Euro 2020/21 (more football, sorry Brian)

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  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    Yikes!
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,718
    Organised a phone call for right now to make sure I missed the cycling. Timed that well...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,389
    Rabbits in headlights.
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    Come on let see a flying header.
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,389
    If England are supposed to create on the turnover we have a problem. There is no collective movement forward and rlthey are stopping, pointing, passing back and sideways, and you wonder why Germany have 8 men behind the ball.
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,389
    If he could up his speed of movement, Harry Kane would make our local crown green bowling team. One of the England team needs to give him an injury so it is back to 11 each side.
  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    How exciting was that? :|
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    They’re good at stopping the rivals playing how they would want to
    _
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,389
    I've been watching the build up. England clearly saving energy. Should be good once the game starts.
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    rick_chasey said:

    Ben6899 said:

    rick_chasey said:

    Ben6899 said:

    Pross said:

    Dan Roan just did his introduction on the BBC News that he is at Wembley ahead of England's historic match against Germany. What is historic about it or is it just Dan Roan being a tw*t as usual?


    I hate how we big up every match we play against Germany. The response in Germany, being drawn against England, couldn't be more indifferent if they tried.

    Of course, much of England thinks we're still fighting WWII.
    If you have a subbie this is really good on the German perspective of the rivalry.

    https://theathletic.com/2670208/2021/06/26/england-have-not-been-good-enough-to-warrant-heartfelt-animosity-from-germany-perhaps-until-now/


    I don't have a sub (thought I should perhaps - the headlines I have seen recently look really interesting), but I get - and agree with - the jist from the link!
    I think there's still a £1 per month offer for 12 months - I picked one up around christmas.

    Article says it's a bit like west ham - Tottenham - one cares, the other has bigger rivalries.

    Another point is that a lot of the German players have a real reverence for modern English football. Joshua Kimmich (“playing at Wembley is possibly the most beautiful thing there is”)

    Overall the point is that there haven't been any meaningful matches between England and Germany recently.

    They're terrified of the Italians who regularly knock them out in big spots. Even the Dutch rivalry is waning as plenty of Dutch play in Germany so they don't care as much and again they haven't had any big matches recently. It's really something only the older fans care about as they remember the finals and semi-finals in the '70s and '80s
    I suspect it has more to do with the memory of stolen bikes fading
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,389
    The good news is that England have mediocrity in depth to come off the bench.
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    To brighten things up, have some David Squires

    https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2021/jun/29/david-squires-on-drama-and-chaos-at-the-business-end-of-euro-2020
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,108
    Not sure why but kane has not fired in this tournament.

    Someone needs to make him angry as he looks like he's in second gear
    [Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,389
    Half time team talk.

    "run around a bit lads"
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    God that was a good save.
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,389
    England haven't started as well as they did in the first half.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,718
    surrey_commuter said:



    I suspect it has more to do with the memory of stolen bikes fading

    Nee, Nee, Nee!!! That issue is still as raw as ever!

    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,389
    Does Sterling realise he's not Lionel Messi?
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,270
    For the neutral (😊 #ABE) this is rather boring. Partic compared with the matches yesterday.
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,389
    It's only the second worst game of the tournament.
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    YES! Great passing and goal.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,718
    edited June 2021
    Trouble with Arsenal is they always try and walk it in...

    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,389
    How is it still 1-0?
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    Bloody hell, I can't believe that. Perhaps it is our day!
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    First.Aspect said:

    How is it still 1-0?

    Fook knows.
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,389
    Great. Defensive substitute. It's all about the messaging, Gareth.
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    Bloody YES!

    Come ON!
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    Please don't let it be akin to yesterday.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,718
    Whuh...why haven't England been playing like this all the time..?
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    ddraver said:

    Whuh...why haven't England been playing like this all the time..?

    They must be in to road riding too.

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