The game wasn’t the Friday night spectacle many were hoping for
(Picture: Getty Images)There was a party atmosphere in London on Friday as England and Scotland geared up to play against each other at Wembley.
But that bubble of excitement was popped by full-time, where after a fairly uninspiring 90 minutes of football the game ended 0-0.
Thousands of members of The Tartan Army went down to the capital to see the game at Wembley or just soak up the vibes. (Due to pandemic restrictions, there were only a limited number of tickets available for the game, so most Scotland fans turned central London into their own party zone.)
Thousands of Scotland fans are ‘boogying’ their way to London ahead of Scotland’s #EURO2020 clash against England at Wembley on Friday. This was the scene on the @ABZ_Airport to @Gatwick_Airport @easyJet flight this morning. #SCO #eng #ENGSCO ⚽️
— Ben Philip (@BenPhilip_) June 17, 2021
[📱Ruaridh MacVinish] pic.twitter.com/LXzaxmvCx1
But while Scotland will be pretty happy to have bagged a point, many viewers felt that the game itself was “boring” and “dull”. And England fans didn’t hesitate to call out the home side.
“Another dull, uninspiring non-effort led by negative tactics boring Southgate,” wrote one disgruntled fan.
“That England performance was so boring it was almost as bad as hearing about covid every day for the past 15 months,” wrote another.
“The way England plays [football], is the reason many Americans call soccer boring!” added someone else.
Comedian David Baddiel also dropped his views on the matter with a spicy Covid comparison: “I think football might be self-isolating somewhere in the amber zone without a vaccination passport at present.”
It was all so uninspiring that some viewers struggled to stay awake during the game.
“I fell asleep - what happened?” wrote Professor David Wilson.
“FFS England games are actually putting me asleep nowadays,” wrote another fan.
Check out other reactions to the Euro 2020 game between England and Scotland.
So dull. England’s players lacked enterprise & initiative all evening.
— Adrian Clarke (@adrianjclarke) June 18, 2021
So did the manager,
Southgate’s tactical reading of games is bordering on non-existent. His caution is stifling a talented squad.
God that was dull 😴 created nothing. #ENGSCO #ENG #SCO #EURO2020
— Matty. (@matty_selley) June 18, 2021
Moment of silence for all the groups of flag shagging mings who've been in the pubs since about 10am this morning in their England tops singing 'God Save The Queen" and hashtagging #iTsCoMiNgHoMe after booking a day of annual leave to watch a dull 0-0 draw
— D 🔴 (@decayingcactus) June 18, 2021
That was so boring I actually started to look at the inside of my eyes. #ENGSCO
— Mark Charnock (@markcharnock) June 18, 2021
Slow, boring, unimaginative, kept cutting it back instead of crossing, mad to sub Foden, the real Harry Kane has been kidnapped by aliens, if we play Belgium or Italy they will fucking destroy us. Scotland were great, I'd rather us play like they did than all this sideways shite.
— Andy Bush (@bushontheradio) June 18, 2021
What I learned tonight :
— Myriam #FrenchGP (@MyriamChc) June 18, 2021
- I’ll never bet again for England
- The French GP will not be the most boring 90 minutes of my weekend
what a bloody f**** boring game😭😭! England are so boring to watch ffs
— 𝙆𝙮𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣💫 (@utdSh0la) June 18, 2021
There’s always Tuesday...
