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EURO 2024 Games
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Watched some Combined XI pick and I'm surprised I agreed with most.
Keeper : got to go with Southgate over a new Brighton keeper.
FBs : Cucurella and Walker over a 38 yr old.
CBs : Laporte & Stones (but Guehi and Konsa have been excellent).
Midfield : Rodri, Riuz & Bellingham
Attack : in the absence of Pedri all are close but - Kane over Morata, Saka over Yamal purely on consistency and effectiveness rather than flashes of brilliance. Williams over Foden ONLY because Foden isn't a LW.
So 6 English and 5 Spanish. Considering this will be the first team England have faced that will attack us - and the extra space at the back that entails - should suit England more than a defensive team playing on the break, I can see a high scoring game.
I should also add I think England have more strength in depth which may matter, as well as superb penalty takers down to 7 or 8 players.
3-2 to England after ET.
Luckily it's 11 vs 11 then and not 3 vs 3!
Don't underestimate Rice, Mainoo and Bellingham. That's also a very strong midfield three. The only way the Dutch could stop them was by throwing extra bodies in there to constrict the space. And we saw how good they were when - for the first time in the tournament - they were given space.
For you it'll very much be bienvenedo, moving to China baby.
Oh fuck. Viva Espana!
Tell the truth - it’s wasn’t Brazil… it was big Gerry cracking one past Arconada wot did it for you… not watching Falcao, Socrates, Zico, Eder et al absolutely shitting the bed when Paulo Rossi found his goalscoring boots.
Should have been a France Brazil final… well… after Martin O’Neils perfectly good goal against France in the Q/F was ruled out.
Big Billy Hamilton would have put the fear of god up those Italians in the final!!!
Southgate is the most blessed, fortunate manager of all time. It's rare that results flatter performances but that is the case for Southgate. He deserves credit, but he's a bang average manager and that would get found out if he went back the club football. If he's smart enough he will retire for good after this tournament whilst there's still some benefit of doubt.
Anyway, as Rurik says, England have a squad that can win but a manager that makes it likely they won't.
Anyway, as Rurik says, England have a squad that can win but a manager that makes it likely they won't.
Pretty much what I said before the tournament started : the squad is good enough to win but if they do it will be in spite of Southgate not because of him.
Yep and that's why I don't want them to win. Can you imagine the it! He will be knighted sure enough and praised as the greatest manager to ever have existed!
The first half of the Spanish Sunday double has come in. Alcaraz battered Djokovic at Wimbledon. Now on to the second one.
No one.. I repeat.. no one.. thinks that.
Haha, yeah but if England win he’ll definetly get knighted and lauded as some sort of brilliant manager by some.
Its so far from the truth it hurts.
you take sir gareth’s name out of your mouth
win the euros, take over united, become prime minister
Bayern are winning league next season regardless
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