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Originally Posted by Locke
You know that, I know that, everyone without an English bias knows that.
That being said, I was never convinced by Southgate as a manager, but I have to give him a lot of credit.
For once England realized that as the plucky underdogs to you dont go toe-to-toe with the big boys.
The fans may have thought this English team was a Heavyweight, but Southgate didnt and he had a lot of luck of the draw and excellent tournament management, tactically he got a lot out of his group.
They got penalties, they extracted a lot out of free kicks, their open play was effectively useless but they maximized their set piece opportunities. How many times have we seen teams do that in tournaments?
Its what allowed them to get as deep as they did.
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You sound like a ranting bitter German.
No one thought they were a heavyweight. Pretournament expectations were a QF = a good tournament.
This final is basically winner of the class teams side of the draw against the winner of the crap side.
Just like England Croatia are the beneficiaries of meeting a bunch of crap teams. And squeaking past every one.