England lost at home, at Wembley, in the Euro final against Italy (1-1 ap, 3 tab to 2).
The England manager's choice to bring in Sancho and Rashford for the penalty shoot-out was unsuccessful as both players missed their attempt.
The consultants of Europe 1 criticized this decision in the debrief of the meeting.
ANALYSIS
England are definitely cursed with penalties. The Three Lions lost in the final of the Euro against Italy on Sunday evening, after a totally crazy session (1-1 after, 3 tab to 2). Three young England players, Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, missed their attempt, precipitating their team's defeat. Worse: Rashford and Sancho both came on in the 120th minute on purpose for the shootout. A decision taken by the English coach, Gareth Southgate, which was strongly criticized by the consultants of Europe 1.
"Gareth Southgate didn't respect his players. You can't put them in the mastic like that, it's too much pressure. They had zero minutes in their legs, they didn't touch the ball. The management didn't. did not work, "pointed out Aline Riera, former player of the French women's team.
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"A causal link with the failure of England"
"You bring in players who have hardly played, who are nevertheless stars across their country, to tell them to take a penalty with maximum pressure. Especially since they are two young players. paid cash. There is a causal link between the late entry into play of these players and the failure of England on penalties, "continued Nabil Djelitt, journalist at France Football.
Bukayo Saka missed the decisive shot, stopped by Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. The Arsenal winger also came into play in the 70th minute. A failure that is not due to chance, according to Aline Riera. "It's a technical exercise, there is no lottery in the penalty shoot-out. It's something that we repeat systematically from the youngest categories, we always work with several shots and the goalkeeper coach does a list with the sides where the opposing players are shooting. Nothing is left to chance, afterwards it's a psychological struggle. " A fight finally won by Squadra Azzurra.