Euro 2020

[AndyWolves]

If Southgate quits we could always appoint Nuno

 

[Dire Wolf]

Pretty grim as said before this Scotland will always their game v England. We got drew into the battle and didn’t keep it technical.
In the big picture a draw suits us better than Scotland.

See, I think that's a false take on the game. It wasn't just a battle, Scotland played every bit as technical a game as England and looked just as good on the ball as England. Gilmour was outstanding.

 

[Sniffer]

Scotland were better on the ball, but we allowed them to move the ball forward with no pressure.

 

[jd1981]

The way I see this panning out now, we’ll scrape a win v Czechs then face Portuguese in the last 16 where we’ll fall short again.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Well, minus crappy set piece defending (we did at least do that fairly well), that was all very Wolves 2020/21. Slow, laboured possession, lack of movement, tactical plan seemed to be to give it to one of the good players and hope they do something. Deeply unimpressive.

It's a different game of course if Stones scores but hey, he didn't (even though he should have). Rarely did we look in command despite having a better player man-for-man in basically every position bar one.

Substitutions were crap. Sterling had a mare all night but has somehow played the 90, it was obvious that as well as Phillips played on Sunday, he wasn't doing the same thing tonight and we needed more in that area. It was no good just making like-for-like changes, the whole system wasn't working against Scotland's shape. Grealish came on and was just interested in playing for fouls. Didn't do anything else. Don't play Rashford down the middle and play it long to him, we have an actual target man on the bench if you want to do that.

We're not getting Kane into the game and he isn't playing well either. No idea why as he finished the season excellently. There's no phantom injury, we just aren't making it work (neither him individually nor the team).

I suppose we are basically through whatever happens, but that's no real barometer. With the quality we have, we shouldn't be playing like that.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Croatia are way better than Scotland. We were shite tonight, so we're they. All they offered was diving and spoiling tactics. That's fine as thats what they should be doing - we had no answer. Sterling was shit again and so was Kane.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Good result though, shit for Scotland . They needed a win tonight.

 

[jd1981]

Yep can see Southgate tactical flaws at times, since qualifying for this back in 2019 goals have completely dried up.

 

[devoelardy]

We were shite tonight, so we're they. All they offered was diving and spoiling tactics. That's fine as thats what they should be doing - we had no answer.

Think thats pretty unfair to Scotland tbh. I thought they played well without having a huge amount of threat up front

 

[Templeton Peck]

Think thats pretty unfair to Scotland tbh. I thought they played well without having a huge amount of threat up front

Disagree. They needed it to be a L1 derby game and that's what it was. It was up to us to deal with that.

 

[jd1981]

Scotland played well as I expected them to, did they deserve to win probably not draw was about right.
I’m glad the games done without us losing was dreading it. Just hope we don’t by some fluke meet them further down the line.

 

[sycophantia]

Worst thing is, it was all so bloody predictable

 

[jd1981]

Someone might want to remind the media that it finished 0-0.

 

[jd1981]

So I’m thinking Croatia can’t come above us due to head to head result?
Scotland need us to lose either by 2 goals or us by 1 goal and they win by 2 goals to come above us?
Put it this was it’ll take an unusual set of circs for us not to go through.
Put it this way the format will see us and the Czechs happily play out a draw and go through.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Yep. For all the mass wankathon over a draw at Wembley they needed a win tonight. We end up with a better route too.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

We are guaranteed to finish at least 3rd, yes.

I don't think anyone will finish 3rd on four points and go out. They didn't last time, not even close.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Yep. For all the mass wankathon over a draw at Wembley they needed a win tonight. We end up with a better route too.

We do have to move away from Wembley and it's only a better route for one round as we'd be very likely to bump into France in the quarter final (in Russia).

 

[Charlie Wolf]

Well, minus crappy set piece defending (we did at least do that fairly well), that was all very Wolves 2020/21. Slow, laboured possession, lack of movement, tactical plan seemed to be to give it to one of the good players and hope they do something. Deeply unimpressive.

It's a different game of course if Stones scores but hey, he didn't (even though he should have). Rarely did we look in command despite having a better player man-for-man in basically every position bar one.

Substitutions were crap. Sterling had a mare all night but has somehow played the 90, it was obvious that as well as Phillips played on Sunday, he wasn't doing the same thing tonight and we needed more in that area. It was no good just making like-for-like changes, the whole system wasn't working against Scotland's shape. Grealish came on and was just interested in playing for fouls. Didn't do anything else. Don't play Rashford down the middle and play it long to him, we have an actual target man on the bench if you want to do that.

We're not getting Kane into the game and he isn't playing well either. No idea why as he finished the season excellently. There's no phantom injury, we just aren't making it work (neither him individually nor the team).

I suppose we are basically through whatever happens, but that's no real barometer. With the quality we have, we shouldn't be playing like that.

Absolutely and 100% agree

 

[Aikiwolf]

Tactically we were an abomination tonight. We played 433 but held the fullbacks deep and asked Sterling and Foden to play narrow.

The lack of width meant we were easy to play against, no variation in how we attacked and no bodies to create overloads (well, with 2 dms, 4 defenders sat deep and a keeper it's difficult to have attacking bodies!)

 

[jd1981]

4 points is getting you through without any problem groups B & E look like the 3rd place team won’t get 4 points.
Interesting game for Scotland on Tuesday both sides know they have to win to go through a draw is useless.