Yeah I think people were really harsh on Sterling in that first half, glad he got the goal.
Yeah its definitely nothing to shout about. But its our first ever opening game win at the yuroz as well, can understand the relief and satisfaction from past players.
Yeah, it’s hard to judge until you’ve seen their opponents in other games. I was a bit more impressed with Italy than most were, thought they had very good shape. Belgium was the one where I felt like the terrible opposition made them hard to judge.
My criticism probably seems harsher than I meant it. One of my recurring rants is about how much of forward play is the ability to get on the ball in dangerous areas. When I say he’s getting into good positions then wasting the ball I kinda mean it as more of a compliment than an insult. He’s doing the much harder part.
I am very much hoping this team was horses for courses, as southgate says he wants to do, and it was less about keeping possession, and more to nullify theirs, and in the end that worked, hopefully we will be more fluent going forward, for once we have the players too, but in the end it's the Sweatties next, and I expect that to be a ****ing mess of a match.
Think they're more into cows TBH, which is a bolder move, if you ask me.
Errr, yes we are hence I said it.
I thought today's performance was better than that. Not out of this world, but good enough. After what we've seen from the cricketers, I'll take quietly competent. And I agree with all the plaudits coming Phillips' way; he was much better than I had expected. Like everyone else, I don't really get Trippier playing at left back. Maybe Southgate was excessively worried about Croatia after the WC and picked his strongest defender rather than some one who could attack and cross with his left foot. Mings was better than I had expected too, and great in the post-match interview.
Hard to judge how good Grealish actually is as his go to attacking move is to run at a defender then fall over.
