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Thank fudge the world cup is in November.
3-0 down at home to Hungary, no real effort on goal and now down to 10 men.

 

Normally if England are abysmal they're drawing these games 0 0 and we're all bored to tears.

But 3-0?

 

Protecting the 3-0 defeat by putting another defender on. The crowd just went nuts.

 

4-0, masterstroke bringing that extra defender on.

 

Not in the least bit bothered about this pointless competition. But wow, that was as poor as I've seen England in a so called competive match for many a year.

All 4 games have been a horrible watch from our perspective, the players never looked interested and you could tell they would rather have been on a beach.

 

True, but I can't remember seeing a friendly as bad as that in... well, I'm sure there must have been a game, but I can't remember it.

 

The World Cup is five months away.

The chances of getting an injury in this particular game, compared to months worth of hell for leather Premier League games, are pretty slim.

The players won't be burned out in November, either. They might end up being burned out at the end of the PL season, but I think the need to rest them is overstated.

Although I'm not sure why they aren't all just on holiday anyway.

The international bodies scheduling football between May and July unnecessarily in a tournament year is a nonsense.

 

Just pay the fine instead

 

can not see Southgate reading too much into it. He will be more interested in who is playing well and is fit come October/November rather than how people played in these matches

 

Both our full backs were on the plane to their holidays. Dire performance from James , not much better from Walker.

 

I don’t rate Southgate at all but I doubt for a minute he went in with that attitude, that’s one thing he takes every game no matter how big or small the opponents seriously. It’s an excuse peddled out by people who want to defend him or the team, everyone was happy to get on board with this nation’s league the first time when we qualified for the semi’s. I think the players would have been going all out as it’s the second last time before the World Cup they’ll get to impress in an England shirt, the selection and tactics however were totally wrong. Not that many other f that squad play in a back 5, one of the few that do is the striker!

 

Only my thinking but once upon a time, it meant something to watch your country.

I just don't have that synergy with the international game in the current climate, with its greed both domestically and at international level, pointless games and games against hapless participants.

I'm abroad at the moment and despite being freely available to watch the England v Hungary t'other night, avoided bars showing game.

 

Perplexes me how Maguire, Shaw and Trent are in this squad. All 3 have been utterly horrific. Does Southgate watch club football?

Mount and Phillips are 2 more that shouldnt be starting at the very least.

Time for Tomori and Jude to get valuable starts before the WC.

 

So what does relegation in Nations League mean? Apart from we play easier teams?

 

Crawley away

 

If we reach the last 4 again I believe he's doing a great job.

I know everyone wants us to win something but people have to get real. We've won ONE major competition in our whole history and even that was on home turf.

We just aren't a great tournament nation and that won't change overnight.

 

Can we please have Foden and Grealish playing in the same manner they do for Man City with Kane through the middle please rather than the safety first attitude we see under Southgate and the insistence to keep on with Sterling.

If Pep sees Sterling as surplus to requirements at Man City and is happy to move him on, shouldn't that tell Southgate all he needs to know. Then again he keeps starting Maguire who can't even get in the Man Utd team so don't bother answering that.

 

I'm not sure that Haaland is Sterling's replacement. Haaland is just the striker that they played last year without. And they still scored 100 goals then.

 

I watched the Hungary game and that was enough for me. Where was the pride and the passion. It looked to me like just going through the motions and not getting injured before their summer hols