Quote Originally Posted by mickd1961 View Post
Technically these players are better than we’ve had for a while but the missing ingredient is the Mbappe,Neymar,Hazard type of player that has genius in their boots.

We never seem to find the right compliment of players within one generation.

Add the Rooney of 2004,the Gaza of 1990,the Michael Owen of 1998 to the present squad and you may have the X Factor needed.

In reality like B.B. mentioned the other day we haven’t had a world class attacking midfielder since the Gazza of 1990.

Anybody thinking Wiltshire is the answer needs to give their head a wobble.

Technically better? Not convinced as Panama and Tunisia are no better than Walsall and we have lost three games to two quality sides! You could say with the gift of the draw, we had to get to the semi final.

Just a reality check! Southgate - nice guy but come on you could say had he changed or rotated the squad as he should, we may have done better! Dele Ali was crap every game, and Kane should have been changed at half time along with Young and perhaps Lingarde. Southgate would not take off his little star Kane who had clearly run out of petrol and touched the ball a couple of times.

That said - we still did better than was expected so it was great! Is this a new England though - not for me!!!!