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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/13/2021 3:13:28 PM

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I must see that warspite1 was right. This was the first match I was able to sit down and watch, and all I saw was England just loving to pass the ball to each other while never leaving their half. Croatia was inferior, but they tried. Croatian players always tried to push the ball forward and to finalise - even if they were really bad in the latter phase.

England scored, literally, the first time that they actually attacked (and Sterling was lucky: both a Croatian defender and the goalkeeper weren't able to deflect the ball for a matter of centimeters). They then returned to their "this is my pitch so this is my ball and only I will play with it" tactic.

Croatia tried and tried. The last gasp was a shot towards England net in extra time.

Amen to that. Who wins is always right. I'm curious to see what will happen against Scotland.

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/13/2021 3:50:04 PM

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England 1-0 Croatia

I think its important to hold your hands up and admit when you are wrong.

I was right about England's annoying ability to play the same old way, and after a good start we began to revert to type in the last half of the first half. We then did that - but worse - for the opening 12 minutes of the second half.

But then, what a move - straight out of the best teams play book - Walker, a drilled pass forward through to Philips (who made a great run), and then his forward run to the Croatian box, beat a man and a slide rule pass behind the defence to Sterling.

But I was totally wrong on Gareth's 'controversial' selections. Trippier played well, Sterling played well, and Philips - 'The Yorkshire Messi' - was man of the match (no matter what UEFA say).

Well played England - still plenty of room for improvement, not least cutting out the sideways/backwards nonsense, but overall a well played game.

Let's hope I was wrong about scenario 2 too......

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/13/2021 4:23:56 PM

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England 1-0 Croatia

I think its important to hold your hands up and admit when you are wrong.

I was right about England's annoying ability to play the same old way, and after a good start we began to revert to type in the last half of the first half. We then did that - but worse - for the opening 12 minutes of the second half.

But then, what a move - straight out of the best teams play book - Walker, a drilled pass forward through to Philips (who made a great run), and then his forward run to the Croatian box, beat a man and a slide rule pass behind the defence to Sterling.

But I was totally wrong on Gareth's 'controversial' selections. Trippier played well, Sterling played well, and Philips - 'The Yorkshire Messi' - was man of the match (no matter what UEFA say).

Well played England - still plenty of room for improvement, not least cutting out the sideways/backwards nonsense, but overall a well played game.

Let's hope I was wrong about scenario 2 too......

Do you feel better now knowing that you were wrong?

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/13/2021 4:31:54 PM

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England 1-0 Croatia

I think its important to hold your hands up and admit when you are wrong.

I was right about England's annoying ability to play the same old way, and after a good start we began to revert to type in the last half of the first half. We then did that - but worse - for the opening 12 minutes of the second half.

But then, what a move - straight out of the best teams play book - Walker, a drilled pass forward through to Philips (who made a great run), and then his forward run to the Croatian box, beat a man and a slide rule pass behind the defence to Sterling.

But I was totally wrong on Gareth's 'controversial' selections. Trippier played well, Sterling played well, and Philips - 'The Yorkshire Messi' - was man of the match (no matter what UEFA say).

Well played England - still plenty of room for improvement, not least cutting out the sideways/backwards nonsense, but overall a well played game.

Let's hope I was wrong about scenario 2 too......

There is simply no way that warspite1 and I can agree on something

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/13/2021 5:05:41 PM

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England 1-0 Croatia

I think its important to hold your hands up and admit when you are wrong.

I was right about England's annoying ability to play the same old way, and after a good start we began to revert to type in the last half of the first half. We then did that - but worse - for the opening 12 minutes of the second half.

But then, what a move - straight out of the best teams play book - Walker, a drilled pass forward through to Philips (who made a great run), and then his forward run to the Croatian box, beat a man and a slide rule pass behind the defence to Sterling.

But I was totally wrong on Gareth's 'controversial' selections. Trippier played well, Sterling played well, and Philips - 'The Yorkshire Messi' - was man of the match (no matter what UEFA say).

Well played England - still plenty of room for improvement, not least cutting out the sideways/backwards nonsense, but overall a well played game.

Let's hope I was wrong about scenario 2 too......

Do you feel better now knowing that you were wrong?

warspite1

I'll tell you next week when we find out if I was wrong on Scenario 2 or not.... But yes, if I am wrong on that I will be delighted

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/13/2021 5:06:06 PM

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England 1-0 Croatia

I think its important to hold your hands up and admit when you are wrong.

I was right about England's annoying ability to play the same old way, and after a good start we began to revert to type in the last half of the first half. We then did that - but worse - for the opening 12 minutes of the second half.

But then, what a move - straight out of the best teams play book - Walker, a drilled pass forward through to Philips (who made a great run), and then his forward run to the Croatian box, beat a man and a slide rule pass behind the defence to Sterling.

But I was totally wrong on Gareth's 'controversial' selections. Trippier played well, Sterling played well, and Philips - 'The Yorkshire Messi' - was man of the match (no matter what UEFA say).

Well played England - still plenty of room for improvement, not least cutting out the sideways/backwards nonsense, but overall a well played game.

Let's hope I was wrong about scenario 2 too......

There is simply no way that warspite1 and I can agree on something

warspite1

You are wrong about that

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/14/2021 12:30:32 PM

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So Scotland will:

a) dominate the match and find a way to lose 1-0 right at the end
b) get played off the pitch and win 1-0 with a ridiculously early or late goal
c) get hammered so badly our next international competition will be a tense struggle with the Faroes over who gets to lose to Iceland in the Semi-finals
d) or something else will happen

think that covers all the options

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/14/2021 12:57:50 PM

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So Scotland will:

a) dominate the match and find a way to lose 1-0 right at the end
b) get played off the pitch and win 1-0 with a ridiculously early or late goal
c) get hammered so badly our next international competition will be a tense struggle with the Faroes over who gets to lose to Iceland in the Semi-finals
d) or something else will happen

think that covers all the options

Russia - Belgium had two commentators a male and a female. The male was painstakingly explaining why Belgium wasn't scoring when the female interjected "I think that Belgium is about to score". And, boooom, instant goal by Belgium! Covering everything helps...

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/14/2021 1:12:58 PM

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So Scotland will:

a) dominate the match and find a way to lose 1-0 right at the end
b) get played off the pitch and win 1-0 with a ridiculously early or late goal
c) get hammered so badly our next international competition will be a tense struggle with the Faroes over who gets to lose to Iceland in the Semi-finals
d) or something else will happen

think that covers all the options

Russia - Belgium had two commentators a male and a female. The male was painstakingly explaining why Belgium wasn't scoring when the female interjected "I think that Belgium is about to score". And, boooom, instant goal by Belgium! Covering everything helps...

Well, I guess that she should know if someone is about to score while he is making excuses as to why not.

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/14/2021 1:50:41 PM

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looks like we can reduce my list of outcomes to (c) or (d) ... Faroes are nice this time of year

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/14/2021 2:13:16 PM

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in fact we can simplify it to (c) .. ah well nice while it lasted

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/14/2021 3:02:30 PM

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Scotland 0-2 Czech Rep

Well there's a shocker..... I had hopes for Scotland this time around. Just need to beat England now.

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/14/2021 3:05:05 PM

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Scotland 0-2 Czech Rep

Well there's a shocker..... I had hopes for Scotland this time around. Just need to beat England now.

och you have to give it to us for finding inventive ways to lose. Try an utterly pointless long range shot and then they score from a near perfect example of the genre

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/14/2021 3:16:47 PM

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in fact we can simplify it to (c) .. ah well nice while it lasted

I watched only the highlights, but the Czech goalkeeper did some miracles.

The second goal was an artillery strike. I don't know what the Scottish goalkeeper was thinking. Never leave the box like that in international football: anyone with a bit of class and awareness will immediately notice.

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/14/2021 8:01:39 PM

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Half Time: Spain 0-0 Sweden

Wow. Spain have absolutely BATTERED Sweden. But the Swedes almost took the lead!

Unless Spain tire or Sweden come up with some better tactics, this is going to be a loooonnng 45 minutes for Sweden....

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/15/2021 7:08:21 AM

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...and Sweden kept it to 0-0. Not sure how - especially with the chances Spain had in the last 10 minutes. But the goalkeeper was brilliant and the whole team put in a shift.

And, like in the first half, bizarrely it was Sweden, with less than 20% possession the whole match, that arguably had the better chance to score in the second half too.

For those that think 0-0 must be boring, this is yet further proof that this is so wrong.

And today its onto the group of death.

C'mon you Magyars!!

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/15/2021 10:57:50 AM

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I'm not even paying attention to football since Covid striked last year. My money is on France (current world champions) and England (excellent crop of talented players and it's them that win you things).

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/15/2021 1:22:36 PM

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And, like in the first half, bizarrely it was Sweden, with less than 20% possession the whole match, that arguably had the better chance to score in the second half too.

Spain needs a new lineup of attackers. The Swedish goalkeeper was amazing but he was also spared a lot by all those easy shots that were sent astray by the so-called Spanish "forwards". Sweden spent the last 10 minutes (long extra time included) totally out of breath but even this didn't help Spain. Were I Luis Enrique, I would send in the reserves.

It must be said that Spain had a troubled build up, with a player positive to COVID, a scare with a false positive, and this bizarre choice by Enrique to pick only 24 players instead of the 26 allowed (which will hamper any reshuffle).

Sweden aimed for a draw and got it. Now they will try to do their best against Slovakia and Poland. Slovakia up there with 3 points is for sure in an interesting position...

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/15/2021 3:14:26 PM

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....and this bizarre choice by Enrique to pick only 24 players instead of the 24 allowed (which will hamper any reshuffle).

warspite1

I read the most sloblocks article this morning about England and the fact that Southgate had to leave out three people from the squad and so this breeds unhappiness he's got to manage..... Apparently it was for that reason that Enrique choose not to take the extra allowed players....

What a load of toss. So until quite recently there were squads of 23 with only 5 subs allowed to be named. Prior to that there was no subs of course.

So in a tournaments past, many players have always known they were likely to never get picked let alone get a game. Recently they changed things so everyone gets to sit on the bench and now, apparently, anyone that doesn't is going to turn into a homicidal loon that will destroy the fabric of the squad... What is the matter with people nowadays???? Everything has to be a conspiracy ridden crisis....

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/15/2021 3:45:56 PM

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And, like in the first half, bizarrely it was Sweden, with less than 20% possession the whole match, that arguably had the better chance to score in the second half too.

It must be said that Spain had a troubled build up, with a player positive to COVID, a scare with a false positive, and this bizarre choice by Enrique to pick only 24 players instead of the 24 allowed (which will hamper any reshuffle).

I think that Sweden had some trouble with the build up as well, with two players (I think) that were COVID positive.

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/15/2021 3:46:45 PM

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Looking forward to the two matches this evening.

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/15/2021 6:14:08 PM

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C'mon you Magyars!!

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Aaargghhh!!!! part 1.

The game was played in Budapest. Hungary were at home. What the hell were they wearing???? Cherry Red shirts, white shorts and green socks. Anything else is cobblers. Sort this nonsense out UEFA.

Aaargghhh!!!! part 2.

Something like 84 minutes gone and it's 0-0. A HUGE bit of luck and a cruel deflection for Portugal and the floodgates open...

Hungary 0-3 Portugal

Football is cruel. But what can you say about Ronaldo? Like him or not, you can't doubt his sheer, unbelievable talent. Incredible.

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/15/2021 6:45:46 PM

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Aaargghhh!!!! part 1.

The game was played in Budapest. Hungary were at home. What the hell were they wearing???? Cherry Red shirts, white shorts and green socks. Anything else is cobblers. Sort this nonsense out UEFA.

Hear, hear.

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/15/2021 6:46:13 PM

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Aaargghhh!!!! part 2.

Something like 84 minutes gone and it's 0-0. A HUGE bit of luck and a cruel deflection for Portugal and the floodgates open...

Hungary 0-3 Portugal

You said it.

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/15/2021 6:46:38 PM

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Football is cruel. But what can you say about Ronaldo? Like him or not, you can't doubt his sheer, unbelievable talent. Incredible.

Indeed.

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/15/2021 7:42:54 PM

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So Scotland will:

a) dominate the match and find a way to lose 1-0 right at the end
b) get played off the pitch and win 1-0 with a ridiculously early or late goal
c) get hammered so badly our next international competition will be a tense struggle with the Faroes over who gets to lose to Iceland in the Semi-finals
d) or something else will happen

think that covers all the options

Russia - Belgium had two commentators a male and a female. The male was painstakingly explaining why Belgium wasn't scoring when the female interjected "I think that Belgium is about to score". And, boooom, instant goal by Belgium! Covering everything helps...

Well, I guess that she should know if someone is about to score while he is making excuses as to why not.

I found out that her name is Katia Serra, ex-women National soccer team. I posted a picture of her in the Australian Beauties team. Right now she is leaving the male pundits in the dust.

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/15/2021 7:45:58 PM

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Aaargghhh!!!! part 1.

The game was played in Budapest. Hungary were at home. What the hell were they wearing???? Cherry Red shirts, white shorts and green socks. Anything else is cobblers. Sort this nonsense out UEFA.

Hear, hear.

Their national color.

UEFA should at first look into that. https://www.euronews.com/2021/06/15/euro-2020-austria-s-marko-arnautovic-denies-outburst-against-north-macedonia-was-racist

They are all Balkan origin footballers isn't it? that is amusing.

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/15/2021 7:58:46 PM

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UEFA should at first look into that. https://www.euronews.com/2021/06/15/euro-2020-austria-s-marko-arnautovic-denies-outburst-against-north-macedonia-was-racist

warspite1

The world is potty. So, footballers know that cameras are all over the place nowadays. This is the Euros so doubly so and every game is televised such that all actions are likely to be caught on film.

Right.

So this total and utter moron thinks its sensible to mouth something so utterly offensive with all the cameras on him.

And the neanderthal then thinks that so long as he claims its not racist (in his view) that is an adequate defence and what he said it not a problem???? What the hell??

Whether its racist or not is totally and utterly beyond the point. It's totally unacceptable and the offensive language of a neanderthal inadequate. And yes, its racist too so UEFA grow a set and chuck this creature out of the tournament.

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/15/2021 8:57:30 PM

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So Scotland will:

a) dominate the match and find a way to lose 1-0 right at the end
b) get played off the pitch and win 1-0 with a ridiculously early or late goal
c) get hammered so badly our next international competition will be a tense struggle with the Faroes over who gets to lose to Iceland in the Semi-finals
d) or something else will happen

think that covers all the options

Russia - Belgium had two commentators a male and a female. The male was painstakingly explaining why Belgium wasn't scoring when the female interjected "I think that Belgium is about to score". And, boooom, instant goal by Belgium! Covering everything helps...

Well, I guess that she should know if someone is about to score while he is making excuses as to why not.

I found out that her name is Katia Serra, ex-women National soccer team. I posted a picture of her in the Australian Beauties team. Right now she is leaving the male pundits in the dust.

Good for her. Sometimes those commentators love to hear their own voice so they just keep talking. She is also very easy on the eyes . . .

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RE: All things Football (soccer) related - 6/15/2021 9:04:04 PM

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The aptly named group of death. And here's why.

Germany 0-1 France

Sounds close but the French never really got out of first gear. Its easy to see why the French are favourites.

History shows the Germans can NEVER be written off BUT...

...they now have Portugal next and they really can't afford to lose that one or they may be out. They would then need a big win against Hungary and hope that 3 points is enough....

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