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We were much better, definitely a step up from Southgate, but I'm worried that dominating lower teams will be enough to persuade the FA to stick with Carsley. Surely it's time to push the boat out and have a proper recruitment plan to bring in a decent top level manager. It's easy to plan a win against TLO Ireland and Finland, we need a manager who can beat Italy or Spain in a final.
Kane must have spent more time in the oppositions penalty area last night than he did in all of the euros and surprise surprise he looks the goal scoring machine we knew he was, the shape is now much better and the side looks much more balanced
I think what last night showed was that going from one underqualified inexperienced manager to another is a mistake and that the FA recruitment team need to look slightly further afield than their junior sides. So who do you want ? Why that manager ?
Well if last night showed anything it was that Southgate was right all along regarding not just throwing all the best players onto the pitch. It also showed how important Kane is
England were woeful in the Euros, had to rely on a late goal to get past Slovakia and looked ok against the worst Dutch side I've ever seen. Were outclassed in the final by Spain . Southgate was ok but you look at his record against big teams , it's poor.
Quote from: andyst79 on October 11, 2024, 09:58:25 pmEngland were woeful in the Euros, had to rely on a late goal to get past Slovakia and looked ok against the worst Dutch side I've ever seen. Were outclassed in the final by Spain . Southgate was ok but you look at his record against big teams , it's poor.Disagree, and the evidence is there over several tournaments. It's just a shame fans who are hard of thinking never appreciated him. Even more bizarre now he's gone. He simply was an all time great England manager. The way he turned round the national side from the embarrassing defeat against Iceland, and turned england into genuine contenders is phenomenal. He was a hairs breadth from winning 2 tournaments. The best we can hope for now is last 16 or quarter final finishes .
Being reported that Thomas Tuchel is in talks with FA about the England job.
Quote from: TonySoprano on October 12, 2024, 07:28:29 amQuote from: andyst79 on October 11, 2024, 09:58:25 pmEngland were woeful in the Euros, had to rely on a late goal to get past Slovakia and looked ok against the worst Dutch side I've ever seen. Were outclassed in the final by Spain . Southgate was ok but you look at his record against big teams , it's poor.Disagree, and the evidence is there over several tournaments. It's just a shame fans who are hard of thinking never appreciated him. Even more bizarre now he's gone. He simply was an all time great England manager. The way he turned round the national side from the embarrassing defeat against Iceland, and turned england into genuine contenders is phenomenal. He was a hairs breadth from winning 2 tournaments. The best we can hope for now is last 16 or quarter final finishes . I don't disagree that he turned us round and also brought some of the younger players through. Doesn't help that the press over hype our players but you do have to question could he have done better with the talent at his disposal? Also managed to get us relegated in the Nations league.