Losing 2-1 to North Macedonia and currently 5th in their group out of 6.
What went wrong there?
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Losing 2-1 to North Macedonia and currently 5th in their group out of 6.
What went wrong there?
Having a total population of less than the population of Cardiff, was always going to mean they were never going to sustain their success for very long. Fair play to them for punching way above their weight for as long as they did.
They have the same players, I'd get your points I'd it was a few years down the line...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mario Miethig
Isnt Sigurdsson still missing as well. Their best player I believe.
Yes, but I'm not sure that loss throws them.down to 5th in the group?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hilts
It could just be that the bubble has burst. They bombed out of the World cup in 2018 and their qualification campaign for Euro 2020 wasn't as strong, ultimately losing late on in a playoff final. They lost 6 out of 6 in the Nations League and were relegated. This time around the only side they've beaten in qualifying is Lichtenstein.Quote:
Originally Posted by dembethewarrior
Ultimately they were a bit of an unknown quantity going into Euro 2016 and surprised a lot of people. It's over 5 years since that tournament. That's a long time in football. I look at how much the Welsh squad has changed since then. I also wonder what effect playing in Nations League A will have on us.
Is nobody going to mention all the kiddy fiddling and sexual abuse allegations!?
https://www.euronews.com/2021/08/31/...ssault-scandal
https://thesportsgrail.com/gylfi-sig...-offense-case/
Considering its not a thread about him, no.Quote:
Originally Posted by Freitag 4.17
Too late.Quote:
Originally Posted by dembethewarrior
I just answered the question :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
Original question seems to have been answered so thread can go where it likes now :thumbup:
That's the reason they are not so good now.Quote:
Originally Posted by dembethewarrior
5 years after 2016 euros and not much new blood coming through.
I’ll never forget that game when they put England out mind
Neither will Steve McClaren:-)Quote:
Originally Posted by goats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaW1hqqyEhwQuote:
Originally Posted by islandblue
Always worth another watch!
The question should be what happened to them in 2016 and 2018 because that was incredible for a country of their size. I think I’m right in saying they were quite an old side even then, their most creative, and best, player has been unavailable lately and their style of play was, I would say, a fairly easy one to counter once they became good enough for sides to be less complacent when facing them.
We’ll end up going the same way once Ramsey and Bale retire
Pretty much, I think even having them on one leg at times has helped bring the best out of the rest of the squad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grangenders
It's not just about Sigurdsson. A number of players linked including Gunnarsson. The Icelandic FA under massive pressure for how they've handled it, players not turning up to play for various reasons and the fans turning their back on the team due to all the noise around it. Think we'll hear a lot more about it in the next 12 months tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by dembethewarrior
News to me :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by SunderlandBluebird
Only heard about siggy. Don't watch the news or buy newspapers tbh it all depresses the **** out-of me.
I had no idea either, I'm surprised this hasn't been a bigger storyQuote:
Originally Posted by dembethewarrior
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footba...National_teams
https://www.italy24news.com/sports/news/141744.html
Bloody hell!!Quote:
Originally Posted by City123