Why England Were Better Than They Looked Against Slovakia

That fact that Southgate didn't bring Gordon in at left wing, against the 37-year-old Slovakian right-back who was on a yellow, is baffling.

A 16 minute video version of the, “This is fine,” meme

Southgate's main mistakes (all related to each other): 1. being too optimistic about Shaw's fitness and not bringing a replacement 2. blocking out all criticism as 'noise' 3. persisting with Trippier as highest option on one flank (rather than TAA on the other flank instead) 4. Only daring to change things when they are going out of the competition imminently 5. Fetishising 'control' and thinking that means sitting back once you've scored 6. Believing that because they won the group and the first knockout game due to luck, limited opponents, and individual skill that 'this is fine'. I could go on but I think those are the main ones.

You either play Foden in the middle and drop Jude or play a proper winger with Jude in the middle and drop Foden.

Best analysis channel on YouTube. More enjoyable than the games so far!

Its weird that everybody is telling "Trippier and Foden cant work" and Southgate still insists on pairing of Trippier and Foden.

I get so wrapped up in the games I miss alot of the details while I'm watching it and these videos really help understand what the hell just happened

Foden not passing to Kane or Jude once the entire game is mad 🤯

My biggest critisizm of southgate is literally what the fuck he was thinking taking an injured LB as the only option for our Left flank. Shaw is now 2 games past his supposed "fit for" timing. Our opposition know that the left is our weakest side and they are putting pressure on saka becuase they know the right is strongest. Southgate has given an open weakpoint for every team to see. This is probably one of the biggest reasons england has absolutely sucked. Nothing against trippier but cutting onto his right is costing us plays. If shaw was healthy i can bet we would have had 2 or 3 times the opportunities of scoring each game becuase our flanks would have been significantly balanced and our opposition would have had to balance their defence on all sides rather then focussing on the right which is costing saka.

For the disallowed Foden goal, I think a left footed LB plays it first time while Foden is still onside. Trippier has to take a control touch and Phil drifts off.

opposition coaches are not idiots - they can see that if you block the middle and leave Trippier totally free, they have to keep playing it to him, and he will just keep stopping (allowing the opposition defence to get set), passing it backwards (releasing the momentum of the attack), and the whole cycle starts again. Much like a fly repeatedly banging against a windowpane until it dies. The one time Trippier actually put in a cross with his right foot, I thought 'oh yeah, that's something he could have been doing', as if it had seemed inconceivable until then. It could be a strength for England that the oppo leave him free with time to cross it. But I think he's only done it ONCE in the whole tournament.

Mainoo is the only one brave enough to go forward joker Southgate is not coaching them ffs

England after going in front against Slovenia just defended. If you’re watching Netherlands vs Romania the total opposite applies. The Netherlands still pressed for another goal after going ahead. The best form of defence is attack. I doubt that’ll get through to Southgate.

I listen to lots of podcasts, radio shows and TV punditry and this is by far the best analysis out there. It puts those high profile ex players on the main channels to shame. Amazing work.

Once again, tactical masterclass from this guy.

Thank you for giving Mainoo the credit he deserves. I think he's already made himself so good and reliable for England that pundits barely mention him.

Can someone send this video to Mr Southgate please? This isn't noise, it's what he needs to see.

Only just discovered this channel - it's fantastic. Your analysis and demeanor is top notch. It's so frustrating our left side, Foden has to be benched now it can't be avoided. He offers nothing in an England shirt and Bellingham has done better to keep the 10. Would love to see Gordon on next game to actually give us a left hand side

If Pickford was unavailable Southgate would probably say, "Let's play Kane there cos he did it at school and was ok".

I said before the tournament, Foden is the issue. Especially now Mainoo has shown his ability. You have to drop Foden. Everyone is screaming for Gordon.