Dave Pickering 🇺🇦

A fair Britain that is fair for all and treats people with respect. Lifelong Gooner. All views my own etc

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@TFHBs A fabulous game but was it even the best at that WC? From memory the France v West Germany semi was even better.

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@mrdanwalker Yes he is. Look at who we beat to get to those stages and who we came unstuck against. We lost to every half decent side and beat no one of note in 4 tournaments and struggled against some lousy sides.

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@Col00156481 The key is someone who can handle star players and get them working together when available for short periods of time. I think Howe could. There are good foreign options. Don’t always have to go for the biggest name which was our problem last time although Klopp may be an option

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@GunnerLoulou 💯 Lou. He didn’t take enough responsibility for me given his pre tournament billing as the greatest thing since sliced bread. I thought his kick out last night was petulant. Ignores the fact that we’ve been poor throughout and Spain were worthy winners.

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@90sfootball @EmilioSansolini So many. Maldini first followed by Baresi, Van Basten, Rijkaard, Savicevic, Boban and many others. I wished I’d seen Rivera play in his heyday.

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@Golden_Eagle___ @GunnerLoulou Agree with that. I’d say Mourinho is a safe coach and plans it that way. Southgate dithers but then makes decisions too late in the day although his default position is caution. We rocked up in Germany without a clear plan hence the Trent/Gallagher/Mainoo and formation mess.

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@Golden_Eagle___ @GunnerLoulou Agree Kane was a disaster and I’ve never been a fan of Southgate. I think he’s been lucky in every tournament and we’ve never beaten a top side under him in Euros or WC finals which is why I couldn’t see us beating Spain, the first decent side we met.

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@TFHBs Probably, yes. I still remember it to this day and it’s the first one that comes to mind when I think of celebrations. Also the magnitude of the goal as it pretty much won the game for Italy. On a personal level I will never forget Alan Sunderland v Utd in the 79 cup final.

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@1968Tv I don’t normally say anything good about Spurs but I think we all have to admit Hoddle was a genius. Phenomenal footballer and one of the best I’ve ever seen. Technically brilliant and so intelligent. His goals and his passing were on a different level.

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@GunnerLoulou We struggle even more against top quality sides. Defeats in tournaments to Croatia, Belgium and Italy have cost us, which is why I think we’ll get done by Spain. Southgate is awful. He’s negative, can’t change things in game and has had lucky draws in every tournament.

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@SkyFootball What a load of old rubbish. Not even close. This is modern day thinking gone mad. He’s been garbage again this tournament

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@GunnerLoulou Indeed. It’s incredible that someone moves to Bayern, top scores and still wins nothing.

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@SimonLester24 💯 we’d all do the same and he gets my backing. The deepest irony is a quote from Luis Suarez saying it doesn’t justify the image it creates. Hmmm, the champion biter of players…….

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@footballontnt Never a pen. England played well overall last night but the luck they’ve had so far continued with this decision.

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@TEnglishSport The Murrays are just a bunch of big babies. He’s had a good enough career. Move on.

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@1968Tv Remember that game as if it was yesterday. That foul is the worse I’ve been seen. To this day I’ve no idea how Battiston survived it. The game was a classic and the French should have made the final. The Germans did them again in 86.

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@SPFLWatch England and France have been terrible. We were better today but the benchmark has been low. Spain have been fabulous and would be a worthy winner. Hoping they beat France, who are talented but have had the life sucked from them

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@Jenny_1884 If they do bring this in there’ll be a national outcry. I will have paid in 40+ years of hefty NI contributions by the time I’m entitled to mine. To suggest I receive nothing because I’m earning more is ridiculous.