The other fouls have nothing to do with this. And if you think he was hacked you need to get your eyes checked. He got bumped, soccer is a contact sport. And Sterling’s history of diving comes into play.
No reason why Rashford and Sancho ice cold off the bench should be taking pens. Also Saka going 5th in his first major tournament as a 19 year old is very questionable. Southgate messed up there IMO.
Most people agree that having a guy come off the bench cold and throw him into a shootout doesn’t bode well. I can say it from my experiences as a player as well. Rashford and Sancho barely had a kick of the ball in the game and were asked to bury the penalty against one of the better keepers in the world. Why not Grealish? Why not Hendo or Shaw or Phillips?
I largely agree but you can't anticipate Rashford would choke like that, that was just a pathetic attempt and you should never take a PK that way. Having your 19 year old in position to take your final kick is really questionable and I just knew he wasn't going to make it. I felt badly for the kid. He had the deer in the headlights look, he at least struck it fairly well on target just telegraphed it too much.
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I'm the opposite, I loved PK's. I was a striker and middle as a kid but by later in high school my offensive skills kind of left me or playing for a different high school other kids were just better than me offensively. I played sweeper but loved PK's, loved that moment to just hammer it home.
Honestly I know it’s hypothetical but if Rashford’s pen was 6 inches to the right we’d be saying it was a brilliant take. Donnarumma barely had to move for Sancho’s and Saka’s. And normally I would be fine with Rashford at the soot and if he misses he misses but pulling him off the bench that he’d been sitting on for 120 mins and expecting him to bury it is a bit much IMO.I largely agree but you can't anticipate Rashford would choke like that, that was just a pathetic attempt and you should never take a PK that way. Having your 19 year old in position to take your final kick is really questionable and I just knew he wasn't going to make it. I felt badly for the kid. He had the deer in the headlights look, he at least struck it fairly well on target just telegraphed it too much.
I could see this coming from a mile away...
Saka, Rashford and Sancho racially abused on social media after England Euro 2020 defeat - The Athletic
Saka, Rashford and Sancho racially abused on social media after England Euro 2020 defeat
The Football Association has condemned the racist online abuse suffered by Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho after England’s Euro 2020 loss to Italy. Saka, Rashford and Sancho all missed penalties during England's 3-2 loss on spot kicks on Sunday night. They have since been...
I hated Rashford's approach. Had no confidence in him when he stood there forever and then the walking up to the ball overthinking it stuff backfires so often. I don't even like the best players in the world taking that approach and they rarely do. There's just too much that can go wrong.
What you say is true but the fact is Argentina/Messi never won that or any major tourney and the great player is approaching the end of his career. His failures with Argentina have been a huge story in the past which makes this success a great story.
I think people are giving Southgate far too much credit. England had an easy draw, played most of its games in Wembley, and traveled less than any other team. This was theirs to lose. And they lost. Italy was clearly the better team. If I am England, I move on from Southgate now.
