Wing Attack Plan R
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France - Netherlands final.
Strange logic. Gakpo is having a great Euro. Also, English forwards are destroying English teams in the premier league but not so much in Euros.Yes because Gakpo and Depay tore the English teams to shreds in the premier league
Gakpo is also weirdly being used centrally at Liverpool a lot (or at least, the games I watched). He's absolutely cack in the center as he needs space. He's an Ali Express Arjen Robben (emphasis on Ali Express). He scored that exact Austria goal against United as well last season for instance.Gakpo looks like a different player for Holland, every time he gets the ball something could happen. Confidence is certainly high
Showing down the line would be ideal, but he does things so suddenly and explosively that he can feint to go down the line, but use those split seconds of confusion to play a ball, cross inside - it's such an asset to be able to play the ball in accurately without even having to beat a man, and honestly, if things click (the player receiving doing their bit), it can be unplayable.Ah yes, that is true. He is the best remaining bet but as with the rest of your paragraph I would point to the Euro 21 Final where after the goal in the first 10 mins, I don't recall Shaw or England doing much attacking or putting much pressure on Italy to really 'tire' their players in transition/counters etc. I feel Spain would do the same and suffocate England even more. Don't get me wrong, England certainly have the players to do an Ole (against City) type of job but it doesn't really pertain to what we've seen before.
I agree about Yamal's qualities on the ball i.e his passing and moving/feints, which is why I would ask Shaw to completely cut off the inside lanes and 'gift' or bait him towards the goal line. I don't think Yamal has the first or second step (ala Dembele/Williams etc) to then thunder past Shaw and if he does, at best I would be hoping it would be a deep right (weak) footed cross that our central defenders can see all the way. Well that's I think should happen in theory anyways
But yes, let's see how Shaw and England fare against Netherlands first. Too many steps ahead for now!
Yamal's not seeing out games and is rightfully being protected from himself, which is a good thing. He has a 65-75ish minute window to affect the game, and unless Spain become irresponsible, that should remain the case.My brain is probably just not functioning at the moment, but I can't figure out what you mean here about being "hooked due to his age" and the rest of the bolded part like "expanding into expression when he's off." Sounds very poetic though!
I do think you'll look to push the pace of the game wherever you can and you are more fluid than England in getting the ball up the pitch.All my (salty) banter aside this Euro's, I don't think we have much of a chance against England. Our midfield isn't good enough to ever dominate possession and we're not a physical pressing machine like the Swiss (or Austrian and Turkey). So England will have the ball, move it around slowly while most of the stadium falls asleep. Then somewhere around the 85 minute mark we will have a feck up, concede a penalty and lose.
I'll never admit to having said that however and we're smasing you 4-1 as payback for 1996 (which is weirdly the last time we met at a tournament).
Yeah our defensive line is a weird thing. On paper it's absolutaly world class, but in practice, eeeeeh.I do think you'll look to push the pace of the game wherever you can and you are more fluid than England in getting the ball up the pitch.
You're neither a patch on the true Dutch maestros individually or collectively, however so your moments aren't anywhere near as imposing as they used to be with an Overmars or Robben bombing up the pitch looking to score or assist a Kluivert or Van Persie with a heft threat coming through midfield in a Sneijder or Seedorf. You make far more unforced errors and aren't spectacular at anything and I think you can be put off your game quicker now.
Traffic cone Kane isn't going to bother your defence, if what we've seen of him persists, but Saka and Bellingham drawing men out of your defensive line is intriguing for me because I don't think it takes much to panic you back there. I also don't think you have much answer to runners from deep. Mainoo making dribbling runs through the lines or a trademark carry and long shot from Rice, so I'm expecting both teams to be shaky and unspectacular with a moment or two of decisive action deciding the game.
It won't be anything like the quality of the 4-1... heh.
If England actually utilise the left flank with an able player, I reckon you'll be uncomfortably stretched too. I don't think your side handles stress testing well so that is an inlet, if Southgate has the balls to try.... so that's a no then.
Yeah, I feel that. If you are scored on, they don't recover well either - think a 1 can become a 2 in short succession if a team has the nerve to try.Yeah our defensive line is a weird thing. On paper it's absolutaly world class, but in practice, eeeeeh.
On top of that, we have possibly the worst coaches in the Euros, who rather plays his friends than the actual better playerAll my (salty) banter aside this Euro's, I don't think we have much of a chance against England. Our midfield isn't good enough to ever dominate possession and we're not a physical pressing machine like the Swiss (or Austrian and Turkey). So England will have the ball, move it around slowly while most of the stadium falls asleep. Then somewhere around the 85 minute mark we will have a feck up, concede a penalty and lose.
I'll never admit to having said that however and we're smasing you 4-1 as payback for 1996 (which is weirdly the last time we met at a tournament).
Oh come on, Kirk. The final is on the 14th! If THAT isn't an omen than what is?All my (salty) banter aside this Euro's, I don't think we have much of a chance against England. Our midfield isn't good enough to ever dominate possession and we're not a physical pressing machine like the Swiss (or Austrian and Turkey). So England will have the ball, move it around slowly while most of the stadium falls asleep. Then somewhere around the 85 minute mark we will have a feck up, concede a penalty and lose.
I'll never admit to having said that however and we're smasing you 4-1 as payback for 1996 (which is weirdly the last time we met at a tournament).
An omen that France will win it if anythingOh come on, Kirk. The final is on the 14th! If THAT isn't an omen than what is?
I‘d go for this too. You‘d have to start Weghorst seeing as how well he‘s done, over Brobbey.How to beat England easily.
Verbruggen
Frimpong - Van Dijk - Ake - VD Ven
Schouten - Reijnders
Depay
Malen - Brobbey/Weghorst - Gakpo
I actually rate Koeman, he‘s getting results with an underwhelming squad, with attacking football.On top of that, we have possibly the worst coaches in the Euros, who rather plays his friends than the actual better player
Think he's evenly matched with sir Gareth.On top of that, we have possibly the worst coaches in the Euros, who rather plays his friends than the actual better player
For that, you deserve England knocking us out with a lucky goal in injury time.Think he's evenly matched with sir Gareth.
The only final worth watching would be Spain-Netherlands.England beating shithousery Spain would make a brilliant final
prepare to be dissapointedThe only final worth watching would be Spain-Netherlands.
I know .prepare to be dissapointed
I’m half Dutch, if Holland get to the the final I’ll be supporting them.I know .
Yeah we go full orange. The Dutch know how to support and party.I’m half Dutch, if Holland get to the the final I’ll be supporting them.
Yeah we go full orange. The Dutch know how to support and party.
Not really. It’s only the Euros.And rightly so! If England win the euros then Southgate deserves his flowers.
Not really. It’s only the Euros.
He’d deserve some flowers but not those flowers.
Felix Zwayer will ref your game.
We got your worst referee, you get ours, fair deal.