Euro: Group C: Serbia vs. England

[Ceremony]

Christ the amount of fouls Kane has drawn.

You draw a lot of fouls when you fall down when an opponent comes within five feet of you.

 

[Blender]

One thing you can definitely say about the subs is that they are blocking way more passes and shots because these guys are willing to put their face in front of the ball if they have to. Bit of a negative mindset overall by Southgate though.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Southgate set them up wrong, but England also carried a few terrible individual performances.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

If Serbia could actually put a ball into the box they might be a threat.

If only. We have to wait a little bit longer for them to flop but it’s coming.

Christ the amount of fouls Kane has drawn.

You mean dives the amount of dives

 

[Ceremony]

Sweet Caroline now getting played in the stadium. Disqualify them immediately.

 

[Peen]

Right subs from england at the end tbh

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

You mean dives the amount of dives

They aren't mutually exclusive.

 

[ThrowDemTongs]

Zero true brexit tackles.

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

England today reminds me of Germany in the 90s, get the result, don't look good even against middling opposition, but difficult team to actually score on never mind beat. But can be at risk of unforeseen setbacks due to the style of play.

 

[Blender]

England will be pleased that they won, but that wasn't a convincing performance.

 

[luiginb]

Serbia team looked like a team without a coach, players trying to do too much individually, their (limited offensively) center backs playing as attacking midfielders.

England looked like a team with a Middlesbrough-level manager. The football gods will never allow them to win anything with that guy on the bench.

 

[Bounces R Way]

England did just enough to win and not a pound more. Not the worst strategy for the first game of their tourney against Serbia but I expect they'll have to do better to get a result against Denmark.

 

[Karterthadon]

If Southgate were smart, he’d play Saka on the left against Denmark and bring Palmer in for Foden.

Given that he’s not smart, he should swap Foden for Gordon.

This is England who wasted a decade of football trying to play Gerrard and Lampard together when it was painfully obvious it wasn't working.

Doesn't matter how badly Foden doesn't fit, not a single manager would dare starting him on the bench.

 

[Juve]

Really poor match

 

[Jersey Fresh]

How many times did England look on the brink of opportunity only to flub the final ball? An easy half dozen I’d say. So yeah, I mean they didn’t look good, but it’s a lot more solveable than people are acting.

 

[Jussi]

Boring boring Arsenal England.

 

[luiginb]

Also, Bellingham wasn't doing crap like this when he was playing for Dortmund. No excuses afterwards, no yellow from Orsato

https://x.com/i/web/status/1802422753154466272

 

[Cloned]

This is England who wasted a decade of football trying to play Gerrard and Lampard together when it was painfully obvious it wasn't working.

Doesn't matter how badly Foden doesn't fit, not a single manager would dare starting him on the bench.

Wrong.

They wasted a decade of football trying to play Gerrard, Lampard and Beckham together when it was painfully obvious it wasn’t working.

It’s funny. For years their “golden generation” had too much midfield talent. Now they’re stacked on the wings.

The common denominator? Poor managing.

Serious question. Who was the last good manager England had?

 

[les Habs]

Brave header from Jude

Ummm…

 

[Venkman]

Bellingham and Saka the standouts mostly for the first 30 minutes. Guehi good throughout. Foden poor. Bowen decent off the bench but suprised he came on over Palmer.

Dropped way too deep towards the end of the first half and all of the second. Need Shaw back at LB, maybe Gordon for Foden. An actual CM for TAA.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

A lot of good commentary here.

I don't think I can add anything.

England should be OK against their next 2 opponents, but they haven't impressed anyone yet.

 

[al secord]

Sweet Caroline now getting played in the stadium. Disqualify them immediately.

Why Does It Always Rain on Me is allotted for those who lose 5-1.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Bellingham seemed to have to come all the way back behind Rice and TAA to help out defensively.. He was everywhere.

If he's needed there they may as well just play him alongside Rice and put TAA on the bench. Bring someone else into the 10..

Or just start Gallagher and see if that works better than TAA..

As others have said, Guehi was really good.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Wrong.

They wasted a decade of football trying to play Gerrard, Lampard and Beckham together when it was painfully obvious it wasn’t working.

Wrong they wasted a decade trying to play Gerrard, Lampard and SCHOLES together.

 

[Incubajerks]

The astonishing thing is that Foden is probably the best player in the Premier League, with Southgate he seems like any other player.