mjazzg Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 (edited) Good and efficient performance by England throughout the team. Another clean sheet, strong defensively. Sterling deserves all the plaudits tonight. Now they need to make the most of the kind draw. And I agree about Pickford. Edited June 29, 2021 by mjazzg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 (edited) On 26.6.2021 at 4:19 AM, Dmitry said: Ukraine lost two matches, barely won against North Macedonia, still made it to the 1/8, and will be facing Sweden. Talk about being lucky… ... and now they beat the Swedes with a last minute goal. Edited June 29, 2021 by mikeweil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 7 hours ago, sidewinder said: Hands up all those who are so ancient that they can remember seeing the last competition win by an England side against this particular national team/nemesis in 1966.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 9 hours ago, sidewinder said: Hands up all those who are so ancient that they can remember seeing the last competition win by an England side against this particular national team/nemesis in 1966.. 2 hours ago, Brad said: I remember the movie (documentary) about it. Paid to see it in a theater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 43 minutes ago, medjuck said: I remember the movie (documentary) about it. Paid to see it in a theater. It’s the first football game I remember seeing when we lived in Barcelona although I probably I saw football when we lived in Uruguay and São Paulo in the late 50s and early 60s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) 14 hours ago, mikeweil said: ... and now they beat the Swedes with a last minute goal. England-Ukraine this Saturday in Rome. If the Ukrainians will neutralize the elastic Sterling, we might have a game! Edited June 30, 2021 by Dmitry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 54 minutes ago, Dmitry said: England-Ukraine this Saturday in Rome. If the Ukrainians will neutralize the elastic Sterling, we might have a game! But what about the elastic Saka and Grealish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 1 hour ago, mjazzg said: But what about the elastic Saka and Grealish? Luckily, your manager isn't good enough to understand how important Grealish is for your side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 54 minutes ago, Dmitry said: Luckily, your manager isn't good enough to understand how important Grealish is for your side. His safety-first conservatism is an issue but so far it's worked. Against better teams it may become a bigger issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 Interesting statistic, tracing the teams who made it from the Group Stage into the 1/4-finals. 100% В - Belgium, Denmark. 2/2. 66 % А- Italy, Switzerland. 2/3. 66 % D- England, Czech Republic. 2/3. 50% Е - Spain. 1/2. 33 % С - Ukraine. 1/3. 0 % F - 0/3. The objectively strongest group F - France, Germany, Portugal, is decimated. 45 minutes ago, mjazzg said: His safety-first conservatism is an issue but so far it's worked. Against better teams it may become a bigger issue. I'm just talking friendly trash, I hope you aren't taking it to heart. I was so hopeful England would show us the fast and dynamic football this squad is born to play - Shaw, Walker, Phillips, Mount, Foden, Grealish, Kane, but this hasn't been the case yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Dmitry said: Interesting statistic, tracing the teams who made it from the Group Stage into the 1/4-finals. 100% В - Belgium, Denmark. 2/2. 66 % А- Italy, Switzerland. 2/3. 66 % D- England, Czech Republic. 2/3. 50% Е - Spain. 1/2. 33 % С - Ukraine. 1/3. 0 % F - 0/3. The objectively strongest group F - France, Germany, Portugal, is decimated. I'm just talking friendly trash, I hope you aren't taking it to heart. I was so hopeful England would show us the fast and dynamic football this squad is born to play - Shaw, Walker, Phillips, Mount, Foden, Grealish, Kane, but this hasn't been the case yet. no, not taking it to heart at all, it's not that important. I'm not sure we'll see too much dynamism under Southgate but I can forgive him that if we keep winning but when we lose to Ukraine and haven't unleashed our creative players then he's in trouble The hype over here today is ridiculous, you'd think we'd got to the final by beating Germany not the quarter-final Edited June 30, 2021 by mjazzg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erwbol Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 22 hours ago, Dmitry said: Also, Pickford is one of the best keepers I've ever seen on the goal line. I'm just referring to his awesome saves on the line, not him being an amazing universal keeper overall. He's also a butcher who should have gotten a deep red card and a lengthy ban for what he did to Virgil van Dijk last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 12 minutes ago, erwbol said: He's also a butcher who should have gotten a deep red card and a lengthy ban for what he did to Virgil van Dijk last season. Wasn't his finest moment and was definitely a red card tackle but butcher is taking it a bit far. It wasn't a Harald Schumacher on Batiston.or even a De Jong on Alonso. That aside, he always plays well in an England shirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 Today, in his annual call-in with the serfs, Putin has voiced his dissatisfaction with the performance of his hockey and football teams. Rest assured, changes will be made. The serfs are rejoicing. I must add that the Stalin-lookalike coach of the Russian national soccer team makes 2,500,000 Euros per year. That is way more than an average Russian serf makes these days, even though the playing field is leveling for the serfs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted July 2, 2021 Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 Magnificent match between Italy and Belgium. Italy have been my team of the tournament, they can pass the opposition to death. However, their tactical innovation is based largely on Spinnazola, my player of the tournament so far. Such a shame to see him so badly injured. His absence could make a big difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted July 3, 2021 Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 Spain was lucky to get through today. They looked terrible and that red card on the Swiss player was a travesty. They deserved to win. Sadly, the Italians will probably win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted July 3, 2021 Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 I don’t remember seeing a National team miss three penalties in a row. That was painful to watch. italy is the favorite for me, after their lesson today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted July 3, 2021 Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 A step closer to it coming home but Italy are still my favourites to win as they've been consistently the best team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted July 3, 2021 Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 What a bad game from the Ukrainians… Their mental stamina appears to be immature. Still, good luck to the English! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted July 3, 2021 Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 (edited) Kane woke up ! Significantly better performance tonight though. Edited July 3, 2021 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted July 3, 2021 Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 My bet for thge final: England - Italy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Infuriating loss as they were better than Italy but it was a good tournament although it could have been better. Big things will be expected next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 (edited) A good match. Spain was surprisingly-good in the second half. I was not sure who’d win until the very end. Italians were not prepared for such a good game from the Spanish, but their discipline was strong. Good luck to them! Also, if you have not been watching the Copa America, you’ve missed out on a lot. The elimination matches were amazing. Tonight’s Argentina-Colombia was more intense than most of the Euros. Messi finally scored a penalty that mattered! Saturday is the final - Brazil-Argentina at Maracana!!! Edited July 7, 2021 by Dmitry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Great match from a neutral's point of view. Some great play, especially by the Spanish but both sides lack a proven goalscorer (neither Morata nor Immobile score enough from the chances presented them) which would take them to the next level. Italy have been my team of the tournament so I was pleased to see them prevail. Copa America is on in the middle of the night so not likely to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 7 hours ago, mjazzg said: Great match from a neutral's point of view. Some great play, especially by the Spanish but both sides lack a proven goalscorer (neither Morata nor Immobile score enough from the chances presented them) which would take them to the next level. Italy have been my team of the tournament so I was pleased to see them prevail. Copa America is on in the middle of the night so not likely to see it. Spain lack a finisher like Kane or Ronaldo. Obviously you can’t invent them out of thin air. Perhaps over time Morata will become that. Some of the players who advanced to the semis of the Under 21 Championship were on this team so it gives you plenty of hope for the future. I’ve seen a little bit of the Copa America but it seems sterile compared to the Euros and no crowds only reinforces that impression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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