Jinky
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Got a bit of an empty feeling this morning. Not sure why as Spain were clearly the better team & deserved to win, but it’s just another ‘what if’ sort of feeling. I think, as a nation, we could really have done with a win. The school run was certainly a gloomy one this morning!
Going against the grain a little here, but I can’t criticise Southgate for planning to bring Gallagher on. Spain were completely overrunning us and cutting us apart in midfield at that point and we had zero control of those areas. I can see why he’d want some extra energy and ‘legs’ in there. Ultimately you can’t just keep slinging on attacking players & hoping for the best - particularly against a side as good as Spain. But that’s the only bit of defence I give Southgate. I know he’d have wanted to get over the line and leave on a high. Now he might be tempted to give it “one more go”, but for me we need new ideas, new energy and to get these players on the front foot playing more aggressive, attacking football rather than the ‘safety first’ mentality we’ve seen. So I hope after a week or so of reflection we get an announcement saying he’s gone.
Going against the grain a little here, but I can’t criticise Southgate for planning to bring Gallagher on. Spain were completely overrunning us and cutting us apart in midfield at that point and we had zero control of those areas. I can see why he’d want some extra energy and ‘legs’ in there. Ultimately you can’t just keep slinging on attacking players & hoping for the best - particularly against a side as good as Spain. But that’s the only bit of defence I give Southgate. I know he’d have wanted to get over the line and leave on a high. Now he might be tempted to give it “one more go”, but for me we need new ideas, new energy and to get these players on the front foot playing more aggressive, attacking football rather than the ‘safety first’ mentality we’ve seen. So I hope after a week or so of reflection we get an announcement saying he’s gone.