Euro 2020/21 (more football, sorry Brian)

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  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    Tell Italy about it.
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    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    game on!
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    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    France borrowing a tactic from Wimbledon c. 1988 in order to equalise.
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    Where are Vinny and Dennis when you need them?
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    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,108
    MattFalle said:

    DeVlaeminck said:

    MattFalle said:

    a very spozzy 1-0 and nil - nil.

    not exactly taking johnny foreigner apart are they?

    good, not great.

    The players man for man are better than Italy has - the team clearly are not better than Italy.

    i've had to quote this for posterity.

    Why would a non English manager of a Chelsea, Man City, Tottenham or Liverpool play English players when they have the money to buy the best Italians if they wanted to?

    And if they played English players who weren't up to the standard of the very best how would they reach the Champions League final with that handicap ?

    I mean even AC Milan play an English defender - not one of the best though he didn't make the England squad.
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,025
    Kane has scored 166 premier league goals (7th highest) with the equal highest goals to games ratio. He has done this while playing for Spurs.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    TheBigBean said:

    Kane has scored 166 premier league goals (7th highest) with the equal highest goals to games ratio. He has done this while playing for Spurs.

    Yeah I wonder if he’s fully fit.
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  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    rick_chasey said:

    TheBigBean said:

    Kane has scored 166 premier league goals (7th highest) with the equal highest goals to games ratio. He has done this while playing for Spurs.

    Yeah I wonder if he’s fully fit.
    he's not fully fit for more than 3 games in a row tbh....
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    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    DeVlaeminck said:

    MattFalle said:

    DeVlaeminck said:

    MattFalle said:

    a very spozzy 1-0 and nil - nil.

    not exactly taking johnny foreigner apart are they?

    good, not great.

    The players man for man are better than Italy has - the team clearly are not better than Italy.

    i've had to quote this for posterity.

    Why would a non English manager of a Chelsea, Man City, Tottenham or Liverpool play English players when they have the money to buy the best Italians if they wanted to?

    And if they played English players who weren't up to the standard of the very best how would they reach the Champions League final with that handicap ?

    I mean even AC Milan play an English defender - not one of the best though he didn't make the England squad.
    because the italians don't want to play in England as they are happy earning the same money playing in a blimmin' good league living in a far, far nicer country?
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,025
    MattFalle said:

    rick_chasey said:

    TheBigBean said:

    Kane has scored 166 premier league goals (7th highest) with the equal highest goals to games ratio. He has done this while playing for Spurs.

    Yeah I wonder if he’s fully fit.
    he's not fully fit for more than 3 games in a row tbh....
    He played 35 premier league games last season.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,610
    MattFalle said:

    DeVlaeminck said:

    MattFalle said:

    DeVlaeminck said:

    MattFalle said:

    a very spozzy 1-0 and nil - nil.

    not exactly taking johnny foreigner apart are they?

    good, not great.

    The players man for man are better than Italy has - the team clearly are not better than Italy.

    i've had to quote this for posterity.

    Why would a non English manager of a Chelsea, Man City, Tottenham or Liverpool play English players when they have the money to buy the best Italians if they wanted to?

    And if they played English players who weren't up to the standard of the very best how would they reach the Champions League final with that handicap ?

    I mean even AC Milan play an English defender - not one of the best though he didn't make the England squad.
    because the italians don't want to play in England as they are happy earning the same money playing in a blimmin' good league living in a far, far nicer country?
    Odd, as the Premier League is by far the richest league in the world.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    That French group is savage isn’t it?

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    There is something so fun about tournament football.

    No two legs, no 40 games to even out the luck, no months to sort stuff out.

    Love it
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  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,610
    rick_chasey said:

    That French group is savage isn’t it?

    Certainly is.
    Fantastic semi final in the rugby.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    Dorset_Boy said:

    rick_chasey said:

    That French group is savage isn’t it?

    Certainly is.
    Fantastic semi final in the rugby.
    He'll of a comeback by Quin's. I think they were something like 16-0 down when I had the radio on earlier.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,610
    28-0 down!!
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,610
    Final score, Bristol 36, Quins 43
    7 tries to 5
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    That was contact to the head in the final tackle for me. Camera shots weren't great but thought he got hit in the chin.
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,380
    I know the game last night was bad lads, but I think it has you confused with another sport.
  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,739
    Pross said:

    France borrowing a tactic from Wimbledon c. 1988 in order to equalise.

    What was the comparison Pross? Haven’t watched footie today but was a Wimbledon FC season ticket holder back in 1988.
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  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    Dorset_Boy said:

    MattFalle said:

    DeVlaeminck said:

    MattFalle said:

    DeVlaeminck said:

    MattFalle said:

    a very spozzy 1-0 and nil - nil.

    not exactly taking johnny foreigner apart are they?

    good, not great.

    The players man for man are better than Italy has - the team clearly are not better than Italy.

    i've had to quote this for posterity.

    Why would a non English manager of a Chelsea, Man City, Tottenham or Liverpool play English players when they have the money to buy the best Italians if they wanted to?

    And if they played English players who weren't up to the standard of the very best how would they reach the Champions League final with that handicap ?

    I mean even AC Milan play an English defender - not one of the best though he didn't make the England squad.
    because the italians don't want to play in England as they are happy earning the same money playing in a blimmin' good league living in a far, far nicer country?
    Odd, as the Premier League is by far the richest league in the world.
    yeah, but england's not particularly nice to live in.

    or that tax friendly....
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    Dorset_Boy said:

    MattFalle said:

    DeVlaeminck said:

    MattFalle said:

    DeVlaeminck said:

    MattFalle said:

    a very spozzy 1-0 and nil - nil.

    not exactly taking johnny foreigner apart are they?

    good, not great.

    The players man for man are better than Italy has - the team clearly are not better than Italy.

    i've had to quote this for posterity.

    Why would a non English manager of a Chelsea, Man City, Tottenham or Liverpool play English players when they have the money to buy the best Italians if they wanted to?

    And if they played English players who weren't up to the standard of the very best how would they reach the Champions League final with that handicap ?

    I mean even AC Milan play an English defender - not one of the best though he didn't make the England squad.
    because the italians don't want to play in England as they are happy earning the same money playing in a blimmin' good league living in a far, far nicer country?
    Odd, as the Premier League is by far the richest league in the world.
    yeah, and everyone else is scraping by.....
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • womack
    womack Posts: 566
    MattFalle said:

    DeVlaeminck said:

    MattFalle said:

    DeVlaeminck said:

    MattFalle said:

    a very spozzy 1-0 and nil - nil.

    not exactly taking johnny foreigner apart are they?

    good, not great.

    The players man for man are better than Italy has - the team clearly are not better than Italy.

    i've had to quote this for posterity.

    Why would a non English manager of a Chelsea, Man City, Tottenham or Liverpool play English players when they have the money to buy the best Italians if they wanted to?

    And if they played English players who weren't up to the standard of the very best how would they reach the Champions League final with that handicap ?

    I mean even AC Milan play an English defender - not one of the best though he didn't make the England squad.
    because the italians don't want to play in England as they are happy earning the same money playing in a blimmin' good league living in a far, far nicer country?
    Begs the question why you choose to live in this one really!!

  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    womack said:

    MattFalle said:

    DeVlaeminck said:

    MattFalle said:

    DeVlaeminck said:

    MattFalle said:

    a very spozzy 1-0 and nil - nil.

    not exactly taking johnny foreigner apart are they?

    good, not great.

    The players man for man are better than Italy has - the team clearly are not better than Italy.

    i've had to quote this for posterity.

    Why would a non English manager of a Chelsea, Man City, Tottenham or Liverpool play English players when they have the money to buy the best Italians if they wanted to?

    And if they played English players who weren't up to the standard of the very best how would they reach the Champions League final with that handicap ?

    I mean even AC Milan play an English defender - not one of the best though he didn't make the England squad.
    because the italians don't want to play in England as they are happy earning the same money playing in a blimmin' good league living in a far, far nicer country?
    Begs the question why you choose to live in this one really!!

    i don't most of the time luckily. otherwise just for work.
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • womack
    womack Posts: 566
    MattFalle said:

    womack said:

    MattFalle said:

    DeVlaeminck said:

    MattFalle said:

    DeVlaeminck said:

    MattFalle said:

    a very spozzy 1-0 and nil - nil.

    not exactly taking johnny foreigner apart are they?

    good, not great.

    The players man for man are better than Italy has - the team clearly are not better than Italy.

    i've had to quote this for posterity.

    Why would a non English manager of a Chelsea, Man City, Tottenham or Liverpool play English players when they have the money to buy the best Italians if they wanted to?

    And if they played English players who weren't up to the standard of the very best how would they reach the Champions League final with that handicap ?

    I mean even AC Milan play an English defender - not one of the best though he didn't make the England squad.
    because the italians don't want to play in England as they are happy earning the same money playing in a blimmin' good league living in a far, far nicer country?
    Begs the question why you choose to live in this one really!!

    i don't most of the time luckily. otherwise just for work.
    But in your last post you stated the money was the same in Italy, so if you can earn the same money in Italy why work here?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Unlucky that is not a German goal
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    edited June 2021
    I do think the wingbacks are key to England.

    Ultimately though I think Southgate’s main preoccupation is not to concede and rely on set pieces.

    Germany by contrast getting lots of love on the right with wingback overlaps. Italy too albeit inverted. Easier to do against Portugal who don’t have Mbape as a threat
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    One counter attack one goal for Portugal - guess who lol
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    seanoconn said:

    Pross said:

    France borrowing a tactic from Wimbledon c. 1988 in order to equalise.

    What was the comparison Pross? Haven’t watched footie today but was a Wimbledon FC season ticket holder back in 1988.
    French goal was a very well executed route 1.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    edited June 2021
    Again German goal - wingback overlap (Kimmich) overloads the opposition left back and gives the wingback enough time to cross.

    This is the kind of stuff England can do especially against teams like Scotland Czechoslovakia
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