The Euro2020 Thread

[Antrimsaint]

Emma Hayes to Ashley Cole

Sublime to the ridiculous 

[Jimmy_D]

Oh wow. If that’d gone in...

[Jimmy_D]

Difficult to tell how good Spain are after that.

Think France should go through relatively easily in this game but this tournament it seems like it’s potentially anyone’s.

[Jimmy_D]

Flippin’ ‘eck.

[CB Fry]

Still a hell of a lot to be said for a good cross and a solid header. #football

[Lighthouse]

Just now, CB Fry said:

Still a hell of a lot to be said for a good cross and a solid header. #football

Kieran Richardson and Nicola Zigic, it’s the future.

[Lord Duckhunter]

That’s what you call a goal, get it in the box boom. 

[tajjuk]

1 hour ago, Ex Lion Tamer said:

I haven't checked back but I read that this is basically what all the recent winners have done. Defensive is the way to win these days unless you are really amazing

Yeh the Athletic had an article on it, basically most of the recent winners of Euros and World Cups going back like 30 years, aside I think one of the Spain wins, have been basically solid and were not that attacking nor that convincing in the group stages. 

Edited 28 June, 2021 by tajjuk

[Manuel]

Pogba should get a yellow there...

[tajjuk]

Both this game and the Spain game it seems European central-backs don’t seem to relish a battle in the air 

[Turkish]

2 minutes ago, tajjuk said:

Both this game and the Spain game it seems European central-backs don’t seem to relish a battle in the air 

Calvert Lewin in for Kane?

[Lord Duckhunter]

Get it in the mixer, they don’t like it. 

[S-Clarke]

Expecting to see much better from France in this half, I couldn't believe how off it they were. They just didn't give a shit.

[Mystic Force]

There is something to be said for football going in phases where one style or formation comes into vogue it follows along to a natural pinnacle of that thing as everyone copies and then comes another often overlooked as old fashion thing to knock it of it perch because it exploits a weakness that was not evident playing against other versions of itself. The ever evolving world of football, although any of these can be overcome by an individual moment of brilliance or undone by momentary lapse.

[Jimmy_D]

Looked a penalty for the Swiss then to me!

[Jimmy_D]

And given!

[Antrimsaint]

Wow, could be the game here. What a tournament 

[aintforever]

Great use of VAR again.

[S-Clarke]

Dammit, they've blown it there.

[Lighthouse]

Never looked like he wanted that.

[Jimmy_D]

Ah, weak penalty.

Amazing how few have been converted this tournament!

[Antrimsaint]

1 minute ago, S-Clarke said:

Dammit, they've blown it there.

Totally agree, let off the hook, can see France wising up now

[The Cat]

Great finish

[Antrimsaint]

There it is

[S-Clarke]

Just now, Antrimsaint said:

Totally agree, let off the hook, can see France wising up now

And as if by magic.

Game changed on that.

[Jimmy_D]

Pivotal moments, to say the least.

[The Cat]

That touch was absolute sex

[S-Clarke]

Blimey.

game, set, match.

[Jimmy_D]

Wow.

[Antrimsaint]

Scary this lot when they play. Frightening.

[The Cat]

Just now, S-Clarke said:

Blimey.

game, set, match.

Has no team ever come from a goal down with half an hour left?

[Whitey Grandad]

This Benzema fellow looks quite good. CHDAJFU?

[Jimmy_D]

From 2-0 down to 2-1 up just like that.

Harsh on the Swiss.

[S-Clarke]

Just now, The Cat said:

Has no team ever come from a goal down with half an hour left?

France will see this one out now, Swiss are gone.

(Trying my reverse phycology again, as it worked very well in the last game)

[Antrimsaint]

Just now, Whitey Grandad said:

This Benzema fellow looks quite good. CHDAJFU?

Price just went up Whitey, don’t know if we could quite afford him now 😂

[Antrimsaint]

That Rodriguez fella wants the pitch to open up. Harsh on the lad

[waylander]

That is one expensive penalty miss

[Lord Duckhunter]

Swiss Roll over 

[Jimmy_D]

Had to score there...

[S-Clarke]

The Swiss are all over the place. They looked so composed first half.

[The Cat]

Tyldsley is the worst.

If that was "fabulous weight of pass" it would have gone to Mbappe rather than the keeper. 

[Jimmy_D]

What a goal.

[Lighthouse]

Christ alive, that was fabulous.

[S-Clarke]

That's a wonder goal.

Fair play France, they've turned up second half. Feel a bit for the Swiss, but once the French turned it up they stood no chance tbh.

[Whitey Grandad]

That Pogba is annoyingly good. Goals like that are why we love football.

[Lord Duckhunter]

In the good old days, if he danced about like that after scoring, someone would rattle his bones next time he received the ball.  

[Jimmy_D]

1 minute ago, S-Clarke said:

That's a wonder goal.

Fair play France, they've turned up second half. Feel a bit for the Swiss, but once the French turned it up they stood no chance tbh.

I dunno, if that penalty goes in, I don’t think France would have been in a good place mentally.

[S-Clarke]

Jesus christ, this tournament is incredible.

[Jimmy_D]

What is going on this tournament!?

This is awesome!

[CB Fry]

Tomorrow is going to be flipping agony based on the last couple of days action.