EUROS FINAL. FT: ENGLAND 1 - 2 SPAIN

[BLUETIT]

Re: A real gem to watch tonight: Turkey v Georgia

Off to bed now

Thank f uck I won’t have too keep on watching this 2nd (being kind), rate footballer.

Can’t see a top 100 Club shelling out for a league of Wales player

He's already playing for a top 100 team who were in the Champions League last season, and the only thing stopping a move to another Champions League team is his club Napoli.

Sweet dreams

Sorry, should have made myself more clear, when I said top 100 team, I meant a top 100 team in Great Britain.

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

Re: EUROS thread. Sunday 30th June 2024.

Spain had 35 shots yesterday, 13 on target (in 90 minutes).
England had 16 and 2 (in 120).

[Kind of Blue]

Re: EUROS thread. Sunday 30th June 2024.

Have to feel a little for Slovakia, better team performance over the 90 but one (only?) moment of quality from England with seconds to go changes the game.

Even when England win, the relationship between manager/players/media/fans feels toxic. It isn’t out of the realms of possibility they win the tournement with performances like yesterday’s, get their hands on silverware for the first time in over half a century, and they’ll still all hate each others’ guts.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Re: EUROS thread. Sunday 30th June 2024.

Have to feel a little for Slovakia, better team performance over the 90 but one (only?) moment of quality from England with seconds to go changes the game.

Even when England win, the relationship between manager/players/media/fans feels toxic. It isn’t out of the realms of possibility they win the tournement with performances like yesterday’s, get their hands on silverware for the first time in over half a century, and they’ll still all hate each others’ guts.

I thought Slovakia got things wrong. They tried to defend virtually the entire second half and that always asks for trouble, even if the opposition doesn't look like scoring. It only takes one ball into the box to drop in the right area, one deflected shot, one misplaced clearance or header and it's in the net.

I don't understand why teams do it. They get into a winning position by playing a certain way, then think we'll stop doing this and hold on to what we've got. It invites pressure. It reminded me a bit of us at Leeds on the opening day of last season. Ahead, deservedly so and playing well, then sat back. Southampton and Ipswich were guilty of it against us. It was almost as if it was a case of "what a result this would be, we have to protect it". It could be said that Slovakia, as we were on that day, were moments away from a terrific victory and those defensive tactics would have been hailed as the right thing. But how often are there late equalisers or winners in games, often where teams try to see things out and not bother having any attacking threat? Too many.

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

Re: EUROS thread. Sunday 30th June 2024.

I thought Slovakia got things wrong. They tried to defend virtually the entire second half and that always asks for trouble, even if the opposition doesn't look like scoring. It only takes one ball into the box to drop in the right area, one deflected shot, one misplaced clearance or header and it's in the net.

I don't understand why teams do it. They get into a winning position by playing a certain way, then think we'll stop doing this and hold on to what we've got. It invites pressure. It reminded me a bit of us at Leeds on the opening day of last season. Ahead, deservedly so and playing well, then sat back. Southampton and Ipswich were guilty of it against us. It was almost as if it was a case of "what a result this would be, we have to protect it". It could be said that Slovakia, as we were on that day, were moments away from a terrific victory and those defensive tactics would have been hailed as the right thing. But how often are there late equalisers or winners in games, often where teams try to see things out and not bother having any attacking threat? Too many.

That's exactly what England do too, which is why a lot of England fans want Southgate out. Contrast with Spain last night who went 2-1 then looked for a 3rd and a 4th.
Your opponent can't equalise while they're defending.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Re: EUROS thread. Sunday 30th June 2024.

That's exactly what England do too, which is why a lot of England fans want Southgate out. Contrast with Spain last night who went 2-1 then looked for a 3rd and a 4th.
Your opponent can't equalise while they're defending.

There's also that thing of letting the opposition have the ball for long periods when you're ahead. They can't equalise when you've got the ball.

[William Treseder]

Re: EUROS thread. Sunday 30th June 2024.

There's also that thing of letting the opposition have the ball for long periods when you're ahead. They can't equalise when you've got the ball.

It’s mystifying why teams do it. When Kane put England ahead at the start of Extra time, they should have busted a gut to get a 3rd.
As it was, they sat back again, and the Slovaks were pressing for an equaliser in the dying minutes.

[BLUETIT]

Re: EUROS thread. Sunday 30th June 2024.

Unfortunately, with their poxy luck, I think their name is on the trophy

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

Re: EUROS thread. Sunday 30th June 2024.

There's also that thing of letting the opposition have the ball for long periods when you're ahead. They can't equalise when you've got the ball.

Exactly

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: EUROS thread. Sunday 30th June 2024.

Have to feel a little for Slovakia, better team performance over the 90 but one (only?) moment of quality from England with seconds to go changes the game.

Even when England win, the relationship between manager/players/media/fans feels toxic. It isn’t out of the realms of possibility they win the tournement with performances like yesterday’s, get their hands on silverware for the first time in over half a century, and they’ll still all hate each others’ guts.

Let's be honest

The relationship between us and page has hardly been good

[Dave Blue]

Re: EUROS thread. Sunday 30th June 2024.

Let's be honest

The relationship between us and page has hardly been good

A few online mutterings but until Gibraltar it was quite supportive openly.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Re: EUROS thread. Sunday 30th June 2024.

This evening's games are in Düsseldorf and Frankfurt Am Main but I got pulled over at a police checkpoint on the motorway passing Mönchengladbach this morning and I was asked if I was heading for the footy.

I'm actually heading for Belgium and will watch their game against France in a bar.

[Michael Morris]

Re: EUROS thread. Monday 1st July 2024.

Monday July 1st

FT: FRANCE 1 - 0 BELGIUM

FT: PORTUGAL 0 - 0 SLOVENIA (AET)
Portugal win 3 - 0 on pens

[ToTaL ITK]

Re: EUROS thread. Monday 1st July 2024.

I'll go for the underdogs France and Spain

[Dembe]

Re: EUROS thread. Monday 1st July 2024.

Hopefully a good game and they don't cancel one another out and bore us to death.