Fair enough but Akanji didn’t also win multiple titles at Manchester United.
QF | England vs Switzerland | Netherlands vs Turkey
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It's a somewhat recent phenomenon no?
International matches in the 90's where much more open and fun.
It probably isn’t but Lee Dixon is commentating and it sounds like it is.
Quite a few teams now seem to be going with 5 at the back. Not sure when it started but no one really does it at club level.
I know its tournament football but don't pretend like this run isn't a massive fluke. If they replayed this tournament over ten times, England would have been out by now 9 times out of 10. Lucky for England, tournament football is one off and if England win, it won't matter how its been done but its still a textbook fluke. No need to take it personal. Topping a group with 5 points and two goals scored, needing a last gasp overhead kick to take the mighty Slovakia to extra time, bailed out against Switzerland by the lottery of penalties. All while the better countries beat themselves up in the other half of the knockout draw. Can't get flukier than that.
How did Ronaldo treat United like shit twice?
Not sure, will of course depend on injuries and how far we progress etc. But I think probably more than last season, see if he can develop in that CM role perhaps.
Let's sign Kadioglu
Great! Another Ronaldo debate!
Because everyone is shit, except Spain, who will probably be physically bored out by France.
Club football, especially in premiership, is much faster and much higher quality. The crap tactics of Euros won't work in EPL. I assume you can find 5 at the back in lesser European leagues, however
You should loan him to Utd
Should be red this
This game is much better than England - Swiss. Turkiye are a genuinely good team
Yeah Turkey are shithousing a win here
Turkey are a good watch.
Ref bottled it
That looked a possible red to me?
That’s a red
Was always gonna be. I said before the England game we’ll have a boring game before an entertaining one
100%
Because Southgate is cosplaying Greece 2004
Holland needs to up their tempo by a factor of ten or they won’t win this game. Extremely low paced and lacking energy for them right now.
Yeah, that's the trend in this tournament, teams are playing to not lose. Add to that the blatant lack of individual quality.
It's the worst Euro I've watched since 1992.
You're overstating things a fair bit. They've had luck but to say they'd be out 9/10 is wrong. If they played Slovakia 9/10 they wouldn't be in that position 9/10 times. Ultimately they still got the job done that occasion as well, which is always a possibility against tiring opposition when you have quality individuals.
How can Simons complain about a yellow there, have some shame.
Why would it be a red? Not like he purposely stepped on him.
I like your rational but I feel it’s more luck than judgement but I’ll take it. Knockout football is a total different sport sometimes.
France has been poor but I don’t think England score against them (outside of a PK or setpiece).
France can still turn it up and have another gear to hit
It doesn't need to be intentional to be red
Turkey seem to always entertain when they make a deep tournament run. Their run in 2008 was ridiculously fun.
It looked horrific on the replay but yeah his foot wasn’t high or anything.
Agreed, leg was basically lying on the ground, not like he came in high
This has been a good palate cleanser after the last two matches. Made me believe in football again.
Going Dortmund.
I an to young to remember that sadly. But 92, and the wc of 94 and 98 had some bangers.