It’s not an easy run as the teams left offer different challenges to the ones knocked out. No match is easy however you can say it’s a preferable run but the matches still need to be won.
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It’s not an easy run as the teams left offer different challenges to the ones knocked out. No match is easy however you can say it’s a preferable run but the matches still need to be won.
Who would have thought Cascarino would be hot on french football.
i hold my hands up, having looked at his career, he’s clearly done very well at club level.
happy to admit I was wrong. His successes hadn’t registered with me.
Haha I f all about French football bar random games, I just remember his Monaco and Marseille sides.
I agree with your overarching point though, international football is a completely different game to club football. A lot less time with the players, so while tactics of course are still important, I think being able to cultivate a good atmosphere and impose simple but effective game plans are really important. When I think of successful international sides (since I’ve been watching), there aren’t that many that played scintillating football, but rather were able to grind out wins and cut out mistakes.
Anyone know what bookies I could place a England to win it all without conceding bet at
Grealish coming on to kill off us Germans was ALWAYS the tactical plan. The fans had jack shit to do with it let alone England fans calling for a thing
I don’t know why I find myself defending the English and Southgate, but beating Germany is one of the best results you can get in international football and for England it’s even bigger again.
If you go into the bookies and ask them for that specific bet they’ll give you a price.
He has a problem.
I usually bet online, I haven’t walked into a bookies for years! I will tomorrow though
edit: just thought, that’s going to be an Intersting conversation in a welsh bookies
Still buzzing. We've just beaten the Germans in a knockout match. Let's not gloss over this achievement. Still feel there's a couple of gears left in this team too
I wonder if they have a camera fixed on Low solely for the purposes of catching him doing weird shit
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im signed up to Betfair sports I’ll check that
whatever manInnit, also as if there weren’t easier last 16 ties than Germany. We also beat World Cup finalists and the side that beat Netherlands without conceding a goal.
You beat what's in front of you. Portugal got the rub of the green last time.
France should've beaten Switzerland, Holland should've beaten Czech Republic...
We hardly even got the rub of the green, in what universe is drawing Germany in the last 16 ‘the rub of the green’. Fine the draw onwards looks nice but that’s only because Netherlands got knocked out.
Anyway what a win! I’m still in shock we managed to do it! We beat freaking Germany in a knockout tournament!
Agreed. Also look at the group we had - it wasn’t easy. It’s very feasible Czech Republic reach the semis, and what a game Croatia had yesterday!
how we feeling now?Is there any other country that had such a hoodoo to come over ? I can only think of Portugal vs Spain 2004.
Could only play Holland in SF aswell, personally think Denmark will be tougher with how they're playing as unit.
Does make a mockery of the people at start of tournament who were advising England to finish 2nd in the group to have an easier knock out stage.
Brazil and Chile over Argentina in major tournaments in last 20 years.
Could only play Holland in SF aswell, personally think Denmark will be tougher with how they're playing as unit.
Does make a mockery of the people at start of tournament who were advising England to finish 2nd in the group to have an easier knock out stage.
Aye I went a few days with this line of thinking, until I realised how we'd lose all our home advantage and get thrown into the other half of the draw. Lesson learnt.
England should make the final, they don't look inspired (none of the traditional great teams do this year), but really solid. An Italy - England or Belgium - England final would be great fun, I bet.
When Muller missed that chance... it feels like their is something on Englands side.
We should make the final... and at that point, at Wembley, anything can happen.
We should make the final... and at that point, at Wembley, anything can happen.
More afraid of Ukraine than Sweden.
Spain will win it in my opinion. They are getting into it at perfect time.
They are disciplined, coherent, and know how to grind out a win. I wouldn't sleep on them, even if everything is aligning for England so far
we’ve got a chance. No one I know is looking past the next game. We can’t influence who we play, so it is who it is.
whoever wins it, will need a bit of luck. Would be fantastic to have the final at Wembley with England playing - but a long way to go.
Hope we don't go with 7 defensive players again. I know we got the win eventually but it was so boring for a good hour at least.
It’s dull at times but seems to be working!
It was in retrospect wasn't it. Game changed with Grealish coming on. Playing the percentages before that hoping for a half chance. Working so far but...
A lot of proper miserable sods in here.
Lighten up, we just beat Germany 2-0 in a game that actually mattered.
Lighten up, we just beat Germany 2-0 in a game that actually mattered.
Got injuries though. Lad from the red card and Yarmolenko also went off start of extra time.
They have some good ball carrying players so can see them getting into final third frequently without creating much. Given the way they defended v Holland can't see the defence holding out that well, Sweden should've scored a couple tonight.
Southgate got everything spot on today so fair play. We've not beaten a team of Germany's quality since 1966 in a knockout game so it is a big achievement. Of course the team selection was pragmatic but it was hardly park the bus and give away 70% of the ball was it? He's playing in a way that he thinks gives him the most chance of success and can you really argue at the moment?
Bring on Ukraine.
Bring on Ukraine.