The Ange Postecoglou culture war
The Ange Postecoglou culture war Who would have thought a decade of tribally defending Harry Kane would inadvertently lead to me standing in a London pub, beer in hand, clad in unoriginal retro three lions’ clobber feeling sheepish as England scored a late winner. And not just any late winner, Ollie Watkins had just made a sharp run in behind before leathering the Euro 2024 ball into the bottom corner to send my team into a final. The pub erupts in a typical Three Lions fashion: a roar of emotion, beer pouring out of plastic cups (some authentic spillages, some contrived showerings), and dreams of a long-awaited trophy for the Men’s National Team were in almost visible thought bubbles beneath the wooden pub ceiling. The atypical scene amongst all the chaos was me, slowly arising from my seat with an awkward grimace on my face having just spent the past hour defending Harry Edward Kane MBE whilst others called for his head. “How can you sub off Englan...