I, for one, thought our chance had gone.
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[Football] Did you think "we've lost now" when Henderson's penalty was saved?
- Thread starter Bozza
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Yes.
In fact I thought we'd lost when they equalised and especially when it went to penalties. It seemed to have an inevitability that we were going to lose as we had so often. I had a very familiar feeling during extra time. To win from there just feels incredible.
In fact I thought we'd lost when they equalised and especially when it went to penalties. It seemed to have an inevitability that we were going to lose as we had so often. I had a very familiar feeling during extra time. To win from there just feels incredible.
Hotchilidog
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- Jan 24, 2009
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Not going to lie, I wavered, but I genuinely believed that England would win a shoot out in this tournament and I held my nerve. When Colombia missed the subsequent penalty I knew we'd win.
SweatyMexican
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- Mar 31, 2013
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I thought it was England all over again.
Happy to be proven wrong!
Happy to be proven wrong!
B52
New member
Must admit, me too.
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Went in the back garden for the first eight penalties ..too scary
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Absolutely convinced we were out. Especially after the way ET went, that first period in particular we just looked like we'd totally gone.
The penalties come along and I think I said out loud "lets just fvcking get this over with then". And that utter usless Tyldesly so helpfully bringing to our attention during Hendersons run-up that "he's not taken a penalty for 3 years, he doesn't take penalties" just reinforced the inevitable and familiar sense of impending doom and trauma.
I was tempted to whiz up an in-play and properly lump on just before the pens started, it felt like it'd be buying money. If I never see us in a penalty shootout again it'll be too soon. Hate them.
HATE them.
The penalties come along and I think I said out loud "lets just fvcking get this over with then". And that utter usless Tyldesly so helpfully bringing to our attention during Hendersons run-up that "he's not taken a penalty for 3 years, he doesn't take penalties" just reinforced the inevitable and familiar sense of impending doom and trauma.
I was tempted to whiz up an in-play and properly lump on just before the pens started, it felt like it'd be buying money. If I never see us in a penalty shootout again it'll be too soon. Hate them.
HATE them.
Soon as the late equaliser went in I genuinely thought the only outcome was another goal for them or them on pens....
AmexRuislip
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I had a preminition that some bloke with big ears and eating crisps would show me the way!
Me too, even turned the tv off! Suddenly heard lots of cheering from a house down the road, so quickly turned phone on for result....phew..
I did the same, I came in thinking it was all over (as they say) and the hush meant we were out only to see the brilliant save and the only decent thing Eric Dier did last night.
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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Yes.
But I had already 'made peace' with us going out when they equalised. I had punched the floor, kicked pillows. Shouted at my wife for laughing at my reaction. Downed 2 gins. and then calmly acknowledged that we were out.
I watched the whole of extra time in a daze.
"Oh. Of course its penalties"
JH missed and I didn't even flinch.
"Here we go. Now, what shall I get out for dinner tomorrow?"
I was actually a little bit annoyed at their chap for hitting the bar. "don't make me believe" I thought.
And then it happened. I went BAT SHIT and I genuinely couldn't go to bed until about 2am because of the adrenaline.
What an odd night.
But I had already 'made peace' with us going out when they equalised. I had punched the floor, kicked pillows. Shouted at my wife for laughing at my reaction. Downed 2 gins. and then calmly acknowledged that we were out.
I watched the whole of extra time in a daze.
"Oh. Of course its penalties"
JH missed and I didn't even flinch.
"Here we go. Now, what shall I get out for dinner tomorrow?"
I was actually a little bit annoyed at their chap for hitting the bar. "don't make me believe" I thought.
And then it happened. I went BAT SHIT and I genuinely couldn't go to bed until about 2am because of the adrenaline.
What an odd night.
Kalimantan Gull
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No, I felt really confident throughout extra time and penalties, it just felt like we were going to do it. I guess the hundred pints I'd had all evening helped, it must have been pushing 4 in the morning by that point, but I just felt very confident.
I think all of our other penalty shoot-out defeats have come after backs to the wall defensive performances to get through extra time, whereas we were the team in control of this game and we simply deserved it more.
It did help that the very next taker slammed his penalty into the post, of course
I think all of our other penalty shoot-out defeats have come after backs to the wall defensive performances to get through extra time, whereas we were the team in control of this game and we simply deserved it more.
It did help that the very next taker slammed his penalty into the post, of course
I thought we'd just about got away with retreating into our own half, eleven men behind the ball and all that - and then they scored. I was pessimistic after that, although I thought we played the second half of extra time the way we should have played the second half of normal time. Expected the worst when penalties arrived.
Albion_Dave
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I was convinced that it was over purely because of our penalty history.
nicko31
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Thought we were gone.
When Dier scored, ran to the bottom of the garden, picked up a football and smashed it into the kids goal net
When Dier scored, ran to the bottom of the garden, picked up a football and smashed it into the kids goal net
Gazwag
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I said with 15 minutes to go "my god it just like watching one of our home matches when we are 1-0 up with 15 to go"