He does look a lot more impressive than De Gea. Looks like he fills the whole goal
Day 7 | Slovenia vs Serbia | Denmark vs England | Spain vs Italy
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But there are no Mbappes, Musialas or Harry Kanes in the U21s, and if there are, they don't play as such. Intensity is not that important. I think that without specialising in possession we will entertain the neutral but we won't win. Beyond the players, the dangerous thing about Germany/France/England for Spain is the intensity and pace.
Unfortunately true, we lost our way
Also Ayoze fecking Perez is styling on Di Lorenzo now. Let's face it, Di Lorenzo should just get himself abducted by aliens after this
Feck sake, not one proper shot or cross all game from Italy.
Another former Newcastle legend.
Carvajal needs to be punched
IS this ref going to play the corner too?! Come on smash and grab!
Wouldn't surprise me if they have Xisco knocking around somewhere as well.
Great game
See I don't know about sending the keeper up.
With 3 teams going through potentially. Goal difference matters.
With 3 teams going through potentially. Goal difference matters.
One of the most one sided 1-0 win ever
You have intensity and pace though. Nico and Lamine Yamal are scary, and the rest are playing like rabid wolverines
Congrats btw, 1-0 is actually undeserved. You should have won 5-0.
Italy were horrible in that second half. Spain look great, easily playing the best football at this tournament for me.
Italy are utter tripe. Terrible squad of jobbers, more galling that we lost to this lot three years ago.
Really hoped Donnaruma would score there
Is Calafiori new Nesta?
A 1 - 0. Hammering
Spalletti is likely one of the best managers in the tournament but whatever he said during half time didnt help at all
I am not against mastering possession but I like more this variation in approach between possession, verticality and wingers going more on 1x1, not always in control, but without chaotic defending.
Very true, but I wouldn't discard Italy so soon. I don't see them as genuine title contenders but they can cause real trouble to any team.
Three years ago it was MUCH better team though. There were Chiellini, Bonucci, Verratti, Insigne, Ballon D'Or contender Jorginho, pre-ACL Chiesa etc.
Wanted Italy but deserved for Spain. Them and Germany are best teams of the tournament so far.
Donnarumma has still a lot of career to go through but I wouldn't say more impressive than De Gea's if we're speaking about his peak years. Last 2-3? Sure.
What's surprising is despite his big frame, he's not that great at claiming high balls and whenever, there's a ball played past the edge of the penalty box and/or towards the penalty spot, everytime I expect him to be there, he's barely moving.
A match between Italy and England will be the worst thing ever.
Only 4 players remain from that final in this team
The balance tonight was about as perfect as it gets
What's Williams contract situation?
With Real stacked and Barca broke surely he's gettable?
With Real stacked and Barca broke surely he's gettable?
@carvajal what say you
A dull day.
Hopefully France and Portugal do better in the next two days.
Hopefully France and Portugal do better in the next two days.
It will most likely happen in the QF (unless Croatia/Suisse beat Italy or Slovenia stop England from finishing top of Group C).
I see England superior and definitely favourite to reach SF after this shocking Italy performance.
Carvajal is such a clown.
Poetry 1 (o.g.). Good old earnest endeavour (and a spice of shithousery), 0. Epic. Like a lively beer after the cold soup of earlier.
The way England played today, i seriously doubt if they could evem beat this Italy though
What is Spain's xG ?
Yes. Hammered 1 - 0
Grazie amico. About this Italy... maybe you go through, win the knock out and you "start" again the tournament, but I don't really see you. A mixture of talent, a sense of competitiveness, resilience...
It’s the number of goals you would expect Spain to score from the positions they got into.
Italy will always be the hardest side to score against. I don't get it. Spain was absolutely relentless and swashbuckling. Only if they could finish!