Worried Man Blues
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I would skip plan B and go straight to plan C
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[Football] Euros 2024 - Quarter Finals (England vs Switzerland, Netherlands vs Turkey)
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Might come unstuck at the penalties bit though.
Flounce
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- Nov 15, 2006
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You think Southgate has the nous to have more than one plan?
- Apr 13, 2015
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I was there a couple of years ago, there was a scattering of sport type bars near that picturesque main square.... I would be surprised if they aren't showing it.
Edit:.. I just looked it up, the place we had a few beers at, which had screens, Lion Bar.
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Just been out for breakfast, loads of Dutch in my neighborhood.
- Apr 13, 2015
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Breakfast Currywurst?
Randy McNob
Now go home and get your f#cking Shinebox
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that's where you're wrong, Slovakia took the lead and tried to defend it, it was their downfallDid I say that? I am pissed off that when we do score early we then revert to trying not to concede. If you think that’s the way to play your call, but it does not win tournaments as we have found out in the last two
Spain, Italy etc are the same, if you have a lead you have control, the other side have to play to get an equaliser so you just keep things tight, play cautious and patiently see if you can find that killer 2nd goal
our tactics are not all out defending or retreating it's about keeping possesion and game management, making it hard for your opponents
If you prefer open, gung-ho football, remember losing 4-1 to Germany in 2010?
Ha ha. Nope, I’m not hung over!
Smoked salmon and scrambled eggs.Off all the fans I have seen I think the Dutch are the most fun…I love the detail: orange nail vanish, sun glasses, bum bags, socks. Anything and everything is orange.
- Apr 13, 2015
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Agreed, although I didn't get a match ticket,..I had a great time in Amsterdam in November, watching in a back street bar with locals.... all round a great experience, they seem to smile a lot.Ha ha. Nope, I’m not hung over!
Off all the fans I have seen I think the Dutch are the most fun…I love the detail: orange nail vanish, sun glasses, bum bags, socks. Anything and everything is orange.
Yes, they’re playing out of their skins, we haven’t got started. Yet lo and behold we’ve both made it to the quarter finals. We’re miles better than them. Because we have much, much better players.
They’ve been playing as a well organised team who know each other well from playing together for a long time. One pundit drew a parallel with Leverkusen, a team which does not have any real stars but where the total is far greater than the sum of the parts. I get this. England have greater individuals but they do not seem to gel. We will see which prevails.
No I don't. I think he's a terrible manager.
Flounce
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Slovakia had plenty of opportunity to put that game to bed, we were so shit that we didn’t even have a shot on target until the equaliser, got some luck with the winner and could still have conceded again. A better team would have put that game to bed as we played like a team devoid of ideas and confidence. Unforgivable given the talent at Southgate‘s disposal.I will avoid posting on this thread in game tonight as I do not want to spoil it for the happy clapper England fans, win, lose or be embarrassed.
The French have got to the semi without scoring a single goal in open play. Crazy.
France have been dogshit all tournament too, as were Portugal for most of it, Netherlands questionable. Yet if it was Switzlerand vs any of them today we’d all have the Swiss as clear under dogs, because they have worse players. We need to have confidence in our team because us and France have the best squads there. We’ve been playing at a 4/10 , if we even get to 7/10 we’ll win today
Flounce
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All true, let’s hope it clicks tonight
niknokseagull
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England know they have a mountain to climb if they are to conquer Switzerland.
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They'll need all the alp they can get.
I’ve no idea what type of England are going to turn up. We’ve been deeply unimpressive and yet we haven’t lost yet and are in the quarters. The French have, if anything, been worse and got to the semis.
This is far from a classic tournament and if we play like we have been then Switzerland should win. But if we just kick it up a little we should progress.
The defence worries me a lot. I’m not sure if either left back option is fit, but if it’s Trippier again we can forget any productivity from playing out from the back. Gomez, Dunk and Konsa offer different things at centre back but all will be right footed players turning in, further narrowing the pitch in possession. I’d take Dumk’s comfort in possession and ability to ping a diagonal, but obviously I’m biased.
Go out and it’s Southgate’s worst tournament of his tenure. Get through and it’s yet another last four on his cv, making him easily the most successful modern England coach.
This is far from a classic tournament and if we play like we have been then Switzerland should win. But if we just kick it up a little we should progress.
The defence worries me a lot. I’m not sure if either left back option is fit, but if it’s Trippier again we can forget any productivity from playing out from the back. Gomez, Dunk and Konsa offer different things at centre back but all will be right footed players turning in, further narrowing the pitch in possession. I’d take Dumk’s comfort in possession and ability to ping a diagonal, but obviously I’m biased.
Go out and it’s Southgate’s worst tournament of his tenure. Get through and it’s yet another last four on his cv, making him easily the most successful modern England coach.
niknokseagull
Give us a biscuit
If we can’t Milka the full potential of the young English talent we have, we’ll be on a Heidi-ing to nothing.