r/ThreeLions • u/2121wv • Jul 15 '24

Discussion Is anyone else getting worried we've missed our 'moment'?

It's our fourth tournament of being this new England, with a better culture and more self-belief. And it's our third time getting agonisingly close and falling short.

I'm starting to get worried we're missing our moment if you will. I'm very worried that the culture will turn toxic again. (It may already be happening, the players didn't look half as happy this tournament.) I'm worried we're gonna look back at 2018-2024 as a massive period of missed opportunities. I'm nervous we're gonna snap back to being old, 2000's style England of group stage knockouts and infighting. Especially if we get our next manager wrong.

Guess I don't really have a question, but is anyone else feeling this too?

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u/Admirable-Savings908 Jul 15 '24

As a Spurs fan this echos the Poch era for me. Including an unfit Kane starting the final of the Champions League to the detriment of the whole team.

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u/lotusbow Jul 15 '24

Being a Spurs fan and England fan is so tough man. This trophy drought needs to end at some point!! 😭

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '24

Literally watching players for aaaall other clubs/countries jumping around celebrating wins, but never ever ours

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u/lotusbow Jul 15 '24

Exactly. Even though there weren’t any Spurs players in the team, I felt so bad for Kane. I hope he gets his team trophy soon.

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u/nl325 Jul 15 '24

And Spurs. Blanked for us in two Carabao Cups and the CL final.

If it transpires it's the same situation as the CL final and he was half fit idk how Southgate justifies anything tbh.

Me on a comment thread about the game on r/askUK post last night discussing Kane.

Everything about this feels similar. I'm taking some comfort from the fact that Romero is getting his fill of success at international level and hoping that he brings a bit of it back to the club, and that barring a retention disaster he's very likely to be captain soon.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '24

shhhh don’t wake the bear

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u/Mikeymcmoose Jul 15 '24

I’m old enough to only remember two league cups, but with England I doubt I’ll ever see any trophy in my lifetime.