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Roland17:
Italy always looked like an attack or incident away from controlling the game despite going down 1-0, it was inevitable. Mancini made the right changes that effected the change in dominance. I have not denied he had the jitters coming in but no one even allowed him settle.
Una no remember say na finals when a whole nation is watching when everyone else dey serve rubbish.

Henderson came on and came off. Saka is not above that if he is nervous abeg. No time!

Wow, 3 minutes of play with Rashford at RB, and Saka in CM. England better survive this oh

Did Southgate make these subs too early? You shouldn't make these subs before a corner

Roland17:
Tell me he is 19 and needed few minutes to get the jitters out in a finals and I will accept. But una just Dey pile am like say everyone else had been better than the kid before he came.

He has absolutely steadied and is in control of his play.

They were better than him though. Italy dominance was due to Southgate defensive set-up. While they were on the back foot, nobody was making basic errors of ball control like Saka. That one is down to nerves. Nobody will care about his age when a whole nation is watching with baited breath. If Grealish can come on and come off in a game, so can Saka.

England should not let this go to pens. That Donnaruma is too tall and Pickford is too short. We don't want to hear sob stories

Jorginho should have seen red for that studs up challenge

Roland17:
Why is no one calling out Grealish now? Everybody don mute!

Calm down boss.

Tournament final no dey look face. Saka looked nervous.

England are in control now and Saka seems to have steadied his feet

Almajirihunter:
Don’t know but Rashford suites this types of games, Chiellini on a yellow alongside a tired Emerson

That too

Almajirihunter:
I’d sub Mount and Sterling for Grealish and Foden, or even add Rashford for Kane

Mount and Saka for Grealish and Sancho

BlueAngel444:
you mean with Tripper on him, Emerson been dey cruise.

Saka dey play poo, sterling trying to do it all alone for some stupid reason.

Mount just blend into the background, Kane don turn midfielder dey win fouls.

If Trippier was on him, who do you think was on Insigne. Wingback does not mark full back when playing 3-4-3 unless his team is dominant.

BlueAngel444:
This 4-3-3 no dey work for England, Oga Ibime

Game is more balanced now, although it would take some time to grow into the new structure and come out of the defensive mindset of the 3-4-3. Someone like Emerson should be on the back foot now if England had pinned him back early but he is still in attacking mode since no winger was on him all game. The final whistle is needed to refocus.

Saka is nervous

Lana1:
Shaw started well till he got injured. By the time he was fit to play again, Mourinho was already the manager.
A Mourinho that preffered playing a finished Young.

I cant argue against the poor eating habits but this is literally the first time he's been fully fit in a year playing for managers who have given him a chance.

Are you saying Shaw was injured from 2014 to 2016?

That first two years na Shaw and Depay dey chop burger upandan

TheLequte:
No. You’re wrong. Chiesa don chop basmati before Rice offer am ofada

Both bites were from the wrong side of him

nateevs:
He's done that

That's how he should have started. He's doing it now but psychology could have shifted and game is already in a pattern

BlueAngel444:
haaiw 3-4-3 take cause England conceeding now

Na small by small pressure dey build till pipe burst

Lana1:
The same Mourinho that has been running a personal campaign against Shaw? Fraudinho just never liked the guy

Has Shaw been professional? This is his 7th year at Manure and first time he's performed. 5 of those seasons were without Mourinho. Nothing wrong with saying a 19 year old shouldn't earn more than Iva. Maybe na wetin make Shaw dey chop burger since having too much too early

I talk am. This 3-4-3 na big error.

England have no business ceding the midfield

TheLequte:
Rice had lost the battle at that point. He could’ve contained Chiesa way before things got to that

Chiesa wasn't even his man, so I don't know how you figure that. He went to help Maguire who was goalside of Chiesa. Rice had been with the man that passed to Chiesa and was not goalside of Chiesa by the time that ball reached Chiesa so he had to try to barge him from behind. That was 70-30 in Chiesas favour due to his position goalside of Rice

Almajirihunter:
Commentator said he’s a Chelsea fan, don’t know how true that is

He is. Chelsea made a bid for him in 2014 when he went to Manure but the salary he was asking for was higher than Ivanovich own, I think he wanted £120k or £150k. Mourinho said we can't pay a 19 year old more than Ivanovich, and that was the end of story.

Rice running past Italy midfielders like they aren't there

TheLequte:
E no do well. Na why Chiesa rubbish am.

He should’nt have lunged at him.

Chiesa was goalside of him. That's the only option in that scenario, try to unbalance him with a shoulder barge. But Chiesa read it and threw his body into him. If Rice hadn't done that and Chiesa put his body in front, Rice is out the game.

England need to move to 4-2-3-1.

Put Saka and Sterling on their fullbacks and push em back.

Let Mount press Jorginho like Bobby

Bring Henderson on for Phillips or Rice.

Otherwise this game could go like the Croatia game at the last World Cup

User09:
Are you saying he's a ninny

Escortinho wouldn't even have the legs to get there to shoulder him from behind

BlueAngel444:
na lie sha, Jorginho got injured stopping Sterling

And when he came back on, you missed how Sterling ran through him?

Did he even stop Sterling on the initial one sef?

User09:
Just saw Rice Escorting about 5 seconds ago

He was knocked off the ball shoulder to shoulder, trying to shade Chiesa off the ball from behind. Nothing escorting about that unlike Escortinho that Sterling ran past like he wasn't there

User09:
Just look at our Rice Ibime

Normal when a player push his body into you and you are off balance

Earlier Sterling just ran past Escortinho like a ghost. Escortinho couldn't even slow him down

Despite the early goal, the 3-4-3 hands the midfield to Italy.

England need to be careful

Southgate has given Jorginho free role with this 3-4-3 nonsense

Tdotbluejays1:
Confusion in the camp of the evil doers. Wahala be like bicycle

Mo Brooks the insurrectionist running for Senate? Only in Alabama

Amoto94:
This is why it's not good to judge a player's ability with the trophy he's won instead he should be judged using his individual achievements, for me Messi is the best player of his generation and behind Pele in the all-time list with or without International trophy, this Copa win is a feather to his already beautiful career cap.
Having said the above C.Ronaldo still has my respect for his doggedness and showing that talent is not enough to reach the top of your game hardwork, ambition, dedication and focus will take take you there.

My take too.

I also think they would be equal in Balon d'Or now if not for rãpe allegations in 2018

Messi is the best but Ronaldo is the underdog you love to see win

donstan18:
+1 Today....

England better come through for you oh