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Which sounds delightfully grand, when in actual fact his tactic is "don't concede and hope for 'moments'", putting him in the company of Allardyce and Bruce. The sheer tactical genius of a well worked 94th minute long throw to keep you in a competition.
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It's all rather ironic that he's had more consistent tournament results than any recent period. Which I don't say as a compliment, but it's certainly boosted his resolve to continue leaning into his preferred approach. What it highlights is that fans will ultimately almost always care more about how a team plays rather than results - if the results aren't actually winning trophies and there isn't a perceived fear or relegation or failure to qualify for tournaments.
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Yep - history will just look at tournament finishing positions and ultimately that looks very good for him on paper.Remember Colo wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2024 1:29 pmIt's all rather ironic that he's had more consistent tournament results than any recent period. Which I don't say as a compliment, but it's certainly boosted his resolve to continue leaning into his preferred approach. What it highlights is that fans will ultimately almost always care more about how a team plays rather than results - if the results aren't actually winning trophies and there isn't a perceived fear or relegation or failure to qualify for tournaments.
What it doesn't show is that England threw away Euro 2020 against Italy in the final, and continually lost in the latter stages of tournaments as soon as they played a 'top' side (France and Belgium have both beaten them at tournaments in recent years).
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There's also a big difference between grinding out results in the way that Mourinho did early on at Chelsea (go 1-0 up, win 1-0, win title) and sitting and playing s**** all game, then panicking when we go behind and fluking a result. It goes back to when Bjg Sam managed us and complaining we wanted good football rather than results, ignoring the fact he was giving us bad football and bad results.
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I'm really tempted to not watch tonight, it's either a slow torture of Shitegate football or jump on the PC and be slain numerous times on the western front of Hell Let Loose
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I build a wardrobe when they played Switzerland, nothing to build tonight!Don Sholeone wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:59 pmI'm really tempted to not watch tonight, it's either a slow torture of Shitegate football or jump on the PC and be slain numerous times on the western front of Hell Let Loose.
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Knock it down first half, put it back up second half and extra time?bodacious benny wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:22 pmI build a wardrobe when they played Switzerland, nothing to build tonight!Don Sholeone wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:59 pmI'm really tempted to not watch tonight, it's either a slow torture of Shitegate football or jump on the PC and be slain numerous times on the western front of Hell Let Loose.
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Great strike that
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Penalty!
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Should never have been reviewed by VAR.
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An entertaining game this.
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This is basically the "winner gets to lose to Spain in the final" match.
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I didn't think so... not complaining like

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England have played well since the equaliser.
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Englands best 45 of the tournament. Amazing what can happen when you do something outrageous like playing the PL player of the season in his preferred position.
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Good half and England have been the better side for me. Hopefully can push on. An early goal in the second half would be ideal 

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Do we have a auto correct from penalty to pelanty?
We should if not
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Agree with this... sort it out admins!Colback's Orange Tufts wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2024 7:56 pmDo we have a auto correct from penalty to pelanty?
We should if not
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Yeah, those lazy adminsChappy wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2024 7:59 pmAgree with this... sort it out admins!Colback's Orange Tufts wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2024 7:56 pmDo we have a auto correct from penalty to pelanty?
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