England lost to France in the World Cup quarter-final on Saturday night after Harry Kane missed a late penalty.
For England, it was difficult to accept. France took the lead from the start, which pushed England to play on their front foot and take the game to France. This benefited England due to their wealth of attacking talent but, unfortunately, they did not have enough.
That’s the story of England’s recent tournament history, just not having enough to cross the line.
Fabrizio Romano, speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside via his Substack column, believes Gareth Southgate is not to blame, but this generation of talent has to start earning something.
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“England were very unlucky, in my opinion. England was at the same level as France, who was a big favorite in this World Cup. The acting was great. It’s sad to see Harry Kane miss the penalty as he is a true leader and he didn’t deserve it. I wouldn’t blame Southgate, honestly. However, it is also true that this team always misses something and it should be time to win. My favorites have to be France now,” Romano said.
There is so long English fans can talk about how unlucky they were not to go any further. With the talent that England currently has, they have to start winning these big tournaments.
However, the likes of Phil Foden, Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka will have much more experience in the upcoming tournament and with a revamp in the backroom staff, it might be time…
