Quote Originally Posted by Young_Nudger View Post
Got to agree.
Didn’t see the game cos I had flu - and I mean the flu.
I’ve had Covid twice this year but this flu bug hit me much harder.
Takes a lot for me to miss a game like this.
So in saying that - I cannot comment on how the game panned out.

But even before the game started I thought we would lose - not because we had worse players because on the contrary we haven’t - but because our mental strength is weak.
We have had the players to win every World Cup since 1966.

But the players are afraid to win.
Basically because they know that the country would go berserk if they did.
The pressure on the players - mostly coming from the media is immense.
The person responsible for the mental welfare of the players and shielding the players is the manager.
Southgate maybe a nice fella but he’s weak.
He needs to move on.

The manager at Newcastle would be my choice to replace him.
This is the first time I've heard that England doesn't want to win. I don't think that's true. England has done quite a lot in this World Cup. Yes, it's not enough to win. But I don't think they wanted to win.