Day 7 | Slovenia vs Serbia | Denmark vs England | Spain vs Italy

[DavelinaJolie]

Williams is going to cost a fortune isn't he? Absolute baller.

 

[Bobski]

Italy really lack dynamic talent, have some good technical players but very few with the extra edge of top end athleticism, it is all a bit pedestrian.

 

[Telsim]

Can we exchange Rashford for Nico Williams?

That's what I've been thinking, too. Williams is a menace.

 

[kouroux]

There ain't many more beautiful sights than a winger in full flow terrorizing his full back

 

[Red Stone]

Spain were incredibly lucky to not concede against Croatia, but it's balanced itself out today. Should be three or four up.

 

[Shane88]

Williams is going to cost a fortune isn't he? Absolute baller.

Don't Bilbao always put colossal buyout clauses on players?

 

[Adz_99]

I wouldn't be at all surprised if Croatia beat Italy. They've been poor.

 

[Reditus]

Can we exchange Rashford for Nico Williams?

Does Rashford have any Basque connections?

 

[TPM]

Williams is going to cost a fortune isn't he? Absolute baller.

His release clause is rumored to be 50-60 mil euros.

 

[didz]

Don't Bilbao always put colossal buyout clauses on players?

£43m on this occasion.

 

[SCP]

There ain't many more beautiful sights than a winger in full flow terrorizing his full back

Definitely the main difference from recent Spains we watched.

 

[V.O.]

Don't Bilbao always put colossal buyout clauses on players?

Most Spanish teams do because the clauses are mandatory there. You don't have to meet the clause to buy a player.

 

[acolyte]

Were the Italians on the piss last night? They are so fecking slow

They look so unathletic, like a bunch of lower league cloggers.

 

[Rex Banner]

Italy have been shite.

 

[BaguetteBoy]

Italy must be happy to see the back on Williams

 

[Shane88]

£43m on this occasion.

Feck sake, give them Antony and Sancho and £30 million for their suffering.

 

[didz]

Italy must be happy to see the back on Williams

I think Di Lorenzo has seen quite enough of his back.

 

[The Firestarter]

Don't Bilbao always put colossal buyout clauses on players?

50M euro for Williams apparently

 

[That_Bloke]

Italy have been shite.

Not really. Spain are just very good.

 

[Oranges038]

Ayoze Perez. I'll never understand how players like him just keep popping up.

 

[kouroux]

Feck sake, give them Antony and Sancho and £30 million for their suffering.

They should give him a new contract

 

[DJ_21]

2 shots from Italy all game is abysmal

 

[didz]

They should give him a new contract

They did - he wanted a low clause.

 

[Pentagruel]

Not sure they should have taken off Williams yet only 1-0 up.

 

[van der star]

Bad half from us. It seems clear Spain are a couple of levels ahead of us.

At this point our target should just be finishing 2nd in this group by not losing vs Croatia next and then defeat 2nd-placed group A team (Switzerland?) in the Ro16.
Then no matter who we'd get in the QF, we are inferior to at least 5-6 teams in the EURO

Vabbè but in the knockouts you never know, so I'm not losing hope until the final whistle blows.

 

[giorno]

Is this Nico Williams normal level?
I have only seen him 3 or 4 times so far and he never impressed me but today he is absolutely great.

He's inconsistent, still young. This is him at his best

 

[giorno]

Vabbè but in the knockouts you never know, so I'm not losing hope until the final whistle blows.

Shithousing is the way

 

[kouroux]

Not sure they should have taken off Williams yet only 1-0 up.

Considering his high intensity game, he's probably gassed

 

[carvajal]

The defence has also been good. I liked Cucurella and the French pairing.

 

[SilentWitness]

The defence has also been good. I liked Cucurella and the French pairing.

Cucurella has been really good this year after a tricky 2023.

 

[SCP]

Ok I am going to stop hyping Spain to death because every time I do it over the years things get bad for them.

But this is much closer to what they usually look at under 21 level with the plus of Yamal and more variation between possession and instantly going direct.

Great signs here.

 

[Parma Dewol]

Italy have been poor, yet they always seem like the kind of side that won’t let that phase them. If they were to snatch a draw it would be so… Italian.

 

[Frank Grimes]

Italy have been shit.

 

[Pentagruel]

Considering his high intensity game, he's probably gassed

It’s possible but he was still their most dangerous player and Italy have gotten into the game since he went off.

 

[giorno]

I think Di Lorenzo has seen quite enough of his back.

He'll go home and find him with his wife and kids, in the family photos, etc. He took his soul tonight

 

[Redplane]

Carvajal is kind of a tiny little cnt isn't he

 

[kouroux]

It’s possible but he was still their most dangerous player and Italy have gotten into the game since he went off.

I think Spain's subs are just average

 

[van der star]

Shithousing is the way

Yes but I think we lack the kind of players who could pull that off. This team is relatively "soft" compared to the squads of yesteryears.

 

[Stadjer]

Italy have been poor, yet they always seem like the kind of side that won’t let that phase them. If they were to snatch a draw it would be so… Italian.

As Johan Cruijff said : Italians cant beat you but you can lose against them

 

[Rex Banner]

Not really. Spain are just very good.

Both things can be true.