Euro 2020, who's watching?

[Oneflewover]

Southgate got the subs wrong yet again.
#bekind

I make you right I'm afraid. Can't believe a kid was no. 5 in the shootout lineup. I think that the occasion got to the 3 young penalty takers. Never mind, they've done the nation proud

 

[Bernie]

Southgate with no attacking strategy.

 

[samale]

Italy deserved the win. Fair to say they were the better side.

 

[Tommo 2]

I’d like to see Henderson in midfield. Phillips grew into the game on Wednesday but during the first half he was poor - another start like that tomorrow and I can see Italy taking advantage.

Italy play a 4-3-3 so I reckon the same 3 will start against Italy. I’d bring Sancho/Foden in for Saka though, despite the assist he’s just a big team Duncan Watmore.

Just goes to prove , you can’t send boys in to do men’s work, you would have thought Southgate had more experience and knowledge than this, such a shame

 

[moto748]

A cracking contest. Italy are a quality side, and England went toe-to-toe with them. Not Germany, not Spain, not Portugal, but England. Southgate deserves enormous credit.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Italy deserved the win. Fair to say they were the better side.

Defo, england went into hiding after a great start. That said italy didnt really have many (any?) chances with all there possession, even the goal came off a cows arse. Shame for Rashford, an awful penalty but someone who rightfully seems like a proper role model.

 

[samale]

Defo, england went into hiding after a great start. That said italy didnt really have many (any?) chances with all there possession, even the goal came off a cows ****. Shame for Rashford, an awful penalty but someone who rightfully seems like a proper role model.

I thought at the start of the tournament that England had a very good chance. Probably the best squad of players a long with France. Italy and Spain are rebuilding and don't have the super stars that they once had.
Southgate set England up to not lose which seems a common theme now In the English prem.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

I thought at the start of the tournament that England had a very good chance. Probably the best squad of players a long with France. Italy and Spain are rebuilding and don't have the super stars that they once had.
Southgate set England up to not lose which seems a common theme now In the English prem.

Well you defo dont want to lose in knockout football.

I thought england could get to the semis, bit I wouldn't have said it out loud. I thought France would win it though.

 

[samale]

Well you defo dont want to lose in knockout football.

I thought england could get to the semis, bit I wouldn't have said it out loud. I thought France would win it though.

Big time but the draw fell well for England. Southgate set his team up for tournament football. I honestly think that with the players they should be taking it to team's.

 

[moto748]

Who would you have as player of the tournament? Italy didn't always fire on all cylinders in attack, but I think Chiesa was quality for them throughout. A constant threat to defences in every game, and when he was forced off by injury tonight, I thought Italy lost a lot. And then they have Chiellini. Whadda guy he is.

 

[An Ankoù]

Overall, Italy played better in my opinion, but it ended up one each. Penalties is a stupid way of resolving a draw; why not toss a coin? When it comes to the final, why can't there be a draw?
Still, it's better than watching Boris taking all the credit. I didn't see him in the crowd. Too busy running the country, I suppose.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Big time but the draw fell well for England. Southgate set his team up for tournament football. I honestly think that with the players they should be taking it to team's.

Possibly, but england are so used to failure and the crap they get from the media that perhaps southgate felt they needed to play like that. To grow in confidence etc. Still a very young side.

 

[An Ankoù]

In one simple word, there is no "Integrity" in football. Sterling should have been booked for nothing less than diving, or in other words blatant cheating.

The cheat should have been booked for blatant sterling.

 

[moto748]

the crap they get from the media

I don't know if this is just my unreliable memory, but it seems to me that in every tournament I can remember, there has been some kind of tabloid press campaign against the national team, whether it was WAGs (remember them? Never mentioned now), or David Beckham. Maybe Murdoch thought it best to keep his attack dogs off this time. Southgate has handled everything very well.

 

[Brew_DD2]

Who would you have as player of the tournament? Italy didn't always fire on all cylinders in attack, but I think Chiesa was quality for them throughout. A constant threat to defences in every game, and when he was forced off by injury tonight, I thought Italy lost a lot. And then they have Chiellini. Whadda guy he is.

Spinazzola was a contender until he snapped his Achilles.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Who would you have as player of the tournament? Italy didn't always fire on all cylinders in attack, but I think Chiesa was quality for them throughout. A constant threat to defences in every game, and when he was forced off by injury tonight, I thought Italy lost a lot. And then they have Chiellini. Whadda guy he is.

My player of the tournament?

Easy, Simon Kjaer, what a legend.

Anyway I'm off to bed, 13 hour shift tomorrow ☹

 

[Vandalay]

You should be proud.
You have one of the best leagues in the world; you have your entire squad in the country (I think the only one who plays abroad is Trippier); a lot of young talent; final of the Champions between English; final in the Eurocopa; semi-finals in Russia.
As Bielsa says, "Success is an exception, because people usually develop, fight, strive and win from time to time. Very from time to time."
To all this, Brazil vs Argentina and England vs Italy were two ****** games. But there is no doubt that the four of them did their merits to reach the finals.
Keep up the good football.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

For some reason, Teddy Roosevelt's speech at the Sorbonne comes to mind :

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

 

[moto748]

To all this, Brazil vs Argentina and England vs Italy were two ****** games.

I didn't think England/Italy was a ****** game at all. But I was going to watch the Brazil/Argentina game later. Was it really that bad? (I don't know the result)

 

[Vandalay]

I didn't think England/Italy was a ****** game at all. But I was going to watch the Brazil/Argentina game later. Was it really that bad? (I don't know the result)

Maybe I exaggerated with today's game, but yesterday's I expected more than three or four goal options per team. We are talking about top teams, you can always ask for more.