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Originally Posted by browna
Always the England way but hard to put much on Southgate. Outside of the first 20 and then a couple minutes in the second half, were in control. Controlled Mbappe. Generated chances all game and in the second half....outside if leaving names and their egos and the clubs egos on the bench, don't think there was a tactical error or personell issue what what Southgate did or didn't that would've tangibly swung it different.
A ball though Bellingham's legs after a missed foul earlier, then off of McGuire's head...and missing a PK from your marksman.
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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Southgate always plays not to lose IMO.
Rashford should have been on earlier for Saka, and probably Mount for Henderson earlier.
They were controlling play but lacking that final bit of class to take advantage
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I was sort of coming to say this. Southgate is too conservative.
England had their boots on France's throats for a solid 20-30 minutes of that second half, a couple astute subs and they could have completely overrun France's midfield and taken the game to them.
But he waits. And he waits. And he waits.
What is the point in running out Grealish for 90 seconds?
Giving Rashford a few minutes?
He didnt make his first subs until the 80th minute. Make some of those changes and some more forward-thinking changes at 65 minutes and those players can actually grow into and influence the game.