Euro 2020/21 (more football, sorry Brian)
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Gets harder the deeper the defence. England don't switch play quickly, because they don't have any good passers (in the starting 11). Takes them 2 or 3 passes, rather than 1. By the time the ball gets there there's nowhere to overlap to.rick_chasey said: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 Czechoslovakia0 -
You might be right. I’d like to see them try though - even just to open up a bit more space in the middle.First.Aspect said:
Gets harder the deeper the defence. England don't switch play quickly, because they don't have any good passers (in the starting 11). Takes them 2 or 3 passes, rather than 1. By the time the ball gets there there's nowhere to overlap to.rick_chasey said: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
I should caveat I watch no club football and I am overly influenced by the football manager algorithms which in FM20 make strong wing back play massively overpowered.
It does mean however I have a weirdly good steer on specific attributes of players and I know every single under 19 player really well (wonderkids innit)0 -
because i'm not a professional footballer?womack said:
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?MattFalle said:
i don't most of the time luckily. otherwise just for work.womack said:
Begs the question why you choose to live in this one really!!MattFalle said:
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?DeVlaeminck said:MattFalle said:
i've had to quote this for posterity.DeVlaeminck said:
The players man for man are better than Italy has - the team clearly are not better than Italy.MattFalle said:a very spozzy 1-0 and nil - nil.
not exactly taking johnny foreigner apart are they?
good, not great.
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..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Right so I take you can't earn the same money in Italy for your profession, ergo Britain is a better country than Italy for you personally 😊MattFalle said:
because i'm not a professional footballer?womack said:
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?MattFalle said:
i don't most of the time luckily. otherwise just for work.womack said:
Begs the question why you choose to live in this one really!!MattFalle said:
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?DeVlaeminck said:MattFalle said:
i've had to quote this for posterity.DeVlaeminck said:
The players man for man are better than Italy has - the team clearly are not better than Italy.MattFalle said:a very spozzy 1-0 and nil - nil.
not exactly taking johnny foreigner apart are they?
good, not great.
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.0 -
Could be something to do with his other half being the main earner in the family. Just for example. Or the language his children speak. Etc.womack said:
Right so I take you can't earn the same money in Italy for your profession, ergo Britain is a better country than Italy for you personally 😊MattFalle said:
because i'm not a professional footballer?womack said:
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?MattFalle said:
i don't most of the time luckily. otherwise just for work.womack said:
Begs the question why you choose to live in this one really!!MattFalle said:
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?DeVlaeminck said:MattFalle said:
i've had to quote this for posterity.DeVlaeminck said:
The players man for man are better than Italy has - the team clearly are not better than Italy.MattFalle said:a very spozzy 1-0 and nil - nil.
not exactly taking johnny foreigner apart are they?
good, not great.
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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Portugal defending really naively.
Really narrow and they’re getting spanked on both sides.
Germany also not missing their chances0 -
England really need not to win their group.1
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Group stage round 3 is going to be mad in this France groupFirst.Aspect said:England really need not to win their group.
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France could finish third.rick_chasey said:
Group stage round 3 is going to be mad in this France groupFirst.Aspect said:England really need not to win their group.
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????????????rick_chasey said: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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excellent points very well presented - grazie!First.Aspect said:
Could be something to do with his other half being the main earner in the family. Just for example. Or the language his children speak. Etc.womack said:
Right so I take you can't earn the same money in Italy for your profession, ergo Britain is a better country than Italy for you personally 😊MattFalle said:
because i'm not a professional footballer?womack said:
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?MattFalle said:
i don't most of the time luckily. otherwise just for work.womack said:
Begs the question why you choose to live in this one really!!MattFalle said:
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?DeVlaeminck said:MattFalle said:
i've had to quote this for posterity.DeVlaeminck said:
The players man for man are better than Italy has - the team clearly are not better than Italy.MattFalle said:a very spozzy 1-0 and nil - nil.
not exactly taking johnny foreigner apart are they?
good, not great.
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..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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The Soviets played well last night. And West Germany are still cruising today.Dorset_Boy said:
????????????rick_chasey said: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 Czechoslovakia1 -
and I'm not a professional footballer..
The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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well, yes I can. And I'd get free wine and still be in the EU. And nicer clothes.womack said:
Right so I take you can't earn the same money in Italy for your profession, ergo Britain is a better country than Italy for you personally 😊MattFalle said:
because i'm not a professional footballer?womack said:
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?MattFalle said:
i don't most of the time luckily. otherwise just for work.womack said:
Begs the question why you choose to live in this one really!!MattFalle said:
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?DeVlaeminck said:MattFalle said:
i've had to quote this for posterity.DeVlaeminck said:
The players man for man are better than Italy has - the team clearly are not better than Italy.MattFalle said:a very spozzy 1-0 and nil - nil.
not exactly taking johnny foreigner apart are they?
good, not great.
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..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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It is well known that wine is cheaper in Italy than making the tap water safe to drink.MattFalle said:
well, yes I can. And I'd get free wine and still be in the EU. And nicer clothes.womack said:
Right so I take you can't earn the same money in Italy for your profession, ergo Britain is a better country than Italy for you personally 😊MattFalle said:
because i'm not a professional footballer?womack said:
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?MattFalle said:
i don't most of the time luckily. otherwise just for work.womack said:
Begs the question why you choose to live in this one really!!MattFalle said:
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?DeVlaeminck said:MattFalle said:
i've had to quote this for posterity.DeVlaeminck said:
The players man for man are better than Italy has - the team clearly are not better than Italy.MattFalle said:a very spozzy 1-0 and nil - nil.
not exactly taking johnny foreigner apart are they?
good, not great.
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.0 -
we wash in it which is one of the reasons we manage to maintain our youthful complexions.First.Aspect said:
It is well known that wine is cheaper in Italy than making the tap water safe to drink.MattFalle said:
well, yes I can. And I'd get free wine and still be in the EU. And nicer clothes.womack said:
Right so I take you can't earn the same money in Italy for your profession, ergo Britain is a better country than Italy for you personally 😊MattFalle said:
because i'm not a professional footballer?womack said:
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?MattFalle said:
i don't most of the time luckily. otherwise just for work.womack said:
Begs the question why you choose to live in this one really!!MattFalle said:
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?DeVlaeminck said:MattFalle said:
i've had to quote this for posterity.DeVlaeminck said:
The players man for man are better than Italy has - the team clearly are not better than Italy.MattFalle said:a very spozzy 1-0 and nil - nil.
not exactly taking johnny foreigner apart are they?
good, not great.
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..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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I've been to Pompeii. Loads of Roman baths but berry a water source to be seen. Now I understand.MattFalle said:
we wash in it which is one of the reasons we manage to maintain our youthful complexions.First.Aspect said:
It is well known that wine is cheaper in Italy than making the tap water safe to drink.MattFalle said:
well, yes I can. And I'd get free wine and still be in the EU. And nicer clothes.womack said:
Right so I take you can't earn the same money in Italy for your profession, ergo Britain is a better country than Italy for you personally 😊MattFalle said:
because i'm not a professional footballer?womack said:
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?MattFalle said:
i don't most of the time luckily. otherwise just for work.womack said:
Begs the question why you choose to live in this one really!!MattFalle said:
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?DeVlaeminck said:MattFalle said:
i've had to quote this for posterity.DeVlaeminck said:
The players man for man are better than Italy has - the team clearly are not better than Italy.MattFalle said:a very spozzy 1-0 and nil - nil.
not exactly taking johnny foreigner apart are they?
good, not great.
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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its all about essentials you see. #priorities.
The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Well I'd agree that wine is essential. Nutrition. Hydration. And now hygiene.MattFalle said:its all about essentials you see. #priorities
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I've not watched much of this kickmoneyballfest thing going on the now. And Spain v Poland ain't that interesting.
However, is it tv angles, my dodgy vision, or is Micah Richards of the half time bantz team a bit of a fat boi now? He's looking like Hagrid vs Harry Potter and his pals.0 -
Lol soz CzechiaFirst.Aspect said:
The Soviets played well last night. And West Germany are still cruising today.Dorset_Boy said:
????????????rick_chasey said: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 Czechoslovakia0 -
He has inflated, yes.
Var is rearing it's ugly head. Random chance has worked in favour of fairness.
VAR is like satnav. People can't seem to ignore it despite all common sense suggesting so.0 -
Foul in the box is a penalty, despite what the moron on the bbc call says, no?First.Aspect said:He has inflated, yes.
Var is rearing it's ugly head. Random chance has worked in favour of fairness.
VAR is like satnav. People can't seem to ignore it despite all common sense suggesting so.
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Human reaction time is longer than the difference between frames of a video recording. The time difference between what happened and the Spanish player treading on the Polish player was less still.rick_chasey said:
Foul in the box is a penalty, despite what the moron on the bbc call says, no?First.Aspect said:He has inflated, yes.
Var is rearing it's ugly head. Random chance has worked in favour of fairness.
VAR is like satnav. People can't seem to ignore it despite all common sense suggesting so.
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I am confused. Treading on the foot is a foul, especially if the ball has already gone regardless of how fast or slow it is.First.Aspect said:
Human reaction time is longer than the difference between frames of a video recording. The time difference between what happened and the Spanish player treading on the Polish platter was less still.rick_chasey said:
Foul in the box is a penalty, despite what the moron on the bbc call says, no?First.Aspect said:He has inflated, yes.
Var is rearing it's ugly head. Random chance has worked in favour of fairness.
VAR is like satnav. People can't seem to ignore it despite all common sense suggesting so.0 -
That's a very absolute way of looking at it. I would say it's no different to any other accidental collision.rick_chasey said:
I am confused. Treading on the foot is a foul, especially if the ball has already gone regardless of how fast or slow it is.First.Aspect said:
Human reaction time is longer than the difference between frames of a video recording. The time difference between what happened and the Spanish player treading on the Polish platter was less still.rick_chasey said:
Foul in the box is a penalty, despite what the moron on the bbc call says, no?First.Aspect said:He has inflated, yes.
Var is rearing it's ugly head. Random chance has worked in favour of fairness.
VAR is like satnav. People can't seem to ignore it despite all common sense suggesting so.
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In the Prem it would be a penalty - personally I've got a bit of sympathy with the view it was accidental, not particularly reckless and didn't affect the game so it should be let go.
England didn't get a very similar one on (I think) Sterling.[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0 -
It's the FA cup syndrome. Top teams trying to avoid fatigue, injury and bookings. Plucky underdogs with nothing to lose,.flinging body and soul at every ball.ddraver said:Looks like a bunch of the top tier teams have stuttered this week...
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Maybe im missing something in the rules what does it being “accidental” have to do with anything?
Accidentally tripping someone is a foul.0
