From Southgate himself:
"Maybe we are getting a bit smarter. Maybe we are now playing some of our game by the rules the rest of the world are playing."
I referenced diving and playacting - I know football was a lot more physical in the past. If in 66 thugs got away with kicking Eusebio and Pele off the park, then I can't imagine those players diving and playacting to the slightest touch would have done them much good? During this World Cup...
I was very young at that time but I remember it well. But I'm not talking about single isolated incidents - I'm talking about overall - across many different games.
No leg to stand on given Colombia's antics obviously, but I have to say I wasn't a fan of some of our antics. Henderson in particular doing a Neymar-lite impression was a bit sad to see - we haven't really been like that in the past, which is something I've been proud of. The diving and...