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  • No criticism implied of Saka.

    Why not? He didn't have a particularly good game overall I thought, and while putting up with fouls is not to be expected, dealing with physical opponents is...

  • Don't disagree but I'm sensitive to the scapegoating of England's black players. Deciding not to get blasted into the hoarding isn't necessarily a mistake!
    I thought the England team played well in the final. Limped to penalties against an overrun midfield. Garry Manager's failure to have a plan B lost the final but I'm not sure if he has any ball playing pivot midfielders to go toe to toe with Verratti and Jorginho. In my opinion England are too slow to push the defensive line forward when in attack.

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