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Will end up as an og? Who care I guess, other than maybe Wells. However poor we have been that could have been 2-2 if TC had passed. Could of, would of, should of I guess.

Game on?

Take a point.

As bad a half as we have had these season. Up to the first goal maybe edged it, but since then battered really. Too many players making mistakes, just a really bad day at the office. Overall maybe lucky to be just the two down. Ho hum. Hopefully we are better second half. Looked a very poor side in that 45.

He did. Playing in a role he knew, not wingback like v Italy.

If you are going to play Saka, play him in his natural position.

That last one thought the German played it back? Anyhow, showed when we are positive we can actually play. Will Southgate unleash the beast?

Not dull is it!

Pope. You nincompoop.

Great comeback. Well played England. So good when on the front foot. Why are we this way so rarely.

England pen? Yes! (made contact with the ball?)

It’s Germany. Don't like losing to Germany. Sako and Mount suddenly got the crowd going. Funny old game.

Get in. Great goal.

We set up in a certain way, and I agree with your analysis completely, but up to then we were creating the odd chance and I thought Germany were pretty poor. Now 2-0, and that one was coming. Good finish mind.

Not sure it was deserved, I would have said up to them we had created the few chances in the game. Certainly more than edging it now. I am just waiting for GS to make his usual subs to swing the game,

Feel for him at a human level, but that was all on him. First shot on target by Germany I think.

Nailed on pen

Sit back, use Sterling as a pacy centre forward and hope to catch them on the break. That’s it. Foden not at the game, Germany as rubbish as we are. In fairness, we have created the better chances but it’s pretty dull. Only hope is our players cannot be arsed with all this and are waiting for the WC to start. Possible I suppose but not putting my mortgage on it.

1-0 at half time, Morgan on 29 min. Only frustration is that it is only the one.

Two teams, two relegations.

Final whistle. Last 20 were maybe marginally better, but we are a poor side. Southgate just far too comfortable with this group of players and will not change some who are clearly out of form, or the way he sets them up.

Better couple of minutes from England. Sterling still trying to beat at least one man too many.

72' Substitution, Ghana. Antoine Semenyo replaces André Ayew. Ghana three nil down to Brazil when he came on.

When I forget how bad we were to watch under late LJ, I shall just replay that half back.

Agreed. Its an entirely personal gut feel, but it is worth remembering the first three games in the league we started with Martin and Weimann up front. We were ok but not great in those matches. I think NP kind of looked at what happened at Coventry in the EFL, threw in Conway and Wells up front, and it worked. Nothing against what Martin brings to the side, just a different type of player. I would argue that it is only really the last seven matches we have played exciting front foot football. That is the first baby steps in football terms in coming up to speed with the style he wants, as it is baby steps for Naismith as the centre of a back three and often the last defender. NP persists if he thinks they can be good enough. Semenyo was far from perfect in his first season.