Gary Neville

Judging by most commentators on here, Gormless Gareth's knack of progressing England to the business end of an international tournament and then bottling it in ...

As I lamented after the debacle at Wembley last year, I’d have rather lost in extra time by going for it and conceding, than having to watch young men who hadn’t even been on the park suffer as they did, the expectations of a whole nation proving too much in those dramatic moments. Ironically, Saint Harry saved us the heartache of a penalty shoot out, something that went horribly wrong against the Italians in the Euros, who were there for the taking. [Eddie](https://www.themag.co.uk/2022/12/richard-keys-verdict-on-whether-eddie-howe-should-take-the-england-job-newcastle-united/) leading a team into a Quarter Final next. When it came to the crunch, Olivier Giroud proved better than Harry Kane in the two key moments that ultimately settled this [World Cup](https://www.themag.co.uk/2022/12/never-mind-the-quality-feel-the-entertainment-qatar-world-cup-newcastle-united-premier-league/) Quarter Final. And, it’s equally clear that his continued presence will not deliver silverware at the next European Championships, which according to his contract, he is entitled to have a tilt at. Well, yes, I would be the first to acknowledge that off the park, GG has worked wonders.