passer in the team?

[@Δανιήλ-ψ8χ]

@@Disinfo321 getting the job done meaning getting the win was the most important thing. We got the job done regardless who scored and no I did not know who was gonna score and I don’t care as long as we win. 👊🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@Disinfo321]

@@Δανιήλ-ψ8χ But the performances matter obviously. Completely disregarding any analysis because of a list minute goal by chance is asinine.

[@jonathanhall7815]

Some of these so called "lesser" teams can frustrate you and make you look bad. Last night Portugal also failed to beat Slovenia during playing time. Having said that, England really got out of jail, and I don't think that they will get away with that sort of performance again.

[@Mike-hb4qz]

southgate claps the mailman after he delivers his post

[@david1610]

After this tournament get a manager who can set up a team that plays well together. That is what Switzerland has. ONCE you have done that, work on the extra the stars bring. NOT the other way round! Football, cliché but true, is a TEAM game!

[@InAMinMaths]

I genuinely think Southgate has gone insane, he looks like he’s got lost in a supermarket. Has anyone in the history of football made a substitution at 94 mins while 1-0 down because he had a feeling he could cause chaos in the last 2 mins…

[@markwood7045]

Yes, plenty of managers, You just choose to focus on him.

[@geoff6195]

We’re shit - Southgate has sucked the life out of the team.

[@TequilaToothpick]

Not really. This is how England have always played since 1998.

[@vinlondon8904]

@geoff6195 it's a mentality thing, plus a wrong philosophical approach of the game. The FA of England has not changed the way they want to play football at the grass root level. Most coaches in the lower divisions still play the old styles of English football. Southgate is part of that mindset. Therefore, to expect anything more from him is like living in a cuckoo's land, as Keane pointed out. People expect more because they watch Premier League, but Premier League is on an entirely different planet in comparison to the other league where most English coaches coach. Spain changed the entire structure to achieve what is achieving. The same thing happened with Germany after 2006. France is just lucky because it produces so much talent, hence why they achieve so much success.

[@molto1531]

Southgate was knighted for these performances not so long ago and had all of England buying waistcoats

[@tnewton1988]

Gareth Southgate wear a life jacket when he washes his hands.

[@ianandrew-patrick3835]

What, Gary, is a "mid-ass' touch? A quickie in the dressing room?

[@BongoBaggins]

In Southgate's hotel the lifts move sideways

[@evanmichael3387]

If this were United, Keano would be having them for lunch. "They're out there playing like this is a Mario Kart tournament. Rubbish."

[@KevinSheedy10]

Football is about winning but our best chance of winning the next match is clearly to completely change what we are doing because it is not producing performances that will result in wins against good teams. Think of it like this. If I run 400m by only sprinting the last 50m and jogging the rest, that might be enough to get me through the heats, but if I get to the final and I know half the field have been running considerably quicker than that then it would be madness to keep the same tactics.

[@Kevin-mx1vi]

England have to stop playing sideways and backwards in their own half, and start to put shots on goal every few minutes, NOT once every 30+ minutes !

[@MatthewMcRowan]

How can you say that after that exquisite 90 minutes against the 45th team down the rankings? Great tactics, great subs, hats off to Gareth.

[@Cagefighter]

Great tactics, oh behave!

[@usernameheda]

@@Cagefighter its sarcasm

[@BongoBaggins]

Roy doesn't really believe that, he's just saying the opposite of what Gary's saying because it's the opposite. We're going to announce the same team with one or two forced changes, and then we'll go out. A good team will always beat a team of good players. We are not a good team.

[@millerchassis6119]

Well said Roy. What’s wrong with a long ball or cross.

[@amuoyhengcooking]

England players and the manager seemed to play safe. Very few shots and crosses in the last four games. No tactical changes were seen so far. Same players, same performance. Just a few minutes away from getting eliminated. I want to see England play more aggressively against the Swiss. Better lose with dignity.

[@ukLeeham720]

0:45 Southgate has a "mid-ass" touch alright.

[@ruthryan9173]

Why is Gary Neville carrying on like it’s so personal to him that England not playing well…was he that fantastic when he managed Valencia….always easy to criticise in a tv studio and forget that your own advice didn’t work for you when you were in management..

[@flem.mcr1]

I’d honestly pay to understand what went through Southgate’s mind when he made the decision on taking one left footed LB and knowing he was unfit 😂 actually baffles my head so bad. I don’t even care if we win the tournament he needs sacking straight after regardless.

[@morrisanderson3180]

baffling to say the least.

[@flem.mcr1]

@@sensibility1174 You have just named options?😂 regardless of there level it’s absolutely insane to not at least take one more proper LB. Shaw up to now was completely pointless I’d rather of seen a LB there who’s ready to go. His thought process is beyond madness. We have literally had nothing down that left side since the first game. I’m no Pep Guardiola but Southgate needs to be gone asap we will never win anything under him.

[@guitaringjarmin]

​​@@sensibility1174 Aaron Cresswell and the prem new boy Leif Davis could have easily been cover for left

[@Aztwecas]

Alfie Doughty would've been the best choice for a manger who properly prioritises system football. A left footed left wing back who is adept at defending and excellent at crossing and going forward. Could have been deployed in a role similar to Spinazlola's during the last Euros. The fact that he plays at Luton holds him back from being picked.

[@Aan_allein]

@@sensibility1174 Tyrick Mitchell of Crystal Palace is more than goood enough

[@genotritto5599]

To be fair everyone's looking pretty shite, not just england

[@sleepyghost01]

Eh? Switzerland look hench as fuck

[@myuthukhyla5367]

Cant compare france with england performance.. both are not playing at their expectations but france creates way more chances and plays a more attractive football than england does.

[@chancellor3122]

Playing attractive football barely. Deschamps as a coach is boring as they come. Yeah they won, but they also crapped themselves plenty of times. He is not Gareth, but he sucks the life out of French national team with his defensive tactics.

[@GRB-tj6uj]

​@@chancellor3122France had 17 shots against Belgium. They should've scored at least three times against both the Netherlands and Austria. France are trying to score goals but just somehow not finding the net

[@thomasread3411]

Creates more chances but haven't scored a goal in open play yet, atleast England have done that 🤣

[@myuthukhyla5367]

@@thomasread3411 hahah true

[@davidezekiel1163]

First big test coming

[@Δανιήλ-ψ8χ]

Years ago we would be rubbing our hands together, thinking I fancy this big time. Switzerland were never really an issue for us and now they are looking like a well drilled hard working side. Gonna be tough game for England.

[@davidezekiel1163]

@@Δανιήλ-ψ8χ not true.. Never looked down on any country as you will find out soon enough

[@masaukochitsamba7808]

@@davidezekiel1163 What is not true? In the past, Switzerland was not a team that gave England headaches however, the situation is different now

[@rogerharwood861]

Middus touch. Hahaha

[@ashleythomas4112]

Haha, like a sort of middling version of the Midas touch.

[@alanoneill3065]

Lack of respect to Slovakia...they were very good...so were Slovenia

[@twyscape]

Keano has one of the best football brains in the game. Very rarely is he wrong.

[@KevinSheedy10]

Yep, he was a massive success as a manger because of that. Absolutely dynamite in the transfer market too. It’s well known.

[@graemehorner6746]

He is an overrated thug.

[@aidanmagill6769]

England haven't faced a team that wants to come out and play yet. That mid-block from Slovakia was particularly stifling.

[@jon780249]

The Midas touch. I wish people would understand it’s a story about hubris. Everything Midas touched turned to gold and thus he starved to death.

[@jackog44]

Everyone needs to chill. Portugal barely got past Slovenia on penalties, Italy and Croatia are both gone. At least we're still here

[@ifesowapoolatunji6729]

England just need Gordon on the left. You'll unfortunately have to bench Foden, but they need more direct play on the wings. That change alone changes this team.

[@itsinthetreesitscoming7431]

Foden should be 10, Bellingham 8 and Gordon 11....

[@Joszinholovesfootball]

We need a back 3 as Walker isn't creative enough as a full back, I want Trent on the pitch, not as a midfielder as we saw he wasn't good in midfield against Serbia and Denmark. Walker is a great defender so RCB for me is his best position, Stones and Guehi stay in. Saka in his early days for Arsenal played as a wing back, and for me he hasn't been great at RW, he isn't as creative as the likes of Palmer and Foden. So why not play play him as wing back again? Rice obviously stays in as he's been our most consistent player alongside Pickford, rarely ever puts a foot wrong. Bellingham after that amazing goal has to stay in, he hasn't been good this Euros but I still have faith he can continue to do wonders this Euros (depends if England qualify). Palmer was positive in both the games he came on against Slovenia and Slovakia. And he's young EPL player of the season, plus Saka and Foden haven't really been good so why not start him. On the other side, Gordon is a literal LW, unlike Foden who doesn't play there, it isn't hard to see, so play Gordon. It was tough to choose between Kane, Watkins and Toney. Kane hasn't been great of course but he's literally our captain and he scores some important goals like the one yesterday. I think we should leave Kane on (I'm not too sure tho) so we can bring either Watkins or Toney on as a 2nd striker to Kane. I think Kane plays best JUST behind a striker who can hold up the play like Toney, maybe even Watkins. So this is the lineup for me, below: Lineup: Pickford Walker Stones Guehi Trent Rice Saka Bellingham Palmer Kane Gordon IF WE ARE LOSING OR DRAWING: The substitutions should be: Eze for Gordon so he can play RW Foden or Bowen for Palmer to play LW. Or Tripper can come on for Palmer to play LB and Saka can play RW Toney or Watkins for Saka to be a 2nd striker with Kane and that'll also mean Trent will play LB and Walker RB to switch to a 4-4-2. IF WE ARE WINNING: Gallagher for Bellingham so he can give more energy to a tired England side at the end and win lots of balls Tripper for Saka for more solidity on the left as Saka Mainoo for Palmer to calm the game down for England and give them some control as the other team will be wanting to equalise Konsa, Gomez or Dunk for Trent to give more solidity in defence. Walker to play RWB/RB and Tripper LWB/LB to give a back 5 of Walker, Stones, Guehi, either of the 3 I mentioned and Tripper. Hope u agree with me

[@davidgould5708]

Guehi is suspended!!

[@bhm5262]

@@Joszinholovesfootballnobody is reading all that

[@Disinfo321]

@@Joszinholovesfootball Every goal England ever concede in tournaments is due to errors from Kyle Walker.

[@adnankhalfan5606]

Still winning. Imagine what will happen when they do turn up 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@supersonic_treble]

If Bellingham gets a one game ban, I think it’ll force Foden to play 10 and Gordon to play 11.

[@somehorse]

That’s actually not the worst to come from that. Less cramped midfield, especially if Kane actually stays up and plays his bloody position (I still prefer Watkins to start next match), which favours Foden. Bellingham needs a rest, and Southgate was way too scared to put him on the bench back when he actually had a chance to. It might actually be a less stressful watch 🤔

[@supersonic_treble]

@@somehorse I’m with you on that

[@joeb6705]

England's best hope since Gareth lacks the shtunz

[@TomBruhh]

I've long thought that's the answer. Bellingham is great but building the team around him, i.e. having him play behind Kane, is hurting the team. We have no left side, thanks to Shaw's injury and Foden playing out-of-position. Both Foden and Bellingham are trying to do the same things all game, so they sort of cancel each other out (in each other's way, both out of position at the same time, etc.) Foden behind Kane, Gordon left wing, Bellingham next to Rice. I think those changes alone would change how effective England are.

[@sammypierrecollections]

Southgate would probably put taa at the 10 and saka at cdm w rice at lb

[@leviathon18]

France are also playing just as bad but still getting through so just enjoy the games for what they are from here on out, Southgate will be leaving after this tournament anyway so English fans will get what they want either way

[@SlowfingerJC]

In the small town I live in, in Germany there is football club about 100m away from me with a grass pitch and an artificial pitch. All of the trainers have to have a DFB qualification. In the next town about 2km away from me, they also have a training and a grass pitch. Every town throughout Germany has these levels of facilities. As the trainers are trained from a central point, there is a commonality in how every position is trained and this starts with the young children. When Germany couldn't beat Spain, Pep Guardiola was employed by Bayern Munich! ..... The centre of the DFB brains for football in Germany sat and observed him and re-designed and improved the Spanish concept. About 8 years later Germany beat Brazil 7 1 in their own stadium then went on to win the world cup. That's how you create a world competitive team. The English FA has known about this at least since the 80's. Additionally, the small club close to me regularly has Japanese players who come over to learn about how football is trained and developed in Germany. This is what creates teams and the reason why England has been continuously underachieving. Nobody understands why England refuses to take on other people's concepts for successful development of the sport. Maybe the FA can't afford it!!!!! Until this problem is resolved, England will continue to play the headless chicken team concept.

[@benjaminleo7011]

I'm always saying it's the FA that run the show not the players n manager. The FA will give the manager a strict playing philosophy in the contract, which if ignores can lead to the manager losing his job.... that being said, it only take one man with courage to say how's about we do it differently, like we're used to with our club teams. Fast paced cutting football.

[@SlowfingerJC]

@@benjaminleo7011 Your missing the point. By the time an English manager gets in front of his group of players, it's already 15 years too late to teach a playing concept.

[@mohamedfarah4216]

England have actually improved on results in the youth team. Won u17 World Cup u20 World Cup u21 euros....they are the best youth country at producing players at the moment...Bellingham muselia Palmer foden saka sancho so many more...coaches has to be ruthless in selecting the right players in the right position

[@StaMel604]

England playing bad but still getting results. Hopefully if they start playing good they might go all the way.

[@royalhero4608]

The media are focussing too much on how England are playing rather than the fact they're getting it done? You're having a laugh, we were WOEFUL for much of the game yesterday, and were 30 seconds from going out until some miraculous wonder goal

[@bladervinay]

Roy keane is such a coward defending that performance oh dear lot of waffle for nothing

[@Batemann1980]

Wonder why Roy isn’t a manager just listen to this waffle 🤣

[@ipwnyoudiehaha]

Southgate wears a parachute when walking down some stairs

[@timjones-]

“Footballs about winning, I’m sick of saying it” Bang on Roy! Winning is winning!

[@i.p.knightley6970]

I must confess I 'd rather watch exciting football with my team losing to a better side than Boreth Boregate's England. Every time I watch England I paint the room and watch it dry. But Roy is right too. Football isn't actually entertainment. It's about winning matches, leagues and trophies.

[@riobabic8960]

I refuse to be bored ! I want entertainment !

[@johnlee6624]

Well not a football fan but glad to see england winning but this country is the same always kick while there down

[@Sunny-x7w]

France has been as bad as England but they getting sugar coated. England do need to improve no doubt but how about supporting the team rather then criticising every little mistake

[@DuderinoDeux]

Talented grinders FRANCE, less talented England plus or minus rather with Southgate

[@Mike649foxx]

I wish Klopp would come and manage us.

[@adamphillip5305]

Cant have a German managing us

[@lucidvibes8133]

southgate rest, the kop of the klopp in !!!!

[@prans_bas]

@@adamphillip5305 he can if he want to but he wont he is loyal to germany

[@86Smally]

Southgate makes his family wear name badges around the dinner table

[@JWHarris........]

Roy sounds like his got a soft spot for the English!! Well said Roy.

[@NBl-qw8cg]

It's clear Keanes got huge respect for Southgate cause of that awful late tackle palace vs united around 1994

[@gmac673]

It's coming home? Madeleine McCann has more chance of coming home.

[@MrKra888]

It's an easy game for Switzerland. They play as a unit, as a team. They know exactly what to do, what their strengths are, and how to create chances in open play. Sooner or later, England's luck will run out. You can't afford to wait for 96 minutes before you have a meaningful attack! Gareth won't change a thing -- it takes courage to change.

[@askully]

Middus touch

[@Oakeedokee7]

Why is Roy Keane, an Irish legend the most positive I have seen about England? Not even annoyed or anything, just confused.

[@Gadget2299]

Why would he be annoyed he’s Irish

[@Ricky-yf1ru]

If you're confused, you're not the sharpest.

[@LewisCollins-nj8ht]

Or maybe playing with foreign players makes them look better than they actually are? Foden is a system player and plays with incredible international players (Rodri, De Bruyne, Silva) and under a top class manager

[@32446]

Foden has not been played where his strengths lie. Simple.

[@zakeriaabdi693]

If they win the tournament like this nobody will complain, win is a win, nobody cares about losing in style.

[@giuliom3564]

The problem is how can you win the tournament playing this way??? 😅 The latest opponents will not be Slovenia and Slovakia 😅

[@cian69]

It was one moment of luck that kept them in the game. That was not a tactical masterpiece, that was pure luck. If that shot goes wide it’s game and tournament over.

[@curtis9320]

​@@giuliom3564exactly, we lost a final playing exactly like this and that Italy only appeared that good because of the brilliance of Mancini. I dont know why we're expected to settle for this mediocre style of play.

[@marzipanmonkey]

I tend to agree in theory but there is no chance we're winning this tournament playing this way. I'd like to think we've rode our luck and this is the opportunity to sort this mess out but there's only so much luck we can have.

[@Genevasplaytime]

You forget the bad luck which removed our first goal at minute 50.​ (2 inches)@cian69

[@Engleberta]

That 94th equaliser from Bellingham was divine. England will win this cup. It’s Southgate’s time.

[@MarkFarge]

I totally agree with Roy. Football is a results based business. So far England have got through the group and progressed to the Quarter Finals against three teams that play a low block and seat deep in their own half, with the exception of Denmark who were arguably England’s strongest opponent up until now. The true test comes against Switzerland obviously.

[@docmurky]

Thank you. As chelsea fan I've told my arsenal mates playing good football don't mean shit if your not winning anything. Thr entitlement of England fans is gross we don't deserve nothing (the fans specifcally)

[@KevinSheedy10]

@Haydersublate100% They also play good cop bad cop on these shows.

[@KevinSheedy10]

@@docmurkyIt does mean something. Most teams don’t win something every single year. I’d sooner play good football.

[@dunnE47]

Slovakia didn't sit in their half, they pushed up many times in the game especially on England's midfield when England wanted to play it out

[@MarkFarge]

@@dunnE47 I wouldn’t call Slovakia a free-flowing, high pressing team. They soaked up pressure in the second half and barely had a touch in the England box when England were searching for the equaliser. They are a different opponent to Germany or Portugal.

[@HLondon32]

Southgate wears shin pads when playing fifa

[@rorygreen2232]

It seems as though Keane is generally becoming less harsh and biting in his criticism. I wonder if it is partly to soften his image, or show a more constructive side, to get another go in management.

[@Kevin-lf4xx]

England are like an orchestra without a conductor , full of talented players but no cohesion because they have no midfield general who can get on the ball , spray it around and dictate the tempo. So saying they have to change is stupid , they are incapable of change without this midfield general. People thinking that the likes of Trent can play this role are deluded.

[@camcunningham9443]

Nope. They have a spacing problem. A left wing who wants to come central, a right wing who wants to get on his left foot, and a centre forward who wants to come deep. A right back who doesn’t overlap, a left back who’s right footed. When you don’t use the full width of the pitch it’s easy for teams to defend. Pep has understood this for years

[@normankennith7919]

this is why team mates eze & wharton must play together! they were brilliant together for crystal palace at the end of last season, averaging nearly 3 goals a game! eze is the best dribbler in england's team, wharton is the best passer! apart from eze he would get the best out of foden, palmer, bowen & gordon! wharton is also a left sided player! gallagher must also play - remember, in the 4 games he has played, england have not yet conceded a goal!!!

[@Ronaldo-cj4zl]

dude, they have everything they need, just that a clown is managing all this is the issue.

[@drewfoster6138]

Foden in 10, rice and bellingham behind. Saka rw, gordon lw, tony or watkins up front. Then defence as it is but trent on for walker as need more of an attacking push espeically with gordon for the switch. (Obvs gaye is suspended so konsa in for him)

[@drewfoster6138]

And if its not working by 35 minutes make a sub then by 55 minutes make a double sub and then another at 75 leaving 1 for injury

[@donn-nd3bs]

Gary what about your valencia team record😂

[@kadiummusic]

Overpriced multi-million pound paid players who have been over indulged all their lives and need to grow up!

[@123afish]

Try dealing with the level of pressure they have to deal with for longer than one second without having a heart attack.

[@morfea123]

Never have i heard expression "Midas Touch" for turning things to crap before

[@RalphBrooker-gn9iv]

I question Bellingham & Kane’s celebrations on the grounds of homoeroticism. WTAF is that choreography? Is that where your head is at? ‘If we score we do this’. Absolutely pathetic. Keane has gone soft.

[@doml8959]

Strange what has happened to England since 2022. Pretty much the same personnel but they aren’t playing like a team. No disrespect, but teams like Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia are teams that England usually dominate and beat in qualifiers, so seeing them park the bus and struggle against these sides in the Euros is baffling.

[@TH-du8nc]

The british need to stop thinking they are a soccer juggernaut like the other big EU countries. They are and always have been a mid chart team.

[@jol0973]

You could just look at the rankings. You could also at least make an argument as to why you think England shouldn't be winning the games they have had. If not, you would have to explain why the world's football media, outside of England, is commenting that they are underperforming. Maybe you could change your comment to " People need to.."

[@itsinthetreesitscoming7431]

Sorry to break it to you - it's England. Scotland are out - Wales and NI didn't get there...

[@AJ-nd4nk]

It's football, not soccer.

[@TH-du8nc]

@@jol0973 they have won what in the last half century ? Oh nothing ... What have the other big european countries won recently ? Oh several world/euro cups. They are mid tier, that it. Spain/france/italy/germany are simply way more accomplished as well as portugal/croatia/netherlands as well as several other european teams. England is not a contender or has been in the past 70 years.

[@jol0973]

@@TH-du8nc Just because you're not a contender for the trophy, it doesn't mean you shouldn't expect your country to beat a team ranked 20-40 places beneath you. It was you who started talking about trophies etc, the England fans simply wanted at least a good performance against the teams they have faced. Also, according to some people, getting to the final of the Euros and losing on penalties arguably would make you a contender anyway. I think your hatred of England, which many seem to have, has caused you to lose sight of basic logic 😂

[@tunnel7]

Southgate couldn't motivate a drowning man with a life raft just look at the MUSH on him. Its not coming home but I hope I'm wrong.

[@stephenhuggan5151]

Southgate: Right lads huddle in , I've drawn this picture with these crayons I've found , and as you can see , it has me with the words looser written on my forehead. Now get out there and loose.

[@StewartCain-w7f]

Southgate's the type of guy that calls trainers tennis shoes ...

[@leeds85]

Anyone notice England improved when Eze and Toney came on and Bellingham went into the No6 role? Move Foden to the middle as the No10 along side Bellingham with Rice holding and Eze or Gordon on the left. And stop passing the ball backwards!!! The amount of times Bellingham made a run just for the player on the ball refused to play it was ridiculous.

[@vuk8985]

That playing negative backwards sometimes kills momentum. Drives me batty watching players push the ball in last third of the pitch only to have another player pass it back to their half of the pitch.

[@Aka0ne1]

The Luckiest team on planet earth

[@michaelcox8820]

Steve Holland as the assistant coach surely cannot be so agreeable as to just stand by and allow Southgate to continuously pick the failed Foden & Saka on the left and right midfield??? Southgate appears spellbound by Ancelotti & Deschamps’ teams of late, playing their winning minimalist football as they do. It’s bad for the soul to watch England now, I still feel sick after that game.

[@graemehorner6746]

Foden would not "fail" if he was played in position on the right. He literally never plays on the left for City.