Paul

Art Lover. Sports Addict. Dots of suspension.

[Sean Walsh @SeanDZWalsh]

Sky promoting the Premier League’s Together Against Suicide campaign, promising details on screen of a phone number and website for the initiative, and then instead cutting to a betting advert felt very dystopian. Horrid.

[Paul @PaulBno9]

Thank god we’re facing post World Cup Thiago.

[Paul O Keefe @pokeefe1]

Desire, effort and work rate are all free. That first half performance from players given an opportunity is unacceptable regardless of any result. Feared we might be a bit rusty but come on.

[Simon Clancy @SiClancy]

FIFA getting the final they deserve. Bad game, worse spectacle, on a dreadful pitch with a terrible atmosphere.

[Paul @PaulBno9]

Of course @Guymowbray can’t recognise Pharrell Williams or Victor Wembanyama but he’ll happily recognise Will Ferrell and Adrien Brody *eye roll*.

[Martyn Ziegler @martynziegler]

Good move not to have played Saka for a single minute of the semi-final to keep him fresh for the prestigious bronze medal match.

[Paul @PaulBno9]

@henrywinter Thank you for speaking sense.

[Paul @PaulBno9]

@danielstorey85 Thank you for writing this.

[Simon Stone @sistoney67]

Knowing how good Kobbie Mainoo is at playing in tight spaces and progressing the ball up the pitch, it feels a total waste he didn’t feature for a single minute in this campaign when England only played well in fleeting moments. The Mexico win was fabulously defiant but overall I didn’t see the improvement in game management Thomas Tuchel was brought in for.

[Daniel Storey @danielstorey85]

Let's be clear: that was tactical cowardice. It takes guts to defend deep but more to back yourself to keep going. That Konsa-Gordon sub will live in my head until the Euros. Don't tell us that it will be different if you're going to make exactly the same mistakes.

[Sam Pilger @sampilger]

England were betrayed by a horribly defensive and cowardly coach tonight. Unforgivable.

[James Copley @JamesCopley_]

For all the talk of Thomas Tuchel being a level above Gareth Southgate, he ended up doing exactly what Southgate would have done in that situation.

[Paul @PaulBno9]

You simply cannot park the bus that early, unsurprisingly concede (hello momentum shift) and then decide to bring on attackers. A tale as old as time. A shame.

[Sam @FPLSportScience]

In 24 hours it will either be "give Tuchel a knighthood" or "we weren't actually that good in this tournament. Why on earth did he leave Palmer, Foden and Trent at home?"

No inbetween.

[Jeremy Leese @caribbeanpotter]

If Saka is not fit to start, then Rogers or Rashford has to play wide right. We cannot start Madueke again, we simply can't.

[Paul @PaulBno9]

The Athletic will have to keep their Jude Bellingham hit pieces on file for another few days.

[Alasdair Gold @AlasdairGold]

Six goals from midfield at this World Cup for Jude Bellingham is sensational.

[Paul @PaulBno9]

If Declan Rice is struggling just bring on Kobbie Mainoo.

[Paul @PaulBno9]

Noni Madueke is an infuriating footballer. Wow.

[Terry Flewers @terryflewers]

I genuinely don't understand it. If a goal is ruled out because of an accidental standing on a player's foot, how is Salah not given a penalty? You can't have it both ways. Either both are fouls, or neither are. That's all fans ask for consistency.