Man City supporting friends have told me that they've seen Stirling take a penalty, and would not have liked to see him take one in the shootout. They're Welsh, so make of that what you will...Grealish has confirmed he asked to take a penalty, but Southgate picked Saka instead. Strongly suspect the same thing regarding Sterling
What a totally hopeless twat Southgate is
Tactics, man management, an eye for a player. No manager has it all. Southgate seems to be fantastic man manager, and I don't know who here would have picked Sagna, Phillips or Shaw ahead of this tournament but I wouldn't have. He needs support with the tactical side, so a tweak to his coaching team rather than wholesale change might be sensibleItaly adapted and changed to take control. England stayed exactly the same.
Therefore, as the game went on, things that started off looking positive, such as Kane's influence, were gradually muted.
One of the things that has been taking place in coaching over the last couple of years is the teams that change shape throughout matches. Formations in and out of possession differing for example.
Southgate has a great group of players that he leads maturely and postively until he actually needs to compete tactically. Then he's a hopeless mess. Just like Martinez with Belgium.
Kane was good until Italy worked out how to stop him being good. Then he just disappeared from the game. Ultimately, Kane or Sterling never had a sniff of a chance in the match.
Stirling is Scottish, so make of that what you will...Man City supporting friends have told me that they've seen Stirling take a penalty, and would not have liked to see him take one in the shootout. They're Welsh, so make of that what you will...
Slabhead standing up against racism.
I agree. It’s tacoing the piss.That is extraordinary. £200k a week and resorting to this shit.
I agree. It’s tacoing the piss.
200k obviously not *quite* enough to live on.That is extraordinary. £200k a week and resorting to this shit.
I'm pretty certain most people, including you, would take an advertiser's cash for something as easy as sending out a tweet.200k obviously not *quite* enough to live on.
I’d tweet that for a free taco.I'm pretty certain most people, including you, would take an advertiser's cash for something as easy as sending out a tweet.
I’d tweet that for a free taco.
If I had that many followers, I'd be taking advice from my social media manager and I genuinely wouldn't expect to have anything to do with it. So yes - if my social media manager said "I think this will enhance your image" I probably would.I'm pretty certain most people, including you, would take an advertiser's cash for something as easy as sending out a tweet.
Fixed itFrom my limited perspective though, it makes Maguire look shit, so that seems like bad management to me. Admittedly, nobody else really gives a shit or pays any attention to it.
CertainlyFrom Taco Bell?
P | Pld | Pts | |
1 | Leicester | 46 | 97 |
2 | Ipswich | 46 | 96 |
3 | Leeds Utd | 46 | 90 |
4 | Southampton | 46 | 87 |
5 | West Brom | 46 | 75 |
6 | Norwich City | 46 | 73 |
7 | Hull City | 46 | 70 |
8 | Middlesbro | 46 | 69 |
9 | Coventry City | 46 | 64 |
10 | Preston | 46 | 63 |
11 | Bristol City | 46 | 62 |
12 | Cardiff City | 46 | 62 |
13 | Millwall | 46 | 59 |
14 | Swansea City | 46 | 57 |
15 | Watford | 46 | 56 |
16 | Sunderland | 46 | 56 |
17 | Stoke City | 46 | 56 |
18 | QPR | 46 | 56 |
19 | Blackburn | 46 | 53 |
20 | Sheffield W | 46 | 53 |
21 | Plymouth | 46 | 51 |
22 | Birmingham | 46 | 50 |
23 | Huddersfield | 46 | 45 |
24 | Rotherham Utd | 46 | 27 |