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MATCH THREAD: England vs Switzerland - 5pm KO (BBC)

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  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,182
    I’m not sure who out of France and England are the luckiest to be in the semi-finals, but both still finding a way to get it done.

    Southgate and the players will likely see that as vindication but fuck it’s been a tough watch again. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,897
    Rio that wasn't a great performance, calm down.

    A great set of penalties won it for us 
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,470
    killerandflash said:
    Rio that wasn't a great performance, calm down.

    A great set of penalties won it for us 
    Oh god are we going to here how 'in control' we were all game again? 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,794
    Feel terrible for Akanji - he looks heartbroken 
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,182
    edited July 2024
    SELR_addicks said:
    killerandflash said:
    Rio that wasn't a great performance, calm down.

    A great set of penalties won it for us 
    Oh god are we going to hear how 'in control' we were all game again? 
    Apart from the bit where we went 1-0 down and had to abandon all tactics and just throw a load of forwards on to get back in it?
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,461
    Is it me, or after all the years we've gone out of a tournament on penalties... It feels extra special when we win them

    Really feel for Switzerland, never a nice way to go out
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,897
    Callumcafc said:
    Feel terrible for Akanji - he looks heartbroken 
    Odd choice to start with him too, rather than a banker like Shaqiri.
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    Callumcafc said:
    Feel terrible for Akanji - he looks heartbroken 
    Was an awful penalty as well.
  • swordfish
    swordfish Posts: 4,234
    SEPP BLATTER CAN YOU HEAR ME 🤣
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,182
    edited July 2024
    Reckon that might not be the last penalty shoot out we see from England this tournament so have to take some confidence from how well the 5 takers handled that. 

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  • Arsenetatters
    Arsenetatters Posts: 5,978
    I’ll keep my lucky pants on until Wednesday then.
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,470
    Semi-Final we're lining up exactly the same again aren't we?  :D

    It is comical how Southgate keeps getting away with it. 
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,182
    Fair play to Saka too, not only stepped up but took basically the same penalty he missed vs Italy. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,897
    killerandflash said:
    Neither side will have anyone suspended for the semis.
    Hopefully the ref in the next QF will be card happy  :D
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,794
    cafcdave123 said:
    Callumcafc said:
    Feel terrible for Akanji - he looks heartbroken 
    Was an awful penalty as well.
    He knows it too…

    By contrast, Saka must feel on top of the world
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,973
    Exiled_Addick said:
    Fair play to Saka too, not only stepped up but took basically the same penalty he missed vs Italy. 
    Very pleased for him. Deserved it after that performance
  • ken_shabby
    ken_shabby Posts: 6,259
    Redvalleyeast said:
    Swiss by far the better team, at least they tried to win it in extra time
    Genuinely didn't think the Swiss did much more than we did. Although our one shot on target in 120 minutes should really wake Southgate up.
  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,236
    Lucky as hell to be in the semi but you have to say that was some set of penalties.  No nervous nancies there. Just big bollox and job done. 
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,737
    I am so fucking pleased for Saka
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,973
    The swiss miss was very michael gray

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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,461
    edited July 2024
    Croydon said:
    I am so fucking pleased for Saka
    Yeah that smile afterwards!!
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,492
    Rio's gone all urban
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,894
    Saka motm for me by an absolute mile. He was everywhere.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,836
    Shithousing our way to a final. 

    I’d like to think he’ll be forced to change things Wednesday as some players look spent, but I won’t hold out much hope. 
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 11,737
    IdleHans said:
    The swiss miss was very michael gray
    I thought the Swiss Miss was Martina Hingis.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,461
    Off_it said:
    Saka motm for me by an absolute mile. He was everywhere.
    Konsa the way he handled Embolo was the only other one for me
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,361
    It's boring, but it's working. If we don't win the whole damn tournament he has to go. 

    Saying that, subs were on point and I think we have a great set of penalty takers.
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,470
    AFKABartram said:
    Shithousing our way to a final. 

    I’d like to think he’ll be forced to change things Wednesday as some players look spent, but I won’t hold out much hope. 
    I would never hope one of our players has an injury. 

    But if Kane feels like he needs a rest, to get fit for the final, after that bump on the sidelines I wouldn't mind at all. 
  • N01R4M
    N01R4M Posts: 2,577
    Arsenetatters said:
    I’ll keep my lucky pants on until Wednesday then.
    Nah!
    We'll let you wash them tomorrow, on condition you put them back on Wednesday!
  • Manic_mania
    Manic_mania Posts: 2,262
    i'm just going to put this out there; 3 THREE major semi finals now for Southgate; Bobby Robson and Tel Venables over achieved to get us to one, Eriksson et al squandered our last "golden generation" with none. But 3? At some point no matter how boring we are, no matter how "shit" we play or draws going for us... you gotta say thats pretty good and deserves respect.

    I garauntee one day, perhaps decades from now we will be looking back and whistfully saying "in the southgate days"

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