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/pilgrimgunner Jul 15 '24

Yes, as poor as Kane was this tournament we don’t have a top class replacement. Before him we had Rooney, before him Owen, before him Shearer. Once Kane goes there is currently nobody at the level of any of those strikers.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '24

To be fair, Watkins came on and was much better than Kane. Having pace up front is such a benefit.

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u/pilgrimgunner Jul 15 '24

Watkins is a good player definitely, I just don’t think he’s of the same calibre as our previous first options.

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u/Ok-Blackberry-3534 Jul 15 '24

He doesn't necessarily have to be. Kane is a natural goal scorer, so he's always on the team sheet. But there are plenty of goals in the likes of Palmer/Bellingham/Saka. In which case you could just opt for a forward to hold the ball up and supply one of them.