[Calderyon]

Wait for the Poll.

[Kate!]

The referee. A million %.

[thesheriff443]

Didn’t watch the game.
At the end of the day it’s just a game of football.

[Calderyon]

Poll ready.

[Kate!]

I honestly believe if it weren't for the ref we'd have won.

[LeatherTrumpet]

the manager is a serial loser

so is the captain

fact

[bitontheslide]

it was the england teams fault, they simply weren't good enough. The ref always gets blamed for a teams failings

The fact that there is VAR means that the refs decisions are scrutinised. If they don't think there was an infraction then the game plays out. Everyone knows that football is subjective and people blaming everyone but the team that lost are just bad losers, simple as that

[Kate!]

the ref is apparently being scrutinised for his poor decisions I heard.

[AnnieK]

Sadly, even if Kane had scored the penalty, I think France would have won in extra time. They were more clinical in box and scored their goals in play. They were the better team on the night

[hijaxers]

Didn't watch but they lost end of.

[bitontheslide]

england are out, they are already home. The end

[LeatherTrumpet]

not winners and never have been

[Mystic Mock]

The main one to blame is the Referee, without his mistake in particular for France's first goal, Giroud's goal would've been the equalizer rather than the winner. Leaving the game to be very wide open going into extra time.

Obviously though Kane taking a penalty like he was playing a game of Rugby was beyond shocking to see, at least if Lloris saves it you can at least tell yourself that Kane hit it on target.

And Southgate bringing Grealish on with 2 minutes to go was absurd, plus he was overly cautious against France imo.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

Didn’t watch the game.
At the end of the day it’s just a game of football.

You might want to tell the Referee that when he is so die hard on making sure that France wins a shiny cup.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

it was the england teams fault, they simply weren't good enough. The ref always gets blamed for a teams failings

The fact that there is VAR means that the refs decisions are scrutinised. If they don't think there was an infraction then the game plays out. Everyone knows that football is subjective and people blaming everyone but the team that lost are just bad losers, simple as that

So what's your opinion on all of the blatant fouls that France committed last night? I would 100% support what you're saying if these were 50-50 challenges that are subjective, but tripping up players isn't subjective, they're fouls that the Referee bizarrely kept missing.

[joeysteele]

I'm blaming Southgate mostly.

He picks the team.
He decides the substituted and when they come on.

I don't know what he was watching deep into the second half but the substitution made with only 3 minutes left of ADDED time was bizarre to say the least.

Other factors obviously contributed to the loss but the team he originally sent out and the changes he made and when, were questionable.

[Glenn.]

Well the team were to blame. They’re paid stupid amounts of money to kick a ball in a net. They failed

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

Well the team were to blame. They’re paid stupid amounts of money to kick a ball in a net. They failed

Did you see the game though?

Because France got away with a lot of rule breaks, and I'm not exaggerating.

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

So what's your opinion on all of the blatant fouls that France committed last night? I would 100% support what you're saying if these were 50-50 challenges that are subjective, but tripping up players isn't subjective, they're fouls that the Referee bizarrely kept missing.

are you listening to yourself? Football is a physical game. Players always get away with fouling others. It's part of the game. Sometimes they award a free kick, sometimes they dont, some times someone gets booked, sometimes they dont. It happens every weekend

[Glenn.]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

Did you see the game though?

Because France got away with a lot of rule breaks, and I'm not exaggerating.

Yes I see the game. I see Harry Kane kick a ball into outer space. Had we equalised we would have had a better chance of winning. It’s a game of football at the end of the day. Hardly important.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

are you listening to yourself? Football is a physical game. Players always get away with fouling others. It's part of the game. Sometimes they award a free kick, sometimes they dont, some times someone gets booked, sometimes they dont. It happens every weekend

You're not supposed to trip players up, in any Football competition that's against the rules.

And especially when the Referee kept giving France free kicks for an England player walking near them, his agenda was made very clear.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

Yes I see the game. I see Harry Kane kick a ball into outer space. Had we equalised we would have had a better chance of winning. It’s a game of football at the end of the day. Hardly important.

Kane's penalty miss will be an iconic piece of Football trivia in the years to come at least.

[Nicky91]

Harry Kane, as he should've given someone else a opportunity at the 2nd penalty



and the fans a bit, stop with the ''only sing when ur winning'' thing always stand behind your team pls

[Liam-]

I mean, I’m not a football expert, but if a person or team loses, it’s because they’re not as good as their opposition, so the answer is obvious really

[Kazanne]

I'de put it down to lady luck.