Another final. Sir Gareth We are class. Wasn’t even in doubt today. We were by far the better team We will win this one

Getting rid of players without any new lads coming in the door is worrying Say what you want about Telalovic - at least he was a body. Jack Vale probably replaces him

Aside from a fit and consistent left back, the only thing this squad is really missing is a world class centre back. If you had a centre half of the likes of Ferdinand, Terry or Campbell, you'd see a marked improvement in our midfield also I think this is the best England squad in my lifetime, even if the individual players from the Sven era were better. It wasn't so much a team then. The depth was also quite poor whereas now we have players that can come on and completely change the game. When injuries struck with Rooney and Beckham, it often marked the end of our chances. Now, you can be confident somebody else will step up

It being a cliche doesn’t make it any less right In order to earn that slice of fortune, we first had to win our group. In doing so, we created our own luck, as winning the group first entitles you to an easier knock out game but also gave us an easier route to the final Had we not won the group, our knock out route would have been much more difficult. We therefore created our own luck. What’s wrong with saying that? This argument just seems odd. Do posters just want to put all of this down to luck and be done with it? Should that make you feel better, then you’re free to make that claim

You make your own luck in football. We won the group, and that entitles you to an easier run in I don’t care much for the constant to critically analyse everything. It’s tournament football - you make yourself hard to beat and hope for moments of brilliance to see you over the line. Southgate has been wonderful at doing that for England. If people want to say it is down to luck then that’s okay. I don’t care. It’s another semi final, more than likely his last tournament, and I hope his luck gets us to the final again

The contempt that is shown on “The Rovers” FB page for the women’s team is just jaw dropping. Every club has them, doesn’t make it any easier though

I wonder if we will see Wharton. He needs another central midfielder now……

I was hoping Gallagher got booked so he would miss the knock out round. Is that bad? Mainoo provided some much needed emphasis but alone it wasn't enough. I think Palmer improved us massively and on another day may have got his goal at the end. A rather tame finish, but he got squared up on the ball as he was a yard or two behind where he should have been, so getting that bend was difficult It was just a dull, nothing performance that has become typical of England this summer. No emphasis on breaking down the opponent and instead focusing on ball retention and control of the game. On the few occasions we played one touch football we broke them down but it was all far too rare to tire them out When you have that level of possession you expect the opposition to be struggling in the 2nd half. Take a look at City for that. But all of our possession came infront of them, to the side and then back. It was never in behind or making them run to their own goal. The amount of sprints Slovenia's defence had to must be miniscule in comprison to how much of the ball we had For me there needs to be a big change but it is clear it is not coming. When he brought TAA on at 0-0 I almost lost the plot. Somebody made a good point to me today: why didn't he start Saka at left back? We had total domination of the ball; it could allow Foden to move inside and Saka to push forward and provide natural width on the left. Okay, Saka is not the greatest defender, but Guehi, Stones and Walker had more than enough to cover that back line Overall, Southgate is just adventurous enough and we can expect more of this bland football until we play against a better team and get punished

It’s not the holding midfielders. It’s the shoe horning of players into positions that they aren’t used to We are completely devoid of any threat on our left because neither player is natural there. Anthony Gordon is a natural left winger - fucking play him there !!! Gomez has at least played left back for Liverpool. Play him! Instead we are left with a not fully fit Trippier His stubbornness could cost us this tournament

Totally and utterly put off by the squad Southgate has put out He hasn’t learnt a thing and to be honest it is just jarring now. He is ruining his reputation. Above that, he is ruining our chances at a major tournament

That thought has gone through my mind too All Wharton needs is a game to prove himself. Southgate is being stupid. I don't understand why he took him if he doesn't intend to use him. Surely you would drop Wharton and take a genuine left footed left back that may actually get some game time? Tyrick Mitchell must be scratching his head and wondering what he has to do. To my mind he's the best left footed left back we have who is fit. How the fuck did he not get in but Wharton did when Southgate is clearly not going to give him a chance?

Woke up feeling hopeful today. The pressure is off. You literally couldn't have a more perfect moment to really express yourself Push high up the pitch, trust the back line to win their 1 v 1s and if we score push on and get another. For me, this is the perfect opportunity to play Mainoo and potentially make a replacement to show what Wharton can do Knowing the results elsewhere and injuries, my revised team would be Pickford Walker Stones Guehi Konsa Mainoo Rice Saka Bellingham Gordon Watkins Kane is obviously struggling. We can beat Slovenia without him. I also think Watkins deserve a shout. His running in behind is something we have desperately missed Of course, we won't go for that and it will probably look something like Pickford Walker Stone Guehi Konsa Gallagher Rice Saka Bellingham Foden Kane Eventually the penny will drop that we can't play with Foden on the left. Jude has to drop back or Southgate has to have the bollocks to drop one of them to the bench. I wouldn't be averse to giving starting Eze over Gordon either.

Aviva are head quartered in Norwich Waitrose is reading Vincent Tan was owner of Cardiff then hence the Visit Malaysia sponsor Obviously Wrexham is a bit of an outlier, being owned by Hollywood stars means better sponsors naturally. The Netflix series helped… The only real zinger there is the Hull City deal with McVities. Everything else is just local sponsors sponsoring the local club We have brands like Euro Garages and Crown paints. I can’t think of anything else in Blackburn that comes close to Waitrose or Aviva The size of the brand also doesn’t necessarily determine the size of the sponsorship package. Norwich and Reading will have a similar marketing catchment as us and will probably charge about the same amount I am just glad we have got rid of Totally Wiked. I don’t mind that it is a local firm and I suspect the sponsorship package will be in line with other Championship clubs that aren’t sponsored by betting companies

Could be a blessing in disguise Chad. I reckon Konsa or Gomez would do a better job

Saka has been the only player to beat a man, aside from that one run by Foden against Denmark I would go with 3 at the back Pickford Walker Stones Guehi Trent Rice Bellingham Trippier (Or Shaw if fit) Saka Kane Gordon

Yeah, this isn’t like the sides Southgate has put out before Typically we have been hard to beat and can be too defensive depending on your outlook, but always looked a threat when going forward and organised This tournament has been a real outlier. The players don’t seem to know their roles and the balance of the team is just off. I don’t understand what he’s trying to do to be honest. Dropping TAA is a start, but it doesn’t fix the issues we have when on the ball It all looks like an unhappy camp

Didn’t he also bring in Bacuna and Dembele? All players suited for the counter

Don’t worry I’m sure we will have you to reply to his every post reminding us all that it isn’t credible 👍😂

Eustace loves out and out wingers. I’ve nailed my colours to the mast on this one - I think we will sign at least 2 proper wingers this summer. It is what JE wants

I still don’t understand why he doesn’t go for 3 at the back. For me, this solves this issue of shoe horning players in. Saka started as a LWB and he’s our only natural left footer who can do that. It just seems like an easy decision

It is clearly a case of the tactics being employed as opposed to the players he has available We didn't close down, we didn't press high, we didn't pass and move. Far too often the emphasis was on holding the ball and slowing the game right down. Our tempo was next to non-existent. These players aren't used to that. They are used to pressing high, moving the ball quickly, interchanging positions It was clear that Jude has his 'wings clipped'. He was everywhere vs Serbia. Yesterday, he didn't move from that central area and as a result we were much, much weaker To compound issues, whenever we do manage to spread it wide, our two full backs aren't good enough to attack. Walker was probably our best player in the first half but he doesn't have the passing ability that Trippier or TAA has. On the left, Trippier is forced inside far too much, and so our natural width in the full backs are lost. Saka holds natural width but again wants to move inside and so when there's no direct overlap from either our central midfielder (which I think is what TAA's role is meant to be) or from Walker, we are left too congested and unable to find a way through Far too often yesterday we found ourselves in a position where there were 4 or 5 players within a proximity of each other trying to play intricate football. It doesn't work. You need to spread the game I don't even want to talk about the lack of leadership when it came to the free kicks towards the end of the game. 1-1 in a major tournament and we get a free kick. Pickford demands he delivers the ball, wastes 30 seconds getting everybody forward and then passes it to his side to Walker. I turned away after that. To be passing the ball as slow and lethargic as we were in that final 10 minutes summed it up for me. A lack of desire to win. For me, it is all down to the instructions they are given And posters can hark on about how they always knew Southgate was a bad manager all they want. This isn't how England have played at major tournaments under Southgate. The criticism is that he sits back when in front. But these past two games, we've not sat back and tried to counter, but been a totally pedestrian side with no desire to even catch a team on the break. It's been bizarre more than frustrating. I really don't know what they are trying to achieve but they won't do anything playing this way

That was crap

I don't know. I have seen better players. He's a back to the wall defender and spends a fair bit of time on the floor. These defenders are often celebrated by people in the stands but for me they bring the team down. There's a reason he has 3, maybe 4, relegations to his name

A natural right foot, left foot midfield is always ideal I do think Wharton will get a chance. If we beat Denmark, I can see him getting at least 20 minutes v Slovenia. I hope that 20 minutes is with Rice where he can really demonstrate what he can do

Forget about that. He's a bit of a prat I played against McFadzean when he was at Alfreton Town. I don't understand how he has managed to etch a living as a League 1 / Championship footballer, really. He thought he was better than he was then. I guess it is just a case of luck, which is a real factor between players at the League 1 and National League level