Congratulations to Italy! Commiserations to England and Sympathy to our Brave Penalty takers!

Losing on penalties seems a poor way to go out of a competition. It always feels more luck than skill.

It feels incredibly deflating. The mind keeps running through the what ifs.

What if we had continued to attack more instead of being defensive?

What if our bright attacking subs had been used a lot earlier?

But if I knew all the answers I’d be a football manager.

Pickford made some great saves to keep us in the game. We were leading up to 25 minutes from the end!

Here’s to the World Cup??