Day 17: England vs Germany | Sweden vs Ukraine (Ro16 7&8)

Sweden have played some good stuff but they look absolutely knackered now. Some of the players can barely stand.
 
Kulusevski with the worst decision possible. Either hit it first time or break it on your left and search the far corner.
 
If ever a game was guaranteed to go to ET it was this one
 
Prob just as much to do with the UEFA ticketing system.

I could have bought tickets to the England vs Germany match 5 mins before KO. unfortunately for me, the first time I was able to get them was at 15:30 today, after three days trying.

It’s a disgrace that tickets went unsold to a game that would have sold out twice over of the ticket system worked.
I seen your posts about that earlier, it’s been a shambles yes. The amount of times I’ve backed out and then signed back in multiple times due to white screen and sometimes they show as available other times show as sold out, I expect plenty of people give up looking
 
Will extra time for both of these help England or is there a big enough gap between games?
 
Sweden got two in a row

Denmark really have been short changed in this arrangement. Who was their last truly great striker? Tomasson was really good, but great? Perhaps we need to go.all the way back to Preben Elkjær.
 
Denmark really have been short changed in this arrangement. Who was their last truly great striker? Tomasson was really good, but great? Perhaps we need to go.all the way back to Preben Elkjær.

At least Denmark have had great midfielders. So it evens out :D
 
I seen your posts about that earlier, it’s been a shambles yes. The amount of times I’ve backed out and then signed back in multiple times due to white screen and sometimes they show as available other times show as sold out, I expect plenty of people give up looking

Its astonishing. I’m disappointed I wasn’t able to go, but I accept that, it’s the licknof the draw. But when there are seats that could have been sold, but were empty - that’s unacceptable.

I think I’ve now got a ticket for the semi final that, if England win the next match will be part of.

whether they get there or not, I’ll go - if I can.

granted Sweden vs Ukraine is not the most attractive of games, but I bet there are people who would have gone has the system been better.
 
Is he always this good? Or just having a stellar tournament?

Nah. Always had it in him with great shooting technique and short passing but never been this consistent. He has always had a brilliant first touch to turn in midfield as well.
 
With the same tactical set up, France won the world cup and Portugal won the Euro 16. Ofcourse they didn't play the same formation but both teams relied on defense and counter attacks to win.
I'm sure France played with 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 and they had Pavard making runs from full back and they didn't go with Kante AND Sissoko (or whatever DM they have at their disposal). Pretty sure Portugal didn't go for 5 at the back either.
England didn't commit more than their 3 forwards for the majority of the game. On one of the rare occasions Shaw made a run forward they broke the German defence. On the second goal again, they had 4 people forward.
Germany were there for the taking. Low's cycle is at it's end. We saw Germany's struggles last world cup and we also saw their struggles trying to qualify for this tournament and trying to make it out of their group. Southgate went with very negative tactics and gave too much respect to Germany. He will cost England's talented players the way Eriksson cost a great generation of English players.
 
I'm sure France played with 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 and they had Pavard making runs from full back and they didn't go with Kante AND Sissoko (or whatever DM they have at their disposal). Pretty sure Portugal didn't go for 5 at the back either.
England didn't commit more than their 3 forwards for the majority of the game. On one of the rare occasions Shaw made a run forward they broke the German defence. On the second goal again, they had 4 people forward.
Germany were there for the taking. Low's cycle is at it's end. We saw Germany's struggles last world cup and we also saw their struggles trying to qualify for this tournament and trying to make it out of their group. Southgate went with very negative tactics and gave too much respect to Germany. He will cost England's talented players the way Eriksson cost a great generation of English players.

With the same tactical set up, France won the world cup and Portugal won the Euro 16. Ofcourse they didn't play the same formation but both teams relied on defense and counter attacks to win.
 
Please can we not beat Germany then lose to one of these? We have to be getting past such ordinary sides.
This is the kind of thing that England fans need to stop imo. Every team deserves respect at this level. Look at France last night.
 
Hardly anyone there, where’s this game being played …..Outer Mongolia?
 
Never a red for me, only way to play the ball that way and he did.
 
man that look brutal however there was no intention to hit the player as he was watching the ball in the air the entire time