England Lost to Spain. But Their Bigger Problem Is Coming | Tim Vickery & Henry Winter

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• RO

  @rosspgreen · 1 day ago (edited)

  Everyone wanted England to "have a go", something they didnt do against Argentina. When they did, they got exposed. Now we all dont like it.

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• JO

  @joeoconnor5400 · 2 days ago (edited)

  Henry should have acknowledged the other English players remembered that night such as Mike Bailey,  Jimmy Rimmer and Bobby Tambling. They deserved a tribute.

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• DA

  @David-m4e6x · 2 days ago

  Thanks Henry Winter for his tribute comments about the late great Kevin Keegan. Marvelous player and manager, who alongside Bobby Charlton was one of the humblest men to grace the English game.

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• DA

  @Dani-v8t8l · 2 days ago

  If this wasn't a glorified friendly, I would be willing to bet Spain would not have let England gain any control of the game. I rewatched a little bit of the Spain games vs Argentina and France in the WC after this game at Wembly and it was clear that Spain were not putting as much effort against England in the press and to gain the ball back and their speed of pass and play was not as fast either. It's not surprising, no team will be the same in a friendly as they are in a big tournament. This also means that England was not at their WC level as well, but the difference is Spain's car goes up to 150 mph and England's reaches 120 mph so at their top levels, Spain will dominate. Spain did start to put their foot on the gas in the second half and it was obvious England had no answer.

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• FL

  @FlyhighAlways14 · 1 day ago

  Thanks so much for answering my question and for the podcast on a whole

• ED

  @eduardontt · 2 days ago

  Congrats and keep the great work, Gents!

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• SC

  @scotteaglen4872 · 2 days ago

  I don’t understand this obsession with replacing Harry Kane. Firstly, he’s probably got 3-4 years left at TOP level. Also, remind me who Spain’s no.9 was at the World Cup, or Euros. Remind me who Argentina’s number 9 was at the last WC. Remind me who PSG’s no.9 has been in the last few years. <br><br>Adapt the way you play. Don’t obsess over one position. Work around it. We have the players.<br><br>Additionally, we won the u21 Euros with Anthony Gordon as main striker!

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• MC

  @McQ22 · 1 day ago

  Jude defended Cucurella when they were playing against Athletico recently. When you&apos;re his teammate he will fight for you, when you&apos;re his enemy he is against you but as he has said it all stays on the pitch. Too much has been made about his attitude making it seem negative but we see now England need to be more like him. A daily fail reporter claimed Jude going up to Kane when he missed his penalty was a sign of him maturing but he did the same thing in the 2022 World Cup when Kane missed the penalty against France. He has always been this way the press/media are just presenting the same actions differently.

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• SE

  @sebastianbenitez4547 · 1 day ago

  Phenomenal insight on the player development issues in Brazil

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  @ramonolalla1 · 2 days ago

  When people talk about England needing someone who can play that deeper midfield role — a Rodri-type player — there is another Bellingham worth thinking about: Jobe.<br><br>Jude Bellingham could obviously be coached to play deeper, but personally I think you’d be wasting some of his greatest qualities. Jude is far more dangerous further forward, playing as a No. 10 or with the freedom to attack.<br><br>But Jobe is different.<br><br>He’s playing at Dortmund and is already in the England U21 setup. He has the physical attributes, technical ability and midfield experience to be developed into a much more defensive-minded midfielder.<br><br>Can you coach him to improve his positional discipline, defensive awareness, scanning and ability to control the tempo from deep? Of course you can. That’s what coaching and player development are about.<br><br>England don’t necessarily need to wait for the next Rodri to magically appear. Sometimes you identify a talented young midfielder with the right attributes and develop him specifically for the role.<br><br>For me, Jude stays further forward.<br><br>But Jobe? I’d seriously look at developing him as that deeper midfielder England are looking for.

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• KE

  @kevinarmstrong6043 · 2 days ago

  England can&apos;t control a game. They play for moments of chaos whilst top teams can control tempo to suit their needs. Spain cut through England like a knife through butter. They need to switch to 433 with the central midfielder controlling.....the question is, who is that player?

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• BA

  @barrystanley3498 · 1 day ago

  Love Henry&apos;s defence of Trent. The lad is basically Beckham of this generation. Criminally underused at international level.