EUROS FINAL. FT: ENGLAND 1 - 2 SPAIN

[az city]

Re: EUROS thread. Thursday 20th June 2024.

That’s a large factor, but as I said earlier in the thread, it’s just mind-numbing that a country with a huge pool of talented players like England are selecting people out of position in the early stages of a major tournament. A right-back at left-back and another right-back in midfield. It’s beyond stupid and obviously doesn’t work.

Totally.

[Moodybluebird]

Re: EUROS thread. Thursday 20th June 2024.

Have you ever seen an England team as comfortable on the ball as Denmark were earlier, not to mention Spain !?

England players are fine when they have a sprinkling of quality foreign players around them in their club sides but put them all together in the same international team and they seem utterly clueless. Compare their movement and ball control with almost every team in the tournament and ask yourself how on God's Earth are they considered one of the favourites.

[Der Kaiser]

Re: EUROS thread. Thursday 20th June 2024.

Have you ever seen an England team as comfortable on the ball as Denmark were earlier, not to mention Spain !?

England players are fine when they have a sprinkling of quality foreign players around them in their club sides but put them all together in the same international team and they seem utterly clueless. Compare their movement and ball control with almost every team in the tournament and ask yourself how on God's Earth are they considered one of the favourites.

According to Southgate it's the lack of Kalvin Phillips which is causing the issue

[chrisp_1927]

Re: EUROS thread. Thursday 20th June 2024.

According to Southgate it's the lack of Kalvin Phillips which is causing the issue

That's fantastic!

[Moodybluebird]

Re: EUROS thread. Thursday 20th June 2024.

According to Southgate it's the lack of Kalvin Phillips which is causing the issue

I do feel sorry for Southgate because he has such a very small pool of players to choose from.......

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Re: EUROS thread. Thursday 20th June 2024.

Have you ever seen an England team as comfortable on the ball as Denmark were earlier, not to mention Spain !?

England players are fine when they have a sprinkling of quality foreign players around them in their club sides but put them all together in the same international team and they seem utterly clueless. Compare their movement and ball control with almost every team in the tournament and ask yourself how on God's Earth are they considered one of the favourites.

Were they favourites in other countries or are the bookies' odds reflective of Blighty-based wager?

Whatever the answer, England have never been closely associated with creativity, verve and flair. And they don't really have a winning mentality.

[Swiss Peter]

Re: EUROS thread. Thursday 20th June 2024.

One observation about this tournament, even though I'm judging it on TV. As someone who applied for tickets twice and didn't get a sniff, it is good to see stadia which seem to be packed to capacity, and mainly with national team supporters rather than neutrals, corporates and football tourists (like me ). It sounds like they got the ticket allocations right and it is making for some great atmospheres. As I say, only my impression from my armchair!

[Des Parrot]

Re: EUROS thread. Thursday 20th June 2024.

Still not seen a game, didn’t even know England were playing today. Least interest in a tournament ever!

[Michael Morris]

Re: EUROS thread. Friday 21st June 2024.

FRIDAY JUNE 21st

SLOVAKIA v UKRAINE. 2pm

POLAND v AUSTRIA. 5pm

NETHERLANDS v FRANCE. 8pm

[Don Corleone]

Re: EUROS thread. Friday 21st June 2024.

One observation about this tournament, even though I'm judging it on TV. As someone who applied for tickets twice and didn't get a sniff, it is good to see stadia which seem to be packed to capacity, and mainly with national team supporters rather than neutrals, corporates and football tourists (like me ). It sounds like they got the ticket allocations right and it is making for some great atmospheres. As I say, only my impression from my armchair!

The atmosphere in the grounds has been incredible. I guess part of it is it’s easy to travel to Germany for most of the nations there so seems great support for most nations. Just makes the pain of Wales missing out even worse, would love to have partied with the Dutch orange fans and would have been our 2nd game against Austria today.

[Crisp White Lines]

Re: EUROS thread. Friday 21st June 2024.

One observation about this tournament, even though I'm judging it on TV. As someone who applied for tickets twice and didn't get a sniff, it is good to see stadia which seem to be packed to capacity, and mainly with national team supporters rather than neutrals, corporates and football tourists (like me ). It sounds like they got the ticket allocations right and it is making for some great atmospheres. As I say, only my impression from my armchair!

Yes, and isn’t it refreshing that the crowd doesn’t spend 80mins trying to get a Mexican wave going.

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: EUROS thread. Thursday 20th June 2024.

Still not seen a game, didn’t even know England were playing today. Least interest in a tournament ever!

Shame it's a really good one, lots of teams could win it and it's generally been a good standard, some amazing goals and plenty of them, teams shooting from outside the box and scoring in most games.

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: EUROS thread. Thursday 20th June 2024.

Were they favourites in other countries or are the bookies' odds reflective of Blighty-based wager?

Whatever the answer, England have never been closely associated with creativity, verve and flair. And they don't really have a winning mentality.

Yes overrated here, not in the other countries I'm sure if they've watched their first two games, they are not a last-eight team unless they get lucky with the draw.

[poc]

Re: EUROS thread. Thursday 20th June 2024.

not much on the bbc news about the game

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: EUROS thread. Thursday 20th June 2024.

England have many excellent players.

Southgate does not know how to create a team.

Gareth - the best team is not necessarily the best 11 individuals.

True and he is trying to fit all of them in even if it's a different position, it's basics he's a shit Manager Thomas Frank would have them with six points and five goals to nil.