England loses to Spain in EURO Final: How much blame does Southgate deserve? | ESPN FC

[@danasiz9034]

Southgate would have Williams and Yamal on the bench

[@crazyfor60]

Facts

[@BC-mj7gj]

Well doesn’t matter cus most of you guys still think English players are much better players than Spanish players 😂

[@shashwatrao6949]

Southgate will play them but at LB and RB😂

[@crazyfor60]

@@BC-mj7gj nah! Lol you got me all wrong lol I don’t believe in the English Hype at all. Kane overrated, Saka as well, TAA can’t defend, Rice is alright. Kane and Saka should have been dropped Gordon and Palmer should have started with Watkins but the English like they shiny toys instead of the quality players

[@dagogogreene9155]

No truer statement has been said

[@Hematologist2002]

Spain saves football yet again

[@colonelwatts]

🤡

[@FIshfood500]

Viva Espana 🇪🇸

[@colonelwatts]

@@FIshfood500 🤡

[@Viron-po3bw]

Germany is happy.

[@Bibg867]

As an English man I have to say you are spot on. 👍

[@alwynpereira7363]

Spain: Lets take charge, outplay opponents, score goals and win. England: Lets survive and look to steal a win.

[@ChrisKara-fq7rz]

Another 4 years that Greece will have more Euro titles than England 🇬🇷

[@P.K...]

1966 😊

[@stefansibbes2440]

​@@P.K... 2004😊

[@ChrisKara-fq7rz]

@@P.K... We are speaking about Euros, not rigged World Cup titles

[@BC-th3mx]

@@P.K... Won on home soil aided and abetted by refs, Greece traveled and won like men legitimately, no ghost goals

[@dacotafett510]

Ha ha, Im English and find this hilarious. Always been overrated, we always think we have the best players on paper etc etc who cares whats on paper it matters what happens on a pitch not paper lol

[@ManuelPersona24]

Spain automatically earned the victory! They had the toughest group and tournament bracket 🇪🇦

[@P.K...]

Spain completely outplayed England

[@RossTarbuck]

But england have better players this is the point

[@edsonmawalla4203]

​@@RossTarbuckEngland don't have better players, they have overrated players

[@RossTarbuck]

@@edsonmawalla4203 how many Spanish players would get in the city team compared to England?

[@RossTarbuck]

@@edsonmawalla4203 will we ever here from the winning goal scorer at a top level again? Do you even know his name and who he plays for? This is my point..

[@DaanVanruiten]

@@RossTarbuckengland just need better managing

[@paulchristopher8634]

Sorry but Gareth Southgate is no more than a 2nd Division Manager. He would not get a job in the premiership let alone be taken on by Scunthorpe United

[@Tmikelito111]

True ,but Scunthorpe could be a challenge for him .

[@tennisblood]

100% true!!!

[@Signalfromabove]

Loooooool

[@AntSudbury-tv3we]

2nd' your to kind,

[@gebirg1]

He got Middlesbrough relegated though

[@Gius3pp3K]

England = Shoulda, woulda, coulda. Germany and France would have likely beaten England as well. England weren’t the second best team in the tournament

[@LegendSergio]

Portugal also

[@KarmaKahn]

True. Spain v Germany was the real final.

[@JM-cx8zp]

Except they were the second best.

[@jm-np4mu]

​@@KarmaKahnNonsense. Germany only looked against the forever dreadful Scotland (12 group exits at 12 major tournaments)

[@and1546]

​@@jm-np4mu Not a convincing point because England never dominated games, was even behind in every k.o. game and ran out of luck this time to again score a flattering late equaliser. Germany might have struggled as well but they created chances in every single game and deserved to win games. I disagree with France though. They had similar problems like England.

[@djames.996]

Spain saved football ⚽️ 🙌

[@Palestineexists]

It’s coming en la casa 😂

[@New-Image]

Absolutely. 💯💯💯💯💯💯👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@tianidomingo4231]

After the equalizer what was England playing to protect a lead or to protect a draw, i can't think what they were thinking

[@tryandremovemeyoutube5155]

Playing for penalties'.

[@joshuaombaka3116]

Thank you for asking this. They had good spells. Then reverted to negativity.... Cole Palmer in the games I watched him, gave a good spark for England but still he had to wait on the bench.... Finals are not about getting best players out there but the best team

[@javigar133]

They were thinking "now, how are gonna stop these studs from embarrasing us"

[@commonsensemustprevail]

Getting a point

[@dondamon4669]

What? They weren't in the lead? You really need to learn more about football before having a opinion

[@mhp449]

England has seen King Charles III replacing the Queen, and 5 Prime ministers take the office since 2016. But Gareth Southgate is forever!

[@voiceout001]

Spanish 17 year old with school homework has more Trophies than England's penalty merchant Sir Kane Of Penaltyham 😂

[@JAYDUBYAH29]

Yamal is the next Messi, it’s an unrealistic comparison.

[@danielhucky307]

@@JAYDUBYAH29no he’s not. He will not reach anywhere near Messi’s level.

[@troy8613]

😂😂

[@rhymm9099]

​@@danielhucky307 You don't know that lol! Back in early 2000s nobody believed Dinho was real and anyone would be at his levels too lol. This youngster will create his own legacy. And if anything Pele is the bar that is the highest! :)

[@wamnicho]

@@rhymm9099 there’s nothing that suggests yamal will reach Messi’s heights. I watched the kid play and he’s not all that, he’s more of a left footed Neymar type of player but he’s no genius. Most of you keep talking about pele as the bar but non of you watched him play, there’s only like 10% footage online of him playing, Messi and Ronaldo have been recorded since they were young kids

[@solaris9025]

First thing England need to do is stop singing and saying Its coming home!.that song is cursed!!

[@wokeaf1337]

They need to reverse engineer the curse and sing "It is not coming home!". We dont believe We dont believe We dont believe It's not coming home, it's not coming home, Football's not coming home, It's not coming home, it's not coming home Football's not coming home.

[@Swtcher-in3yc]

Final was Spain vs Germany. So much should be clear by now

[@jackwachtel-scott8000]

England set up not to concede a goal and then pinch one themselves. If they lose a goal they come out and play until they equalize and then they go back to not conceding a goal. They have been doing this for 8 years and it's so well drilled into them they can't do anything else.

[@paulmwakidedela1331]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ThaHybrid]

England were never going to win against this Spanish team

[@elliottrichardson8213]

Not with Southgate in charge

[@keimotaylor6112]

​@@elliottrichardson8213 all if it was a different manager English player are too average for major tournaments

[@P.K...]

​@elliottrichardson8213 it's not about the manager...England had Capello Erriksen before players like Gascoigne Keegan Lampard Rooney Ferdinand Beckham Gerrard and so on great players but without winner mentality England doesn't have it

[@shashwatrao6949]

Foden, man. Icl this guy deceived me. He is just not special. Jude is shite. Only Palmer for me is the one with X factor.

[@raghavnamasivayam8706]

​@shashwatrao6949 jude is good he got the genuine assist

[@dhaanushl6465]

The Curse of Harry Kane continues. No Trophy for Club and Country

[@mabusestestament]

Curse? Perhaps he’s just not as good as some people think?

[@staygold5280]

The Dan Marino of English football. Breaks records but never wins trophies. :P

[@wengelder9256]

@@mabusestestamenthe has ability to score , but it’s not a complete footballer . Not fit or not , I don’t know .but he looked slow and tired . No work ethic and limited technical skill . He is ok but once he retires , he will be forgotten in a minute .

[@Goran5k]

Kane must be really old 😂

[@PeakDennisReynolds]

31 years old, average age of retirement for players is 35. Time very close to running out. Seriously doubt it's ever happening after tonight.

[@donatoiacovino6968]

Italy fan here; respect to both Spain and England; Spain played great all tournament, and deserved to win. They had an all time tournament, much respect to them. As for England, they never quit. A ton of heart....

[@buhlengcibi6979]

Spain saved football tonight

[@livelearnandteach7402]

The fastest Kane ran all night was when he got taken off.

[@Signalfromabove]

Looooool

[@wokeaf1337]

That was the only clear pass played from the english midfield tho. PS: english midfield being on the bench

[@kentonburke4433]

Bayern Munich has won the Bundesliga every season since 2012/2013. They failed to win last season after a certain Tottenham player arrived.

[@javigar133]

Failed to beat Alonso's football machine. Stop the hate

[@renaissance8006]

U mean Eric Dier? 😂

[@bernardadams6538]

Agree, stop the hating, play some positive football and manage what you are doing.

[@mannyyard9882]

He always disappears in big games, If Kane has signed with Leverkusen last year, Bayern Munich would have won.

[@josephvida3409]

Curse lives on

[@jorgeespinoza3938]

"It's a blessing to have Harry Kane on the field. Every time he touches the ball England's attack gets worse" Spanish commentators' at the end of the first half of the Final.

[@javigar133]

Spanish commentators did not say that, I watched them tonight. They basically said, we should be Up 3-0 by now

[@renddiraya4464]

Nah.. Watkins barely touch the ball also.. England just play a bit better after they got left behind and play randomly attack just because they need to make a goal 😂😂😂😂😂 And they got another brilliant moment from individual skill out of nowhere, and after 1 - 1, they back to safe mode, defensive again 😂😂😂😂 what a great plan from the manager

[@tobio6496]

Kane is their best player, that was not fit unfortunately. But still better than their other options.

[@Dale-py1vs]

@@tobio6496 thats why we scored everytime he came off the pitch, if you dont understand football just stfu

[@bonvoyage5377]

@@tobio6496 Kane is just baggage

[@Marjobasha]

Media doesn’t win you tournaments guys! These people on the studio keep talking like they know football in the end England wins nothing!

[@dyoutube439]

Do you think media don't exist in Spain? Lol. They are doing their jobs and you're here watching, and essentially supporting them.

[@bernardadams6538]

These guys are ex-players, they do know what they are talking about.

[@WolfOfJustice]

​@@bernardadams6538The media doesn't just consist of former players, it also includes reporters and other journalists, who hype up England so much to the point where you want them to be humbled.

[@joeledlund7196]

they may be biased but if you have a brain you would understand that most of what they're saying is true. England had the most talented team of this tournament and yet they failed to perform on any kind of level. When you have these kinds of players there's only one guy to blame... The manager.

[@dyoutube439]

@@WolfOfJustice I am non-European and I can tell you that other countries have media that hype up their own team as well. Stop blaming the media for something that they can't control. England have the Golden Boot winner in Bundesliga, the Best Player winner in La Liga and Prem. The hype for their team is reasonable, yet they play like they're in a relegation battle.

[@Nobody7881]

The reality is that Southgate has been the luckiest coach in the world. He has a bunch of talents who on paper are better than any country in the world, and he managed to make them look and play badly, with no tactics to play on the strength of those talents.....YET he managed to churn out results in 2 Euro and 1 World Cup (Beside 1966 WC, no other England manager can get the results which Southgate managed to achieve for the past 50 years). So FA is so pleased and decided to ask Southgate to lead England in 2026 WC. If Southgate continues to churn out results, we might be forced to continue watching boring and upsetting England matches beyond 2026...

[@bonvoyage5377]

what team are you watching??? theyre dumb as rocks, clueless when things dont go to plan............................not smart enough, no guile/intelligence...........TIK TOK tossers

[@dregen8662]

greetings to all the team of ESPN from Spain , the ones who said that Spain wouldn´t beat Germany or France

[@bas6628]

Spain are now record 4 times winners of the Euros surpassing Germany's 3.... wow 😲

[@FrederickJohnSebastian]

The final was held It had tactics, skill, quality...all you would expect in a final and a beautiful advertisement for the beautiful game Thank you Spain and Germany for the worthy final ;)

[@danielmartinezcabeza6178]

I agree

[@tsm784]

LOL. Yep.

[@yanribeirocosta2192]

Spain outplayed Croatia, Italy, Germany, France and England. The moment they have the ball is almost impossible to take off them, this is the work of the coach and the midfield specially

[@vinlondon8904]

I dont think they outplayed Germany. Germany played better than them.

[@MultiBurger1]

Erm. Spain are Brilliant but I do think Germany were unlucky, tbh. Of course , tho : Spain are Great. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤️🤝

[@yanribeirocosta2192]

@@vinlondon8904 Germany's midfield had no control of the game, Kroos made a terrible match and Musiala almost didn't appeared, I think that was because Germany was outplayed in my view.

[@kimmbioplotter6841]

Dude Germany had the better statistics. Even more expected goals and not given penalty. In my opinion first 60 minutes spain was the better Team and in the last 60 minutes Germans were better ​@@yanribeirocosta2192

[@amadoujallow5739]

@@yanribeirocosta2192Spain didn’t outplay Germany William and yamal don’t ball on that game that’s why they sub them

[@febiowendiady1627]

How ironic England got beaten from the attack on the right back area. Ben White must be laughing out loud!! Walker looked tired.

[@bernardadams6538]

I don’t agree with you guys here, Walker played well, he was out of place for the goal but that was because he was pushing forward. You can’t have it both ways. Kane and Fidel both had poor performances.

[@mannyyard9882]

​​@keepitsecret-dl1prIf Walker had a dreadful tournament, then foden had the worst tournament in history. He should never wear an England shirt again.

[@febiowendiady1627]

@@bernardadams6538 Walker had a good game but he was tired towards the end. England conceded at the 86th min. People made mistake when they are tired. He didnt need to push forward that high knowing Palmer wouldnt cover for him.

[@steve10]

Walker has been decent imo , you are forgetting his saving tackle against the Dutch , him and Saka did OK at times down the right, one of our only times we attacked was with walker and saka. Ghuehi, Stones , Pickford , walker and Rice and were decent at the back imo ,Palmer clearly was the answer to our problems , he got 20 minutes ? But was our best player. Gardiner showed he could have been decent but ended up a forgottten man, Watkins should have played more from the start. I think its harsh to have a go at Kane ,,he was clearly below par and looked injured all tournament, he gave 100% , but he shouldn't have been playing , Southgate bottled starting Watkins. Bellingham was even worse ,,the biggest disappointment all tournament, but Southgate let him down by watching him struggle down the left, he needed a rest, but again Southgate bottled leaving him out for a couple of games. Foden was criminally let down,, he clearly didn't understand what Southgate wanted from him , and neither did Southgate, wasted talent. I give our players all the credit for getting to a final despite having a manager seeing them suffering game after game.

[@scottdalton7197]

Both goals came from his side, he is just slow to react, especially on the second goal. He is literally marking nobody

[@DS-wb2we]

We were absolute shite tonight

[@theesorkinc44]

All tournament

[@debanjanghosal618]

- Kept playing Foden and Kane despite their atrocious performances - Played Bellingham too deep almost as a deep lying midfielder - Benched the guy with the most goal contributions in Palmer - As soon as England take the lead or are level, instructs the team to park the bus - CANT EVEN PARK THE BUS PROPERLY Honestly it is a mircale that Southgate has gotten to 2 euro finals and a World Cup Semi Final with his abysmal tactics. Sacking Southgate is the best thing England can do

[@Signalfromabove]

Spot on!

[@summer031977]

Spain was by far the best team in the tournament. They will be formidable in the next decade if Williams and Yamal stay healthy. Goodness me.

[@jonathanng0603]

It’s not that Kane is not fit, it’s that he’s played at Bayern and basically been fed the ball all season at the box so he’s more a tap in merchant now

[@MrTeferiZ]

only Jose Mourinho can win any cup with this great England squad. Spain is the best team!

[@TheLexy010]

Guys, Spain were miles better than England Period. England needs to be grateful for getting to the finals!

[@ChrisThornburn-i3e]

Why was it only 2.1 with goal line clearence to stop 2.2

[@javigar133]

Indeed

[@ChrisThornburn-i3e]

@keepitsecret-dl1pr what is keeper job he was poor for first goal

[@WolfOfJustice]

Didn't even deserve to reach the final.

[@azeeztawo8171]

​@@ChrisThornburn-i3ecan't do anything more about that goal

[@mcgc93]

Southgate has no spine, no heart and no tactics.

[@isaacbernardo1691]

England was lucky against Netherlands. A wrong penalty decision cost Netherlands.

[@sf5912]

No more Kane, Walker or Southgate please.

[@annamalais2870]

England only defeated a good side with Netherlands. lucky draw. 2026- 60 years before England win any trophy. and stupid fans shouting it is coming home coming home.have some shame.60 FREAKING YEARS!

[@stillbyyourhands]

The chant Is ironic

[@bbell15499]

👍

[@christianbarrow2568]

Clearly don’t understand the song at all.

[@christianbarrow2568]

Have you ever listened to the song? The entire point of the song is that you still keep dreaming of success even though it’s been so long. Fucking moron

[@Signalfromabove]

The only thing coming home are the immigrants over the channel 😂

[@BC-mj7gj]

I heard in this show yesterday that Spain do not have a good squad depth well if you don’t watch football outside of England, you are always gonna say Zubimendi, Merino, Oyarzabal are not good enough but these are talented and technically very good players. I laugh about Rodri and Rice comparisons, Zubimendi far superior technical midfielder than Rice.

[@josemartinez-pu4vl]

Exactly!!!! ☝️

[@kevinage2332]

@@josemartinez-pu4vltrue, but England has better player, in almost all positions not counting the bench how the heel did lose?

[@jamelniles567]

Spain style is refreshing to watch with Williams an yamal...England is stale with kane up top jordan Pickford in goal the best team won the tournament....won all of they matches

[@BC-mj7gj]

@@kevinage2332You only think that because you don’t watch La Liga. Football in Spain is far more superior in terms of technicality and tactically. In a genuine head to head comparison between Spanish players and English players I believe that Spain will dominate in terms of technical superiority, most of English players are good players in a system that’s the reason why they perform well in club football because majority of the best players and managers around the world are in England because of the financial, commercial and marketing aspects of the game.

[@W13-i7q]

@@BC-mj7gjabsolutely… if you truly want to counter his point, just count how many European cup wins PL teams have in the past 20-30 years… Now count the Spanish club trophies

[@epursimuove1633]

We have no right to be disappointed. It’s amazing we even got this far up against such such superior quality

[@jimmyjohnstone5878]

Craig Burley is correct. Southgate should have changed things around for the final. Kane is definitely not good enough today to play up front in that system. He can't get forward quickly enough, he sits in too deep, and thus leaves the team without a striker to aim at. An unfit Kane should have been left on the bench from the start. What did Southgate not see what all the pundits did ? Bellingham was in the wrong position out left, madness. Great result. Scotland rejoices.

[@SakBoyyy]

Spain was expecting more from England they must have been disappointed

[@Footieheritage]

Kane is SLOW cant run in behind can’t hold up the ball and has now played 4 finals 0 goals that ain’t my captain mate SHOCKING 👎 Guehi Englands best player👌

[@gebirg1]

How is he captain of England? He's never captained a club side.

[@jameswoolford2698]

Wasn't he captain at Spurs too?

[@Marc_Araujo]

Luis de la Fuente straight up looks like a football coach.

[@porahorapolvoraforthetimeb5529]

It doesn't matter if you have the best players one by one if they don't form a real team.

[@abuyusufabdulhakim952]

But they don’t have the best players.

[@emmanuellim5754]

Gareth, the 90s called. They wanted their defensive tactics returned

[@jeroenbakker8643]

Thank you Spain.

[@LeroyChipunga]

Just glad Trent was not on the pitch... Both goals came from right back... Imagine the abuse and scapegoating he would have suffered

[@uselessoldman7964]

Kane and Southgate come from the same pedigree USELESS

[@Signalfromabove]

Loooooool

[@ณภัทรสุขแสง]

Not enough mention of the Spanish head coach who got all his decisions right all the time.

[@gatordonttakenoshiat]

I actually think Graham Potter would be a massive upgrade on Southgate. At least he has some managerial success

[@charliemac5154]

Oh yes please!!! Employ him as your manager he’ll make England even more shite than they actually are 😂😂😂

[@shiorisaitou4846]

@keepitsecret-dl1pr But will any of them have Southgate's superpower of getting the easiest draw in every major tournament?

[@Sam-jy5tj]

I think England probably focus heavily on post match analysis which is fed back to players. This might be why the passing is so unadventurous. Everyone wanting to increase the number of successfully completed passes. Get your % up.

[@Waltvon]

Bellingham was not good and should not have started any game. Player selection seemed like a popularity contest. Unbelievable Tony didn’t play more

[@mannyyard9882]

You must be one of those foden groupies. The audacity to mention Bellingham, when foden was the worst player in the tournament 😁😁😁😁😳.

[@girvanherman7939]

Get your head checked

[@domination2720]

@@mannyyard9882 u on crack jude was awful

[@angelotroseboom1186]

​@@mannyyard9882he is right tho

[@samkkx]

​@mannyyard9882 fodens wasn't the worst player. It's the goals that gives Bellingham leverage but he wasn't as good as foden in general game play. He played selfishly, he tried to dribble past players when there was an easy pass to play.

[@javierplanas9379]

How about the following headline: Spain completely outclasses England to win Euro 2024 Final. ESPN what a joke.

[@Nnomadd]

these guys are still delusional. They only got to the final because they were on the easy side of the bracket, but the pure arrogance that they thought they could win it is amazing.

[@russellward4624]

And that's because the manager is holding them back. Refusing to play in form players. Insisting on playing out of form players. Insisting on playing safe. They score a goal and go negative.

[@youngmonaco2039]

They’ve been criticizing England the whole tournament.

[@tommykarate9397]

They are delusional because they live in a bubble, they watch only EPL and think its the best league in the world! It's not! It's the best only in terms of marketing and financial rewards, that's why it attracts so many foreign managers and players! It's not English who make PL one of the best in the world, it's foreigners!

[@justadude8369]

It was 2-1, with opportunities that could've easily have gone in at either end. Spain were the better team throughout the tournament, but upsets happen in football all time, its not arrogant to acknowledge that

[@yemi3266]

It's not arrogant. If you reach a final you have a chance to win it e.g Portugal in 2016 🤦‍♂️

[@TomBerishaj]

If England thinks they deserve a better manager than Southgate, why has it never produced one? This is a country which has never had a native manager win it's own Premier League.

[@dylanvogler2165]

I don't think it's coming home lads😂

[@redblack1438]

😂😂🎉🎉

[@inigoacha1166]

Mi casa es tu casa, brochacho.

[@ShitoriMwemena]

@@dylanvogler2165 You're wrong! It went home to Spain where it belongs.

[@tommykarate9397]

Football left home many years ago to never look back!!! It has a better home now😂😂😂

[@dylanvogler2165]

@@tommykarate9397 🤣🤣🤣

[@r.p.vanloon6403]

Being Dutch, I can fairly say that we know how you you feel right now, but we should all be honest about this championship, the best team won. They were giving us the most attractive football and always went forward. The main problem of the Dutch and English team is that their defenders are irritating slow to bring the ball forward. I am sure if you give England a coach who likes to play aggressive forward football with a lot of pressing, England would be a far better and feared opponent.

[@anthonyuccello8450]

It's crazy out here, the celebrations are unbelievable! This is what it's all about people

[@richardchow4775]

Considering that countries like Greece & Denmark has won the Euros before. It must be humiliating & somewhat shameful for England not to win it at all

[@philips6182]

Can’t rely on coming back when down every match in a tournament. Sooner or later you need to be proactive not reactive to win tournaments. In a way I’m happy Spain won they were the team playing the better football being brave

[@sjtdxitditsitdurzirxur5926]

Oazabal and Cucurela, never heard of either of them

[@ItWasReallyNothing1408]

in 7 games England had xG 6.5 cumulative! 8-5 goal difference. and all that against slovenia, serbia , slovakia and the lot….

[@gooddaymba6641]

Harry Kane was the problem.

[@mannyyard9882]

Phil Foden was a bigger problem

[@IAmCrumpton]

Southgate is the real problem not the players. He picks the side and where they play

[@brandonmayor4066]

He’s had 8 years and we still have no patterns of play or a distinct style other than sitting back and hoping individuals win it for you, the Spain manager has had like 6 months and managed to get distinct patterns of play and promote talented youth

[@goldl9427]

England's major problem for a very long time (which is why they have won nothing) is that the managers keep selecting high profile players ahead of more talented low profile players. England always have players lauded by the Press, analysts etc that easily walk into the first 11 and deliver nothing. Yet, when they lose, they refuse to learn and correct the same mistakes in the following tournaments.

[@elijah9433]

the way england played they should have went out in the group stage

[@beatrakonto]

Bellingham wasted in that position. Kane picked despite having had a terrible tournament. Palmer watching most of the tournament from the bench. Gordon handed 4 minutes all tournament when pace in behind was glaringly absent. Trent asked to play as if he’s Pirlo. The full list of Southgate’s bizarre decisions is available on request but I think every England fan already knows them. Feeling for all England fans tonight. And the players. They need a manager with a better vision of how to get them into a system that suits their particular talents. I won’t be holding my breath.

[@mannyyard9882]

The worst decision was starting foden in every game. Took him 88 minutes today, to realise foden was a disaster again 🤦‍♀️.

[@abdulnassirabdulsalam6118]

Palmer delivered Southgate proved wrong

[@IbizaPalms]

Congrats to England! Back to back runners up! 💪💪

[@W13-i7q]

No one will remember that …. Besides losing English fans 😂😂

[@redblack1438]

😂😂🎉🎉

[@clownworldcartoons]

No shame in being a runner up.

[@misterlexx2721]

Bridemaids again😅😅😅

[@WolfOfJustice]

​@@clownworldcartoonsThere is when your fans are low IQ melts.

[@jeffreyswartz9568]

I would have said Spain won, not England loses, but not only the football is worse in England, the journalism and capacity to analyze truthfully is too. The Liga is better than EPL btw, because the core quality is superior.

[@SGFlicksify]

For me, Palmer & Gordon were criminally underused throughout the tournament. Always felt Palmer should have been a first choice player - & Gordon was only used for 5mins against Slovenia, during which he produced the move of the match, but was NEVER USED AGAIN! Would love to hear an explanation from Southgate about this.

[@rizalomar4377]

agreed 👍

[@nigeltaylor3089]

Forget England, Spain out played everyone they faced.

[@samyrockstar]

Frank always mention Saka, dont know why, does he expect Palmer to play on RW like saka? Naming Saka with Foden and Kane is not fair to Saka bcz he attacks and defends too.

[@PedroM-jk5vv]

You already tried with top foreign coaches and did not work at all.

[@mocotrocos]

"Spain was boring to watch." That Spain they are talking about was brilliant, and won 2 Euros and one world cup, which is way more than England has ever won. If there is a team that's always been boring to watch is England.

[@ghiulaidani9873]

5:40 Tuchel a proper coach 🤣🤣🤣

[@jamesdoody8893]

Pickford’s kicking all night was terrible. He kept on giving the ball back to Spain. When he threw the ball, England scored.

[@cosmicpunk891]

Pickford is so over rated. His disruption is appalling just gave the ball to Spain time and time again.

[@vinlondon8904]

​@@cosmicpunk891it was his long ball that Spain scored the second goal. I never seen such an idiotic keeper. Unless he's been told to do that by Southgate.

[@misterlexx2721]

Emi Martinez and Donnaruma are the best keepers in the world now.

[@GerCooc]

He plays for EVERTON! He is prone to lump it up field but this is England it’s an absolute JOKE!

[@kkng5529]

Results speak it all, Southgate has to leave.

[@bas6628]

Spain beat Euro holders Italy, hosts Germany, world cup finalists and favourites France and England.....all in open play

[@GrimReaper1971]

Spain won Italy by own goal...so that match wasn't an open play...C'mon man

[@jaimeit4426]

Did you even watch that game mate? If we had anyone else other than Morata, Italy would have ended up with a bag of goals.

[@JeeGee114]

They shouldn't have been in the final in the first place.

[@alaska4joe]

Southgate proved that a horrible manager can limp a world-class team to a final. World-class managers take worldclass teams to the trophy

[@JaiMitchell2014]

Foden, and Kane were invisible, and apart from the one turn and shot, Bellingham was missing as well. So reactive all the way through

[@Bunnyydaddy-h4o]

Mark talk about Spain 😂😂

[@joeferdez1584]

This England team is disorganized, very non-aggressive and with few technical foundations. From Spain we are surprised at how slowly they circulate the ball and how wasted those great players are. Greetings from Madrid 🇪🇸

[@Rocky0Road]

Seriously shame on anyone who thought england would win

[@darkenvoy9991]

Lol ikr?

[@hazaka97]

10:47 Despite their loss, some pundits still have the audacity to claim that the Spanish players aren't superior to their English counterparts. Throughout the entire tournament, the Spanish players demonstrated individual brilliance and class. In contrast, the English team barely made it to the final, yet these so-called English pundits remain bitter. Perhaps it's time for them to acknowledge the superiority they witnessed. Shameless!

[@SongofIceandTea]

these old guys literally thinks England Squad is better than Spain, shows that they only watch PL

[@tokolohobizo2737]

Man United must try and get Zubimendi

[@jack_dparrow]

The thing is you England players are not on par with Spanish players on holding the ball under pressure. England players lose ball on pressing while spain can retain possession under pressure. Spain players are so technical on their feet. A magical pass doesn’t need flashing skills. Just timing and knowing where to place yourself without taking much time and space

[@fleason771]

As an Englishman this is bang on. It will take another generation & maybe another after that to have an England side that is technically gifted. We are further along from the days of Beckham, Lampard & Scholes & soon the PL will kick off in Aug with 100 miles an hour football not helping the England side. Technically we do not have the ability to keep the ball or have good enough movement off the ball. I've now seen two finals & 1 semi (Croatia) with exactly the same result, low possession & not enough bravery. It may never happen & that's sad but we will give it a go again. Too much in this tournament a player has had a ball at their feet & the rest of their Eng team mates expect them to take on a man & dribble through the opposition without realising they are not brave enough & need someone to come short & provide an option for a pass. In tonight's final only Saka, Bellingham, Stones, Rice & Palmer tried to move progressively with the ball significantly that I can remember & Pickford kicked it long far, far to often.

[@carlosjones8712]

Have you seen these players play for Man City arsenal real etc, within the right structure they can do that, but Southgate provides no structure or strategy

[@fleason771]

@@carlosjones8712 International football is just a different beast. Under pressure no England team has proven they can keep possession of the ball & not give it away immediately when they get it. It's a mentality as well as an ability. The Spanish press was too much for the England team & the movement off the ball by England was too static for them to move up the pitch quickly enough

[@gemboel1332]

That's exactly it is, the philosophy of football is played with brain, leg is just a tool has never ever crossed in england's mindset

[@tommykarate9397]

​@@carlosjones8712within the right structure you mean under foreign manager and with 7-8 foreign players playing for them on the pitch? 😂😂😂

[@robertschriek1353]

Tournaments often are the place where young fit and fresh players manifest themselves. Thats the lesson for us Dutch too.

[@montfortprince]

Spain was always going to win this one. It is a far better team than England. It has proven that at every stage of this tournament.

[@lordkorner]

It's a team sport, that's what counts in the end. It doesn't matter how good individuals are if they don't gel as a unit.

[@gooddaymba6641]

We can't blame Saka, Sancho, and Rashford this time. Maybe Kane or Southgate?

[@bernardadams6538]

Not necessarily blame, but reflect for the future…player looking knackered = give him a rest. Tactics not working =change the system (unless players aren’t doing what you are asking them to do-the change player).

[@mannyyard9882]

I blame the PL league player of the year Foden. All this hype about being England's best player, but ended up being the worst.

[@armanschannel6308]

No. They are white.

[@jrznovaz]

Luke shaw was horrible

[@kingleongchan6277]

Kane and Southgate share the same underwear

[@plusultra6199]

"A proper coach, they would have won it". They've had a champions league winning coach before, in Capelo. This demonstrates the English arragance which is why they didn't win.

[@stavrosgeorgiades1219]

27 finals for Spain, national team and La Liga teams in Europe, WON ALL 27!!!!!

[@Ziico1112]

22**

[@thisisanfield7085]

Spanish teams haven’t won every final they’ve played in! Thats BS…

[@Ziico1112]

@@thisisanfield7085 last 20 years mate. he left that out. google it and you see its true.

[@javigar133]

​@@thisisanfield7085I Don't recall any losses, do you?

[@gunnerarshavin2009]

Lies

[@tomideadeyeye4002]

There’s a lot of main character syndrome with England

[@JornSchmidt-ik3no]

If you don't take chances, you never win anything. Also, you don't pick new upcoming players. Problem Gareth Southgate and more the FA.

[@markthomas7279]

Both teams exceeded expectations for the tournament and the best team won.