Euro 2020 Thread

AddicksAddict

Mendonca In Asdas said:

Could do with these two slugging it out through extra time.

Your wish is their command. 

lancashire lad

The refereeing has been very good in most games 

hoof_it_up_to_benty

I think Spain have made Italy look pretty ordinary but they look like they have a mistake at the back.

cafcnick1992

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

Spain need to bring on Adama Traore. His pace would cause Italy all kinds of problems in extra time.

He's Spanish?!?

killerandflash

Dazzler21 said:

Love this ref. No BS. 

It’s great the way he can see through the nonsense and play acting 

Chris_from_Sidcup

SELR_addicks said:

Extra day of rest for the winner of this game too remember. So not sure the extra time would be too major a factor. 

I would rather Italy go through as our midfield would seriously struggle with Busquets, Pedri and Koke. 

It potentially is a factor when your 2 centre backs are 34 and 36.

ricky_otto

ricky_otto said:

SELR_addicks said:

ValleyGary said:

Honestly don’t know what to make of this from an England perspective. Italy giving up quite a few chances and Spain can’t finish. Spain’s pressing is causing problems but their defence is so high up that the counter is on every time. Good luck working this out if we get there Gareth.

We'd be the underdogs against either tbh. 

These are 2 very beatable teams. Home advantage as well. 

Ok, so 4 Lol’s here - so they are not beatable teams then? We should be fearing either of these 2 teams in a potential final? Like we should have feared Germany? 

Taxi_Lad

Chellini a lucky boy there. 

SELR_addicks

Braziliance said:

Callumcafc said:

Braziliance said:

Callumcafc said:

Braziliance said:

SELR_addicks said:

ValleyGary said:

Honestly don’t know what to make of this from an England perspective. Italy giving up quite a few chances and Spain can’t finish. Spain’s pressing is causing problems but their defence is so high up that the counter is on every time. Good luck working this out if we get there Gareth.

We'd be the underdogs against either tbh. 

Don't see how, bookies wouldn't have us that way, highest seeded team?, superior squads to both, game's at our gaff, we have looked the most convincing in the knockouts. The positives go on
 
So what exactly makes us the underdogs? I fancy us to beat either of these, France were our only concern and they had an off day

Either of these teams dominate the game against us. We beat them by keeping it tight at the back, waiting for mistakes to pounce on. Tactics won’t change from that perspective, that’s been the Southgate way the whole tournament.

You think this Italy team would dominate a game Vs us? Spain may have more possession but dominate? We must be watching a different tournament. Severely underrating us. As said before, if our name was France or Portugal or Germany people would be wetting themselves over us 

Nah, we’re decent but these two are clearly the best two football teams in the tournament. They are still beatable but if England can do it, it won’t be because we’re a more attractive side. It’d be a scrappy 1-0 with a late goal or something in extra time. Against good teams, we play to grind out results, don’t get too giddy over a 4-0 against Ukraine.

Clearly? Genuinely baffling. Italy scraped past Austria and beat a Belgian side that were at about 50% if that and struggled. Spain weren't comfortable against Croatia at all for most of the game, then beat a side who shouldn't have been there and got past them on pens. Severely overrating them and underrating us.

We will revisit this after we put away Denmark and beat either of these in the finals to nil 😉

I mean England didn't exactly look incredible against Croatia either. 

You could point to Scotland as well as an indicator that England are just as capable of looking poor as these two teams. 

North Lower Neil

cafcnick1992 said:

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

Spain need to bring on Adama Traore. His pace would cause Italy all kinds of problems in extra time.

He's Spanish?!?

Born just outside of Barcelona, came through their youth ranks.

Stu_of_Kunming

SELR_addicks said:

Braziliance said:

Callumcafc said:

Braziliance said:

Callumcafc said:

Braziliance said:

SELR_addicks said:

ValleyGary said:

Honestly don’t know what to make of this from an England perspective. Italy giving up quite a few chances and Spain can’t finish. Spain’s pressing is causing problems but their defence is so high up that the counter is on every time. Good luck working this out if we get there Gareth.

We'd be the underdogs against either tbh. 

Don't see how, bookies wouldn't have us that way, highest seeded team?, superior squads to both, game's at our gaff, we have looked the most convincing in the knockouts. The positives go on
 
So what exactly makes us the underdogs? I fancy us to beat either of these, France were our only concern and they had an off day

Either of these teams dominate the game against us. We beat them by keeping it tight at the back, waiting for mistakes to pounce on. Tactics won’t change from that perspective, that’s been the Southgate way the whole tournament.

You think this Italy team would dominate a game Vs us? Spain may have more possession but dominate? We must be watching a different tournament. Severely underrating us. As said before, if our name was France or Portugal or Germany people would be wetting themselves over us 

Nah, we’re decent but these two are clearly the best two football teams in the tournament. They are still beatable but if England can do it, it won’t be because we’re a more attractive side. It’d be a scrappy 1-0 with a late goal or something in extra time. Against good teams, we play to grind out results, don’t get too giddy over a 4-0 against Ukraine.

Clearly? Genuinely baffling. Italy scraped past Austria and beat a Belgian side that were at about 50% if that and struggled. Spain weren't comfortable against Croatia at all for most of the game, then beat a side who shouldn't have been there and got past them on pens. Severely overrating them and underrating us.

We will revisit this after we put away Denmark and beat either of these in the finals to nil 😉

I mean England didn't exactly look incredible against Croatia either. 

You could point to Scotland as well as an indicator that England are just as capable of looking poor as these two teams. 

How many goals did Croatia score against us? In fact, how many clear-cut chances did we give away.

We've had by far the best defence at the tournament, that counts for a lot.

Bournemouth Addick

Olmo is very un-spanish looking isn't he? He looks like he should be playing for Finland or something. Had a great game though. 

Chris_from_Sidcup

This Pedri is ridiculous for a kid who's only 18

aliwibble

SantaClaus said:

MrOneLung said:

Extra time and injuries please. 

You can't hope for that sort of thing.

Are we allowed to hope for a 20 man brawl and several sendings off?

ken_shabby

Spsin look a half chance away from a winner here.

Braziliance

SELR_addicks said:

Braziliance said:

Callumcafc said:

Braziliance said:

Callumcafc said:

Braziliance said:

SELR_addicks said:

ValleyGary said:

Honestly don’t know what to make of this from an England perspective. Italy giving up quite a few chances and Spain can’t finish. Spain’s pressing is causing problems but their defence is so high up that the counter is on every time. Good luck working this out if we get there Gareth.

We'd be the underdogs against either tbh. 

Don't see how, bookies wouldn't have us that way, highest seeded team?, superior squads to both, game's at our gaff, we have looked the most convincing in the knockouts. The positives go on
 
So what exactly makes us the underdogs? I fancy us to beat either of these, France were our only concern and they had an off day

Either of these teams dominate the game against us. We beat them by keeping it tight at the back, waiting for mistakes to pounce on. Tactics won’t change from that perspective, that’s been the Southgate way the whole tournament.

You think this Italy team would dominate a game Vs us? Spain may have more possession but dominate? We must be watching a different tournament. Severely underrating us. As said before, if our name was France or Portugal or Germany people would be wetting themselves over us 

Nah, we’re decent but these two are clearly the best two football teams in the tournament. They are still beatable but if England can do it, it won’t be because we’re a more attractive side. It’d be a scrappy 1-0 with a late goal or something in extra time. Against good teams, we play to grind out results, don’t get too giddy over a 4-0 against Ukraine.

Clearly? Genuinely baffling. Italy scraped past Austria and beat a Belgian side that were at about 50% if that and struggled. Spain weren't comfortable against Croatia at all for most of the game, then beat a side who shouldn't have been there and got past them on pens. Severely overrating them and underrating us.

We will revisit this after we put away Denmark and beat either of these in the finals to nil 😉

I mean England didn't exactly look incredible against Croatia either. 

You could point to Scotland as well as an indicator that England are just as capable of looking poor as these two teams. 

Group games, we played them brilliantly and now as a result are the freshest side left in the tournament. I never judge any team by their group stage performances, watched enough tournaments to know the real stuff starts in that ro16 game. 

Braziliance

Italy hanging on for dear life, Spain deserve to be in the final based on these first 102 minutes.

I would much rather play Italy on this showing 

supaclive

As a realist both Spain and Italy have consistently been better than us going forward

And worse defensively 

The intensity, skill level and pace in this game is way above anything seen in this tournament by far.

killerandflash

Braziliance said:

Italy hanging on for dear life, Spain deserve to be in the final based on these first 102 minutes.

I would much rather play Italy on this showing 

Italy are definitely the more tired of the teams, they’ve been chasing Spain a lot

hoof_it_up_to_benty

Braziliance said:

Italy hanging on for dear life, Spain deserve to be in the final based on these first 102 minutes.

I would much rather play Italy on this showing 

Spain look far better but need to make pressure pay. Italy struggling.

LawrieAbrahams

Derek Guyler with the tactics board there for Italy. 

Mendonca In Asdas

Pens here we come!

sam3110

Taking Chiesa, Barelli, Insigne and Immobile off, the Italians have lost all their firepower

IdleHans

LawrieAbrahams said:

Derek Guyler with the tactics board there for Italy. 

He doesn't seem to know where anything is in that, he just flicks through the pages until he's run out of time

Dazzler21

sam3110 said:

Taking Chiesa, Barelli, Insigne and Immobile off, the Italians have lost all their firepower

Bringing on the players that are less well known for pens?

Dazzler21

Goal incoming....

Dazzler21

Dazzler21 said:

Goal incoming....

Offside obvs.

LawrieAbrahams

Commentator overdoing it about how good this game is. 

sam3110

Spain look devoid of ideas now

sam3110

Anyone else think that Belotti looks like Pearce's long lost Italian cousin?