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Euro 2020

Higgy

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Dave Higgins
They should not have been asked to take them, it was daft. A number of senior players should have stepped up for the penalties.
Absolutely.
This is where a manager earns his corn. He should know who has the bottle to put their foot through it. And it's defo not always the volunteers who should be saved from themselves. Senior pros such as Luke Shaw or even Pickford should be empowered and told they're taking them.
 
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Jason Koumas / John Morrissey
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John King
The frustration is that if we had simply kept the ball properly in the second half, we still had enough talent on the pitch to win the game in 90/120 minutes, but for the first time in the tournament we were naive and tried to go from back to front too quickly and kept turning possession over. Southgate could also have been more proactive with his subs when Italy got on top.

In terms of pure talent we are as good as them, but their game management was superior.
 
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Jason Koumas / John Morrissey
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John King
Absolutely.
This is where a manager earns his corn. He should know who has the bottle to put their foot through it. And it's defo not always the volunteers who should be saved from themselves. Senior pros such as Luke Shaw or even Pickford should be empowered and told they're taking them.
I think ultimately is up to senior players to step forward and take penalties. No manager will force a player to take a penalty in the initial five who does not want to.
 

bigmart

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Ian Muir
The equaliser has been coming and in the second half we offered no threat at all. Heartbreaking way to lose a final.

Southgate along with the squad have been outstanding but it was bizzare to have the 2 very late subs take pens along with a young kid.

Anyway 26 days till our season starts
 
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