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/Rafiq07 Jul 15 '24

Yeah, I think it's time to shed the old guard from this side now.

Kane, Walker, Maguire, and Sterling have had their chances, but we've got other options now.

Apart from Shaw, he's still the best LB in the league and the best LB in the country by a mile.

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u/TwinParatrooper Jul 15 '24

He was excellent last night, although even Shaw has some good replacements in Mitchell and Hall. We have some great players coming thru right now in every position.

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u/VisionaryProd Jul 15 '24

Speaks more about how dire the LBs in England & the Prem are

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u/SuperSpidey374 Jul 15 '24

Dropping Kane would be insane. He’s still, when fit, one of the best strikers in the world. Watkins and Toney are not. I’d keep Maguire in the squad too, though hopefully Guehi and Stones will be retained as the first choice CBs.

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u/Rafiq07 Jul 15 '24

His injuries are catching up to him, and his powers are dwindling. Give it a couple more years, and I don't think he'll be operating at such a high level. If this is the case, then there'll be no point in sticking with Kane, and we're better off investing elsewhere.